People who dislike having to go to the church, read this … Going to the church is actually good for your health. It’s not me who’s saying this, just to bring you back to the church, but a recent study has confirmed this.
The study shows that going to the church actually helps people breathe easier. Researchers studied the breathing of 1,189 people aged between 70 to 79. People who attended church regularly had better pulmonary flow rate.
Joanna Maselko, of Temple University says, “Pulmonary function is an important indicator of respiratory and overall health, yet little is known about the psychosocial factors that might predict pulmonary function, At the same time, religious activity is emerging as a potential health promoting factor, especially among the elderly. We wanted to determine whether there was a connection between the two”.
A previous study also showed that churchgoers live longer than those who rarely visit the church. Going to the church regularly has other benefits too – it promotes social contact, provides emotional support, reduces the feelings of isolation that many older people experience and boosts psychological and physical well-being. Wow…the many benefits of believing in God I guess …
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