A study by Duke University indicates that older people who participate in religious activities tend to have lower blood pressure than others in the over- 65 age group. The study, which appeared in the latest issue of the International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, also showed that religious people are less depressed, deal better with overcoming addictions and have healthier immune systems.
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