• Whole person care – consists of taking care of physical, mental, emotional, spiritual aspects of the person.  Spiritual care is as important as physical care for healing, through increased endorphins and improved immune system
• Faith is a valuable factor for health, 2,000 studies about relationship of faith and healing.

Findings from the studies:

• Faith (spirituality) leads people to make better lifestyle choices, better diet, exercise, avoiding bad habits like smoking, alcohol use, drug use,etc.
• Faith leads people to be more optimistic and positive about their lives, less inflammation, reduced stress, reduces hypertension and heart disease
• Faith leads people to attend church more: lower mortality risk, longer life span

“Unconditional love is the most powerful stimulant of the immune system.  The truth is: Love heals.” Dr. Bernie Siegel

Notes from Dr. Zeno Charles-Marcel, M.D. Internal medicine, lecture

MODEL OF WELL-BEING:

Body (physical)

Mind (thinking, mood & feelings)

Relationships (social, familial, environmental

Spiritual (identity, worship, transcendence)

Peace means SHALOM, and SHALOM equate to total health

Total Health includes: completeness, wholeness, wellness, harmony, all that is good

as we are designed to be

The overwhelming evidence is that religious belief and practice, overall and with IMPORTANT exceptions, lead to better than average health and well-being and an higher than average degree of pro-sociality! (more social)

Our Spiritual Life and World view affect:

“Self” Regulation

Specific Choices

Power to Overcome

Attitudes & Relationships

Freedom

The Human Equation:

Man (Living Soul) unique living being = Dust (water & clay) physical-chemical becomes Biochemical & Anatomic/physiologic + Breath (special ingredient - God’s operating system “spiritual”)

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Dealing with Fear:

From God’s Holy Bible:

For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we may boldly say: The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?”  Hebrews 13:5,6

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10

You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.

Isaiah 26:3

Say to those who are fearful-hearted, Be strong, do not fear! Behold, our God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God; He will come and save you. Isaiah 35:4

And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away. Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new. And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.” Revelation 21:4,5

Learn how to develop a healthy mindset by reading the chapter “Mind Cure” in the book Ministry of Healing –    Click Here!

Do you doubt God or have trouble believing and putting your trust in Him? Click on this link to learn how to deal with doubt:

“Dealing With Doubt”   Click Here!

How to develop a strong personal relationship with Jesus, FREE online studies:

Group titles - Accepting Christ as a Personal Savior, Increase Knowledge and Confidence in Christ, Christ’s Way of Life, and Christ’s Remnant - God’s Divinely Appointed Movement

www.carlcoffman.com   Click this link for studies

Do you have trouble trusting God and have difficulty believing He loves you as much as Jesus loves you?

Try these FREE online studies - sample of titles: The Logic of Love, The Heart of God, The Image of God, Journey to the Heart of God, Life in God’s Love

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Study Important Bible Truths, FREE online studies - sample titles: Can God Be Trusted?,

Seeing the Signs, Why Does God Allow Suffering?, Hope for a Planet in Crisis, As Good as it

Gets

www.itiswritten.study  Click this link for studies