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Tag Archives: health
Thanks, Australia, for the Freedom to Choose a Healthy Alternative
Read this article where it was first published – The Toowoomba Chronicle, the Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, Bundaberg News Mail, Sunshine Coast Daily or Fraser Coast Chronicle. We live in a wonderful country, so take the time to say thank you … Continue reading
Olympic Spirit Triumphs
The Olympics is sure to be in your thoughts right now as our athletes line up with the world’s best in London. With around 100 athletes hailing from Queensland some would say that there must be ‘something in the water’ … Continue reading
Are you a very good patient?
Don’t we smile when a friend or loved one says, “I’m just not a very good patient” or “he’s like a bear with a sore head – he just can’t handle being sick”. But you know, health practitioners are no … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Science, Health care, Kay's posts, Videos
Tagged 4change, 57% Australians, alternative therapies, CareTrack, Dr Herbert Benson, Healing, health, Mind/body medicine, patient/doctor relationship, Prof Jeffrey Braithwaite, spiritual health care, Spirituality and Health
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Obese Nation or Opportunity for New Health Model?
This post was first published on ON LINE Opinion, Australia’s e-journal of social and political debate, as Connect the dots out of an obesity epidemic to ‘picture of health’. My childhood friend was getting quite plump, had trouble running and … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Science, Health care, Kay's posts
Tagged anorexia, bulimia, Christian Science, consciousness and wellbeing, Dana Godman, Dr Harold Koenig, eating disorders, health, Mark Bittman, Mary Baker Eddy, new health model, Obese Nation, obesity, placebos, Shannon McKeown, Spirituality, spirituality and health research, weight loss starts from the inside out
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Aboriginal spirituality spearheads the way to health
NAIDOC Week – Spirituality is linked to Aboriginal social and emotional wellbeing I’ve just finished reading one of a series of discussion papers about the spiritual life of aboriginal people. That’s timely, because it’s NAIDOC Week from 1-8 July. By … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Science, Health care, Kay's posts
Tagged 2011 Australia Census, Aboriginal spirituality, Center for Spirituality, Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health, Dr Harold Koenig, health, holistic health care, kurunpa, mind/body connection, NAIDOC Week, Pew Forum, Prayer, spirituality and health research, Theology and Health, VicHealth
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Gratitude proving to be key component of health
Gratitude pays. Just ask Dr Robert Emmons. My guest post today is by Eric Nelson, who has been published and featured in numerous newspapers, online publications, and radio talk programs. He speaks from years of experience in the mind-body field, especially as … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Science, Health care
Tagged Christian Science, Dr Robert Emmons, Eric Nelson, grateful heart = healthy heart, gratitude, health, John Templeton Foundation, mind/body, optimism, positive psychology, Religion, research study, Robert Emmons, Spirituality, Thanks! How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier
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Health – what’s love got to do with it?
Where does the love that heals come from? I think my guest blogger today answers this question really well. Check out today’s post by Anna Bowness-Park, media spokesperson for Christian Science in British Columbia, Canada. Have you ever stood in … Continue reading
Posted in Health care
Tagged Anna Bowness-Park, benefits of meditation, British Medical Journal, health, love, meditation, nursing, placebos, wellbeing
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Why Behave?
It’s taking weeks for our choir to learn a new song. Who’d have thought that a medley of Beatles songs in four parts could be that difficult and would take so much dedicated rehearsal? I also enjoy knitting, and just … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Science, Health care, Kay's posts
Tagged Conscentiousness, devotion, forethought, health, Let's be less productive, longevity, national economy, neuroplasticity, patience, perseverance, Prof Tim Jackson, The Longevity Project: Surprising Discoveries for Health and Long Life from the Landmark Eight-Decade Study, time-management
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Freedom from Obesity
A better solution to dealing with obesity may lie with considering the mind/body connection, and the example of a turnaround given in this post can actually be explained by connecting spirituality with increasing health. My guest health blogger today is Don … Continue reading
Is There a Way to Ease Those Anxieties?
My guest blog today is by Tony Lobl, health blogger and media spokesperson for Christian Science in the UK and Ireland. New data indicates a spiritual solution to worry and intolerance. Start reading below and follow the link to the post … Continue reading
Are you mesmerised by the hungry wolf on the web?
This blog post was first published on Online Opinion. One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, “My son, the battle is between two “wolves” inside us all. One is … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian Family Physician, DIY health, Dr Craig Hassad, Dr Google, Dr Herbert Bensen, Generation XXX - is online access to porn harming kids?, health, Insight, Internet use, Marc Siegel, Mark Twain, Mary Baker Eddy, nocebos, online traffic, placebos, porn, sexualisation, social media, spiritual approach to healthcare, Two Wolves
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Think twice before giving your child a disease for their birthday present
My guest post by Bill Scott, the Christian Science Committee on Publication for Washington State in the USA, alerts us to the importance of recognising a mind-body connection, especially with regard to children’s health. I like toy stores. Seeing the … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Science, Health care
Tagged children's health, epigenetics, health, noetic studies, spiritual thinking, Stockholm Syndrome
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Medical Breakthroughs… From The Trash?
Medical breakthroughs not ‘anecdotal trash’ after all? My guest post today is by Eric Nelson, media spokesperson for Christian Science in Northern California. It’s amazing what folks are discovering these days. Even in the discard pile. Not too long ago a … Continue reading
Health outcomes outweigh fears of God-delusion
Everyone seems fired up about the ABC’s Q&A program this week. There was a face-off between outspoken proponent of atheism/theism, Professor Richard Dawkins and Australia’s most senior Catholic Church man, the Archbishop of Sydney Cardinal George Pell. Questions and answers … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Science, Health care, Kay's posts, Videos
Tagged Cardinal George Pell, clinical research, consciousness, Craig Hassad, health, health outcomes, How does freedom of religion and belief affect health and wellbeing?, medical practitioners, medicine, Mind, mind/body, Q&A, Religion, religion good for health, research findings, Richard Dawkins, Science, Spirituality, spirituality good for health, The God Delusion, The role of spirituality in medicine, VicHealth
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