historical and scientific perspectives on the health of canada's first ...

2.12 CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE - A LEADING CAUSE OF ABORIGINAL MORTALITY... 70
2.13 CANCER A GROWING AFFLICTION AMONG ABORIGINAL PEOPLES……………… 76
2.14 ABORIGINAL PEOPLES AIDS CRISES – CRITICAL THEORY & PRACTICE ISSUES… 81
2.15 RECENT HEALTH REGENERATIVE SUCCESSES IN AN ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY… 86
2.16 DOMINANCE OF WESTERN SELECTIVE MEDICINE & ITS IATROGENIC IMPACTS…. 88
2.17 CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………………... 90
REFERENCES…………………………………………………………………………...…. 92
FIGURES
FIGURE I. Post-Treatment Alcoholics: Percentage Abstaining from Alcohol………. 32
FIGURE II. Major Minerals Dietary Intake: Canadian Indian, Arctic Inuit….…….. 39
FIGURE III. Minor Minerals Dietary Intake: Canadian Indian, Arctic Inuit………. 39
FIGURE IV. Fat Soluble Vitamin Intake: Canadian Indian & Arctic Inuit………..... 39
FIGURE V. United States Mortality Rates 1900-1963…………………………………. 46
FIGURE VI. Engl<strong>and</strong> & Wales Tuberculosis Mortality Rates & BCG 1838-1960……. 58
FIGURE VII. Influenza Vaccination Coverage & Influenza Discharges (USA)………. 59
FIGURE VIII. Polio Incidence & Pesticide Production 1940-1970…………………….. 61
FIGURE IX. Prevalence of Diabetes – Aboriginal Men vs. Canadian Men…………… 67
FIGURE X. Prevalence of Diabetes – Aboriginal Women vs. Canadian Women….…. 68
FIGURE XI. People with Complications – Diabetics vs. Non-Diabetics Percentages… 68
FIGURE XII. Persons Requiring Diabetes Medications after Pritikan Program……. 69
FIGURE XIII. CVD Incidence: American Indians vs. Other U.S. (44-66 years)……… 71
FIGURE XIV. Intl Heart Disease Death Rate & Daily Intake of Animal Fat Grams… 72
FIGURE XV. Intl Heart Disease Death Rate & Daily Intake of Plant Food Calories… 72
FIGURE XVI. CHD Death Rate: N. Karelia & Finl<strong>and</strong> 1969-2001……………………. 75
FIGURE XVII. Cancer Cases Ontario: Aboriginal vs. Non-Aboriginal 1968-1991…… 77
FIGURE XVIII. Effect of Orthomolecular Treatment on Survival of Cancer Patients. 80
FIGURE IXX. AIDS/HIV Positive Aboriginal & Non-Aboriginal Women in Canada.. 81
FIGURE XX. Micronutrient Therapy Clinical Effects on 100 Advanced AIDS Cases.. 85
FIGURE XVI. Clinical Effects of Nutrient Therapy on Mental Health of AIDS Cases. 85
TABLES
TABLE I. Psycho-Physiological Effects of Fasting………………………..…………… 33
TABLE II. Clinical Results of Therapeutic Fasting…………………………………… 34
TABLE III. Conditions Successfully Prevented & Remediated With Vitamin C…… 52
TABLE IV. Mortality Changes in North Karelia: 1970-1995………………………… 75
TABLE V. Adverse Effects: Chemotherapeutic Drugs………………………………… 78
ANNEXES
ANNEX I. INFECTIOUS DISEASE THEORIES CONTRASTED……………….……….……… 111
ANNEX II. WAR ON DISEASE APPROACH VS. HEALTH DETERMINANTS APPROACH…… 112
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