Taking Steps to Improve Heart Health

Sadly too many of us know families who have lost a loved one suddenly to a heart attack. In fact, heart attack is listed as the number one cause of death and takes a life around every 30 seconds. It is a tragic, shocking event and one that, for the most part, can be prevented by taking good care of our bodies. We are fearfully and wonderfully made. Our heart is made up of four chambers and veins and arteries. It consists of connective tissue, blood vessels, nerves and fat but is mostly comprised of cardiac muscle, a unique type […]

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Establishing Healthy Habits

The New Year offers each of us a chance to forget the old and move forward into the new. I am not a great fan of New Year’s resolutions, but I fervently believe in writing down our goals and reviewing them regularly. I encourage you to write out your goals for 2016, including those for your personal health, and then periodically check in to see how you are doing. “For I have given rest to the weary and joy to the sorrowing” (Jeremiah 31:25 NLT). Our habits determine the patterns of our lives We know that life is short. The […]

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10 Simple Ways to Improve your Health

  Who doesn’t want to feel healthy, full of vigor and with an energetic zest for life? God wants us to live the abundant life but all too often failing health hinders our goals and dreams. The Bible refers to our body as a temple of the Holy Spirit, and as my trip to Israel last year reminded me, temples take some consistent maintenance if they are to last for the duration. Doctors told me I would be on medication for the rest of my life, but I would like to share a few simple tips that have helped me […]

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What’s On Your Produce Impacts Your Health

  Sadly we are all, at one time or another, affected by friends or family battling or succumbing to cancer. In 2008 cancer was the leading cause of death worldwide with 12.7 million new cases and 7.6 million deaths. The National Cancer Institute states that only 5 to 10 percent of cancers are caused by genetic gene mutation with environmental and dietary factors playing a large role. Believers in Christ should not be afraid of dying, but with cancer rates and the cost of medical care rising, it makes sense to take steps to protect our health with some preventative […]

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Fasting for Body, Soul and Spirit

  It goes against the grain for the average American to deny himself anything, let alone food. As a self-confessed chocoholic, fasting to aid in healing my Lyme disease induced arthritis was never my first option. When the side effects of conventional medications became unbearable, a nutritionist opened my eyes to the dismal state of our food chain. Pesticides, antibiotics, hormones, dyes and preservatives, all contribute towards the toxicity that our bodies have to fight on a daily basis. By taking these out of the picture and shutting down my digestive system, I diverted the energy used in digestion to […]

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Choosing Joy Amid Health Issues

When we are young we often see ourselves as invincible, but sometimes our health can become an every present struggle. At 31, happily married with two little girls, aged four and two, life was good. We celebrated no more diapers with a weekend camping trip to the Keys with friends. While others went out on the boat I watched our children in a wooded play area. That evening I noticed that my legs were covered with bites. The following Monday I developed flu like symptoms, followed by a strange pain in my foot. X-rays showed arthritic changes in my toes. […]

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