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
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
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
Positively Health – Plant seeds of spirituality – harvest better health By Thomas (Tim) Mitchinson Positively Naperville
Reaping and sowing - it's in Kansan's roots but less literally we're familiar with the expression “we reap what we sow” referring to thoughts and actions. That's why I feel Kansas readers will find helpful this article by an Illinois peer – Thomas (Tim) Mitchinson – about planting more spirituality in one's thought with the expectation of reaping better health. Please enjoy this excerpt from Mitchinson's June 6, 2014 Positively Naperville article “Positively Health – Plant seeds of Continue Reading
The simplest way to influence your own health by Wendy Margolese via Simcoe County
Wendy Margolese writes regularly on the relationship between thought, spirituality and health. Her thoughts on how we each can influence our own health should be of interest to Kansans as our state, and individuals, try to find our way in the ever changing arena of healthcare. I think that you will appreciate the thoughts shared in this excerpt from Wendy Margolese's May 28, 2014 article "The simplest way to influence your own health" in the Simon County and hope that you will follow the link Continue Reading
Mother’s Day – women find the power within by Wendy Margolese via Simcoe County
In thinking of Mother's Day it seems that being a mother in Kansas differs little, in some respects, from being a mother anywhere. For in today's society there seem to be so many expectations on a mom's time that she can feel too stressed to enjoy life. That's why I think it is worth your time to read what Wendy Margolese shares about restoring your well being in a demanding world in her April 30, 2014 Simone County article "Mother's Day - women find the power within". Below the excerpt is a Continue Reading