Tag Archives: Courier Mail

Red Wine No Special Protective Properties, but Spirituality Health-Promoting

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

Monday’s Courier-Mail ran a story (Red repudiated to the last drop) quoting the national Alcohol Policy Coalition as challenging the ‘myth’ of the health benefits of drinking alcohol, and in particular red wine. The chief executive of the Victorian Heart … Continue reading →

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Placebos, Coffee Addiction and a Healing of Multiple Sclerosis

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

The Courier-Mail article “Coffee hit all in the mind” caught my attention on the weekend. Apparently a scientific study conducted in Great Britain suggests that the stimulating effect of coffee might be all in the mind. Some volunteers who were … Continue reading →

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Why being young at heart works. Is there a science behind it?

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

Thank you to Sarah Marinos of body+soul at the Courier-Mail, for writing an article last Sunday on the health benefits of thinking and acting younger – “Why being young at heart works”. Amongst the myriad of ads by the pharmaceutical … Continue reading →

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The Bright Side is Only Way to Live

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

What a lift I received from Jane Fynes-Clinton’s piece in the Courier-Mail last week, “Bright Side is Only Way to Live”. I agree with Jane that looking on the bright side is definitely the better way to live, despite the … Continue reading →

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Greatness: Mental illness or something else?

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

Mental illness is a subject regularly in the news in Queensland. We often listen with horror to the stories about famous people in the news who are battling with mental health, and as recently as last Saturday the presenter on … Continue reading →

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Spirituality can Transform our Health and our World

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

Fear of flying foxes, fear of diseases, fear of Christians, fear of Muslims and what they wear, fear of religion, fear of failure, fear of a political party, fear of poverty, fear of change, fear of being in the wrong … Continue reading →

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Australia’s quest for increased health and longevity

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

There’s been some good news in the media about the health and longevity of Australians. The national news media, including The Courier Mail, The Australian and The Daily Telegraph all carried this report: “The number of people dying early because … Continue reading →

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Can a change of thought really cure an allergy?

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

Just yesterday I read in an article in the online Medical Journal of Australia that “Allergic diseases increased dramatically throughout the 20th century, a change that has been described as an “epidemic”. And what’s more, “The incidence of allergic disease … Continue reading →

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Rebuilding Thoughts and Lives

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

Suddenly, there are a multitude of good-news stories in the media! Whether I’m reading the Courier Mail, the Chronicle, the Gatton Star or Withcott News or the Christian Science Monitor, I’m finding that there are more and more stories of gratitude, … Continue reading →

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The Genius of Christianity

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

If you do a search on the Internet on spiritual healing, mind/body connection, or positive thinking you’ll find countless websites advertising the services of practitioners of these methodologies or books about them. You might also happen upon these terms at … Continue reading →

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Is a destructive cyclone an ‘act of God’?

Posted on February 1, 2011 by

With cyclone Yasi forming in the Coral Sea off the east coast of Australia, there is talk of a ‘super cell’, the ‘mother of all cyclones’, Brisbane’s Courier Mail headlines ’a monster looms’ and ‘code red’, and so on. So, is a … Continue reading →

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Australia Day – A Celebration of Unity

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

“The level of patriotism is expected to be higher than ever this Australia Day, in the wake of the heroism displayed during the floods and the overwhelming efforts of thousands of volunteers”, states Brisbane’s Courier Mail. There is so much … Continue reading →

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Do love and kindness and health have a Season?

Posted on December 28, 2010 by

Two heart warming media items came across my desk this week. Firstly I was sent a YouTube video that spoke to me of universal joy, fellowship and peace.  And then there was the article in The Courier Mail’s QWeekend, 12-13 … Continue reading →

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There are wonderful solutions to be found to accommodate refugees

Posted on December 23, 2010 by

Once again, the implications of Australia’s refugee policy are being examined as a boat carrying asylum seekers crashes into rocks on Christmas Island, resulting in the tragic loss of 48 people (Courier Mail). Daryl Francis is Christian Science Committee on … Continue reading →

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Google, bonus brains and untapped superpowers, or the infinite ideas of Mind?

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

According to freelance journalist, Will Storr, “Google now handles 1.6 billion searches daily and its computer system, the largest in the world, collects information equivalent to 14 million books every four hours”. (QWeekend, Gforce, 27-28 November 2010) And these figures … Continue reading →

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