Nature!
You’re in a bad mood? Easy cure. Just go outside.
So claim psychology researchers at the University of Regina, Regina, Canada, in “Nature Contact and Mood Benefits: Contact Duration and Mood Type,” published in The Journal of Positive Psychology.
It seems evident that contact with the outdoors is generally beneficial to human health and wellbeing. But this article points out the specific emotional benefits of being outside—intensity (how much), frequency (how often),
Chatting!
A recent UK-wide survey of 2,000 families with children below 14 years of age—conducted by CensusWide—revealed an interesting fact: On average those kids were spending 23 hours a week on smartphones and similar gadgets (3:18 hours a day)—twice as much time they spend conversing with their parents—12 hours a week (1:43 hours a day)!
This comes after England’s chief medical officer, Dame Sally Davies, issued a warning to parents to take control of their child’s
Kindness!
“Soothing Your Heart and Feeling Connected: A New Experimental Paradigm to Study the Benefits of Self-Compassion” in Clinical Psychological Science, by researchers from University of Exeter, University of Oxford (U.K.). and Otto-von-Guericke University (Germany), was remarkable article that came out recently.
Thinking kind thoughts has tangible health benefits, apparently.
The researchers studied 135 healthy subjects in various groups. Those who were first instructed
Doctor!
Nowadays, my patients already know who I am, where I went to school, my Dallas Seminary affiliation, and a host of other factoids about me, even before they enter my exam room.
It’s the age of the internet, after all.
Reviews, credentials, ethnicity—everything about every doctor is freely available somewhere online.
And one would suspect that all of these data are somehow important in improving the health of patients.
Bedside manner? Well, it’s nice to have a physician
Abe Kuruvilla is the Carl E. Bates Professor of Christian Preaching at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Louisville, KY), and a dermatologist in private practice. His passion is to explore, explain, and exemplify preaching.