Then find something to laugh about. Make choices you are willing to live with and then live. Another example is that a person with cancer is not said to be physically healthy. But when that person is confident in mind and secure in their spirituality the anguish of cancer is lessened. The tendency for the body to develop a disease might be in the DNA combination and pushed through to reality by lifestyle.
Health concerns the whole body, which includes spirituality.
A person's spiritual state can be a strong defense against the emotional stress of disease. It can also be a source of calm. In Care of the Soul, Thomas Moore explains how a skewed sense of security about one's faith can manifest through physical ailments. Regardless of which faith with which a person is associated the link must exist in a way that makes the person secure enough to rely on it when trouble starts. Leading a balanced life can seem tricky to a person with an unbalanced lifestyle.