Health alerts that make you sick

By KeithWommack in Healthy th(ink)ing

Have you ever listened to an advertisement listing the possible side-effects of a drug and then felt queasy? Reading about those effects can make you feel ill, as well. Dr. Lissa Rankin’s recently published New York Times bestseller, Mind over ...

6 Simple Things - help fill an empty heart

By KeithWommack in Healthy th(ink)ing

Do’s and don’ts to regain the joy of life. 1) Stop being critical. Criticism closes your eyes to the good that has always been yours. Critical states of thought lead to critical mistakes, as well as cause critical states of ...

Did Your Prayers Go Out To Louisville’s Kevin Ware?

By KeithWommack in Healthy th(ink)ing

The jubilation from Louisville’s victory over Duke’s basketball team was overshadowed by Kevin Ware’s on-court injury on Easter Sunday. Ware a 6-foot-2-sophomore guard broke his leg in two places. It was a disturbing picture. Players and fans immediately started praying. ...

Guilt harming your health?

By KeithWommack in Healthy th(ink)ing

Know anyone who doesn’t feel bad about something they’ve said or done? Guilt tortures the best of us. Unfortunately, the discomfort is not limited to mental agony alone. Intense regret can bring physical torment, as well. Sometimes, the pain is ...

More to medicine than medicine

By KeithWommack in Healthy th(ink)ing

Today, some health care providers are realizing there is more to medicine than, well, medicine. For example, there is Mehmet Oz, best known as Dr. Oz. Oprah crowned him America’s doctor in 2004. He is a heart surgeon and the ...

Tips For a Wise Health Consumer

By KeithWommack in Healthy th(ink)ing

If you’re a wise consumer, you shop around to find what you need. Today, there’s a product for every taste and helpful advice for just about every inquiry. For example: If you don’t want to be noticed, Japanese professors have ...

Reducing stress the military way?

By KeithWommack in Healthy th(ink)ing

Marine Lance Corporal Carlos Lozano drops from a helicopter during a simulated raid, confronts mock Afghan villagers, and is rocked by loud explosions. Then, obeying orders, he sits silently and stares at his boots. The Marine isn’t happy about stopping ...

The elephant in the room (about your health)

By KeithWommack in Healthy th(ink)ing

They can’t ignore it. It’s there. Doctors, patients, and pharmaceutical companies can’t escape it. You can’t either. What is it? The placebo effect. The placebo effect is the health response patients experience when they believe they’re receiving a drug or ...

Keep your family safe – Improve mental health

By KeithWommack in Healthy th(ink)ing

Last Thursday, children from the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, began attending classes at a repurposed school in the neighboring town of Monroe. Heart-wrenching tragedies stir our desire to aid in the healing process and to prevent further ...

31 Orange Jumpsuits – new beginnings

By KeithWommack in Healthy th(ink)ing

It was 3:30 in the afternoon. A squirrel rested, unaware he was about to be an afternoon snack for an approaching owl. So, I started my rent car, which startled the squirrel, and he dashed to safety. My actions saved ...