I’ve been enjoying Personal Best, and the breadth of ideas it offers about how to be and stay healthy. I like reading about people who are proactive about their health. These pages have become a force for healthy living in our community. I'm grateful for that and want to give back. So here's a question for other Personal Best readers: Does spirituality play an important role in being and staying healthy?

Research indicates that many of us would say yes. Spirituality, defined as a belief in and appeal to a spiritual power outside the body, is more prevalent in America than you might think.

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