Hello and greetings!
@Alchemage here with a major request from the community. As some of you may know, I am working towards becoming a Naturopathic Doctor and am about to graduate with my Bachelors of Science in Integrated Health Studies before moving onto the ND program. Part of the requirements for graduating with my BSiHS is to complete what is called a Capstone project.
A Capstone project is meant to be a reflection and an accumulation of all that we have learned over the past two years of study. This project is designed by each individual student before being approved by the dean. As I already am in the midst of a major natural medicine project, I chose to focus on the Natural Medicine/LOTUS community.
With the help of the admin team, I have created a questionnaire that is completely anonymous and should take about 15-20 minutes to complete. The questions are all based around the community, the frontend, and the token - with optional demographics at the end. The information you provide will be analyzed by myself and the admin team in order to better construct the way we operate where needed and to bolster the supports the community finds most useful.
Thank you very much for your help in making our community better and for helping me complete my degree!
To participate in the survey, please click the link below:
Natural Medicine Community Survey.
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@Alchemage this is interesting. It's so awesome how you are focusing on the Lotus economy. Have learned so much from what is being shared here myself. I shall check out the survey and fill it in. Actually I suffer of a hereditary peripheral neuropathy. It's a mystery to me as to how it affects me, but I do suffer occasional paralysis through pressure pulses caused by carrying heavy weight. At times these can last more than a year if not treated with physiotherapy. Fascial release and Extra cellular matrix has been a really interesting subject for me lately. I think that recently I am noticing a change in my condition through the intake of lions maine mushroom extract and cutting out mostly GA's from night shades.
Thank you, @yangyanje - I was thrilled to be approved by the dean to work on the Lotus project as my capstone. Both my professor guiding us and the dean are fascinated by this project, which brings me so much joy and excitement for the future of our community and our project.
Oh wow - I have never heard of this before. I know of peripheral neuropathy, but I've not heard of it causing paralysis. That sounds unbelievably difficult to deal with. I'm glad you have found ways to promote healing through a natural means. My first thought was definitely lions mane, so I'm glad you're already on it. It sounds like you've found a pretty good regimen!
done. If I may make a suggestion, the last question asks political alignment. I wish there had been a "no affiliation" choice.
Thank you, @owasco. I'll definitely think about adding the no affiliation, but would you mind explaining that a bit to me? The way I look at it is that everyone has some sort of affiliation with Left/Right politics, which is a spectrum of authoritarian vs libertarian ideologies, with individuals who don't necessarily ascribe to either polarity as being moderates/centrists. Left/Right doesn't necessarily denote a political party of affiliation, just the way an individual sees government, or lack of government, should be instilled in society. However, I would love to know what your thoughts on this are!
This is not true in my view. I see multidimensional choices here, no labels suffice. Which side would you call authoritarian? Which is libertarian? All government is authoritarian if you ask me. The left/right spectrum is far too simple to be true - we do not live in a two dimensional world.
I am trying to detach from all systems that exert control over me, which in this case very much includes our corrupt political system. I do not vote nor do I recognize that the government has any authority over me. When I had to answer that question, I had to reattach for a moment, long enough to choose "I prefer not to answer", which isn't quite right, but neither were any of the other choices. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to expound! Apolitical would have been a better choice for me.
I was registered Democrat for 47 years. My upbringing and general outlook were liberal until recently. When the left went deeply into hatefulness toward conservatives, I saw only their/our hate. I can't live like that.
Now I judge any issues that seem important separately, without the influence of my friends, family, governmental agencies or especially politicians, as much as possible. Politicians pretty much all sicken me, I don't think most of them are even human.
That all said, I have to go file my taxes. I haven't rustled up the courage to step out of that pit of snakes yet, but I may someday.
Cool project you're involved with.
Way to go @alchemage! I've reblogged to share and make sure I come back to do the survey when I get a chance tomorrow. 😀
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:D Thank you very much, @plantstoplanks. I appreciate your support <3
No problem! I hopped on earlier and knocked it out. Hope you get some good participation!
Thank you very much for this work my friend, it is one of the best things we have in the community. With this project we can keep improving and growing as one of the biggest communities in Hive. It is a privilege to be part of the project. You're great!
Aw, thank you for your kinds words, @pavanjr. I agree that we can truly become one of, if not the biggest community on Hive. Thanks for your support and everything you do <3
Congratulations on your achievements! I will gladly support you in answering this survey which I am sure will not only benefit you but will also bring more positive things to our Community. Blessings ✨
Thank you very much for your support and your congratulations! <3 Blessings unto you as well <3
Congratulations!
You have my support and participation in the survey, blessings! @Alchemage
Thank you very much! Blessings, @aguilaazul7777 :)
This survey is great. I know that the results will serve to optimize the community. I love this beautiful interaction. Greetings.
Survey complete - Had to answer "would rather not say" for political leaning. There was no "let it collapse in on itself" option.
That's awesome. Good naturopaths are hard to find. That's why I started studying on my on. I am Reiki Master and very intuitive and am currently interested in medical mediumship. BTW thanks for your support on my posts. Upvoted and reblogged