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- I write about how spirituality and thought benefit health and serve as the media and legislative spokesperson for Christian Science in Michigan. A life-long Michigander and MSU graduate, I like to travel and am a fairly decent table tennis player.
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Category Archives: Notes from Bob Cummings
Monitor Thought For Better Health
Think thought doesn’t matter when it comes to health? Consider the following two articles that look at how thought affects our health – both of which address all of the following: The placebo effect The nocebo effect (harmful negative version … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Notes from Bob Cummings, Spirituality
Tagged fear, health, health care, healthcare, medical students disease, nocebo, placebo, prayer, spirituality, thought
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The Roseto Effect and What Love’s Got To Do With It
What’s the Roseto Effect? It’s named for the Italian residents of Roseto, Pennsylvania who were consistently healthy – much more so than those in neighboring communities as close as one mile away. In his latest article, Keith Wommack of Corpus Christi, … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Notes from Bob Cummings, Spirituality
Tagged diet, health, Keith Wommack, lifestyle, love, Roseto, spirituality
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Become “the CEO of your own health”
In a recent article in the Clearwater Patch, Health Blogger Bob Clark brings his readers’ attention to the liberating idea to become “the CEO of your own health”, quoting Dr. Travis Stork, author of ”The Doctor is In”. He also shares author … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Notes from Bob Cummings
Tagged Bob Clark, Clearwater Patch, Dr. Travis Stork, George Barna, health, healthcare, spirituality
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Oklahoma: connecting with each other and the divine to move forward
Images of the category EF-5 tornado that went through portions of Oklahoma on Monday and the trail of destruction it left behind can be disturbing to watch. And, as in the case of other recent tragedies, such as hurricane Sandy, … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Mental health, Notes from Bob Cummings, Spirituality
Tagged comfort, divine, fear, grief, love, Moore, Oklahoma, Oklahoma tornado, peace, prayer, PTSD, spirituality, stress
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When Mothers Offer Spirituality It’s Good For Health
My mother – through her example and her actions – instilled in me a recognition of the value of spirituality as it relates both to health and to everyday life. She didn’t push spirituality at others, she quietly lived it … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Notes from Bob Cummings, Spirituality
Tagged Bible, health, mother's day, mothers, prayer, spirituality
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Appreciating Nurses and Their Recognition of Spirituality
The Michigan Legislature passed a resolution recognizing National Nurses Week – May 6-12 – here in Michigan. It points out that the “146,488 nurses in Michigan comprise the largest group of health care professionals in the state.” And it calls on the … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Notes from Bob Cummings, Spirituality
Tagged health, health care, healthcare, Michigan Nurses Week, National Nurses Week, nurses, prayer, spirituality
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Prayer in a Mercedes
Today is National Day of Prayer (see Presidential Proclamation — National Day of Prayer, 2013). Here’s a guest post written by Cynthia P. Barnett, media spokesperson and legislative contact for Christian Science in North Carolina, who shares her thoughts on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Marathon, Danny, mercedes, National Day of Prayer, prayer, safety, spirituality
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Mental health treatments that go beyond a drug-based approach
In a brief video, Eric Bashor in the Christian Science Press Room shares how some mental health treatments today go beyond a drug-based approach. Bashor cites a Washington Post article by Tony Lobl entitled, World Alzheimer’s Day: The healing depths of togetherness. The article includes this guidance from … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's, connectedness, mental health, spirituality
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Improving our ideals to achieve excellence in health care
How can changing our ideals bring excellence to health care? Russ Gerber takes up this question in a recent in-depth article in The Washington Times entitled, “First, health care excellence” - apparently inspired by a question asked at a recent talk … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Notes from Bob Cummings
Tagged excellence, Harvard Medical School, health, health care, healthcare, ideals, placebo, Pony Express, Russ Gerber
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Dealing With Grief
Consider these thought-provoking questions about grief: Is grief a mental illness? Do drugs help or hinder the healing of grief? What brings comfort to the grief caused by loss and pain? Anna Bowness-Park, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, answers these questions in … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Bowness-Park, comfort, divine Love, drugs, grief, love, mental illness, Times Colonist
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