Almost 60% of American adults say they had difficult childhoods featuring abusive or troubled family members or parents who were absent due to separation or divorce. Nearly 9% say that while growing up they underwent five or more "adverse childhood experiences" (ACES) ranging … [Read more...]
Being Thankful, Your Health and God. Weekly Health Devotional – Psalm 118:1
Being thankful is healthy. That's what the research continues to show. An article in today's Wall Street Journal health and wellness section addresses recent research that indicates that people who are thankful are happier and healthier. Should we be surprised? Nope, because … [Read more...]
Spirituality, Religion and Health Videos – Interviews with Harold Koenig, MD
Doctor Harold Koenig, is a leader in the research in the field of spirituality and health. He is the Co-Director of the Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health at Duke University. Enjoy this video in which he speaks about some of the recent research. Spirituality, … [Read more...]
Spirituality and Health: A Bibliography of Articles Published in 2009
I want to pass along a link that I also made available here a year ago at this time. Annually, Chaplain John Ehman of the University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia publishes Spirituality & Health: A Select Bibliography of Medline-Indexed Articles from the … [Read more...]
Broken Heart Syndrome: Health On the Web
Another article appearing in the Wall Street Journal this week is worth passing along. The author, Ron Winslow, writes that "Broken Heart Syndrome is typically triggered by acute emotion or physical trauma that releases a surge of adrenaline that overwhelms the heart. The effect … [Read more...]
Depression, Osteoporosis and Faith – Understanding the Connection
What the Research Says Osteoporosis is the most widespread degenerative disease in the developed world, afflicting 1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men over 50. Despite the accumulating evidence for a connection between depression and decreased bone density, official authorities, such … [Read more...]
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