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• Three are connected to our spiritual being (anandamaya kosha):

− Deepening spiritual connection

− Having a purpose in life

− Embracing social support.

• Two are connected to our mental being (vijnamaya kosha):

− Taking control over one’s health

− Following one’s intuition.

• Two are connected to our emotional being (manomaya kosha):

− Releasing suppressed emotions

− Increasing positive emotions.

• And finally, two factors necessary for healing on Turner’s list are connected to our physical and energetic body (pranamaya and annamaya koshas):

− Using herbs and supplements

− Radically changing diet.

Some of these findings had already been confirmed earlier by other researchers, who had also looked at the immune system and other factors—for example, moving away from our community and “not belonging” can make us ill and increase our mortality by two to three times.2 Relationships of any sort (good or bad) improve our odds of survival by 50 percent, with the effects of isolation equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes per day or being an alcoholic, and twice as harmful as being obese.3 Another study4 concluded that the number of groups to which we belong, particularly if we have strong relationships within them, is more vital than any diet or exercise program, and protects us against the worst toxins and greatest adversity.