It's well known that going to church helps you to live longer. Now some scientists think they know a reason not previously considered.
Here comes a big word: telomeres. Here's an explanation.
“Telomeres are the caps at the end of each strand of DNA that protect our chromosomes, like the plastic tips at the end of shoelaces.Without the coating, shoelaces become frayed until they can no longer do their job, just as without telomeres, DNA strands become damaged and our cells can’t do their job.”
Hang in there. A 2016 study published in the journal Social Science & Medicine that found:“Adults who frequently attend religious services, pray with regularity, and consider themselves to be religious tend to exhibit longer telomeres than those who attend and pray less frequently and do not consider themselves to be religious.”
Did Jesus understand telomeres?