I actually lived with several Seventh-Day Adventist for close to a year. I loved their TOTAL devotion to PRAYERS and BIBLE STUDIES on Saturday after church. I loved their diet too.

Here is what researcher Dan Buettner discovered about their lifestyle that I totally agree with:

1. Practice PHYSICAL MOVEMENT which follows with what John J Ratey MD says in his book Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise And The Brain.

2. Find a sense of LASTING PURPOSE!

3. REDUCE STRESS!

4. Eat to only 80% satisfaction!

5. Eat less MEAT and more BEANS, LENTILS and NUTS.

6. Drink a REASONABLE amount of ALCOHOL DAILY. Even my friend Dr. OZ agrees!

7. Find a STRONG CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY like my Discover Church in Franklin NC.

8. Nurture FAMILY relationships.

9. Develop RELATIONSHIPS that support your Christian VALUES!