But only recently have we begun to understand how depression, anger and hostility affect the risk of heart attacks and strokes. The social and kinship sphere. We ve known about the marriage effect the irrefutable fact that happily married people, or their equivalent, live longer for decades. It also appears that a strong social network of family and friends buffers you from life s stressors, even if you re on your last breath. Studies of terminally ill cancer victims show patients live longer if they have support groups.
Quality outweighs quantity where kinship is concerned.
The spiritual sphere. The material sphere. At the primal level, we suffer if we don t have a job with enough money and benefits. In the book I describe 76 activities to boost your life. Take an honest look at your vision for the future, your assets and debits, your family history.