A new study has found that people who attend Church services and pray frequently tend to sleep better than their less religious counterparts.

Conducted by the University of Texas at San Antonio, and published in Sleep Health: Journal of the National Sleep Foundation, data from a large, recent nationwide survey of U.S. adults shows that Church attendance and frequency of prayer are positively associated with overall sleep quality.

The study acknowledges that religion could “decrease psychological distress, substance abuse and stress exposure, which are all associated with sleep outcomes.”

“This research is relatively unchartered territory that allows us to better understand the way in which religion and spirituality affect a person’s health and overall quality of life,” Christopher Ellison from the UTSA Department of Sociology told the Christian Post.

According to UTSA, “Ellison believes the data suggests a person’s religious involvement benefits their mental health by reducing stress, promoting social engagement and support from fellow church members, providing psychological resources (hope, optimism, sense of meaning) and promoting healthier lifestyles (lower levels of substance abuse).”

There are many other benefits to attending church, as previous studies have shown.

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according to the Bible, "He gives his beloved sleep" its true especially when you speak in tongues

majorgr:
according to the Bible, "He gives his beloved sleep"
its true especially when you speak in tongues

Hmmmmmm word.

majorgr:
according to the Bible, "He gives his beloved sleep"
its true especially when you speak in tongues

That is the problem with Afrikans. Keep praying & sleeping while the world leaves us behind. The chinese have just built a train station in 9hours.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTI4pA21j6I

Your white-bearded sky daddy will come down one day to turn Nigerian into an Eldorado - shiooor!

Peace of God which surpasses all human understanding.
And Thou will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee.
Lastly the scripture says "and thou shalt lie down and thy sleep shalt be sweet
Op I can relate.

It's called placebo effect. There's nothing supernatural about it.

Zoharariel:


That is the problem with Afrikans. Keep praying & sleeping while the world leaves us behind. The chinese have just built a train station in 9hours.

Your white-bearded sky daddy will come down one day to turn Nigerian into an Eldorado - shiooor!

This is the problem with Afrikans atheists, when they conclude everything have to be done without effort or input just like evolution.

In Nigeria today, those who have Invented or Fabricated one Machine or the other are Religious people, what has atheists fabricated or invented so far? Even you show us your work.

sKeetz:
[s]It's called placebo effect. There's nothing supernatural about it.[/s]

The evil spirit in you wont allow you to stop talking Trash in this section,

A placebo is anything that seems to be a "real" medical treatment -- but isn't. It could be a pill, a shot, or some other type of "fake" treatment. What all placebos have in common is that they do not contain an active substance meant to affect health.

When last did your doctor prescribe dose of prayer to you, support your comment with prescription bill

GoodMuyis:


The evil spirit in you wont allow you to stop talking Trash in this section,



When last did your doctor prescribe dose of prayer to you, support your comment with prescription bill

All theists I've come across in this section have one thing in common; they lack the ability to think critically without resorting to blind arguments and emotional outbursts. Your rant above is an example.

That said, prayers can act as a positive force of hope and when people pray believing that a white bearded sky daddy listens and answers them, they actually feel happier. Hence, the brain releases feel good hormones like dopamine, endorphine. The result is better sleep for the individual; classic placebo effect.

sKeetz:


All theists I've come across in this section have one thing in common; they lack the ability to think critically without resorting to blind arguments and emotional outbursts. Your rant above is an example.

That said, prayers can act as a positive force of hope and when people pray believing that a white bearded sky daddy listens and answers them, they actually feel happier. Hence, the brain releases feel good hormones like dopamine, endorphine. The result is better sleep for the individual; classic placebo effect.

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