Charts from the book Holy Health

 

This is especially for audiobook listeners of Holy Health: How Church Makes Your Healthier and Happier, who were unable to see the graphics because of the audio format. Featured below are charts depicting churchgoing’s impact on longevity, physical health, mental health, marriage and family, education, substance abuse, suicide, and more. Also included is an example of sophisticated engineering in nature, pointing to strong evidence of an Intelligent Creator.

 

Life Expectancy 300x165 - Charts from the book Holy Health

 

Surgery Survival 300x165 - Charts from the book Holy Health

 

Cytokines 300x192 - Charts from the book Holy Health

 

Mental Illness 300x165 - Charts from the book Holy Health

 

Lukewarm Religiosity 300x165 - Charts from the book Holy Health

 

Marriage Happiness 300x165 - Charts from the book Holy Health

 

Divorce Rate 300x165 - Charts from the book Holy Health

 

GPA 300x165 - Charts from the book Holy Health

 

College Degree 300x165 - Charts from the book Holy Health

 

College Mental Illness 300x165 - Charts from the book Holy Health

 

Suicide 300x165 - Charts from the book Holy Health

 

Suicide Nurses Health Study 300x165 - Charts from the book Holy Health

 

On Track 300x165 - Charts from the book Holy Health

 

Crime 300x165 - Charts from the book Holy Health

 

Surgery Survival2 300x165 - Charts from the book Holy Health

 

Charity 300x165 - Charts from the book Holy Health

 

Bacterial Flagellum 300x169 - Charts from the book Holy Health

To view an animation of the above molecular machine, click here. (It begins 30 seconds into the video.)

Also see brain scans depicting the difference in thickness of the cerebral cortex between religious and non-religious persons, by clicking on this link. (We were unable to display the graphic for copyright reasons.) It is a composite of 103 study participants. On the left are four scans of a person to whom religion is not important; on the right are scans of a person to whom it is very important. The red areas indicate reduced cortical thickness, associated with higher risk of neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders. Source: “Neuroanatomical Correlates of Religiosity and Spirituality: A Study in Adults at High and Low Familial Risk for Depression” JAMA Psychiatry, 2014.

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