You only need 60 milligrams (mg) of vitamin C a day to meet your bodyâs basic needs, but increasing your daily intake to 500 mg can boost your fat-burning potential during exercise by 39%.
Traditional Medical Practices. Traditional medicine in Mexico is based on the Greek belief, brought by the Spaniards, in the four humors: blood, phlegm, black bile and yellow bile. A balance of these is believed to be needed for good health (Reinert).
All three cultures believe in a connection between a certain deity and the power of healing. For example, in the indigenous Aztec population, certain gods were associated with certain illnesses, such as the rain god Tlaloc, who was associated with such illnesses as edema and gout (Ortiz De Montellano, 1986).