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Oxytocin enhances spirituality, new study says
(Duke University) Oxytocin has been dubbed the 'love hormone' for its role promoting social bonding, altruism and more. New research from Duke University suggests the hormone may also support spirituality. In the study, men reported a greater sense of spirituality immediately after taking oxytocin and a week later. Participants who took oxytocin experienced more positive emotions during meditation, said lead author Patty Van Cappellan, a social psychologist at Duke.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 3, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
California Is The First State To Require Spiritual Care In Health Care
If you get sick in California, and you are covered by the state's Medi-Cal health insurance, you will be pleased to know that your health care just got better. California is the first state to recognize that spiritual care is a standalone discipline in health care and a trained and certified palliative care chaplain must be available for any patient who wants one. Spirituality, defined in the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care is a "fundamental aspect of compassionate, patient-and family-centered care that honors the dignity of all persons."
The California Department of Health Care Services policy n...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - September 30, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Heart of Mental Health and Well-Being at the United Nations
In the normally staid halls of the U.N., energy exploded as Bolivian musician Hillario Soto entered a large conference room at the back, playing his home-made bass flute, followed Pied-Piper-style by a troupe of musicians, adult vocalists, and youth singers.
Leading the revelry on keyboards was internationally-acclaimed composer and singer/songwriter Russell Daisey performing his original anthem "Happy People, Happy Planet" that celebrates a joyful connection between people and the environment.
Bass flute player Hillario Soto leading the troupe in the event open.
Photo: Mamadou Dabo.
As they paraded down the aisle to...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - September 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Having more sex makes men more likely to believe in God
According to the research, sex releases a ‘love hormone’ oxytocin not only promotes social bonding, altruism but also spirituality and belief in God - especially among men.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Love Hormone' Oxytocin May Enhance Feelings Of Spirituality
The same hormone that helps mothers bond with their newborns may also enhance feelings of spirituality, a new study suggests.
It’s been called the “love hormone” and the “cuddle chemical,” but doctors and scientists know it as oxytocin, a hormone secreted by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland during times of love and bonding.
A recent study spearheaded by Duke University social psychologist Patty Van Cappellen found that participants who received doses of oxytocin reported a greater sense of spirituality than those who received a placebo.
“Oxytocin appears to be part of ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - September 23, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Oxytocin enhances spirituality: The biology of awe
Oxytocin has been dubbed the " love hormone " for its role promoting social bonding, altruism and more. Now new research suggests the hormone may also support spirituality.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - September 21, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
A Psychological Explanation Of 'New York Calm' After Chelsea Bombing
During the hours between a Saturday night explosion in Manhattan that left 29 people injured and the arrest of 28-year-old suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami in Linden, New Jersey, late Monday morning, New Yorkers seemed remarkably unruffled.
“It was only a matter of time,” Graham Mills, who lives near the site of the 23rd Street explosion, told The New York Times. “There’s kind of this New York spirit that’s like, ‘Whatever. Let’s get on with life.’”
Of course, others seemed rattled. “The whole city looks different to me,” Kyle Li, the father of a 3-year-old and who...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - September 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sharon Osbourne Gets Candid About Her 'Complete And Utter Breakdown' On 'The Talk'
Sharon Osbourne has opened up about suffering a “complete and utter breakdown” in 2015, which led her to take a five-week-long leave from “The Talk.”
On Monday’s Season 7 premiere of the talk show, Osbourne revealed to her co-hosts exactly what she was going through when she was absent last year. The 63-year-old explained that she now as “a good grip on the problem that I have.”
“I’m in control. It doesn’t control me,” she said, before providing more details for her co-hosts and the audience.
“I had a complete and utter breakdown,&rdqu...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - September 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sept. Full Moon In Pisces: A Time For Love And Romance -- For Those Who Let Go Of Their Fears
• "When am I going to fall in love?"
• "It's so scary being in love and vulnerable to someone else."
• "What if our love doesn't work out?"
When it comes to being in love, our fears often come out. But September's Full Moon is here to inspire us and give us the courage to face and overcome our fears, so we can truly love another person.
If you look up at the sky on September 16 at 3:05 P.M (ET), you will see a Full Moon Lunar Eclipse occurring in the sign of Pisces. The moon in Pisces brings us the opportunity to incorporate our ideals, our sense of compassion and spirituality into our lives. But because the moon...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - September 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lakota often die without dignity and often far too young
Notes from Indian Country
By Tim Giago (Nanwica Kciji, Stands Up For Them)
© Native Sun News Today
I saw a news film many years ago about one of the concentration camps in Poland after World War II had ended.
The bulldozers shoving the bodies of the skeletal, naked dead of the Jewish inmates into open pits haunted me for a very long time.
Such an undignified way to die: Such an undignified way to be remembered.
My thoughts turned to the surviving family members. Those lifeless corpses tossed into the shallow pits were human beings at one time who had laughed, cried, danced, enjoyed good music and good food, and w...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - September 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How To Talk To Your Health Care Provider About Your End-Of-Life Wishes
One of the most important conversations you will ever have--and also the most difficult--is to share your thoughts and feelings about the end of your life. The people closest to you need to know what you want for your last days so that they can advocate for your wishes, if you, for any reason, are unable to speak for yourself.
This conversation could help you avoid being kept alive for months on a ventilator with a brain that no longer functions. Your loved ones will only be able to protect you from excessive futile medical care if they know that this is your preference.
Read more here about having an end-of-life discu...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - September 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New book by Rice's DeConick explores the emergence and revolutionizing role of gnosticism
(Rice University) Gnosticism is a countercultural spirituality that forever changed the practice of Christianity. This is the premise of a new book by April DeConick, the Isla Carroll and Percy E. Turner Professor of Biblical Studies and chair of the Department of Religion at Rice University.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - August 29, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Book Review: Redeemable: A Memoir of Darkness & Hope
It has been said that to know true redemption, one must first know true devastation or destruction. After taking a step into the world of Erwin James through the pages of his transparent and candid memoir, one would agree that he has truly known and experienced both. Redeemable: A Memoir of Darkness and Hope is the firsthand autobiography of Erwin James, convicted murderer and journalist.
James’ memoir is an equally beautiful and gritty story of a life filled with uncontrollable circumstance and damning response, interwoven with the insights from a writer who injects portions of humanity and compassion into an otherwise ...
Source: Psych Central - August 18, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Bethany Duarte Tags: Alcoholism Book Reviews Disorders Family General Grief and Loss Loneliness Memory and Perception Personal Stories Policy and Advocacy Psychology Spirituality Treatment books about murder books about prison criminal background Source Type: news
Burn The Diet Books
Your best health formula is not scribbled in the pages of the latest diet book. It's actually within your soul.
Often, we look outside ourselves for new recipes or tag along with a friend to hot yoga class just because she's into it. You think, "She looks good! It should work for me too." Following the herd will only move your health needle so far.
Take one step back.
The route to your best health is revealed by looking within. Bring presence to your daily mantras, movements, and meals to see how things are working for you. For the next 4 weeks, pay attention to how your body reacts towards everything.
Let's start with...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - August 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
