Month: May 2020

Photo by Elly Fairytale on Pexels.com 37. Health Benefits of Prayer Source: Preventive Medicine - At the University of Texas, researchers examined whether people who frequently attend religious services take more action to maintain good health, compared to those who attend less frequently or not at all. Among 1,504 Texas adults, they found that those … Continue reading Encouraging A Healthy Lifestyle

Photo by Gustavo Fring on Pexels.com 36. Health Benefits of Prayer Source: American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - Caring for a loved one with dementia and surviving their death are two of the most stressful events that we can experience. At the University of Pittsburg, researchers looked at the role of religion among more than … Continue reading Reducing Stress Among Caregivers

Photo by Korhan Erdol on Pexels.com 35. Health Benefits of Prayer Source: Journal of Personality & Social Psychology - Several studies in Germany looked at students facing the threat of terrorist attacks, and how religious affected their reaction to the situation. Researchers found that students who held deep personal religious beliefs had fewer fears or … Continue reading Controlling Fear of Terrorist Attacks and Pandemic

Photo by TOPHEE MARQUEZ on Pexels.com 34. Health Benefits of Prayer Source: Nicotine & Tobacco Research - Multiple studies have shown that religious people of all ages are less likely to smoke. One study also looked at the influence of religion on a genetic predisposition to smoke among 315 sets of twins and more than … Continue reading Reducing The Odds of Smoking

Photo by Fernando Cabral on Pexels.com 33. Health Benefits of Prayer Source: Psychooncology - A study of 222 men at the University of California, Los Angeles, found that religious conviction and practice significantly reduced the negative impact of prostate cancer. Since the disease most often progresses very slowly, improving patient's quality of life is extremely … Continue reading Reducing Prostate Cancer Symptoms