The five spheres, he said, are mental, physical, social, spiritual and material. Factors such as education, income, job satisfaction and social relationships help the body resist the surges of adrenaline and cortisol that debilitate the body, he said. When you write a thank you note to a friend, you may gain as much in longevity as you doon a treadmill. Job satisfaction is as important to longevity as cholesterol and exercise. People who have higher and better jobs live longer.
Education is a great predictor of longevity.
The idea of longevity should have a growing audience as the baby boomers creep into the autumn of their lives. Paster's book got an endorsement from his friend, the Dalai Lama. According to Dr. Paster's findings, they increase longevity as well. This makes sense to me since I believe that inner peace is definitely of benefit to good health. The notion that it takes more than diet to survive long and well is red hot.