Stress can cause you to crave starchy foods like pasta and bread. The reason your body longs for these foods is because they stimulate the body to produce serotonin, the "feel-good" chemical. Prayer can reduce stress by encouraging relaxation. When you are relaxed, the body no longer senses the need to produce serotonin and your craving for starchy foods like potato chips is reduced.

When you pray, you clear your head and refresh your mind. A carefree mind enables you to find the strength to conquer challenges, even those bad food choices encountered throughout a busy day.

Prayer seems to be so much a prescription for healthy living that studies continue to show a correlation between faith and physical well-being. For many dieters who use prayer to resist food temptations, the proof is in the prayer.