Is Religion Healthy for Women?

Karl Marx called religion the "opiate of the masses." If that's true, then this is one drug from which we can all benefit.

A recent study by researchers at Yeshiva University and Albert Einstein School of Medicine found that, among postmenopausal women, "regular attendance at religious services reduces the risk of death by approximately 20 percent."* What remarkable findings!

Even after controlling for the extent to which the women socialized with friends or had risky habits such as smoking and alcohol consumption, the results indicated that attending religious services - without specifying what religion - protected them against death.

The researchers couldn't explain the results. Meanwhile, it's a good idea to maintain your link to G-d.

*(http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/130085.php)