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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

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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

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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

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A Moment of Laughter

Today - Sunday, April 14 – is International Moment of Laughter Day, National Moment of Laughter Day, and Moment of Laughter Day. In a recent piece, Bob Clark, a Health Blogger in Florida, discusses humor, including a PBS special called Benefits of Humor which … Continue reading

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Who’s Missing From a List of 50 Women in Health?

Perhaps her prominence in the field of health is sometimes overlooked because of her historical association with a religion and the fact that medicine and medical research, in her day especially, were almost exclusively the purview of men. In celebration … Continue reading

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Spirituality Can Help Lift Us Above Life’s Storms To Better Health

It’s springtime, when the rains bathe and nourish nature and then the winds come to dry things out. This week has been designated in Michigan as Severe Weather Awareness Week. Already, we’re seeing occasional wind advisories in our weather forecasts. For safety’s … Continue reading

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Time for the WHO to Revisit Their Definition of Health

Fifteen years ago the World Health Organization (WHO) proposed adding the word “spiritual” to the definition of health contained in their constitution – at the time, a significant change for an organization created to coordinate and improve medical and health … Continue reading

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Heal Guilt For Better Health

The discomfort produced by guilt is not limited to mental agony; it brings physical torment as well. And since guilt starts in our heads, that’s where its cure needs to begin. As Keith Wommack of Corpus Christi, Texas writes in … Continue reading

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IN THE NEWS: Cultural Change in Health Care

Here are three articles in the news this month that indicate a growing cultural change in the use of drugs for health. (1) Heart Drugs: Too Many Medication Types Are Compromising Health, Doctors Say From Reuters, by Debra Sherman, posted on … Continue reading

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Hang Onto Your Goat!

That’s right – “hang onto your goat!” I never heard it expressed quite like that until I read this wonderful article by Beverly Goldsmith in Melbourne, Australia. I’m not giving it away, but it’s good for your health. I had an … Continue reading

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