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Go to Church and Live Longer

The scientific evidence states:

Attending Religious Services Sharply Cuts Risk of Death, Study Suggests

A study published by researchers at Yeshiva University and its medical school, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, strongly suggests that regular attendance at religious services reduces the risk of death by approximately 20 percent.

"Interestingly, the protection against mortality provided by religion cannot be entirely explained by expected factors that include enhanced social support of friends or family, lifestyle choices and reduced smoking and alcohol consumption," said Dr. Schnall, who was lead author of the study. "There is something here that we don’t quite understand. It is always possible that some unknown or unmeasured factors confounded these results," he added.

Others:

Weekly Religious Attendance Nearly as Effective as Statins and Exercise in Extending Life

Improvements in life expectancy of those who attend religious services on a weekly basis to be comparable to those who participate in regular physical exercise and to those who take statin-type medications

Go to Church and Breathe Easier

religious activity may protect and maintain pulmonary health in the elderly.

Religious Attendance Linked to Lower Mortalily in ElderlyThe current findings build on a series of earlier studies at Duke and elsewhere showing that religious people have lower blood pressure, less depression and anxiety, stronger immune systems and cost the health care system less than people who are less religiously involved.

Research Shows Religion Plays a Major Role in Health, Longevity

For the first time, that extra lifespan has been quantified. While there are differences between genders and races, in general those who go to church once or more each week can look forward to about seven more years than those who never attended.

-Article from Business of Life 2008

I thought this article was so interesting and wanted to share it. I used to attend church twice on Sundays and as of late, we are presently looking for a church home. I don't think church is neccesarily a building but more of a gathering of believers. We do have a bible meeting in our home Sunday nights and gather with other believers. Myself and others have been so blessed with it. 　

Hebrews 10:25

Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.