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Christian Science practitioner & teacher / spiritual spur (every horse needs a little nudge now & then)
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Health regardless of lifestyle, diet, and genes?

Health regardless of lifestyle, diet, and genes?

Houston Chronicle — If you had lived in Roseto, Pennsylvania, between 1955 and 1965 most likely you'd be Italian. Roseto's residents, during this time period, were mostly immigrants from Roseto Valfortore, Italy. Not only were most of the residents in Roseto, Pennsylvania, Italians, they were consistently healthy. During that same time period however, residents of the nearby town of Bangor didn't have such a consistent picture of health. A mile separated them from predictable wellness - the Roseto Effect. Because Roseto's residents were so surprisingly healthy compared to the rest of the United States, researches, once they learned of the health differences, began to study every aspect of the residents' lives to find the cause of their good fortune.
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Health alerts that make you sick

Health alerts that make you sick

Houston Chronicle — 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.
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Tips for a Wise Health Consumer

Tips for a Wise Health Consumer

spot55.com — 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. For example: If you don't want to be noticed, Japanese professors have created glasses they say will prevent you from being identified by facial recognition software. Questions about car buying? Even Oprah has a few answers for you on her website. But then there's health. When it comes to health care, being an intelligent consumer requires even greater diligent examination. Beyond the typical pharmaceutical commercials, there are alternative methods to maintain your health.
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My Faith: Praying away the cookies

My Faith: Praying away the cookies

CNN — Editor's note: Keith Wommack is a Christian Science practitioner and teacher. He also is a media and legislative liaison for Christian Science in Texas. He has been described as a spiritual spur (since every horse needs a little nudge now and then). By Keith Wommack, Special to CNN (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.
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Want health - try church?

Want health - try church?

amarillo.com — You say you were dragged to church every week? You didn't want to go? Your mother insisted it was good for you?Well, she was right. And in even more ways than she imagined.Turns out, if you're concerned about your health, church is the place to be.
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More to medicine than medicine

More to medicine than medicine

Houston Chronicle — Today, some health care providers are realizing there is more to medicine than, well, medicine. For example, there is Mehmet Oz, best known as Dr. Oz. Oprah crowned him America's doctor in 2004. He is a heart surgeon and the host of the weekday hit TV program, "The Dr. Oz Show." Oz entered medical school believing that traditional medicine had all the answers and he just needed to discover them. But the limits to this approach began to dawn on him while in medical school and as he began to talk with patients.
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Family Meals - Nourish body, mind, and soul

Family Meals - Nourish body, mind, and soul

Houston Chronicle — Stephen looked puzzled. What he saw didn't make sense. Our neighbors' ten-year-old son was peering at us through the glass of our backyard French door. Slowly, he opened the door, stepped in, and continued to stare. Finally, he asked, "What are ya'll doing?" It wasn't as though he couldn't tell we were eating dinner. He'd walked in while we were at the table many times. And, usually, we'd grab another plate and fork and Stephen would take his place next to our own ten and eight year-old sons, Jarrod and Jordan. However, this time it was different.
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Health & Fitness: Run, Swim, Pray, Dance

Health & Fitness: Run, Swim, Pray, Dance

keithwommack.com — Apparently, there's more to a workout - dancing, running, and swimming - than just moving muscles. While it seems you're exercising a body, you might actually be flexing spiritual power. Why? Because, first and foremost, you may be more of a spiritual being than you know. Possibly, this is why when running, swimming, or dancing, you can experience greater freedom and release from disappointment, sorrow, jealousy, self-will, and pain. Recently, I asked Leslie Baker, Grace Duke, and Dr. Janice LaPointe-Crump about their thoughts on health and fitness, and whether spirituality plays a role in their training.
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