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I am visiting Cambodia soon and am interested in finding out more about Alternative health available in Cambodia for both general interest and for a ongoing health problem.
If anyone has some tips of Practitioners/Healers I would be grateful for any information that you could pass on about them.
Ads warn of H5N1 risk
Tue, 24 September 2013
Amelia Woodside
and Sen David
Amid concerns the Pchum Ben holiday will lead to a spike in bird flu cases, health officials have begun to roll out a widespread education campaign aimed at stanching the spread of H5N1.
The highly fatal flu has seen 20 cases and 11 deaths this year alone, and typically surges around the Pchum Ben and New Years holidays – when families prepare livestock for meals and offerings.
In a series of radio spots rolled out over the weekend, announcers urge Cambodians to avoid dead or sick poultry and ensure the birds are properly cooked.
“The virus is still spreading in our country and at least 10 people have died from it during this year.… If a resident has a fever above 38C, difficulty breathing and has been in contact with an ill or dead bird, rush children to a nearby hospital or call 115,†the radio recording instructs.
Public health messages will primarily be disseminated over the radio, said Ly Sovann, deputy director of the communicable disease control department.
“We are using radio because we hope that it will educate many [including] those living in distant areas. We have also started an education campaign to raise awareness in several communes and Takeo and Kampot province,†Sovann said.
Yoga guru says adherents shouldn’t suffer from the bends
Fri, 13 September 2013
Miranda Glasser
Yogi David Williams, credited by many for bringing Ashtanga yoga to the west, will come to town in November to run a workshop at Navutu Dreams Resort and Spa.
Williams’ visit to Siem Reap came about in a fortuitous way. While trekking in Machu Picchu he remarked to his fellow hiker that he would love to visit the temples of Angkor one day. His companion happened to be a friend of Siem Reap yoga teacher Jennifer O’Sullivan, who put him in touch with Maddalena Morandi, one of the owners of Navutu and herself a long-time yoga enthusiast.
Williams’ arrival is perfect timing, Morandi says, coinciding as it does with the unveiling of Navutu’s new expanded yoga studio due to open in a few weeks. Private yoga classes are now only available on request and Navutu plans to change this, leaning towards becoming more of a healthy retreat resort.
Part of the reason I was so excited about Cambodia is that I have some health issues (not life threatening) that would benefit from sun and a slower pace of life. Well, I had my money saved and was paring down my possessions when I got the news. The aforementioned illness has flared up to the point that the doctor does not know when I will be safe somewhere without Western standard hospitals. Additionally, the treatments I am using are eating into my savings slowly, but surely.
The upside is that I can continue learning about the country and language. And, the doctor said I should be lucky enough to not get permanent scarring.
Thank you to everyone for being so kind. I hope to continue visiting this site and taking advantage of your experiences.