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| 4 Health Benefits of becoming religious _ Illustration of red beet. © 2014 Merdeka.com/shutterstock/pilipphoto _ |
1. Lowering blood pressure
A study conducted in 1998 found that elderly people who are active in religious activities at risk of high blood pressure 40% smaller compared them less active. In this study, researchers from Duke University Medical Center measured the blood pressure of around 4,000 participants, and interview them about how active they are in religious activities.
2. More thankful
According to a study featured in the American Sociological Review in 2010, the religious have a happier life and gratefully. That's because they often meet and gather with many friends in their places of worship.
3. Good immune system
Those who attend religious services at least once a week is said to have immune system stronger. A study conducted by Duke University Medical Center in 1,718 elderly people found that those who rarely go to places of worship have high levels of interleukin-6 is higher, an inflammatory protein that is found in the immune system associated with type of cancer particular, autoimmune diseases, and viral infections .
4. Choose a longer lifespan
A study conducted in 1999 found that going to church more than once a week can extend up to seven years of age. And those who rarely go to church have a mortality risk 1.87 times greater than those who diligently.
This is the fourth health benefits gained by religious people. And the researchers found that they active in religious activities have physical and mental health are better than those who rarely.
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