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Challenging Ebola Fear

November 6, 2014 By christiansciencewi

As reports of Wisconsin hospitals preparing to handle Ebola patients continue, we may want to step back and consider giving the same attention to handling the fear of contracting any infectious disease in our own thought.  As Tim Mitchinson writes from neighboring Illinois: "The spread of the fear of Ebola is far surpassing any spread of the actual disease in this country."  Read the excerpt below or click at the end to read the whole story. Tim Mitchinson--Polls by CBS News and other Continue Reading

Trends In Health Care: Dematerialism on the rise, by Russ Gerber

May 27, 2014 By christiansciencewi

John Naisbitt in his Megatrends books or Steven Levitt in  Freakonomics have foretold the future or turned conventional wisdom on its head with their analysis of trends that others have overlooked.  Russ Gerber, a Christian Scientist, published a May 25, 2014  article in Psychology Today that looks at the way dematerialism is revolutionizing health care as it has other fields.  Wisconsinites interested in being up to date on the latest trends may find the article of interest.  Read an excerpt Continue Reading

Overcoming Heroin Addiction–John Coltrane example by Valerie Minard

May 27, 2014 By christiansciencewi

  Is it possible to overcome heroin addiction?   Heroin overdose was the cause of 227 deaths in Wisconsin in 2013.  Like the nation, Wisconsin is facing a public health crisis.  Valerie Minard reports in MyCentralNew Jersey.com, a Ganett publication, May 14, 2014 about John Coltrane overcoming heroin addiction.   Read how in this excerpt from her article and  click at the bottom of the page to read the full article. For many, John Coltrane is one of the great American jazz saxophonists Continue Reading

Arianna Huffington on measuring success by finding ‘the kingdom of heaven within’

May 16, 2014 By christiansciencewi

Kingdom of Heaven Within

My colleague in California, Eric Nelson, captured Arianna Huffington's advice to women and men on how to thrive emotionally, physically and spiritually by overcoming fear and finding the "kingdom of heaven within." His article in Digital Communities News April 7, 2014 recorded ideas from her talk in San Francisco but Wisconsinites might remember another speech Huffington gave as  a guest of  Wisconsin Women in Government in Madison, WI in May 2000. Below is an excerpt from Eric's article, and Continue Reading

Lessons from Outliers. When the extraordinary becomes the ordinary in health care

April 17, 2014 By christiansciencewi

extraordinary health care eric nelson wisconsin

Spontaneous remission of cancer, drugs from bugs, what do these two recent news articles published on the same day have in common?  Outliers.  Finding  extraordinary health results in the ordinary and natural. My colleague Eric Nelson from northern California explores this topic in an article published in Communities Digital News April 14, 2014.  In the Wisconsin State Journal on April 14, 2014  health reporter David Wahlberg tells about UW Madison researcher Cameron Currie  and colleagues Continue Reading

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I have had a life-long interest in learning and public service.  Currently, I am researching and engaging in the conversation about the role prayer and spirituality play in our health.  Through this blog, I am sharing articles, ideas, and studies on the trends in this field.

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