Five percent is acceptable; I need all the help I can get

When I hear that something has a five percent impact on my health, I don't belittle it. I look at it this way: If I have a health problem that has no known cure, and I need to cope with the symptoms, I need all the help I can get. If I can find 20 things that have a five percent impact on my health, then perhaps the negative impact of that problem on my health and wellbeing can be diminished and possibly eliminated.

Also, often the five percent will grow exponentially when it is something that gets better over time, like breathing and mind-body interventions which have accumulative benefits.

But there is also an issue of the cost/benefit ratio. There are things we can do that don't take much time, effort or money, such as popping a vitamin pill, breathing and relaxing your muscles, positive thinking, dancing, laughing, wearing comfortable shoes, and being mindful of the things that aggravate your condition and avoiding them.

If something is going to take a lot of time, money and effort only to produce less than a five percent benefit, than I might want to put a priority for more cost effective things.

I believe that any improvement in any aspect of your life (physical, social, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, etc.) affects the other aspects because it affects your overall wellbeing.
We are integrated beings of multiple interconnected dimensions. It is interesting to hear about research that links health with unexpected aspects, such as personality type, behavior, relationships, nature, socio-cultural environments, etc.