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What cuts the chance of catching the cold or flu by up to 50 percent?

A guest post written by Bob Cummings, media and legislative spokesperson for Christian Science in Michigan “Your mind can cut your chances of catching a cold by 40 to 50 percent.” Really? Yes – according to a recent ABC News report by Susan Ince entitled, “15 Ways To Prevent Colds and Flu” which lists meditation along with other methods of prevention such
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Playing cards may benefit mental health

A guest post written by Bob Cummings, media and legislative spokesperson for Christian Science in Michigan GO FISH anyone? New research suggests that playing cards may help preserve mental health. A December 13, 2012, PRWEB article republished by the San Francisco Chronicle (SFGATE.com) states, ”The Project for Natural Health Choices Inc. encourages playing cards and board games as these may actually
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Sweets that are Good for Health

by Don Ingwerson Normally I have legislative or media highlights posted on Thursdays, but since today is Valentine’s Day, I thought you might me interested in reading a guest post by Bob Cummings, Committee on Publication for Michigan. He has a new take on sweets. Wishing you a very happy Valentine’s Day! It seems that chocolate and other sweets are
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Need an Emancipation Proclamation for your Health?

A guest post by Bob Cummings, media and legislative spokesperson for Christian Science in Michigan Do you sometimes feel like a slave to disease? Or to its treatment? Or know someone who does? How do chapped lips, Abraham Lincoln’s visit to Kalamazoo, Michigan, and a case of poison ivy shed light on needed emancipation? Abraham Lincoln made only one visit
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Healing Power of Love

A guest post written by Bob Cummings, media and legislative spokesperson for Christian Science in Michigan “Let’s see if I can help him with a jolt of energy, a thought of love and perhaps a prayer.” writes Phil Mikan in the New Britain Herald in Connecticut last Sunday. This is what he thought when he came across a wounded butterfly.
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Walking a Tightrope

A guest post written by Bob Cummings, media and legislative spokesperson for Christian Science in Michigan Could YOU walk on a wire across Niagara Falls? Nik Wallenda made it look pretty easy. He was so calm and looked to be always in control. In interviews with Wallenda on TV I heard two elements of a spiritual practice that helped him
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Thought controlled robotic arm

A guest post written by Bob Cummings, media and legislative spokesperson for Christian Science in Michigan. “They’ve found that it is possible for a person to mentally control a robotic limb in three-dimensional space.” This profound news comes from Roderic Pettigrew, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Institute of Health’s National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, in a press
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Placebos, and an Impossible Study

A guest post written by Bob Cummings, media and legislative spokesperson for Christian Science in Michigan Explosive! That’s how correspondent Lesley Stahl described it.¹ And a study on the implications it raises for all drug-based therapy would be impossible – or would it? In her recent 60 Minutes report on Placebos, Stahl interviewed Irving Kirsch, Associate Director of the Placebo Studies Program at
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A spiritual solution for holiday blues

A guest post written by Bob Cummings, Committee on Publication for Michigan Another holiday season is upon us.  It’s supposed to be a joyous and festive time. But unfortunately for many, this season may come with feelings of loneliness or depression. There is, however, a spiritual solution for this. A recent study¹ by the University of Michigan Health System published in Explore:
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