So I am sure that some community in Utah must be in the top ten healthiest places in America. I mean with the no coffee, tea, or drinking these people are head and shoulders above the rest of the country. The Word of Wisdom must be true.

Actually, no community in Utah made the top 10. something must be wrong with the study:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/the-10-healthiest-communities-in-america/ss-BBKHFPz?ocid=ientp#image=11

LOL! I guess Satan is corrupting the righteous with Soda.

Virginia has three counties in the top ten, and Colorado has four. Colorado is not a surprise to me (having lived there for eight years,) since people there love to get outdoors and hike, bike, ski, etc. With Northern Virginia, you have a very prosperous population and good medical care.

Mormonism is VERY unhealthy.

I wouldn't recommend it.
If so, I'd recommend taking two and calling me in the mourning.

M@t

The communities listed are "on the radar," upscale and tend to be upper middleclass to strong middleclass.

The median incomes for 5 out of 10 of those are over $100,000. The rest are between $60,000-$85,000 per annum.

So, pretty pricey. Maybe not the best place for retirees or working class families.

One of my brothers and his spouse lived in Fairfax starting out. They were both working when first married. By the time baby #3 came along, SIL quit job to stay home because daycare for their three children exceeded the mortgage. It cost more for her to work than to stay at home. Not long after they moved away for greener pastures elsewhere.

Mormonism leaves one feeling depressed, anxious, and often hopeless. Their basic diet is mostly carbs. Not all, but a lot of them are pretty lethargic also. Lots of worry about paying the bills and tithing. All of that takes a toll on a person when they live that way year after year.



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.....plus the time commitment to attend all those meetings, do the callings and work at least one full time job to pay the bills and tithing. When are you going to exercise?

The WoW touting Mormons are way down the list when it comes to running and not being weary and walking and not fainting. Seems like it was a hollow promise.

No one in my extreme Utah TBM family has escaped serious health problems but me---knock on wood, fingers crossed. Yet they are horrified that I drink coffee. Can you say "brainwashing" boys and girls?

For those that don't want to scroll through slides:

1 Falls Church, Virginia
2 Douglas County, Colorado
3 Broomfield County, Colorado
4 Los Alamos County, New Mexico
5 Dukes County, Massachusetts
6 Fairfax, Virginia
7 Hamilton County, Indiana
8 Routt County, Colorado
9 Ouray County, Colorado
10Loudun County, Virginia