Christian health care is based in the latest cutting
edge medical knowledge, technology and alternative healing modalities, but it
also offers a higher power in healing, the Bible. The Bible is a great, age-old
resource for learning how to live a healthy, balanced life and avoid getting
sick. Look to its pages for guidance in health. The following text about health
promoting advice and the Bible was taken as an excerpt from the following Web
site: ( www.adam.com.au/bstett/BBibleHelpsHealth.htm).
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Reaching our health potential with Biblical help
"To reach your top potential in emotional and physical well-being refer to the Bible and go to church. Health-promoting discoveries of 20th century medical science confirm what the Bible taught 2000-and-more years ago. The Old Testament says that Israel would have high population growth and low sickness rates when obedient to God. (Deuteronomy 7:15; 8:1; Psalm 34)"
"In Proverbs it says: My son, be attentive to my words. For they are life to him who finds them, and healing to all his flesh. The New Testament similarly teaches that obedience to God relates to health and happiness. For example: He that would love life and see good days. let him turn away from evil and do right; let him seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous. (1Peter 3:10-12)"
"Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in health.
For I greatly rejoiced when some of the brethren arrived and testified to the
truth of your life, as indeed you do follow the truth. (3 John 2-3) Yet woman
will be saved through bearing children. (1 Timothy 2:15) I came that they may
have life, and have it abundantly. (John 10:10) We can therefore search the
Bible for clues on health. There is much more on offer than the advice, 'Use
a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.' "
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Studies
"People who practice faith are healthier than people who don't. This was the conclusion of an American study by medical sociologist Kenneth Ferraro. (1992) Data on responses from 1,473 people was controlled to allow for education, income and age. According to Ferraro, 'Religion was having a surprising effect. It proved to be nearly as significant as age and social class.'"
"A separate study of 1,077 students by Professor W Oleckno and Michael J Blacconiere of Chicago was published in 1991. It was found that frequency of church attendance and strength of religious commitment correlated positively with measures of "wellness" such as fewer illnesses and less use of drugs, alcohol and cigarettes."
"Reader;s Digest says: 'Growing evidence links belief in God to better physical health. In 22 studies, frequent churchgoers had lower rates of a variety of illness.' (Browder 1995) The book Religion in Aging and Health edited by Jeffrey S Levin surveys over 200 published studies covering the past 11/2 centuries. Again many correlations showed up between religion and health. Levin analyzed these studies and concluded that epidemiologists failed to interpret their own data and so missed out on knowing about the importance of religion to health! "
"There are a lot of chemical links between the brain and the immune system. Levels of immune cells which destroy bacteria and heal tissue-damage correlate with levels of neuropeptides produced in the brain's emotion controlling center - the limbic system. Pleasant emotions and feelings therefore lead to a stronger immune system and hence faster healing and more effective prevention of sickness. Pleasant emotions also promote the release of endorphins - natural chemicals which like opiates reduce pain."
Socializing
"People have a need for social contact. Simply being with others on a regular basis reduces a range of stressful emotions including anxiety, boredom, doubt, fear and loneliness. (Middlebrook 1974) Reliable networks of relationships also lead to quicker answers and feedback in questions and problems. One factor therefore influencing the greater wellness of religious people is socializing. Science magazine reported: Social relationships, or the relative lack thereof, constitute a major risk factor for health. (1988 July 29)"
"According to J Poppy in Esquire (1989 May) a 14-year study of 2,750 people in Tecumseh (Michigan, USA), showed that close relationships increases life expectancy. The article "Your Mind's Healing Power" (Reader's Digest 1989 November pp. 33-36) referred to studies which showed that socially active people tend to live longer than less active, separated, widowed and single people and that confiding in others has long term psychological and physical benefits. The Bible in harmony with these findings teaches treating each other as family and attending meetings" (Hebrews 10:24-25).
"It also says: Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. (Philippians 2:4) Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. (James 5:16)
It is well known that .A problem shared is a problem halved. and that this reduces stress. Pennebaker & Susman (1988) showed that confiding in friends and people you trust adds to your general well-being and health..
.Pennebaker et al (1987) concluded: .We have demonstrated that the disclosure of important personal events has physical and psychological benefits..
