[MUSIC] Hello, this is Eliseo Cheo Torres, professor and administrator at the University of New Mexico. And today's program is a series of videos, on traditional medicine of Mexico and the South West. And we have two excellent presenters whom you've seen in a number of videos, Rita Navarrete from Mexico City >> [FOREIGN] >> She's a regular on the program and we love Rita. And her companion is Tonita Gonzales from Albuquerque. Tonita studied with Rita, spent time in Mexico City, not she has her clinic here in Albuquerque in the North Valley. And also with us is Saura Perez. Saura comes from El Paso, Texas So we're glad to have her join us. And the topic today is traditional medicine for aging. I can relate to that. While the problems that we suffer, digestive problems, insomnia, aches and pains, problems with our bones, on and on and on. So Rita [FOREIGN]. So, Sorita, thank you so much and Tonita. >> [FOREIGN] >> [FOREIGN] >> Good afternoon, we are here this afternoon, and we want to welcome you today. What we want to do is we're going to start talking about different ways of healing, but also different ways that we need to take care of our body after we hit 50 years old. >> [FOREIGN] >> Normally the people that come to me, >> [FOREIGN] >> They're over 50 years old. >> [FOREIGN] >> What is it that I should drink or what is it that I should take so that I could feel good? >> [FOREIGN] >> Once I go to sleep, >> [FOREIGN] >> I can sleep perfectly well. >> [FOREIGN] >> But after about an hour or two, >> [FOREIGN] >> I can't sleep anymore. >> [FOREIGN] >> Regularly what I ask of them, >> [FOREIGN] >> Is they really watch about what they're eating. >> [FOREIGN] >> For the excellent digestive system that they need to have in the evenings. >> [FOREIGN] >> I would like if you could come over here. >> [FOREIGN] >> First it's very It's very important in the nights, >> [FOREIGN] >> Nothing that is heavy for the stomach. >> [FOREIGN] >> I ask them to sometime eat oatmeal. >> [FOREIGN] >> With almonds, >> [FOREIGN] >> That they could put a little bit of walnuts >> [FOREIGN] >> Water, >> [FOREIGN] >> And within a plate. >> [FOREIGN] >> They eat very, very slow. >> [FOREIGN] >> They might have a tea of chamomile. >> [FOREIGN] >> Maybe of ginger. >> [FOREIGN] >> Or maybe a mint. >> [FOREIGN] >> Because those are plants that help your digestive system. >> [FOREIGN]. >> But we also do not want anybody to have coffees or sugars. >> [FOREIGN] >> We would encourage if they wanted to have something sweet or is to use a honey. >> [FOREIGN] >> Or stevia. >> [FOREIGN] >> In relation to the health and what they're eating, >> [FOREIGN] >> For food, >> [FOREIGN] >> Before they eat in their meal, >> [FOREIGN] >> We asked them to start with a cup tea. >> [FOREIGN] >> With eating papaya. >> [FOREIGN] >> That they also add chia seeds. >> [FOREIGN] >> That they add chia to their papaya. >> [FOREIGN] >> The chia is a seed that is a very cleansing seed to the digestive system. >> [FOREIGN] >> That they need to chew very well. >> [FOREIGN] >> And I also recommend that they drink water of hibiscus flower. >> [FOREIGN] >> So that they could take care of their bones. >> [FOREIGN] >> Normally they have consequences within their bones. >> [FOREIGN] >> So what's really important is that you're able to eat a lot of calcium. >> [FOREIGN] >> And we also ask for people to eat amaranth. >> [FOREIGN] >> Amaranth has a higher percentage of calcium. >> [FOREIGN] >> That they eat almonds or walnuts because they have omega threes. >> [FOREIGN] >> And the that we ask them to eat it with half a banana. >> [FOREIGN] >> And a glass of water. >> [FOREIGN] >> Blended in the blender. >> [FOREIGN] >> Because basically what you're doing is you're making a natural milk of calcium. >> [FOREIGN] >> We also have a tea here which is called horse tail tea >> [FOREIGN] >> And because we know that one of the constituents of this tea is that it's high in silica >> [FOREIGN] >> It helps for our bones. >> [FOREIGN] >> But also it's important, >> [FOREIGN] >> That when somebody has a lot of pain in their lumbar region or on their back or sciatica, >> [FOREIGN] >> I ask that we come so that we can apply. >> [FOREIGN] >> In a way that's very smooth and light. >> [FOREIGN] >> And then what I have to do is calculate so that we know that you're not using the same pressure. >> [FOREIGN] >> So that we can apply the applications of the ventosas. >> [FOREIGN] >> When we have skin that's very delicate >> [FOREIGN] >> What we know is that the skin of older adults it's very delicate. >> [FOREIGN] >> I need to have the same material that we would use in regular fire cupping >> [FOREIGN] >> But this is just a small demonstration. >> [FOREIGN] >> It's part of what