Category: health

Gritty rats and immune systems

June 22, 2006 | No comments yet

Two studies claim rats and mice living in sewers and filthy environments are healthier and have stronger immune systems than their cousins who live in squeaky clean labs. Researchers see a lesson for humans. People can overdo concerns about hygiene.

Does it matter what you eat?

June 12, 2006 | 10 comments

Have you ever wondered what Jesus Christ meant when he told his followers to take no thought for what they ate or drank? Was he saying we could eat whatever we wanted, however much we wanted and whenever we wanted

Disease-mongering

June 7, 2006 | 1 comment

Have you noticed how pharmaceutical companies market disease to prompt people to buy their medicines? Actors and actresses in ads sneeze, cough, writhe in supposed pain, and put on a show of utter misery to catch viewer’s attention. Then a

Eternal health

May 19, 2006 | No comments yet

Do you believe in eternal life? If so, then you have to believe in eternal health. It’s impossible to possess eternal life and not be healthy, for disease is the opposite of life, the effect of death in varying degrees.

Taking responsibility

May 18, 2006 | 1 comment

I recently read a cartoon that was divided into a then and now picture. Under “Then” a mother is doctoring her son’s bruised elbows and knees and commenting to him “I guess we’ve learned to be more careful when climbing