by Don Ingwerson Recently, many from Southern California traveled to Washington D. C. to visit with members of congress or their legislative staff members to discuss health care reform. I’m sure in the near future we will receive reports from these individuals and I will share their comments with you. In the meantime, you will find the following on the
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by Don Ingwerson As you know from previous blogs, GWish (George Washington University Institute of Spirituality and Health) has been at the forefront to promote the concept that spirituality is tied to health and is an important component to healing. I found this article from George Washington University Newswise to be especially interesting because it details a recent conference in
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The Missouri legislature is discussing a bill (HCR 33) designed to document that music therapy offers health benefits. I became interested when I noted that Dr. Clint McCann used as an example, “when the Psalms are sung, chanted, or read the resulting effect opens the heart to receive what the singer, cantor, or reader most needs – reducing stress, regaining
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A guest post written by Susan Spears Article originally posted September 29, 2011 Ever hear that phrase, “variety is the spice of life?” While I was driving home the other day I got to thinking about variety and by extension, choice. It’s amazing what avenues your mind will travel when you let it. First I noticed how many types of
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A guest post written by Robert Clark, media spokesperson and legislative advocate for Christian Science in Florida As you can tell by my blog site’s title, I believe in simplicity. I think it’s healthy. Simple is good and I’m always glad to find myself in good company. This past Saturday’s New York Times had a great article, “Living With Less. A
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A guest post written by Marc Thompson I had a very normal childhood spending most of my time outside with friends after school and on weekends – riding bikes, hiking, swimming, running, climbing trees, etc. On Sundays my family attended the local Christian Science Church, where my sister and I went to the Sunday School. Whenever I would get hurt
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A guest post written by Ingrid Peschke, legislative liaison for Christian Science and spirituality in Massachusetts More people are asking themselves this question in part because of the newly mandated healthcare law, or Affordable Care Act, and in part because health care in the United States isn’t exactly delivering on the goods. “We have a disease care system, not a
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A guest post written by Susan Berry One of my favorite poems by Robert Frost is “The Road Not Taken.” Frost ends the poem: “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” My choice to rely on Christian Science for my health care needs has
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by Don Ingwerson Where to start when thinking about health? Everyday there seems to be a new twist on ways to gain the promise of better health or ways to overcome health problems – and many of these ideas seem logical, requiring only modest changes in lifestyle. But it’s easy to get hooked on a new fad, which is soon
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The U. S. Federal Office for the Committee on Publication is actively engaged in health care reform. Here is their latest posting of information that I hope will be helpful. We’re heading into 2013 with great momentum as we continue working in the area of health care reform. It promises to be a big year, with the Affordable Care Act’s
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