pilgrim Pathway

Issues


  • Where Medicine and Prayer Collide

    Dr. Larry Dossey has been writing about the impact of prayer on our health for many years.  He’s conducted studies and interviewed thousands of people in his travels looking for how prayer and medicine can survive and thrive hand-in-hand.  I believe one of the most recently publicized events showing how the two reinforce the benefits of…

  • Truth Telling Helps Overcome Adverse Reactions

    When confronted with a life-altering illness we depend on our doctors to provide the best treatment for our condition.  As you begin treatment the hope is that your doctor discusses both the positives and negatives of any treatment so you’re decision is based on informed consent.  The pharmaceutical companies job is to bring new products…

  • Doctor’s Bias Impacts Your Health

    I never really thought that there could be differences in treatment based on the characteristics of my doctor.  My assumption and those of many people I speak with is that training gives doctors the tools to treat patients and that there are standards that doctors adhere to providing equal outcome opportunities for all patients.  It…

  • Going to the Mat for your Health

    Each of us have a bottom line that once crossed either makes us mad or sets us in motion.  It’s important to consider when it comes to your health where will you throw your weight, not literally.  It’s important to know what you’ll take a stand for because the day may come when a doctor…