IT is a fact of human experience that there are some individuals who stay healthy regardless of the lifestyle they adopt, while some who take every known health precaution, still end up struggling to stay healthy. This shows that, while it is important to do what is right in terms of moderation and temperance, there is more to staying healthy than meets the eye - literally.

There have been many theories to explain this difference in the state of health of individuals, the most prevalent of which, according to modern day research, is genes. Other schools of thought ascribe better health to the level of the development of a region, or the spending power of an individual; while some attribute it to race, gender and age. The fallibility of these theories is quite evident, since there are too many exceptions, for any one of them to be the general rule.

Being healthy and staying healthy is desirable for everyone, regardless of where they live, their bio-statistics or economics. It is becoming evident to the best thinkers that spirituality has a definite positive bearing on good health. This spirituality is defined as faith in a Supreme Being, usually called God. Indeed, scientific research is proving this to be the case, and this has started to generate more than a cursory interest in what spirituality is, and how it works.

In 1866, an American Christian woman discovered, through conscientious study of the Bible, almost unceasing prayer, divine revelation through the unction of the Holy Spirit, and, most importantly, by practical demonstration —  restoring health to hundreds —, how spirituality works to preserve good health. She subjected her discovery to the broadest tests, healing cases of acute, chronic, incurable and terminal disease, injury and accident. She found that race, age, gender, economics, and all the etceteras that would militate against staying healthy, became subordinate to spirituality. She thus found that spirituality is applicable universally, in preserving or restoring health.

Mary Baker Eddy shared what she discovered in her internationally recognised book, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, published first in 1875. This system of spiritual healing, as elucidated in the book, continues to heal around the world today. More than this, the ideas presented by Eddy enlightens the reader in a way that results in better health and morals. Reports show that it has a beneficial, even life changing effect on health. Readers have attested to the fact that the book gives them a spiritual and more practical sense of the Bible, as well as a better understanding of their relationship with God. The Women’s National Book Association cites it as “one of the seventy five books by women whose words have changed the world”.

As research continues to seek ways and means in order for man to be healthy and stay healthy, the ideas presented by a nineteenth century Christian woman continue to blaze the trail.

Thousands readily testify [over 10 million copies of the book have been sold], that spirituality, based on God, heals, especially when following the example of healing taught and practiced by Christ Jesus, the system of which is laid out in Eddy’s book. Furthermore, the system teaches, with practical proof, how anyone, regardless of their current state of health, and in spite of genes and circumstance, can stay healthy.

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