FRIENDSHIP'S BREAKING NEWS

FWR Says:   Breaking News for Family Wellness - Friendship

Malcolm Gladwell, in his book “Outliers:  The Story of Success”, reports on revolutionary results from recent studies:

• Those in active multi-generational families (clans) suffer from heart and stroke conditions at rates 20% less than the general population.

• Clans members live longer and better regardless of diet and exercise

• Both children and adults benefit from the securities of the clan whatever age.

Here are the results of one study.  Italian immigrants from the mountainous region of Roseto settled in the Pennsylvania mountains.  The conditions in Pennsylvania were close to that of Roseto.  These people, named Rosetani, maintained their original Italian culture separate from the neighbouring cultures.  They kept their rural work routines, preserved their language and avoided the other warring clans.  Their diet and exercise habits were risky by today’s standards.  The rate of heart attack and stroke conditions remained 20% lower than that of the States.  

What does this mean for today’s family?   

• Grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins are vital members of the clan


• Today’s parents’ big job is to promote the relationships of the wider clan


• Children and adults of all ages will benefit from the collective security

FWR Says:  This puts the clan as a top priority for family wellness!