Healing Power of Faith How Belief and Prayer Can Help You Triumph over Disease

Name: Healing Power of Faith How Belief and Prayer Can Help You Triumph over Disease
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ISBN: 9780684852973

ISBN-10: 0684852977

ISBN-13: 9780684852973

Edition: 2001

Authors: Harold Koenig, Malcolm McConnell, Harold Koenig

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Studies have shown that traditional religious practices like prayer can improve immune system responses and lower blood pressure. This book is filled with case studies and practical methods for harnessing the power of faith.

Book details

List price: $22.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 4/17/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English

Harold G. Koenig, M.D.,is the Director of Duke University's Center for the Study of Religion/Spirituality and Health. He is also Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Associate Professor of Medicine at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Koenig is the author of fourteen books and over 175 articles for a professional audience. This is his first book for the general public. He lives in Durham, North Carolina, with his wife and two children.




Science, Religion, and Health



Faith and Life Satisfaction



Religious People Have Stronger Marriages and Families



Religious People Have Healthy Lifestyles



Religious People Cope Well with Stress



Religion Offers Protection from Depression and Helps Those Afflicted to Recover Quickly



Religious People Live Longer, Healthier Lives



Religion May Protect People from Serious Cardiovascular Disease



Religious People May Have Stronger Immune Systems



Religious People Use Fewer Expensive Hospital Services



A Disease-Prevention Model for the Twenty-first Century



Helping Yourself and Your Loved Ones Benefit from the Power of Faith


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