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12 Steps to A Healthier You Often we are led, or choose, to believe that genetics, or the environment, or even hormones play a larger roll in health than personal prayer and healthy choices. At the same time, we sometimes believe that medicines are the best cure for most ailments. While medications may help some disorders, most often, they cannot override or overcome unhealthy eating, or continuous exposure to toxins, and in almost all cases, they don’t cure. Our bodies heal themselves if given the right conditions. God designed us that way. The cast doesn’t heal the fractured bone; immobilization is the right condition for healing. Likewise, though some of us may have acquired genetic tendencies, we can improve any illness through improving our diet and enlisting the power of the Creator. I'd like to offer 12 steps to a healthier you, and also, I would ask that you consult the Manufacturer's Manual to get His health tips as well. Check any bookstore, hotel room, or pew for a copy of His bestselling: “Basics In Best Living Environment”.
Unless you are on a fluid restriction, most adults can take half their body weight (in pounds)-then try to drink that number of ounces of water daily. To determine the goal for the number of cups of water a day, use the calculator below. By Drinking the Recommended Amount of Water You will:
Fill it with any non-meat/non-dairy foods that you can think of.
If it doesn't nourish the body, it is not food. We should eat to live, not live to eat. Things like binging, comfort foods, and rewarding yourself or your kids with food are reasons why we have problems controlling our intake. The purpose of food is NOT enjoyment-but nourishment.
Dance while you are washing the dishes. Get a chair exercise tape, and memorize it, then when watching TV or in a waiting room- do your chair aerobics. If someone stares, offer them lessons.
White bread, white sugar, and white rice are usually chemically or mechanically altered to look white. Why? Your stomach doesn't care what color it was. But don’t be fooled by "wheat" bread, or brown sugar. Check the labels-one may have caramel coloring and the other could have molasses to change the color. Get whole wheat and whole grain-usually it must say 100%.
Almost any other herb would be better.
The easiest way to accomplish this is to buy fresh food and prepare it yourself, instead of buying it in a bag, or a can, or a box. Please don't make the mistake of thinking that man can create anything better than God.
The recommendations are getting lower and lower. Now, it’s no more than 3- 3 oz servings of meat a week. Soon, it may be 0. You could quit while you’re ahead- I did.
We are on a supplement craze right now. Some may choose supplements, but they are not substitutes. You must eat healthy. Look for your vitamins and minerals on your plate. If they are not there, change your eating habits, not your multivitamin. The information provided is not a substitute for medical consultation. Please see your doctor before considering any changes in your medical regimen.
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