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Health & Fitness

My secret to a healthy body

Keith Wommack, a colleague of mine, conducted an interesting experiment many years ago and came up with some promising results that affected both his mental and physical health.  Trying this experiment might prove helpful to our health too.  Enjoy this blog by Keith.

When in high school, I experimented, not with drugs, but with something quite different. My interest was not the norm. I wanted to see how long I could focus on divine concepts throughout the day.

Why?

I had become intrigued with the idea that spiritual thinking could have a direct impact on health.

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My experiment took place several decades ago before published studies revealed the positive mental and physical effects attributed to prayer and spiritual living.

Here’s a brief description of my results:

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Day 1:  Got out of bed - ate a bowl of cereal - all the while, thinking about divine ideas. However, as soon as my brothers and I piled into our old ‘55 Chevy to head to school, I forgot all about the experiment.

Day 2:  Got out of bed - ate a bowl of cereal - all the while, thinking about divine ideas. Continued prayerful reasoning all the way to school. Unfortunately, as soon as the Chevy pulled into the parking lot, pondering anything close to being considered spiritual went out the window.

 

 

 





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