we learn in traditional medicine. >> [FOREIGN] >> Is how to apply fire cupping traditionally, >> [FOREIGN] >> How we do our ointments, >> [FOREIGN] >> Our solutions, >> [FOREIGN] >> But now I'm just giving a very light explanation. >> [FOREIGN] >> But here what you would do is have very light fire cupping. >> [FOREIGN] >> So that she doesn't have a consequence. >> [FOREIGN] >> In the skin, because what we know about older adults is that they have a very delicate skin. >> [FOREIGN] >> And here what we're going to try and do is take away their pain from their back. >> [FOREIGN] >> But for our motive and not trying to make an exhibition of the body, >> [FOREIGN] >> I'm only going to apply on the back. >> [FOREIGN] >> But also in the lumbar region, >> [FOREIGN] >> It's very important to apply them. >> [FOREIGN] >> So that we could take away their pain. >> [FOREIGN] >> What we do is we prepare an oil, >> [FOREIGN] >> That has hot plants. >> [FOREIGN] >> That are relaxing, >> [FOREIGN] >> And we always want it to be really soft. >> [FOREIGN] >> This was very direction presentation, so that you can understand the difference of how we apply. >> [FOREIGN] >> For our time. >> [FOREIGN] >> But also to do this therapy, >> [FOREIGN] >> It needs to be really soft and real slow. >> [FOREIGN] >> And it needs to normally be a minimum of an hour. >> [FOREIGN] >> This helps them to relax. [FOREIGN] >> [FOREIGN] >> With our older adults, >> [FOREIGN] >> Which really does cause them a lot of nostalgia, >> [FOREIGN] >> That they usually don't have the tranquility, >> [FOREIGN] >> Of allowing themselves to resolve their emotional issues. >> [FOREIGN] >> This causes them a lot of stress. >> [FOREIGN] >> Regularly I ask them, >> [FOREIGN] >> That they have moments of meditation. >> [FOREIGN] >> That they swim, >> [FOREIGN] >> So we want their articulation to keep moving, >> [FOREIGN] >> That they practice tissue therapies >> [FOREIGN] >> These are the applications of the ventosas. >> [FOREIGN] >> But often a lot of people tell me as well- >> [FOREIGN] >> That there's pain in the column, the spinal column. >> [FOREIGN] >> I need to prepare some oil that has stronger herbs. And in this case, this is malabar. >> [FOREIGN] >> And it becomes an analgesic. >> [FOREIGN] >> So that it can take more of the pain away. >> [FOREIGN] >> And here I ask, at their shoulders, >> [FOREIGN] >> When especially if they're sweeping and mopping. >> [FOREIGN] >> For them to be really careful because they'll lose a lot of the cartilage in their shoulders. >> [FOREIGN] >> Principally, women are the ones that complain more about the pains within their shoulder region. >> [FOREIGN] >> But where they also suffer a lot of pain, >> [FOREIGN] >> It's also in their knees. >> [FOREIGN] >> Normally the knees, >> [FOREIGN] >> They start losing the cartilage at this age. >> [FOREIGN] >> And I ask the exercise that they do, >> [FOREIGN] >> That they be very relaxed. >> [FOREIGN] >> So that they don't continue to lose the cartilage in their knees. >> [FOREIGN] >> And that they receive massage, >> [FOREIGN] >> That's light, but with light oil with hot plants, >> [FOREIGN] >> On the knees. >> [FOREIGN] >> That their shoes should be very comfortable, >> [FOREIGN] >> So that they don't have an accident and injure themselves. >> [FOREIGN] >> There's also a lot of dryness usually in their eyes. >> [FOREIGN] >> And for dryness in the eyes, >> [FOREIGN] >> We have a lot to look at, >> [FOREIGN] >> For the same age. >> [FOREIGN] >> So that's why I ask them to put compresses, >> [FOREIGN] >> Of chammomile. >> [FOREIGN] >> But also for them to be careful with their hair. >> [FOREIGN] >> To not wash with hot water on their head, >> [FOREIGN] >> Because this can provoke somebody to loose their hair. >> [FOREIGN] >> This explanation that I'm giving in this moment, >> [FOREIGN] >> For reasons of time, >> [FOREIGN] >> We could keep going about all the different therapies that we could talk about. >> [FOREIGN] >> Because it's always important, >> [FOREIGN] >> For us to explain the difference plants, >> [FOREIGN] >> For your respiratory system, >> [FOREIGN] >> Digestive system, >> [FOREIGN] >> Circulatory system, >> [FOREIGN] >> Because we really want to give them systems that their triglycerides and cholesterol, >> [FOREIGN] >> It isn't holding them back. >> [FOREIGN] >> And their blood pressure does not have difficulty. >> [FOREIGN] >> I hope that this small orientation- >> [FOREIGN] >> Illustrates that everything what we've learned. >> [FOREIGN] >> Thank you. [LAUGH] [FOREIGN] >> [LAUGH] >> [FOREIGN] >> Thank you. >> [FOREIGN] >> [LAUGH] >> Another demonstration of how we can treat ourselves and keep healthy the traditional way. [FOREIGN] >> [FOREIGN]
