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Health: How Does Prayer Impact It

As a Christian I know and believe prayer is powerful. When I pray, I am communing directly with my Creator and I know Him as the Healer. Regardless of your spiritual beliefs, I would like to share some scientific evidence … Continue reading

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Wholeness: The Power of Words and Belief

 “A cancer diagnosis may be as fatal as the cancer itself.” Does that statement shock you? That’s exactly what a 2012 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, concluded. Patients who were told by a doctor that they … Continue reading

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Sleep Quality: What’s Faith Got To Do With It?

Previous studies have concluded that “religion” could decrease psychological distress, substance abuse and stress exposure. According to Harold G.Koenig, MD, “An exhaustive analysis of more than 1,500 reputable medical studies indicates people who are more religious and pray more have … Continue reading

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Weight Loss: It’s An Inside Job

“Guns don’t kill people any more than forks make them fat.” I saw the above quotation recently and it really got me thinking. I read years ago about several overweight teenagers who sued McDonald’s for making them obese because they … Continue reading

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Nutrition: How Your Mindset Affects the Food You Eat

Your mindset and belief about the food you eat has an incredibly powerful effect on how your body uses that food. A fascinating experiment in New York Times best-selling book E-Squared: 9 Do-It-Yourself Energy Experiments that Prove Your Thoughts Create … Continue reading

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Health and Belief: What You Think May Have More Influence over Your Health Than What You Do

“…a happy state of mind has a corresponding physiological state as well wherein hormones and neurotransmitters of the central nervous system get kicked into action, thus resulting in an influx of the same into your blood stream. According to scientific … Continue reading

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Guest Post: Is the Person You See in the Mirror Really You?

By: Coach Mike Fenton We can still be the person we once were and/or the person we envision ourselves to be. William James (US Pragmatist philosopher & psychologist 1842 – 1910) once said “Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes … Continue reading

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Are You a Half-Full or Half-Empty Person

Do you consider yourself a pretty happy person? Do you consider yourself an optimist? If you do, that’s wonderful because happy, optimistic, well-adjusted people are healthier! I am reading an excellent book, Mind Over Medicine by Dr. Lissa Rankin and … Continue reading

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Eight Simple Rules for Vibrant Health

This article from Dr. Jonny Bowden got me to thinking about what my top 8 recommendations for health would be. I agree with most of what the World Cancer Research Fund and American Institute for Cancer Research shared as well … Continue reading

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What if You Can’t Identify the Feeling

If you are anything at all like me – all this is exciting you because you relate strongly to the truths, but maybe, like me, you cannot specifically identify or pinpoint the original experience for this cellular memory from your … Continue reading

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