Archive for the ‘Spirituality in healthcare’ Category - Keith Wommack - Nationally Syndicated Columnist on Health, Thought and Spirituality
Posted by Keith Wommack on Dec 24, 2012 | Comments Off
(CNN) – With Christmas cookies, fruitcake and eggnog tempting us at every corner, it is hard not to gain weight during the holiday season. Yet it is not just holiday foods that are enticing.
Oversized and disproportionate – that about sums it up when the average American is 20 pounds overweight. The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently said, “Obesity, and with it diabetes, are the only major health problems that are getting worse in this country, and they are getting worse rapidly.”
Personally, I have been fortunate never to have had much of a problem with my weight. I was an active, slender, Texas kid. Our family didn’t have a television until Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, so my brothers and I spent countless hours playing outside. I always ran like a jack rabbit, especially after jumping the fence at our neighborhood riding stable.
Tags: Christian Science, Christmas, cookies, God, obesity, overweight, Prayer
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Posted by Keith Wommack on Dec 17, 2012 | 2 Comments »
If you’re like me, your search for what can heal you and keep you healthy continues.
Perhaps, you’ve been hearing a lot about health reform and new models of care. The National Institutes of Health reports that 40 percent of Americans are actively seeking alternative approaches.
Possibly, you like the thought of a patient-centered approach. The idea that you can have more control over your mental and physical wellbeing might appeal to you too.
In addition, you’ve noticed that more and more items on the grocery shelf claim to be good for your health. And this being the holiday season, perchance, you’ve looked up at the mistletoe hanging from doorframes and wondered if that sprig, as well, has possible medicinal benefits.
However, you can forget about the mistletoe.
Tags: Christ, Christmas season, Danny Deza, family, God, health, holiday season, hugs, Jesus, Keith Wommack, kisses, love, medicinal, mistletoe, Patient centered care, Prayer, The National Institutes of Health, togetherness, unwrap the gift of health this holiday
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Posted by Keith Wommack on Dec 10, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Too much & Too little. They sound like characters in a Dr. Seuss book, don’t they?
Unlike the lovable and rambunctious Thing 1 & Thing 2 in The Cat in the Hat, when it comes to health care, Too much & Too little are not at all amusing.
It’s important that if you are suffering, you should receive immediate and responsible care. However, it seems that getting the desired care, and a healthful amount, can sometimes be as difficult as balancing yourself on a ball while holding a teacup, a cake, three books, a fish in a bowl, a rake, an umbrella and many more items.
Seuss’ Cat in the Hat accomplished this tremendous balancing feat, but of course the story is a fictional cartoon. Since Too little can keep us from receiving all the care possible and Too much can be equally harmful, when it comes to our physical and mental care, I believe, a healthy balance can be achieved.
Tags: Dr. Seuss, health, Health care, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, KidsHealth, Lissa Rankin MD, New York Times, overdiagnosis, Patient centered care, Prayer, spiritual treatment, The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, Too little, Too much
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Posted by Keith Wommack on Nov 19, 2012 | 5 Comments »
After examining what some believe leads to longer and healthier living, here are at least eight approaches I have found:
Fasting, Castration
A Mediterranean-style diet, Faith in God
Wild women and whiskey, Location and income
Being married, A positive outlook
Perhaps you have experimented with one or more of these? I’ve tried several. I’ll let you guess which ones.
The wide variety of these contradictory theories reveals the sweeping net society is casting in its search for lasting health. The theories also indicate an abundance of misinformation and fears about aging.
Tags: age, aging, body, Castration, Christian, Diet, Dr. Mimi Guarneri, Faith in God, Fasting, getting old, God, health, Ken Dychtwald PH.D., Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, The Lancet
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Posted by Keith Wommack on Nov 5, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Overdosed on campaign rhetoric? Tired of political advertisements? You’re in luck. Official vote counting is about to begin.
As tired of this long political season as you may be, there are some who are actually sick and tired. The stress over political battles has impacted their health.
It’s good to be an involved citizen, but, nasty politics can cause extremes in thought and unpleasant physical symptoms. It seems the more negative a political campaign gets, the more illness is experienced.
While you should support and vote for candidates you truly feel can best govern, getting caught up in the anxiety and anger of opposing sides won’t help. It will only add to what harms.
