Personal and Social Transformation in the Health Area through Education: A Brief Journey from the Ancestral Indigenous Wisdom to the Modern Tyranny of Healthiness

 

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Bibliografiset tiedot
Tekijä: de Muller, Andrés
Aineistotyyppi: artículo original
Tila:Versión publicada
Julkaisupäivä:2015
Kuvaus:This paper aims at claiming the ancestral wisdom of indigenous people in the health area. It analyzes how health has been commodified in the interest of large companies (particularly those related to the pharmaceutical industry) to the detriment of a holistic definition of wellness through education. Furthermore, the concept of health as a right disagrees with such commodification or sale to the highest bidder, which prompts dehumanization of health services and public misinformation. The abundance of self-proclaimed gurus or healers who appeal to autosuggestion contributes both to confusion and to an unhealthy cult of healthiness.
Maa:Portal de Revistas UNA
Organisaatio:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Kieli:Español
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OAI Identifier:oai:www.revistas.una.ac.cr:article/6893
Linkit:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/EDUCARE/article/view/6893
Sanahaku:Health
holism
commodification
institutionalized abuse
education
orthorexia
ethics of care
Salud
holismo
mercantilismo
abuso institucionalizado
educación
ortorexia
ética del cuidado