Our Favorite Proverbs: Proverbs 17:22, Joy is Good for Your Health
by Marilynn Chadwick
"A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones." Proverbs 17:22
Can practicing thankfulness actually improve your health? Some think so. I read about a study in which participants were asked to list the things for which they were thankful. They were instructed to write their gratitude list and sustain this exercise for exactly five minutes. The results of the study showed that those who practiced gratitude for five minutes experienced a sharp rise in their disease fighting antibodies. These antibodies remained elevated for several hours!
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