These explorations beyond the box
of conventional medicine provided her with a
direct and deeply profound understanding
of the
benefits proper nutrition, high quality vitamin, mineral and botanical formulas, massage, meditation,
exercise such as yoga and qi gong, as well as chiropractic adjustments, acupuncture treatments, and psychotherapy and counseling as safe and effective drug - free therapies for restoring
health.
For example,
direct health benefits such as increasing knowledge and supply
of traditional foods, medicines, and promoting
exercise, psychosocial determinants such as meeting cultural responsibilities; and environmental
benefits such as an increase in biodiversity, soil stabilisation and mitigation
of dust storms (a vector
of disease).