Category: health

Health, not disease

November 30, 2009 | 6 comments

An interesting concept regarding the measurement of health and disease came to my attention recently. I’ve read in a number of places that cold cannot be measured. There is no such thing as cold. What we call cold is less

Natural cures and the placebo effect

November 16, 2009 | No comments yet

Here’s a well written article on the placebo effect people experience from so-called “natural cure” remedies titled, “Placebo effect behind many natural cures.” The article begins: People looking for natural cures will be happy to know there is one. Two

Your protection from swine flu

November 5, 2009 | 2 comments

With the onslaught of publicity and commotion about swine flu fears, aggressive measures being taken in schools and workplaces to prevent contagion, and daily reports of people suffering, reminders to spiritually defend thought from being influenced by prevalent concerns cannot be too frequent.

Layers of unflattering error

November 4, 2009 | 3 comments

I caught a segment on TV a few days ago about a young man who lost 450 pounds. They showed a before and after shot of this guy, and the difference in appearance was astounding, as you can probably imagine. What

It would have happened anyway

September 28, 2009 | 6 comments

One time I had a caller wondering if her prayer had done any good in bringing about a physical healing she experienced. Because it took a while for the healing to occur, she pondered, “I wonder if the healing would