I see so many thoughtful Kansans asking how they can fight cancer that I expect interest in this article "CANCER: Are We Too Busy Tracking Problems To Spot Solutions?" by Tony Lobl via The News Hub. Sometimes the questions we don't ask are more important than the ones that we ask. So I am grateful that someone thought to ask cancer patients in remission about their experience. I have included an excerpt and, at the end, a link to the full article. Last month it was breast cancer, Continue Reading
Beyond Genetics for Health by John Clague via eSouthernOregon.com
Like the weather in Kansas, our genetic makeup, and therefore our health, may seem beyond our control but "Beyond Genetics for Health"by John Clague via eSouthernOregan.com shares a different view of genetics that some scientists say offer promising effects regarding our health. The ideas are worth considering further so below you will find an excerpt from Clague followed by a link to the full eSouthernOregon article. Geneticists report that almost everything about us, including our Continue Reading
TEDMED 2014: ‘The time for thinkers has come’ By Eric Nelson via Communities Digital News
"The time for thinkers has come" certainly fits the popular TEDMED presentations but is actually a quote by an earlier thinker about healthcare, Mary Baker Eddy, as you may read in Eric Nelson's article in Community Digital News. Nelson, who writes interesting columns on the link between consciousness and health, looks at the out-of-the-box health thinking of Eddy and 2014 TEDMED speakers. I think that Kansans, actually all readers, will enjoy this excerpt and will follow the link below to the Continue Reading
Is it science or God that heals? By Monica Karal via the Times Colonist
Interacting with fellow Kansans on the topic of healing through prayer an underlying question doesn't always surface - “Is it science or God that heals?” - but leads me to share this article by Monica Karel from the Times Colonist of September 16, 2014 that addresses this. Prompted by one columnist's assertion that “Science, not God saved Dr. Brantly from Ebola” Karel considers the “Is it science or God that heals?” question and asks others. Here is an excerpt with a link below to take you to Continue Reading
The next health breakthrough: Where will it come from? By Suzanne Riedel via Christian Science Monitor
Ears perk up at the word 'breakthrough' and the people of Kansas certainly have an interest in health, so readers should be interested in Suzanne Riedel's July 21 article in the Christian Science Monitor – “The next health breakthrough: Where will it come from?” An excerpt from the article, including a link to an article in The Kansas City Star - Heatlh Care section, is below - please click through to read the entire article. Of course the draw to breakthroughs is great. Everyone wants to be Continue Reading
Debra Chew: Who Or What Is The “Authority” For Health Today? via Chattanoogan
"Who or What is the "Authority" for Health Today?" may not be a question that you have ever considered but it seems timely with healthcare changes in Kansas, and across the country, calling for more personal involvement in one's own health. My colleague, Debra Chew, addresses the question, and why it is an important one, in her July 14, 2014 article in The Chattanoogan. Enjoy this excerpt and click the link below it to read the entire article. “Oh, my aching body” was the prevailing theme at Continue Reading
Is Spiritual-Based Healing Weird? by Keith Wommack via UTNE
Kansans who pray for healing might still identify with "Spiritual-based healing is weird" as heard by Keith Wommack. Yet in his 7/24/14 UTNE article "Is Spiritual-based Healing Weird" Wommack notes that new concepts often seem weird until we have some experience with them. Keith Wommack has ongoing experience with spiritual-based healing and offers some examples that might make spiritually-based healing seem a little less weird. Enjoy the excerpt below and click the link below to read the Continue Reading
Thinking And Health, Choose Ye by John Clague via The Oregon
Kansans may recognize that thinking and health are connected but maintaining a positive attitude can be challenging with the current media coverage of world events. That is why this blog, by colleague John Clague in the July 28 OregonLive, about the importance of watching what is influencing thought and how to counter negative thought caught my eye as an important idea to share. So enjoy this excerpt and click the link below to read the entire article. Have you ever been in a bad Continue Reading
The Need for Less and More by Russ Gerber via Psychology Today
If my conversations with others are any indication, I am not alone in sometimes feeling a sense of overload - a need for less. So I expect fellow Kansans will find inspiration from Russ Gerber's article "The Need for Less and More" in the July 20 Psychology Today about rethinking what matters most in your life to experience a life that is happy, healthy, and productive. Russ Gerber spent many years in news programming, most notably with the Christian Science Monitor. He is passionate about the Continue Reading
What’s missing on Apple’s new ‘Health’ app By Eric Nelson via Communities Digital News
More and more we hear of new ways to monitor one's own health and, with the changes in healthcare, being more aware of what we each can do to positively affect our own health grows increasingly important. That is why I thought Kansans would be interested in reading Eric Nelson's article "What's missing on Apple's new Health app" in the June 8th Community Digital News. An excerpt of the article is below and please click the link at the end to read the full article. At first blush Apple’s new Continue Reading