People who attend worship services regularly are healthier, wealthier and wiser! (Ben Franklin did not follow Jesus in his own life but he wanted he Colonists to be Christians. He saw the benefits but chose to rebel from the teachings he had received at home!)
Take a look at some recent research on faith, attendance and health/wellness.
There are many things you can do to increase your life
expectancy: exercise, eat well, take your medication and ... go to church. A new study finds people who attend religious services weekly
live longer. Specifically, the research looked at how many years are added to
life expectancy based on:
- Regular physical exercise: 3.0-to-5.1
years
- Proven therapeutic regimens: 2.1-to-3.7
years
- Regular religious attendance: 1.8-to-3.1
years
"Religious attendance is not a mode of medical
therapy," said study leader Daniel Hall, a resident in general surgery at
the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. "While this study was not
intended for use in clinical decision making, these findings tell us that there
is something to examine further."
"The significance of this finding may be
controversial," he said. "But at the very least, it shows that
further research into the associations between religion and health might have
implications for medical practice."
Read my books and see how this happens. The Healing Release of the Holy Spirit and Healing Souls Touching Hearts are especially relevant. Also go to our web pages and learn how to promote healthy churches.
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