Cancer can be a devastating disease, and the road to recovery and restored health can be long and fraught with pitfalls. For hundreds of years, people have turned to prayer and faith to help them through the dark times of their illness and the despair that often...
Heart surgery patients can gain hope, confidence, optimism and a sense of control through religious faith and prayer, according to new University of Michigan research. The researchers studied 224 cardiac patients over 19 months for their prayer coping and religiosity,...
A growing spiritual life may help slow the devastation of Alzheimer’s disease. “The data suggest there may be an association, meaning people with higher levels of spirituality have a slower progression of Alzheimer’s disease,” said Dr. Yakir...
All of us are on this journey of life, a journey into discovery. What are we discovering? Is it a new continent? A rare archeological find? Gold or diamonds? No, something much more precious. A life being led by the heart instead of by the mind. Let us explain. Many...
Americans have found a no-cost painkiller they say is as effective as prescription drugs: prayer. More than half of those who responded to a USA TODAY/ABC News/Stanford University Medical Center poll say they use prayer to control pain. Of those, 90% say it worked...
To stay healthy, you probably know that you need to eat right, get plenty of exercise and rest, and avoid bad habits such as smoking. But, it might surprise you to learn that what you believe in can have a big impact on your health and longevity. “There have been a...
So many people believe in the power of prayer that it’s now caught the attention of scientific researchers. “Praying for your health is one of the most common complementary treatments people do on their own,” said Dr. Harold G. Koenig, co-director of the Center for...
