VITAMIN F FOR FRIENDSHIP

A friend sent me this message, reminding me to value my friends, keep in touch with them, laugh with them, and pray both for them and with them during those tough moments.

* Another Off the Beaten Path Story from Lois

Why do I have a variety of friends who are all so different in character? How can I get along with them all? I think that each one helps to bring out a “different” part of me.

With one of them I am polite. With another, I joke and laugh a lot. I sit down and talk about serious matters with yet another, while listening to or sharing life’s problems. And with a fourth dear friend, I seek advice.

My friends are all like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. When completed, they form a treasure box. A treasury of friends! They are my friends who understand me better than I understand myself, who support me through good days and bad days. We all hope and pray together and for one another.

Research shows that people in strong social circles have less risk of depression and terminal strokes. Real Age doctors tell us that friends are good for our health. Dr. Oz calls them Vitamin Fs (for Friends) and counts the benefits of friends as essential to our well-being.

If you enjoy Vitamin Fs constantly you can be up to 30 years younger than your real age. The warmth of friendship stops stress and even in your most intense moments it decreases the chance of a cardiac arrest or stroke by 50%.

I’m so happy that I have a stock of Vitamin F!

Thank you for being one of my Vitamins!