Consumer Health | Health Professionals | Medicinal plants | Quackery | 1st Quarter

Summary

The video script covers essential aspects of consumer health, discussing the difference between wants and needs, how to assess the safety and environmental impact of products, and how to handle defective items. It also touches on consumer rights, wise purchasing decisions, and alternative medicine. The video highlights the importance of reading labels, comparing products, and understanding reliable health information sources. Various medical, dental, and mental health professionals are introduced, along with health services and facilities. Lastly, the script warns about health quackery and its different forms, urging viewers to be informed consumers.

Takeaways

• 🛍️ The difference between wants and needs: Wants are desires for goods and services, while needs are essential for survival, like food, water, and shelter.
• 📆 Always check the expiry date, read labels, and check ingredients to ensure a product's safety.
• ♻️ A product is considered environmentally friendly if it is recyclable.
• 🧾 Keep your receipt to handle product defects and facilitate returns or exchanges.
• 💡 Wise consumers are informed by reading product information, understanding the quality of goods, and using proof for complaints.
• 🏥 Health products include medicines, medical devices, and treatments, while health services are activities to improve or maintain health.
• 🌿 Alternative medicine includes herbal preparations, food supplements, massage therapy, but should complement, not replace, standard medical practices.
• 🩺 Various health professionals include doctors, dentists, psychologists, and psychiatrists, each specializing in different areas of care.
• 🌱 Ten Philippine medicinal plants approved by the Department of Health include Ampalaya (bitter melon) for diabetes and Bawang (garlic) for heart health.
• 🚫 Quackery is health fraud, promoting unproven health products and services. Major forms include medical quackery, nutrition quackery, and device quackery.

Q & A

What is the difference between wants and needs according to the video?

Wants are desires for goods and services that are not essential, while needs are things that are necessary for survival, such as food, water, and shelter.

How can a consumer ensure a product is safe to use?

A consumer can ensure a product is safe by checking the expiry date, reading the labels, checking the ingredients, and ensuring the product follows the manufacturer's procedures.

What makes a product environmentally friendly?

A product is considered environmentally friendly if it is recyclable.

What should a consumer do if they find a factory defect in a product they bought?

The consumer should present their receipt as proof of purchase to request a replacement or refund for the defective product.

What are reliable sources of health information mentioned in the video?

Reliable sources of health information include friends, relatives, professionals (such as physicians and scientists), educational institutions, media (radio, TV), and print materials like magazines, journals, and newspapers.

What government agencies can consumers approach to address complaints in the Philippines?

Consumers can approach the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Department of Health (DOH) to address their complaints.

What are the three major characteristics of health quackery?

Health quackery is a big business involving fraudulent health products, it spreads quickly, and it thrives on individuals diagnosed with incurable conditions.

What are the three forms of health quackery?

The three forms of health quackery are medical quackery (cure treatments with no scientific basis), nutrition quackery (promoting questionable nutritional practices), and device quackery (using unproven gadgets like magnets or electrodes).

What are some of the Philippine medicinal plants mentioned in the video and their uses?

Some medicinal plants include Acapulco for insect bites and skin conditions, Ampalaya for treating diabetes, Bawang for reducing cholesterol, Bayabas for its antioxidant properties, and Lagundi for treating cough and colds.

What are some alternative medicines mentioned in the video?

Alternative medicines include herbal preparations, food supplements, massage therapy, and other treatments that complement but do not replace regular medicine. Examples include Ventosa (glass suction therapy) and reflexology (applying pressure to reflex points).