About the Research & Connection Between Faith and Health
Research results on the faith and health connection
“The Role of Spirituality in Health and Illness,” by Christina Puchalski, M.D.
Jeff is a Jewish author and religious scholar whose academic research, beginning in the 1980s, helped to pioneer the study of religion, spirituality and health.
“Plans to Prosper: A Patient Guide to Faith and Health” - A 27 minute video program that looks at the role spirituality plays in health and healing. The program describes spirituality, reviews the research link between spirituality and better medical outcomes and discusses five spiritual principles for patients.
An extensive 10-page PDF document - from the Christian Medical and Dental Association
Interview by Insight in the News with David Larson, former President, National Institute for Healthcare Research
Beliefnet interview with Dr. Harold Koenig, Duke University
Article based on a presentation made by Dan Fountain, M.D. at the 1998 World Congress of the International Christian Medical and Dental Association.
Article in the Medical Journal of Australia - May 21, 2007
Summaries and links to 28 full text articles on the research between religion and health
Article in the Medical Journal of Australia - May 21, 2007
Series of videos capturing 24 presentations in this symposium hosted by the Templeton Foundation
An article by Ether Sternberg and Philip Gold explaining the interaction between the brain and the immune system.
A article on the review of the literature and research on faith, feelings and physiology
Oakley Ray, Vanderbilt University reveals some of the social, spiritual and behavioral factors acting on the brain that influence health, illness and death.
Stress, Faith and Your Health
A Time magazine article about a 2004 Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences. Scientists reported that unrelenting stress on mothers can damage the DNA of their immune-system cells in a way that may speed up the aging process.
A PBS transcript and interview on “Speaking of Faith” by Krista Tippett. Esther Sternberg, a rheumatologist, shares fascinating scientific insight into the molecular level of the mind-body connection.
From the America Psychological Association that shows how the systems of your body are affected by stress.
A review of research by Emily Zeig, December 4, 2001 while a student at Hope College
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“A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.” Proverbs 17:22
