{"id":2616904,"date":"2026-06-21T12:09:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T16:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gods-way-is-best-marriage-found-to-have-huge-benefits-when-it-comes-to-cancer-heart-health-mental-health\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T12:11:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T16:11:39","slug":"gods-way-is-best-marriage-found-to-have-huge-benefits-when-it-comes-to-cancer-heart-health-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gods-way-is-best-marriage-found-to-have-huge-benefits-when-it-comes-to-cancer-heart-health-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"God&#8217;s Way Is Best &#8211; Marriage Found to Have Huge Benefits When It Comes to Cancer, Heart Health, Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgods-way-is-best-marriage-found-to-have-huge-benefits-when-it-comes-to-cancer-heart-health-mental-health%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2616904&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-held-hostage-by-hamas\/\" title=\"Americans Held Hostage by Hamas\">provided content appears<\/a> to be a snippet of a webpage that includes a &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; button, which when clicked, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-security-update-mays-direct-payment-worth-943-goes-out-in-25-days\/\" title=\"Update on Social Security: Expect a direct payment of 3 in 25 days for May\">reveals additional details<\/a>.the hidden content contains an article discussing the health benefits of marriage, supported by various expert quotes and references to recent studies. It highlights how marriage can contribute to longer, healthier lives, better mental health, and reduced risks of cardiovascular disease and cancer. The article emphasizes that these benefits are most significant when the marriage is of good quality, and suggests that the higher good achieved through a spiritual and committed union aligns with divine principles, resulting in additional blessings.The page also contains scripts for ad slots, a feedback form with CAPTCHA verification, and promotional content for the publication.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A principle I learned from legendary Christian author C.S. Lewis would seem to have special applicability here.<\/p>\n<p>Namely, the sacrifice of a lesser to a greater good will often result in the realization of both good aims. But the sacrifice of a greater to a lesser good often means that we will achieve neither.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wellness\/2026\/06\/02\/health-benefits-marriage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a> reported what we all know: marriage provides health benefits to both partners.<\/p>\n<p>Shannon Markus, an emergency physician at Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas, summarized.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMarried people do tend to live longer and spend more years healthy on average,\u201d Markus said.<\/p>\n<p>To no one\u2019s surprise, a good marriage has a positive effect on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/liberal-white-women-may-hand-biden-win-2024-poll-probing-mental-health-may-explain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mental health<\/a>, as Mitchell Hale, a therapist at Sawtelle Psychotherapy Group in Los Angeles, explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese dynamics allow for the cultivation of joy, intimacy, laughter and other positive emotions and experiences in our daily lives,\u201d Hale said of marriages that feature stability, companionship, and other essential kinds of support.<\/p>\n<p>More surprisingly, perhaps, marriage reduces one\u2019s risks of both cardiovascular disease and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tulsi-gabbard-s-message-gratitude-prayers-husbands-cancer-surgery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cancer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kim Smolderen, a professor of medicine and psychiatry and co-director of the Vascular Medicine Outcomes program at the Yale School of Medicine, attributed the heart-related benefit to the \u201csocial support\u201d marriage provides, which, she said \u201cmay buffer health-related risks and outcomes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-shows-that-high-levels-of-exercise-do-not-compensate-for-a-poor-diet\/\" title=\"Study Shows that High Levels of Exercise Do Not Compensate For a Poor Diet\">including cardiovascular disease<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Paulo Pinheiro, a professor of cancer epidemiology at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami, authored a 2026 study showing that men and women who never married stood a greater chance of developing cancer than men and women who had once married or who remained married.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne way to think about it is that marriage may provide an informal \u2018health manager\u2019 \u2014 a partner who can help moderate behaviors such as smoking or alcohol use, encourage healthier habits and prompt engagement with preventive care and screening,\u201d Pinheiro said.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, all of these benefits depend on having good <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/america-250-american-dream-still-begins-marriage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">marriages<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDissatisfaction and poor marriage quality have been shown to increase the risk of high blood pressure, heart attacks and even cardiovascular mortality,\u201d Smolderen said of the risks that unhappy partners, particularly women, often face.<\/p>\n<p>In short, health professionals agree that marriage provides health benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than resting on \u201csocial support\u201d as an explanation, however, let us examine the probable reason behind that connection.<\/p>\n<p>Using Lewis\u2019 formulation, enjoying mental and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/total-nightmare-biden-policy-redefining-sex-puts-doctors-at-risk-american-principles-project-president-says\/\" title=\"\u2018Total Nightmare...: Biden Policy Redefining Sex Puts Doctors At Risk, American Principles Project President Says\">heart health<\/a> while staying free of cancer certainly qualifies as a good.<\/p>\n<p>But sacrificing oneself and one\u2019s own interests for someone else\u2019s sake \u2014 in this case by joining in a spiritual union, becoming \u201cone flesh,\u201d and promising to forever prioritize the well-being of one\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >beloved spouse \u2014 qualifies<\/a> as an even higher good.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, it turns out that when we pursue the higher good of marriage, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chicago-restaurant-owner-survives-gunpoint-robbery-crying-god\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">God<\/a> grants us the lesser good, too.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; 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