Comments on: New Mortality Test http://www.thehealthblog.com/new-mortality-test/ A blog about proper health and nutrition habits Fri, 17 Jun 2011 04:45:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jacqleene http://www.thehealthblog.com/new-mortality-test/#comment-65 Jacqleene Thu, 16 Feb 2006 20:38:50 +0000 http://thehealthblog.com/index.php/2006/02/15/new-mortality-test/#comment-65 I find this test interesting, yet have a few concerns. It seems as though the person taking the test could be scared into making a lifestyle change. While I think it is good for everyone to take responsibility for their lifestyle choices and make healthy changes, I am concerned that it could lead to choices made for the wrong reason. In my experience, any time a change is made due to fear, it is not a lasting change. It is not made with the right 'heart' motives and will eventually lead to a relapse into old behaviors as the fear wears away. The other thing that bothers me somewhat is that there are so many things that aren't taken into account in this little survey that it seems like another of those things that is a time-waster. Rather than worrying about the outcome of a test that may be able to tell you how much life you have left to live, the time could be better spent LIVING LIFE. I find this test interesting, yet have a few concerns. It seems as though the person taking the test could be scared into making a lifestyle change. While I think it is good for everyone to take responsibility for their lifestyle choices and make healthy changes, I am concerned that it could lead to choices made for the wrong reason.

In my experience, any time a change is made due to fear, it is not a lasting change. It is not made with the right ‘heart’ motives and will eventually lead to a relapse into old behaviors as the fear wears away.

The other thing that bothers me somewhat is that there are so many things that aren’t taken into account in this little survey that it seems like another of those things that is a time-waster. Rather than worrying about the outcome of a test that may be able to tell you how much life you have left to live, the time could be better spent LIVING LIFE.

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