Want to enjoy better health, greater happiness and inner peace? It’s as simple as counting your blessings. An attitude of gratitude can go a long way toward vibrant health. From Cicero to Buddha, philosophers and spiritual leaders around the world have lauded the merits of gratitude as a major factor in health and happiness. The world’s major religions, including Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, have prized gratitude as a spiritually beneficial emotional state. In recent years, doctors and psychologists have jumped on the bandwagon. Researchers in the emerging field of positive psychology say that studies in the “science of gratitude”
November 2008
Boost Your Health with an Attitude of Gratitude
by Sheila McCormick on November 26th, 2008An Apple a Day
by Cindy Gray on November 12th, 2008An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away… Hey, wait a minute, who said that? And why would one simple, humble little piece of fruit be thought to keep away “the doctor,” or potential illness? Well, Hippocrates, the father of medicine, didn’t say it; and neither did any other famous doctor or spokesperson. This old familiar quote has been attributed to a traditional nursery rhyme, one that dates back to the sixteenth century. “An apple a day keeps the doctor away Apple in the morning – Doctor’s warning Roast apple at night – starves the doctor outright Eat an apple