UNDERSTANDING THE FILIPINOS
AND ITS CULTURE

by: Loreta Garrote-Trinidad, R.N.

 


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CONCEPTS ON CAUSES OF DISEASE:


  • IMPROPER DIET, SKIPPING MEALS.

  • EXPOSURE TO PATHOLOGICAL OR "BAD WIND", OR COLD ELEMENTS SUCH AS DRAFT.

  • ILLNESS IS WORK OF EVIL SPIRITS OR SUPERNATURAL BEINGS.

  • OVER STRAIN, TRAUMATIC INJURIES, RELAPSE.

  • LACK OF ADEQUATE SLEEP OR REST.

 

 

 



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