City Church San Diego is honored to have Dr. Francisco Contreras speaking this January 23 about mental health. This Sunday, the renowned doctor will share his expertise and insights regarding the topic starting at 10:30 a.m.
Miracles & Mental Health, Dr. Francisco Contreras
Dr. Contreras will grace City Church San Diego with his presence this coming Sunday, January 23. As announced on the church’s Facebook page, it invites its congregation to come and listen to Dr. Contreras, director, president, and chairman of the Oasis of Hope Hospital.
Dr. Contreras is a distinguished oncologist and surgeon. He is famous for combining conventional and alternative medical treatments with emotional and spiritual support.
In Healing Cancer This Century, the doctor treats cancer as a metabolic disease rather than a genetic disease. The video interview shared on this website showed Dr. Contreras explaining some of the metabolic aspects of cancer that are addressed when treating a cancer patient.
Moreover, he also shared the advantages and disadvantages of gene therapy for cancer and how to improve a patient’s immune system against this disease.
Dr. Contreras is also an author with several books written about cancer treatment.
Mental Health Among Americans, Pandemic
According to an abstract published in the National Medical Library webpage, entitled Impact of Covid – 19 on Mental Health of 157,213 Americans, the pandemic posts an unprecedented crisis with potential negative impacts on mental health.
The abstract reported acute emotions from the pre to acute periods such as anxiety increased while tiredness, calmness, happiness, and optimism decreased. While from the acute to sustained periods, sadness, depression, and gratitude increased.
Anxiety, stress, and tiredness depreciated. In between the pre and sustained periods, sadness and depression increased, similar to happiness and calmness. Anxiety and stress levels went down.
Among symptom measures, initially, anxiety increased from the pre to the acute periods but later went back to the baseline.
This study suggests that although there were negative impacts at the beginning of the pandemic on emotions and mental health symptoms in the first few weeks, many Americans displayed resilience over the following months.
Nonetheless, the abstract indicated that further study is needed.
City Church San Diego
“Follow Jesus. Build a great church. Love people. Love Life.”
According to its Facebook page, Pastors Jerry and Tami McKinney and their three boys started the church in 1998. City Church quickly grew into an influential church, impacting the culture of San Diego.
The City Church of San Diego works to see sustained life growth in everyone that comes to the church.
The City Church San Diego is located at 10802 Willow Ct., San Diego. Service happens on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. The church provides indoor and outdoor seating options during the 10:30 a.m. service.
Online service is available Saturday evenings at 5:00 p.m.
Friend Groups at City Church San Diego
“Be Spirited Friends.” – Phil 2:2
According to City Church, life is not meant to be spent alone. It believes that all should be a part of a large worship gathering and small group relationship, just like how the Lord planned from the beginning of the church.
This is God’s model, and it works very well.
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