Illness

How Poetry Led Me From Disease to Ease

Jennifer Nix | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Depression, Poets, Poetry, Illness, Activism, Political Activism, Kidney Disease, Healthy Living News
Jennifer Nix

Admit it. You think poetry holds no meaning for you and is just something that bored you in school. Maybe you liked a few love poems that first time y...

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Healing Health Care

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Hospitals, Patients, Insurance, Illness, Health, Healthcare, Health Care, Healthy Living News
Mark Goulston, M.D.

In his interview, Dr. Soon-Shiong raises the need for more integrated health care with the patient at the center and focus on the cost of not doing so vs. the current focus on what things cost.

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Cancer's New Home

Jenna Benn | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Twist Out Cancer, Cancer, Jenna Benn, Memories, Personal Growth, Health, Emotional Wellness, Personal Development, Healing, Illness, Healthy Living News
Jenna Benn

As I prepare to move from floor 29 to a new home built for two, I decided to package up cancer -- and seal her in a tight little box, with no room to breathe. And there she can live amongst a sea of discarded memories, in a landfill somewhere far from here.

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Lots and Lots of Locks for Love

Hilary Sheinbaum | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Hair Donation, Locks of Love, Nonprofits, Medical Hair Loss, Children, Illness, Haircuts, College News
Hilary Sheinbaum

I realized what I was doing. Was I sacrificing my looks? Maybe. Changing someone's life? Sure. Was I changing my own life? Definitely -- but at the time, I had no idea.

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Live, Joy and Wait

Jack Schimmelman | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Self-Awareness, Health, Mindless, Spiritual, Meditation, Doctors, Journey, Functional, Medicine, Illness, Mindful, Spiritual Development, Healthy Living News
Jack Schimmelman

One thing about spiritual journeys is that they are not sexy. They are not brilliant. I did not become peaceful.

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10 Things Not To Say To Someone When They're Ill

The Guardian | Deborah Orr | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Coping, Illness, Health, Gps-Soul, Mindful Living News

What no one ever tells you about serious illness is that it places you at the centre of a maelstrom of concerned attention from family and friends. Of...

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The Final Frontier: A Small, Wooden Commentary on Love and Death

Logan Lynn | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Living, Logan Lynn, Loss, Illness, Death, Love and Loss, Grief, Love Loss, Emotional Wellness, Death and Dying, Life Love Loss, John O'Donohue, Love, Grieving, Healthy Living News
Logan Lynn

I encourage you to pull your people close and tell them how much they mean to you before the day is through. Love is what matters.

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To Be Frank, This Guy Is a Miracle

Charlie Carillo | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Miracle, Pancreatic Cancer, Illness, Optimism, Miracles, Optimistic, Medical Miracles, Being an Optimist, New York News
Charlie Carillo

If ever anybody didn't have it coming, Frank O'Mahony didn't have it coming. But he'd been hit from behind enough times on the soccer pitch to know that sometimes, fair play has nothing to do with the way life shakes out.

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Are Your Beliefs Making You Ill?

Morty Lefkoe | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Gps-Soul, Woody Allen, Norman Cousins, Beliefs, Dr. Sandra Levy, Illness, Stress, The Lefkoe Method, Dr. Leonard Sagan, The Health of Nations, Pittsburg Cancer Institute, Lynda H. Powell, Morty Lefkoe, Deepak Chopra, Heart Disease, Cancer, University of Arizona, Healthy Living News
Morty Lefkoe

One of the best proofs that beliefs have a powerful impact on our health has existed for years right under the noses of every physician in the world: the placebo effect.

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Interview With John Castagnini of the "ThankGodi" Series

Ronald Alexander, Ph.D. | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Tragedy, Divorce, Thankful, Dealing With Death, Faith, Spirituality, Dealing With Loss, Illness, Compassion, Thankgodi, Healthy Living News
Ronald Alexander, Ph.D.

Even though every cloud might have a silver lining, does it really make sense to actually be thankful for the tragic, even horrific events in our lives? John Castagnini thinks so.

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Your Teen's Pains May Be Caused by Friends Not Faking

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Education, Children, Bullying, Somatic Symptoms, Teens, Physical Illness, Mommybloggers, Tweens, Parenting, Hyponchondria, Illness, Parents News
Barbara Greenberg

We, as adults, know that stomachaches, chest pains, and even colds and headaches can follow a string of stressful social interactions. For the love of God, I have been waiting for this UCLA study for decades.

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Simon Says

Jack Schimmelman | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Recovery, Senior Citizens, Import-Export, Illness, Thanksgiving, Garment District, Rehabilitation, Businessman, Spirituality, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News
Jack Schimmelman

I never knew Mr. Simon's first name. It seemed to me that after 82 years of building a life, a business through sheer force of will, Mr. Simon was an appropriate moniker.

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Don't Worry, You Might Die

Daniel Will-Harris | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Nietzsche, Tcm, Illness, Death, Communication, Nihilism, Captain Kirk, Star Trek, Kierkegaard, Fifty News
Daniel Will-Harris

There's always a difference between what someone says and what you hear. Whatever the words are, they get filtered through your brain and distorted ...

