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Faith and Health

Prayer, meditation, and spiritual based exercise have been shown to have positive effects on health.
Faith and Health
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Jingduan Yang
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Faith has a profound impact on health. Mounting scientific evidence shows that when people pray, meditate, or perform spiritual exercises, they can experience seemingly miraculous effects on their health. Such findings effectively give us additional options when fighting diseases.

Jingduan Yang
Jingduan Yang
M.D.
Dr. Jingduan Yang is a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in integrative and traditional Chinese medicine. He developed the ACES Model of Health and Medicine and leads clinical, educational, and research initiatives. As a principal founder of the Northern School of Medicine and Health Sciences, he advances whole-person care grounded in science, ethics, and humanity.