For quite some time I have pondered what it means to possess good health. I have never been one who thought that she did so having spent a good deal of my life feeling poorly. On more than one occasion I have felt that the medical provider believed my illness to be in my head or of my imagination. Many persons have been made to see illness or disease in that limited way. In fact I have been informed by more than one scientist that a number of colleagues and medical providers do not believe there is a connection between the mind and the body.
Questions prevail and there are many attempts to provide answers.
I would like to think that this archaic interpretation of the word rather implies that there is a connection among the spirit, mind and body of each of us. The curricula at the College of St. Catherine in Minnesota included the study of the placebo and the various points of view about the effect of the placebo. I have observed that he and many of his peers are an open-minded lot who search for answers and are mindful of the questions that many who suffer pose. I am aware of a variety of studies but when it comes to taking care of my own health, I believe I must take a good share of the responsibility. I have many thoughts about my health.