Asian healthcare culture is very interesting and different from Western medicine. It's not simply a matter of drawing blood and finding too many white blood cells in the bloodstream, then saying there's an impurity. Asian health is more about balancing the body's mechanisms. They believe that the mind and body work together, in sync in a balanced state. They use a practice called yin and yang, which is hot and cold. The use of plants to treat diseases is a common practice in Asian culture. Good nutrition plays an important role in their health. A diet consisting primarily of fish and vegetables is the healthy choice in the culture. Some of the therapeutic practices include acupuncture and coin throwing. Acupuncture focuses on pressure points in the body and stimulates natural healing to balance the body. The practice of acupuncture covers 306 fixed points of the body. The practitioner uses nine needles placed at specific points on the body to release yin (cold) or yang (heat) and create a balance between the two. Treatment can range from cancer, arthritis, or the common cold, but is primarily used to treat pain. There is also qi and chi (http://diversityresources.com) and it is the flow of energy throughout the body which is something like yin and yang. It is about balancing the body for healing and good health. An excessive amount of either will create a disturbance in the energy flow in the body and will require treatment using the yin and yang principles. Another medical practice in Asian culture is coining. This practice is more common in Chinese culture. Coinage is widely practiced by Southeast Asians, such as Thais and Laotians. Because coinage leaves physical marks, some patients sometimes find themselves off...the center of the card.......There are many things a healthcare provider should consider when dealing with other cultures, such as beliefs religious and medical practices. My goal is not to insult or cause harm to anyone. I have done research on different cultures and their practices to be prepared to deal with problems that may arise with the treatment of diseases. It is important to take the medical practices of other cultures seriously and not offend a person's medical theories that have been performed for hundreds of years. Works Cited “Asian Community.” Asian community. Creative Commons Attribution-, n.d. Web. 07 March 2014. “Culturally Sensitive Health Care: Asian.” Culturally sensitive healthcare: Asian. Diversity Resources, Inc. Amherst, MA., 2000. Web. 07 March 2014."What is coining in traditional Chinese medicine?" WiseGEEK. Copyright © 2003 - 2014 Conjecture Corporation, nd Web. March 07. 2014.