CURE Quote
The increased interest in chronic diseases, and how people manage to live with them, comes in part from the lack of a medical cure for these conditions.
— Radley, Alan, Making Sense of Illness : the social psychology of health and disease, 1994Archives
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To be or not to be: Bodies, Minds, and Spirits
Body, mind, and spirit are often presented as the “wholeness” of health. The elements of this triad are not sufficient to encompass healthicine, but they are important components. However, body, mind, and spirit are poorly defined, poorly distinguished and poorly … Continue reading
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Healthy Handshakes, Hugs, and Holding Hands
Got to thinking about my cat this morning. As I reached over to pet her, she purred and pushed into my hand. “What’s going on?” my sleepy mind wondered. As my mind drifted in and out of sleep, I thought … Continue reading
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On Aging – and The Fountains of Health
What is aging? As we grow from a baby to an adult, we grow larger, stronger, more able, and healthier. Then, gradually, slowly, we begin to grow smaller, weaker, and less healthy. We are ‘growing up’ in the first stage, … Continue reading
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We Know how to Cure Cancer: Part 1
We know how to cure cancer. We’ve known for some time. Many cancers have been cured and people are curing cancer today. Who are ‘we‘ in the sentence ‘we know how to cure cancer‘? Everyone, and no-one. In theory, no-one knows how … Continue reading
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Hierarchy of Healthicine: Sources of Healthiness and Causes of Illness
The Hierarchy of Healthicine shows the primary and secondary disciplines in the study of healthicine. We have learned that health consists of distinct layers, from genetics to nutrients, cells, tissues, organs, systems, body, mind, spirit and community, we can take time to … Continue reading
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