Research in the 1950s showed that laboratory animals which are petted have lower blood pressure and live longer than animals getting no attention..
"A hug in humans or a caring touch reduces depression, raises the hemoglobin level, boosts the immune system, improves sleep, gives a sense of elation and speeds recovery if you are sick or injured. Paul the Apostle wrote, "Greet one another with a holy kiss." And the Old Testament says, "There is a time to embrace." If you don't go to church try for similar boosts to your health by hugging your friends!"
Altruism and ethics
"Obedience to Biblical ethics-rules and guidelines on right and wrong-effects health. Reader's Digest had an article on The healing power of doing good by E R Growald & A Luks. Dean Ornish of the University of California Medical Center specializes in internal medicine and wrote the book Stress, Diet and Your Health. Dr Ornish has concluded that unselfish acts toward others promotes health and healing in yourself. He gets heart-attack patients who dislike each other to do each other's laundry. He says that helpful actions reduce cholesterol levels and chest pains. (Juan 1990)"
"Doing good reduces stress, raises your self esteem because you've been useful, gives you a "warm" feeling, and causes release of pain-reducing endorphins. This happy mood makes the brain release neuropeptides which in turn raise the production of white blood cells. The Bible teaches doing good to each other and to strangers: See that none of you repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to all. (1 Thessalonians 5:15) The Golden Rule "do unto others" (Matthew 7:12) and Jesus' story of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10) therefore have more relevance than previously thought! These sayings not only inspire a lot of charitable work - which itself is health promoting and life saving in recipients - but promote better health in the do-gooder too!"
.One .good. in particular to do for others . which affects one.s own health . is speak the truth. Telling lies is bad for your health, according to a psychotherapist and author of a new book that outlines a .truth therapy. plan that works on both physical and mental health. Brad Blanton, author of Radical Honesty says people with notable stress disorders such as ulcers, insomnia and spastic colitis are worse liars than normal people. (Sunday Mail 1997 April 27 page 22) The Bible has numerous commands to be truthful and commands against telling lies. For example: Therefore, putting away falsehood, let every one speak the truth with his neighbor. (Ephesians 4:25) Do not lie to one another. (Colossians 3:9).
Anger
"Reader's Digest says "hostility and anger can be fatal" and "cynical mistrust of others" raises risks of coronary heart disease. The article recommended, "Assert yourself positively" and "Practice forgiveness." (1990 April p. 46) In the 1960s and 1970s some psychologists advocated "ventilating your rage" and "getting it off your chest." As a kettle might explode if the steam is not released, the reasoning went, so a person might damage himself if he traps his anger inside himself. In Cosmopolitan we read, "The only way we can cease to be victims of our own anger is to let it out." (1983 October p. 83)"
"Psychologist Carol Tavris, in contrast, wrote, "In fact, studies show that 'getting it off your chest' only makes you angrier." (1982) Regularly "blowing your top" releases tension and this rewarding aspect can make it a habit. The result can be bowel problems a strained heart and poor decision-making. And of course if you easily "let fly", others may respond similarly toward you creating a vicious circle that leads to fights. Alternatively, to not display anger when someone hurts you but instead letting your anger simmer as resentment is not good either. The bad feelings decrease your immune response and leave you with increased vulnerability to colds, flu and perhaps cancer."
"Acute anger when something hurtful happens to you, or you observe needless hurt to others, is normal. The emotion is expressed and soon over. Jesus expressed anger over commercialism in the Temple and over self-promoting double standards of religious leaders. Hans Eysenck of the Institute of Psychiatry in London conducted studies spanning 20 years and showed that either extreme - regular rage or simmering resentment . is bad for you."
.This conclusion is reflected in the Bible which emphasizes that we avoid "bitterness and wrath and anger" (Ephesians 4:31) but also permits us to be .slow to anger.. A man of quick temper acts foolishly, but a man of discretion is patient. (Proverbs 14:17) He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. (Proverbs 14:29) A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention. (Proverbs 15:18) This Biblical approach to anger is regularly taught in churches and is the scientific choice for a healthier, longer life..
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