by Don Ingwerson Article first published in Blogcritics. You hear a lot about living a healthy lifestyle, but what does that mean? Meditation and love are very much a part of healthy lifestyles, according to columnist Mark Bittman, who stated in a New York Times Opinionator article, “For the first time in history, lifestyle diseases…kill more people than communicable ones…But
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This is a reminder of the important Town Hall meeting on the Federal Committee on Publication website that is being held tonight, July 12, 2012 at 4:30 PST or 7:30 EST! On June 28, the United States Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of most of the health care reform law, ruling that the individual mandate is constitutional as a tax.
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by Don Ingwerson The California Health Benefit Exchange Board issued a set of questions and answers June 26th on the impact of the US Supreme Court decision on health care reform. Because the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, these FAQs continue to be timely and informative. Here are the questions they presented. To read the answer section for
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by Don Ingwerson Article first published in Blogcritics. This question is not new, but it’s taking on a new look. It’s no secret that the public is using prayer for health purposes and that prayer has been reported as the most used integrative medicine. However, this is not so much about whether prayer should be used, but how. What can
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by Don Ingwerson Article first published in Blogcritics. One interesting aspect of the new views in caring for one’s health is that the public is driving these changes. I refer to changes in medicine, religion, and spirituality. Each of these areas is affected by the national discussion of new health mandates and intertwined with the others. Let’s try and sort
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by Don Ingwerson Article first published in Blogcritics. There is much in the news about medical over diagnoses and overtreatment, but where is this information going to lead us? Elizabeth Loder, BMJ research editor, reported that the general consensus at an Avoiding Avoidable Care conference was, “US healthcare costs are unsustainable and a large amount of money is being wasted
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by Don Ingwerson This post was originally posted March 21, 2011. I love the simple message and thought I would share it with you again. One evening when I was with Tafton’s mother, she said “Tafton had his first club soccer tryout last evening…kind of a gruelingly-long tryout. There were very few kids his age, so they threw him
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by Don Ingwerson Article first published on Blogcritics Should junk foods be priced out of business by “use taxes” with the promise of better health? That’s what is being implemented in a number of countries and being considered in the US. In reality, aren’t we just driving the cost of government and food higher by considering another tax on the
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by Don Ingwerson Article first published on Blogcritics Vernon, fat? I didn’t think so. He was just too heavy and physically slow to be on the football team. But then things changed. That quiet, likeable, overweight kid reported for fall football practice looking physically fit. He was strong, solid, and had great stamina. His changed appearance and attitude were a
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by Don Ingwerson Article first published in Blogcritics. “One Word Can Save Your Life: No!” This Newsweek cover made me wonder how a word could save lives. It’s all about tests…too many of them. At first I thought the article was slamming medical doctors and medicine, but I found it to be rather balanced in that regard. Sometimes tests are
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