Archive for the ‘Mental nature of health’ Category - Keith Wommack - Nationally Syndicated Columnist on Health, Thought and Spirituality
Posted by Keith Wommack on May 20, 2013 | 1 Comment »
Have you ever listened to an advertisement listing the possible side-effects of a drug and then felt queasy? Reading about those effects can make you feel ill, as well.
Dr. Lissa Rankin’s recently published New York Times bestseller, Mind over Medicine, in part, examines this disturbing phenomenon.
Reading Rankin’s thought provoking book reminded me of Fiona Macrae’s 2009 Health post The health alerts that make you ill: Negative thoughts ‘can induce sickness’.
Macrae wrote for the Daily Mail:
A series of studies from around the world has shown that if you believe something could make you ill, it might well do just that.
Simply reading the side-effects on a bottle of tablets raises your risk of experiencing them.
And, taken to its extreme, patients who believe they will not survive surgery, are more likely to die on the operating table.
Tags: Fiona Macrae, health, health alerts, Lissa Rankin, Mary Baker Eddy, Mind over Medicine, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, side-effects, spiritual healing, spiritual mindset, Spirituality
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Posted by Keith Wommack on Mar 25, 2013 | 4 Comments »
Know anyone who doesn’t feel bad about something they’ve said or done? Guilt tortures the best of us. Unfortunately, the discomfort is not limited to mental agony alone. Intense regret can bring physical torment, as well.
Sometimes, the pain is self-inflicted.
Studies show that people occasionally attempt to free themselves from guilt through pain. And they are not always aware that they’re harming themselves.
Since the human mind is where guilt begins, to get at the source of the problem, the medicine must be mental. In other words, in order to heal a body affected by guilt, a mind must change.
Tags: Guilt, health, Mary Baker Eddy, Medicine, mental force, pain, regret, Science and Health, spiritual solutions, Spirituality
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Posted by Keith Wommack on Feb 19, 2013 | 2 Comments »
If you’re a wise consumer, you shop around to find what you need. Today, there’s a product for every taste and helpful advice for just about every inquiry.
When it comes to health care, being an intelligent consumer requires even greater diligent examination.
Since February is National Wise Health Consumer Month, you may have noticed various published tips to guide you.
Most of these recommendations focus entirely on the utilization of conventional medicine. But, if you have ever been curious about spiritual options for healing and health, below are a few word-to-the-wise ideas for those contemplating the use of spiritual/thought-based care.
Tags: Bible, God, healing power of prayer, health, mind-body, National Wise Health Consumer Month, Prayer, Spirituality, spirituality and health, wise health consumer
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Posted by Keith Wommack on Feb 4, 2013 | 2 Comments »
Marine Lance Corporal Carlos Lozano drops from a helicopter during a simulated raid, confronts mock Afghan villagers, and is rocked by loud explosions. Then, obeying orders, he sits silently and stares at his boots.
The Marine isn’t happy about stopping to meditate. But it just might be for his and the entire Marine Corps’ good.
Jeffery Bearor, the executive deputy of the Marine Corps training and education command in Quantico, Virginia, told the AP, “This is not tied to any religious practice. This is about mental preparation to better handle stress.”
Marines are taught to quiet the mind in order to reach an inner calm.
Many are finding the mind to be the door to improved mental and physical health. Those utilizing mindfulness, meditation, or prayer-moments, to control and calm thought, claim these methods reduce stress and increase productivity.
Tags: Army, divine, Fear, Marines, meditation, mindfulness, Prayer, Secret Service, stress, Supreme Being
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Posted by Keith Wommack on Jan 28, 2013 | 3 Comments »
They can’t ignore it. It’s there. Doctors, patients, and pharmaceutical companies can’t escape it. You can’t either. What is it?
The placebo effect.
The placebo effect is the health response patients experience when they believe they’re receiving a drug or surgery but are actually being given dummy drugs or simulated treatments.
Dr. Lissa Rankin writes, “The placebo effect is real, it works about 18-80% of the time, and it’s not just in your head – it actually dilates bronchi, heals ulcers, makes warts disappear, drops your blood pressure, and even makes bald men who think they’re getting Rogaine grow hair!”
Yet, there’s more.
Tags: Christ, divine, Dr. Alex Cahane, Dr. Lissa Rankin, God, health, Mary Baker Eddy, nocebo effect, placebo effect, Scriptures, Spirituality
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Posted by Keith Wommack on Jan 7, 2013 | 5 Comments »
Last Thursday, children from the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, began attending classes at a repurposed school in the neighboring town of Monroe.
Heart-wrenching tragedies stir our desire to aid in the healing process and to prevent further harmful acts from taking place.
As the gun control debate continues, another factor is being discussed as a possible connection between this latest and other recent violent acts. This link is mental illness.
Tags: American Journal of Public Health, Baylor University, caring for others, children, family safety, mental health, mental illness, neuroplasticity, Prayer, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Spirituality
Posted in God, Healing, Health, Health care, Jesus, Mental nature of health, Prayer, Prayer that heals, Religion, Spirituality, Spirituality in healthcare, Spirituality in Society | 5 Comments »
Posted by Keith Wommack on Dec 31, 2012 | 4 Comments »
A guard brought me to the classroom where I’d be speaking. I asked, “How many will be here?” He said, “Thirty-one.” I thought, “Wow, you have trouble talking to your own two kids.”
At the front of the empty classroom I paused to get my bearings. My prayer went something like this, “Well, here I am. Thank you for leading me, animating me. Show me how I express your wisdom. Keep reminding me that each one that comes into this room belongs to you. Please, put your words in my mouth.”
Then the procession began. Thirty-one of them, hands behind their backs, slowly made their way to rows of chairs. Thirty-one orange jumpsuits. Four young women. Twenty-seven young men. All in their teens, except two boys, age ten.
Thirty-one. Not one smile. Not one hello. Their body language screamed, “Disdain.”
I was introduced: “This is Mr. Wommack. He’s here to talk with you. Listen up. If you make a noise, disrupt, slump in your seats, or are in any way are out of order you will lose all privileges the rest of the day.”
Tags: Barbara Culver Juvenile Detention Center, beginning, Detention Center, God, health, Jesus, Life, Midland Texas, new beginnings, orange jumpsuits, spiritual laws
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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
Posted in Healing, Health, Health care, Mental nature of health, Prayer, Spirituality, Spirituality in healthcare, Spirituality in Society | 2 Comments »
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
Posted in Christian, God, Healing, Health, Health care, Mental nature of health, Spirituality, Spirituality in healthcare, Spirituality in Society | 5 Comments »
Have you ever listened to an advertisement listing the possible side-effects of a drug and then felt queasy? Reading about those effects can make you feel ill, as well.
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.