A comparative study of religious and non-religious lifestyle : Emphasizing health behavior and cardiovascular diseases

Abstract Goal: The purpose of this study was to review the differences between religious and non-religious lifestyle in health behaviors with a particular emphasis on cardiovascular health. Method: The method of this study was the analytical method. Results: The review of researches suggested that the religious and non-religious health lifestyle have some differences and similarities and the similarities are more than differences. In general, there are many similarities and differences are more minor issues such as spirituality that is just in a religious health lifestyle. Conclude: The healthiest lifestyle is the lifestyle that is based on religion and Islamic recommendations and, give help of nonreligious lifestyle recommendations that are consistent with the recommendations of religious lifestyle. Based on scientific principles are accepted, the used to complement each other and achieve the best style that it can be called a religious lifestyle because religion does not have any objection to human knowledge and it is encouraged.