Churchgoers Live Longer
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Hall, an Episcopalian minister who also led the study, has some hypotheses on why there might be a link. The social aspect of religion may be behind the benefit, or perhaps religion gives meaning to people’s lives.
“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”
Hall, an Episcopalian minister who also led the study, has some hypotheses on why there might be a link. The social aspect of religion may be behind the benefit, or perhaps religion gives meaning to people’s lives.
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