Patience is a virtue – so the saying goes. But have you ever thought that being patient might be good for your health? Patience can lead to a well-balanced, successful life. It’s all a matter of finding out how to maintain this health-giving quality in the hurly burly of everyday life. For many of Continue Reading
Archives of featured spiritual, healthy living, posts
There are over 100 posts with spiritual ideas and practical tips featured here to help you live a happy, healthy useful life. Enjoy!
Can enlightened doctors benefit your health?
Enlightened doctors can benefit your health. They have a range of helpful ideas at their fingertips and a desire to incorporate them into their practice. Such doctors are educated, open minded and progressive practitioners. They exhibit genuine love and compassion for patients, as well as a Continue Reading
Reading your way to good mental health
What would you think if you went along to a doctor and you were prescribed a self-help book instead of medication? Well, that’s not so far-fetched as you might think. A new project initiated by the UK’s The Reading Agency called the Reading Well Books on Prescription scheme, has doctors now Continue Reading
Health News Briefing: New twist on a “good” book
In this week's Health News Briefing, which monitors trends in health from a spiritual perspective, Eric Bashor talks about a new twist on a 'good book'. Bashor shares news from theguardian newspaper which says, "GP's to prescribe self-help books for mental health problems. People in England with Continue Reading
Fearless living is healthy living
Eliminating fear is good for your health say experts. Mind-Body Interventions such as patient support groups, prayer, spiritual healing and a state of calmness produced through meditation, can all help reduce bodily stress. Fear is like luggage you carry around with you. It comes in all shapes and Continue Reading
Is my age making me tired?
There's a lot of tiredness going around ...and it has nothing to do with age. “I can’t stop yawning”, said the barista at my local coffee shop, “I seem to be tired just doing nothing.” Later, the supermarket check-out girl echoed his comment. Then a friend remarked that she too had the Continue Reading
Is your health growing older by the minute?
Is time speeding up? Not really, but it sure feels that way. Everywhere I’ve gone in my town of Point Cook recently, I’ve heard people saying that they can’t believe January is nearly over. Where has the month gone? Is it just “oldies” that feel this way? Apparently not. Even the younger-set are Continue Reading
New Year health resolutions. Are they like a house of cards?
The New Year is off and running. So too are the health resolutions many of us made when we were basking in the after-glow of the Christmas Season and feeling somewhat virtuous about our plans. You know the kinds of things you promise yourself. “This year I will make better food choices. I will Continue Reading
Christmas and the lasting gift of hope, health and harmony.
Gifts! The last dash to the shops is on as people look for the perfect gift to give to someone they love. As the last of the wrapping paper is used and the gifts labelled and placed under the tree, there comes an opportunity for reflection. Over the course of my life, Christmas seems to have Continue Reading
Mind over medicine. Does it work?
“This laxative is quick and powerful”. These were the words my father used to describe a chocolate based purgative he’d been offered by a colleague at work to take home and try. He was so impressed by its action that next morning he headed back into the office hoping more was available. He’d been Continue Reading