Yesterday, I was having a conversation with a dear friend of mine about what it means to be healthy and what one must do to live a balanced life. She is a Christian while I am nonreligious, though I am closest to Buddhism if it matters. We both have worked very hard over the last couple years to become balanced in life, though neither of us have been as successful as was hoped. My question for today is whether or not religion has any effect on living a balanced life.

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