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Would you like to study nutrition with Anne, looking at what the Bible says about health, then finding out how to make good health practical in your home?
You can! In this series of 8 one-hour audios, you’ll spend time with Anne and her friend Cathy as they search out what the Bible says about good health. Anne will take you step-by-step through this complex topic and help you feel like you can do it, too!
Topics Covered:
Session 1 – What the Bible Says About Health <Click to Listen>
- Sources of information on health
- Two food laws
- Three sins that steal our health
- Hindrances to health
- How to find help
- Download Session 1 Handout
- Homework:
- Read chapter 3, “When I Am Anxious,” from Future Grace by John Piper.
- Read “Light and Dark.”
- Read “Be Fruitful and Multiply.”
- Read “The Myths of Vegetarianism,” by Stephen Byrnes.
- Recommended Book: What the Bible Says About Healthy Living, by Rex Russell
Session 2 – Anatomy and Physiology <Click to Listen>
- A trip through the human body
- How the blood becomes toxic
- Disease
- How the endocrine system affects health
- How to monitor your health
- Download Session 2 Handout
- Homework:
- Fertility – Quick online overview, plus highly recommended book
- Body Temperature – Method 1 (basal) and Method 2 (daytime) (I recommend using both)
- Keep a Food Diary
- Symptoms – Once per week, rate your most prominent symptoms (if any).
- Read “The Long Hollow Tube: A Primer on the Digestive System” by Sally Fallon.
- Read “Thyroid and Infertility” by Anne Elliott.
- Read “What You Should Know About Your Glands” by John Tintera.
Session 3 – The Basics of Nutrition <Click to Listen>
- More about God’s food laws
- Enzymes and how they help you digest your food
- How to keep your blood clean
- Two questions to ask before taking a bite of food
- What a healthy lifestyle consists of
- Simple ideas to help you implement healthy changes
- Download Session 3 Handout
- Homework:
- Download “Simple Ideas” for ways you can make changes to your lifestyle this week!
- Read “Enzymes: The Key to Longevity” by Tim O’Shea.
- Read “Principles of Healthy Diets” by the Weston A. Price Foundation.
- Recommended Book: Enzyme Nutrition
Session 4 – Satan’s Sabotages and Saintly Substitutes <Click to Listen>
- Ways Satan tries to deceive us
- A tour of a grocery store, aisle by aisle
- A healthy shopping list to print and take shopping with you
- Alternatives to the “Standard American Diet”
- How to adapt recipes
- Download Session 4 Handout
- Homework:
- Go through your cupboards and use a permanent marker to place an X on any harmful foods. Read every ingredient label!
- Begin making a list of foods you’ll need a replacement or recipe for.
- Recommended Reading:
- A list of biblically clean and unclean foods (brands, stores, etc.)
- “The Refined Sweet Kiss of Death” by Moss Greene.
- “Replacing Refined Sugars with Natural Sugars” by Lori Lipinski.
- “Wheaty Indiscretions–What Happens to Wheat, from Seed to Storage” by Jen Allbritton.
- “Replacing White Flour with Whole Grains in Four Simple Steps” by Lori Lipinski.
- “The Skinny on Fats” by Mary Enig and Sally Fallon.
- “Milk: It Does a Body Good?” by Lori Lipinski.
- “What Exactly Is MSG?” by Carol Hoernlein.
- “MSG Updates” by Jack Samuels
- “Hidden Sources of MSG”
- Research on Natural Flavors, by Anne Elliott
- “Soft Drinks: America’s Other Drinking Problem” by Judith Valentine.
- “Soy Alert” by the Weston A. Price Foundation.
- Information about Vegetarianism, by the Weston A. Price Foundation.
- “The Beginner’s Guide to Health” by Anne Elliott.
- Recommended Books:
Session 5 – Ancient Wisdom <Click to Listen>
- How to find local sources of food
- Four biblical principles to help us choose good food
- Seven ways to slow down and enjoy your food
- Sample menus
- A healthy nutrition checklist
- Download Session 5 Handout
- Homework:
- Use the “Healthy Nutrition Checklist” to evaluate your food intake.
- Download “Recipes and Ideas from Ancient Wisdom” to enjoy this week.
- Recommended Reading:
- “Ancient Dietary Wisdom for Tomorrow’s Children” by Sally Fallon
- “Europe: Traditional Foods” by Elizabeth Glaze
- “Lacto Fermentation” by Sally Fallon
- “Dietary Guidelines” by the Weston A. Price Foundation
- “How We Eat” by board members of the W.A.P. Foundation
- “Dietary Recommendations for Children” by the W.A.P. Foundation
- Helpful Links on Today’s Topics:
- Creationism — Answers in Genesis, Institute for Creation Research, Creation Ministries
- Sources of local food — Eat Wild, Coop Directory, Local Harvest, Weston Price Local Chapters, Real Milk
- Wild Fermentation — Answers to every question you can think of relating to fermenting foods, by category
- Other Great Books:
- Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, the journals of Weston A. Price. (I love this book. It’s filled with pictures and stories, and it’s memorable. However, the author does believe in evolution and promotes some biblically unclean foods.) Also available free online.
- Lasagna Gardening
- Wild Fermentation
- Putting Food By
- Preserving Food Without Freezing or Canning
- Nourishing Traditions
- The Metabolic Typing Diet
Session 6 – Eating the Bread of Laziness <Click to Listen>
- How to keep your motivation to eat better
- How to afford healthy food
- How to find good equipment for better eating
- How to have time to prepare good food
- How to make a weekly menu
- Download Session 6 Handout
- Homework:
- Recommended Reading:
- Read through “Beginner’s Guide to Health“
- Recommended Books:
Session 7 – Help for Us Humans <Click to Listen>
- Normal, human reactions to sickness
- God’s prescription for sickness and fatigue
- How the immune system works
- More ways to monitor your health
- How prayer affects healing
- How to research for answers to medical questions
- How to choose herbal supplements or medications
- How to find a good doctor
- What the Bible says about healing
- Download Session 7 Handout
- Homework:
- Print and use the “Symptom Diary” (Goal: 40 days).
- Do the Bible study on “The Merry, Joyful Heart” on page 2 of your class handout.
- Recommended Reading:
- “The LORD is Healer” by Lester Sumrall.
- Special thanks to Fernando Ortega for allowing us to play his song, “Give Me Jesus,” in this week’s class!
Session 8 – Q&A Session (special, 2-hour episode) <Click to Listen>
- In this session, Cathy and Anne answer a pile of reader questions received over the previous seven classes.
- Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Exercise resources: PACE or Praise Moves or Lindywell (Pilates)
- Healthy cookie recipes: chocolate chip cookies, oatmeal raisin cookies
- Breakfast bar recipe
- Healthy skin care: Look for vegan companies.
- If you have adrenal fatigue, check out the articles here on our website or my book on adrenal fatigue.
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