Hold onto your faith: centenarians did!
Living in this day and age, people have information at their fingertips to help them live longer and healthier. But apart from all the nutritional factoids, aged individuals can tell you what the Holy Grail of Longevity is.
When a recent survey was conducted, 100 senior citizens aged 100 to 104 piped up on what the secret to their success was. Almost a fourth of them echoed the same thing: faith and spirituality do more for a long life than medical care coupled with good genes.
It's hard to argue with their mentality of "living a good, clean life." But there must be something about the peace of mind that one can get from a lifelong commitment to faith. So can you guess what these same people considered their greatest achievement in life? Beating out their careers, it was raising a family, they said.
Apart from your regular diet and exercise routine, how does faith play a role in your overall health?
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9-20-2006 @ 12:11AM
Steven Hepting said...
I was reading last night where Ravi Zacharius says that "the purpose of life defines lifestyle." Albeit, this is intended in many ways for the long-term decisions we make it is also very applicable to small things like health.
I want to be an effective witness to my cohorts. I want to be healthy so my future wife won't have to worry about me. I want to be able to help people in whatever way they may have need.
It's said that "the stronger a man is, the gentler he can afford to be." This applies both to the physical and spiritual world.
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