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Religion is one of the tools that can be used to ensure that human beings are healthy and free from all sorts of diseases that could be caused by what they term sins. Religion is a set of practices that have to do with the worship of a Supreme being, such as God in Christianity, and Allah in Islam, and Oludumare in Yorùbá African Tradition. Religion is often associated with moral values that are inculcated in the members through preaching/sermon, prayers, prophecies and rituals.
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Religion plays a big role in the life of an individual especially in ensuring that humans live a healthy lifestyle. This is due to the fact that religious leaders preach behaviors that are healthy and frown at unhealthy lifestyle.
So, a devoted Christian, for instance is less likely to contract some kind of diseases such as sexually transmitted diseases - a Christian is not allowed to have premarital sex or a married person isn't allowed to have multiple sexual partners. Also, most religion frown against the use of hard drugs and alcohol, therefore, it will be quite difficult to misbehave due to the consumption of these forbidden substances.
A religious person is also not going to smoke Marijuana or cigarettes, which makes it almost impossible for them to have diseases related to smoking such as lung disease, cancer, etc.
These are the things that Pastors or Imams preach against in the church or mosques, respectively, so it will be less likely for a devoted Christian or Muslim to practice them, thereby improving their general well-being.
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Most of the time, people adhere to the instructions from their religious leaders more than they adhere to that of medical practitioners. The fear factor is always there when a Pastor preaches against abuse of drugs because we don't want to sin against God but on the other hand when a doctor advises his patients not to consume certain drugs, they may not take him or her seriously.
This shows how religion and health might be working hand-in-hand. In fact, there are so many people who prefer to go to church to drink holy water and use anointing oil rather than going to an hospital. For those who have faith in the Supreme being (God) that they serve, they will receive their healing.
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