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A Personal Case for Classical Homeopathy: Part II

Judith Acosta | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Classical Homeopathy, Homeopathy, Homeopathic Remedies, Homeopathy Treatment, Homeopathy Medicine, Homeopathic Treatment, Health, Natural Health, Illness, Healthy Living News
Judith Acosta

Homeopathy is very hard to repeat experimentally precisely because of the way it works: Individually. This is a hard pill to swallow until you've seen it work. But when you have seen it -- it's the easiest one of all.

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A Personal Case for Classical Homeopathy, Part I

Judith Acosta | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Classical Homeopathy, Homeopathy, Illness, Homeopathy Treatment, Homeopathy Medicine, Homeopathic Remedies, Homeopathic Treatment, Natural Health, Healthy Living News
Judith Acosta

In my case, getting better was the beginning of a search for understanding; eventually, I enrolled in school for classical homeopathy.

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5 Things I Learned From Being Sick

Delia Lloyd | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: Lessons From Being Ill, What You Learn From Being Sick, Mindfulness, Old Movies, Parenting, Being Sick, Sick, Illness, Healthy Living News
Delia Lloyd

For the last four days, I've been down for the count while a horrible stomach virus swept through our household. But I'm slowly emerging from the death throes of this thing. And as I do so, I realize that I learned a few things from this most recent brush with mortality.

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How to Keep Your Immune System From Taking Its Own Vacation This Holiday Season

Carolyn Scott | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Cold, Prevention, Health, Flu, Winter, Sick, Holiday Stress, Illness, Personal Health, Immunity, Immune System, Strong Immune System, Healthy Living News
Carolyn Scott

Each holiday season, millions of people travel to visit friends and family and kill themselves trying to get to every holiday party, shop till they drop and eat like little piglets. A giant combo for getting sick and feeling miserable all winter long.

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Perfect Attendance: Cold and Flu Season's Public Health Menace

Dr. Caroline Cicero | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Layoffs, School, Germs, Flu, Cold, Perfect Attendance, Pink Slip, Teachers, Illness, Parents, Student, Employers, Education News
Dr. Caroline Cicero

Working while you are sick doesn't make you productive. Kids don't do well in school when they should be at home recovering, and their peers sitting next to them don't win either.

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The 'Best Kept Secret' to Understanding Your Health Risks

Peter Abaci, M.D. | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Mindfulness, Genetics, Aging, Health Risks, Family History, Illness, Personal Health, Family Medical History, Medical History, Healthy Living News
Peter Abaci, M.D.

Evidence strongly dictates that a key ingredient of putting together a long-term plan for aging well is to comprise a detailed family history.

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Longing For Life

Tamara McClintock Greenberg | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Assisted-Reproductive-Technology, Women's Rights, Aging, Child Birth, Children, Women's Health, Advanced Medical Technology, Women's Health Issues, Fertility, Child Rearing, Fertility Treatments, Illness, Medical Technology, Fifty News
Tamara McClintock Greenberg

In current times, we are aging quite diversely. While some people can enjoy the benefits of medical technology when it comes to conceiving a child, assisted reproductive technology does not work for everyone.

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Sick Days

Devon Corneal | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Sick Kids, Sick Days, Playing, Parents-Moms-on-the-Go, Motherhood, Moms, School, Illness, Parents-Moms, Parents News
Devon Corneal

I am not a germaphobe. I don't own hand sanitizer. I almost never rarely make my son wash his hands before dinner. I am convinced that the only reason he's never had lice is because I rarely shampoo his hair. I remember chicken pox parties and think they were a good thing. That's why I really hope my son's teachers aren't reading this. Because, as the new school year begins, I have to ask: Does anyone adhere to the "Don't send your kids to school sick" rule?

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You Are Not The Body Or The Mind

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Meditation, Healing, Healthy Living Health News, Meditation for Illness, Healthy Living Spirit, Recovering From Illness, Meditation for Healing, Illness, Healthy Living News
Ed and Deb Shapiro

Deb had brain surgery 10 days ago. While lying in Intensive Care, Deb knew she had two choices, and these apply to anyone who has something wrong with them, whether life threatening, serious, or even just a small deal.

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Why Not Health First

Laura Mola | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Health Care, Illness, Politics News
Laura Mola

Lately, both supporters and detractors can't help but poke President Obama on his accomplishments and purported failures, insisting he should have att...

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My Life-Changing Diagnosis

Nikki Luongo | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: White Blood Cells, Immune System, Illness, College News
Nikki Luongo

Then came the standard question for the next year: "Are you going to lose your hair?" which was a better question than "When are you going to find a job?" which is probably the most irritating question in the world.

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Caregivers Provide $450 Billion In Annual Unpaid Labor: Study

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: Health Care Business, National Caregiver Family Support Program, Aarp, Hospice Care, Disability, Unpaid Caregivers, Health Care, Health Care Economics, Illness, Seniors, Caregivers, Health Care Industry, Business News

Family caregivers performed about $450 billion worth of unpaid labor in the U.S. in 2009, a new study from the AARP has found, according to NPR. Th...

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