Tags: anxiety, Apostle Paul, Christ, Dr. David B. Samadi, God, health, Jesus, political, political campaign, sick and tired, Spirit, stress, vote
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Posted by Keith Wommack on Oct 15, 2012 | 4 Comments »
A film guide for the Sundance Film Festival states, “Destined to be hailed as the definitive film on American healthcare, ESCAPE FIRE offers a way out—a primer on how to save the health of a nation.”
Saving the health of a nation starts with recognizing that it can be done. Identifying and utilizing effective healing systems is a good start. As innately caring and spiritual people, we can and will make it happen.
Tags: American Psychological Association, care, Dr. Andrew Weil, Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare, Film Journal, God, healing techniques, Healthcare, Indiewire, Los Angeles Times, love, pain, Prayer, Spirituality, Sundance Film Festival
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Posted by Keith Wommack on Oct 1, 2012 | 2 Comments »
There are too many of us feeling isolated. And, unfortunately, loneliness can be unhealthy.
The conclusion from a study by the University of California, San Francisco, supports this: “Among participants who were older than 60 years, loneliness was a predictor of functional decline and death.”
Since a majority of the baby-boomer generation is over sixty, there is a great focus on elder health care. However, you don’t have to be sixty or older to experience the influence loneliness can have on emotional and physical health. Sadly, we all can suffer.
If loneliness is a health risk, shouldn’t the easy answer be to get a friend? Apparently, it’s not that simple.
Tags: Complementary and Alternative Medicine, divine being, Dr. Jeff Levin, health, Institute for Spirituality and Health, loneliness, longevity, positive attitude, spiritual principle, University of California, Yale University
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Posted by Keith Wommack on Sep 3, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Let the real games begin. No, not the Olympics, we’re talking football. Goal line stands. One-hand catches. Last second touchdowns.
College spring practices and intersquad performances are finished. The preseason NFL (National Football League) games are finally over. It’s good to get back to contests that matter.
Although I spend more time watching games than I would like to admit, I spend even more time helping to heal the pain and suffering of others. Therefore, it caught my attention last season when Dallas Cowboys’ safety, Gerald Sensabaugh was quoted as saying, “Pain is just mental.”
Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Gerald Sensabaugh, National Football League, NFL, pain, Prayer, spiritual, Stanford University's Neuroscience and Pain Lab
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Posted by Keith Wommack on Aug 27, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Suggestions change people. They do. Whether they are mental or audible suggestions, behavioral and physical modifications take place.
When a suggestion is made, we begin to anticipate it. Our anticipation and expectation cause our thoughts and behaviors to actually aid in bringing the outcome to fruition. However, the effects of negative suggestions can be harmful.
Tags: Current Directions in Psychological Science, ethics, Harvard Medical School, health, Health care, Irving Kirsch, Mary Baker Eddy, Maryanne Garry, National Institutes of Health, negative suggestion, nocebo, Patient centered care, placebo, Robert Michael, spiritual care, Spirituality, suggestion, Ted Kaptchuk
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Posted by Keith Wommack on Aug 20, 2012 | 2 Comments »
There seems to be an urgency when it comes to health care. Perhaps, because of this, more consideration is being given to thought, spirituality, and the powerful connection they have to well-being.
Last year, the American Psychological Association revealed that the use of prayer for health concerns significantly increased from forty-three percent in 2002 to forty-nine percent in 2007.
Many studies have examined the effectiveness of prayer. Most of these studies state that prayer improves health. Some suggest otherwise.
Why the confusion?
Tags: 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class coupe, alcohol poisoning, American Psychological Association, Bible, health, Health care, Hiccups, Jesus, kidney failure, Medicine, Prayer, skin cancer, spiritual, Spirituality
Posted in Healing, Health, Health care, Jesus, Prayer, Prayer that heals, Spirituality, Spirituality in healthcare, Spirituality in Society | 2 Comments »
(CNN) – With Christmas cookies, fruitcake and eggnog tempting us at every corner, it is hard not to gain weight during the holiday season. Yet it is not just holiday foods that are enticing.
Columnist / Christian Science practitioner & teacher / Legislative
advocate for spiritual healing. -- Keith Wommack is a nationally
syndicated columnist on health, thought, spirituality and the powerful connection they have to each other.