Creating healthy habits
Rather than treating food as a reward, let’s emphasize nutrition as fuel. Every time I turn around there is an event that involves offering sweets to children. More often than not, these unhealthy treats are given out in school, sports
Mindfulness
Charting a path toward greater sanity, well-being, and purpose—and changing business from within When my article “The Mind Business” was published, I wasn’t sure how readers would respond. In previous years, I had interviewed Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in Silicon Valley
All work and no play?
Dr. Stuart Brown invites each of us to rediscover our unique “play personalities.” His directions were precise, though unusual for a meeting: “follow the big Eucalyptus trees along the right side of the road; cross the first of two one-lane bridges,
Major David Harmon
Major David Harmon, 64, was promoted to Glory Aug. 14 in Honolulu, after a brief illness. David Alan Harmon was the third of nine children, born May 23, 1951, to Donald and Freda Harmon in Wauseon, Ohio, where he spent his
Warren Johnson
By Kevin White - Salvationists, friends and family filled the Tustin Ranch Corps sanctuary to capacity Sept. 2, gathering to pay tribute and celebrate the life of Warren C. Johnson (OF) who was promoted to Glory Aug. 23. Born in Sault Ste.
Major Dianna Meyer
Major Dianna Meyer, 104, was promoted to Glory June 29 in San Francisco. Born June 4, 1911, at home in Medford, Ore., Dianna Louise Hammond weighed about four pounds. The doctor informed her parents that she would only survive a few
Sleep on it
Neuroscientist Russell Foster explores the importance of sleep and how it’s being used more recently as an early predictor of mental health. “EARLY TO BED, EARLY TO RISE MAKES A MAN HEALTHY, WEALTHY AND WISE.” You might expect someone who's devoted much
Oil industry downturn sparks increased need in Midwest
The oil boomtown of Williston, N.D., struggles as low prices cool the demand for oil production. The Salvation Army in Williston, N.D., increased its food, clothing, and transportation services from roughly 700 people in 2008 to 8,000 people in 2014—a nearly
New program targets at-risk youth
[gss gallery ids="17488,17489,17490,17491"] The Salvation Army in New Zealand partners for “Kiwi Next Generation.” The Salvation Army in New Zealand partnered with children’s charity Variety to launch a new program targeting at-risk youth—those Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET). The two-year program,
Kroc Center to the Rxcue
Medical director makes patient appointments in the gym Jeff Menter was sick. Just 36 years old, the Post Falls, Idaho, man suffered from heart disease, chronic pain, obesity and depression. Menter was sick, but maybe most of all, he was sick
Let’s make the cure contagious
Cure Violence applies epidemic health model to communities People have known for a long time that violence begets violence, but I don’t think people truly understood that violence is scientifically a contagious problem. When we apply epidemic control methods to prevent
Praying for relief
Finding peace in the midst of overwhelming anxiety My first memory of dealing with anxiety was as a young child in late elementary school, waiting for my mom to return home from the evening classes she was taking to advance her