by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | TOTAL HEALTH
The health of individuals and communities is determined by many different factors that we call the determinants of health. Related article:Â How Understanding the Determinants of Health Influences How I Partner with Patients to Create Health. I like to view the...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | TOTAL HEALTH
A study of Roseto, a homogeneous Italian-American community in Pennsylvania, and other nearby towns between 1955 and 1965 lead to the conclusion that lower Myocardial Infarction rates in Roseto were due to their cohesive family and community relationships. Following a...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | Leadership, LIFESTYLE, VISION
“Faith without works is dead” James, the brother of Jesus. We set goals every year. Very few of us ever achieve them. Ever wonder what stands in the gap between our dreams and goals and actually achieving them? This article points out the missing link,...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | Leadership, PEACEMAKING HABITS, WORK AS CALLING
We see things not as they are, but as we are. Many wise teachers have used the quote above over the last several centuries. And it is so true. We see the world through the lenses of our own experiences. We think that we see the world as it is, but the truth is that we...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | TOTAL HEALTH
A study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology in 2009 showed found that anger and hostility were associated with Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) outcomes both in healthy and CHD populations. The researchers recommended that besides conventional...
