Anderson Cooper 360: Blog Archive - Does religion help you live longer? « - Blogs from CNN.com: "Duke University has done several good studies that show that people who below to a faith-based communities, and show up to services at least four times per week. live up to 14 years longer that people who never attend religious services. It doesn’t matter if you’re Muslim, Christian, Jewish or a faithful atheist.
The lesson is that having religion is good for us. It forces scheduled stress reduction, makes it less likely we’ll engage in risky behavior and surrounds us with community. Of course, we don’t know for sure how religion helps us live longer, it just seems to help. And, I suppose, Konstantinos is a living example"
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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