Eric Nelson's article in the May 18th Communities Digital News, Training yourself to think differently, seems relevant and important to consider as we hear so much in Kansas about the realization that thought affects health. Nelson tells about a struggle to learn to ride a backwards bike - one altered to steer unconventionally - and the resulting lessons learned about unlearning the old to relearn the new. The first few paragraphs are below, as well as a link to read the entire article. As Continue Reading
Healthwise: Depressed? You are not a label by Valerie Minard via MyCentralJersey.com
Valerie Minard's article "Depressed? You are not a label" in the May 25th, 2015 MyCentralJersey.com brings up the issues of marketing depression and drugs to deal with it. It reminds me of an episode of the popular sitcom "The Big Bang Theory" where the character who works for a pharmaceutical company proudly announced that her company had both invented a syndrome and the cure for it. Funny in a sitcom, sobering in real life Kansas. The first few paragraphs of Valerie's article are included here Continue Reading
Soul searching or data mining; distinctive pathways to health by Steven Salt via Toledofavs.com
"Soul searching or data mining; distinctive pathways to health", Steven Salt's article in the May 28 Toledo Faith and Values, considers if the way that one sees themselves - as qualities expressed or as a machine that must be mined for data - has a bearing on health. Judging by the popularity of wearable monitoring devices, it seems a good question to consider for those of us interested in health in Kansas. It is an interesting read -the first few paragraphs of which you will find here followed Continue Reading
Debra Chew: Are Spirituality And Prayer Key To Mental Health? via The Chattanoogan
In a May 5th article in TheChattanoogan.com, Debra Chew asks "Are spirituality and prayer key to mental health?" It's a question that deserves to be considered and ties in with the goal of this blog which is to further the conversation in Kansas about the connection between spirituality and health. Debra's familiarity with mental illness and with spiritual care lets the reader take away hope. Below you will find the first paragraphs and a link to read the complete Continue Reading
Owning our Health: Fasting or feasting – finding a recipe for health by Anna Bowness-Park via Vancouver Sun
Monitoring food for health or weight control, one can feel they're either fasting or feasting. Kansans are constantly fed food advice and warnings – what to eat, what not to eat, even what food combos affect weight loss. But we seem to have a love/hate relationship with food and the inability to control intake. So it is refreshing to consider Anna Bowness-Park's suggestion of a different type of "recipe for health" with a more spiritual perspective. Check out the excerpt below, then please click Continue Reading
Owning our Health: Defeating ageism with grace by Anna Bowness-Park via The Vancouver Sun
Defeating ageism with grace sounds like a plan for our health that's worth considering. And Anna Bowness-Park does more than consider this plan – she shows us what defeating ageism with grace looks like. Pointing to the societal problem of ageism as one of the most tolerated forms of discrimination in Canada - and many would add Kansas and the US – Anna offers examples of putting grace into action in her April 6, 2015 Vancouver Sun article. The first few paragraphs are below. Please click the Continue Reading
How healthy are you? By Rodolfo Jerome Lacusong via The Daily Guardian
The question "How healthy are you?" may not be directly asked very frequently but health concerns are voiced regularly in the media and every-day conversations in Kansas and, apparently, around the world as we see in Rodolfo Jerome Lacusong April 18th article in The Daily Guardian. Lacusong's piece was prompted by a New Zealand researcher's website questionnaire intended to gauge one's health. Enjoy these practical ideas about how to consider health from a spiritual basis -in the excerpt below Continue Reading
Is Removing Fear Key to Healing Disease? by Tony Lobl via The News Hub
The question "Is Removing Fear Key to Healing Disease?" asked by Tony Lobl in The News Hub is one that deserves some serious consideration. While doctors are puzzled by "non-medical reversals of cancer symptoms" the search for what has brought about these cures seem primarily along the lines of standard medical methods. Maybe a different approach should be considered. I hope you will find this excerpt of Tony's article thought-provoking and will click the link below to read the full Continue Reading
Redefining the mind-body connection by Eric Nelson via Communities Digital News
Eric Nelson's article Redefining the mind-body connection in the March 23 Community Digital News ties closely to the goal of this blog - to promote thought and conversation in Kansas about the effect of thought on health. While the connection between qualities of thought and health are being recognized by many, is there something foundational that is often overlooked? Please consider the ideas in the excerpt below and follow the link at the end to read the full article. As Continue Reading
Face fear of disease head on by Bob Clark via Tampa Bay Times
"Face fear of disease head on" advises Bob Clark in his March 19th, 2015 Tampa Bay Times article examining how fear drives up medial costs and the actions we can take to overcome fear. And while keeping medical costs down is certainly a goal in Kansas and across the nation, we probably all agree that finding peace in relation to one's health is a universal desire. So you will find below an excerpt from Bob's timely article and a link to continue reading it in the Tampa Bay Times. Hopefully you Continue Reading