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Finding Peace In Your Crazy-Busy World

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We live in a topsy-turvy, fast-paced world. It’s easy in the rush of crammed, hectic schedules to neglect life’s most important priorities. There is more to life than increasing its speed. Our lives can easily become so busy…but oh, so barren. God has a special four-part “peace plan” to guide, strengthen, and inspire you with […]

Mind/Body Health Connections

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It was 1944 and winter in Auschwitz, the concentration camp for Jewish prisoners in World War II. Dr. Viktor Frankl was a prisoner there. He noted the effects of discouragement and loss of hope on prisoners: He recorded that in December “the prisoners had lived in the naïve hope that they would be home again […]

Change Your Mindset: Change Your Life

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Mindset Matters. It’s in the news — whether you’re battling a cold, bouncing back after a big blunder, beating the blues, or braving a new and challenging task — mindset matters more than you may think. God has created these marvelous brains of ours with a capacity to improve in function, ability, and attitude with […]

Depression: The Way Out

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Abraham Lincoln was no stranger to depression. His melancholy tendencies combined with an impoverished childhood, failed businesses, and unfulfilled love seemed to point only to defeat. At one time he expressed, “I am now the most miserable man living. If what I feel were equally distributed to the whole human family, there would be not […]

Healthy Weight Helps

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Cindy had many challenges in her life. She made a positive choice to quit smoking but then gained 80 pounds. “I felt miserable and had a terrible self-image. I was plagued by headaches and stomach pain. I decided that it was time to change my attitude, my thinking, and my choices to turn my life […]

Digestion – A Churning Question

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Gastronomic Warfare. It’s relaxing to watch the swirling, gurgling bubbles that fish thrive on in tropical fish tanks. But it’s a different matter when it is happening in your gut. Is there relief from the burping, belching, bloating, indigestion and bowel trouble that plagues up to 10 million Americans and 20 percent of adults worldwide? […]

Changing Bad Habits — for Good!

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Habits — we all have them.  American author Elbert Hubbard said: “Habit is the great economizer of energy.” He was exactly right.  Habits are our friends — when they’re good ones. Habits are routines that help us repeat safe and effective behaviors and build consistency and security into our lives.  But bad habits can become […]

Exercise: It Goes to Your Head

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Hulda was depressed, overweight, sickly, and constantly fatigued. In her 60’s and suffering from the loss of her husband, her poor health aggravated her depression. Born in 1896 and reared on a Canadian farm, her diet was rich in meat, milk, cream, butter, eggs, and candy. She began walking to relieve her sadness — and […]

The Vegetarian Edge

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Americans are suffering from a great burden of disease that is rooted in lifestyle. Seventy percent of chronic diseases and ailments — including a third of all cancers — are related to diet. There are seven deadly shifts in dietary intake that are major contributors to obesity, heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and cancer. […]

Chronic Pain: Roots and Remedies

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It all began with a slip on icy steps, a broken hip, an injured back, and a messy lawsuit. Surgery and medication had not resolved Jim’s pain. “I can’t believe it,” he complained: “Here I am, an executive being reprimanded for poor work. I am taking high doses of pain pills that are affecting my […]

Super Foods That Fight Cancer

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Cancer. The very word strikes fear, and with good reason. Each year nearly 14 million people worldwide are diagnosed with cancer, and 7.6 million die from the disease. However, evidence shows that 30-40% of these deaths are preventable, and one-third can be cured through early diagnosis and treatment. We look for a magic bullet, a […]