Research
Most of my MM articles on Quips and Tips for Healing and Hope aren’t about praying to God for healing from disease. Here, however, I describe what Centering Prayer is and how it can help you cope. MM is “Mellow Monday” – I write articles about spirit and soul in relation to chronic illness on [...]
Since there is no cure, the goal of treatment for fibromyalgia is managing the painful symptoms. Here are several tips for living with fibromyalgia, from a new Canadian review of research. These tips for living with fibromyalgia are directly from “Fibromyalgia: evolving concepts over the past 2 decades” from the May 2013 issue of the [...]
I’m reading The End of Illness by Dr David B. Angus, a professor of medicine the University of Southern California. His tips for ending illness are too good to keep to myself – and perfect for this blog! “If I had to sum up this book in a single phrase, it would be this: get [...]
This summary of recent diabetes research includes a brief description of the study and a link to the source. Also, a list of resources for diabetics. This is an ongoing work in progress – if you know of any diabetes research studies that should be listed here, please let me know. Diabetes Research Type 2 [...]
Owning a pet dog or cat changes how you see yourself, which helps you manage disease. Research shows how and why pet ownership can help women manage life with AIDS/HIV by giving them a “positive social role.” It gives women a different sense of who they are, which improves their health and well-being. Pet ownership doesn’t [...]
Maybe you don’t know what the Mediterranean diet is – or maybe you’re ready to eat food that fights chronic illness! Either way, check out these research studies that reveal how the Mediterranean diet reduces the effects of disease and increases longevity. The Mediterranean diet is characterised by the consumption of fruit, vegetables, and legumes [...]
If you have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), don’t eat a low calorie diet! New IBD research shows that low calorie diets lead to higher bowel disease rates…in mice. While this research hasn’t been replicated in humans, it is something to think about. I’m on a low-cal diet – just to stay lean and mean, not [...]
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