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This is the overview page on nutrition. However, the nutrition category is not confined solely to what we put into our bodies. Sometimes the category will cover the body itself, including various disorders and diseases. Food is medicine, but it is also fuel and flavor. And for most people, it is the hardest area of fitness to get right. These articles will simplify it for you, while also giving you a better understanding of the amazing body God has gifted you.
Nutrition
There are a few foundational concepts that need to be established before you can build a framework for your personal situation.
First off, you will never eat perfectly. The earth is broken, therefore food is broken. So understand that even if your resources were unlimited, you could not eat perfectly.
Secondly, you have a life and it exists outside the kitchen and the foods you eat. You are looking to make realistic changes and if that includes foods that have a few ingredients you cannot pronounce, that is okay.
Third, the science is always changing. You can only make informed decisions on what the current science suggests.
Lastly, there is so much bad information out there, as well as nutrition fearmongering, it can be disheartening to know where to begin. These articles will help make sense of it all.
Game Plan
As you balance the body stewardship opportunities the Lord has entrusted you with, ask for wisdom with your nutrition. You pray about other areas of your life, including safety. Nutrition is preventative medicine… a form of safety in its own right. Why would you not pray about it?
And since you cannot eat perfectly, you will learn to have grace with yourself. You will also learn not abuse the grace to make habitually unhealthy decisions. It is a balancing act. In time and with God’s help, you can put into place a lifestyle that works for your body.
Result
You will learn to approach your nutrition with confidence, as you arm yourself with knowledge, grace, self-control, and hope. Never forget your mission: to honor God with how you steward your body. If you are obsessed with your nutrition or if you ignore it, you lose sight of your mission.
Keep the Father at the center, trusting He will give you the wisdom you need and the strength to act on that wisdom. When that happens, freedom follows.
Great Books on Nutrition
- In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
- Natural by Alan Levinovitz
- How Not To Die by Michael Greger & Gene Stone
- Mindless Eating by Brian Wansink
- The Dorito Effect by Mark Schatzker
Here are a few of the books that have made it my library. This list is constantly growing.
All Nutrition Articles
Here is a growing list of articles I’ve written on nutrition. Hope they help!
How to Crush Cancer
Do this one thing to crush your chance of developing cancer by 20% to 30%! Did I get your attention? You can make a difference simply by increasing your fruit and vegetable intake. Studies have repeatedly demonstrated a connection between the two. Lifestyle...
In Light of Vitamin D
Vitamin D. You know you need it. But do you know why? Or how much? Or what it even is? If not, you’ve come to the right place. What Is Vitamin D? Vitamin D is a nutrient that we not only ingest from food, but our bodies synthesize it from sunlight. Once active in the...
The Nutrition Tithe
For you church-goers out there, you know that basket they pass around during service? Some call it offering. Others call it giving or donations. Still others refer to it as a tithe. It's when you give some money to the church to help the church fulfill it's mission....
14 Tips for Eating Healthy Mexican
Eat healthy Mexican... it's not as hard as you think. If I was only allowed one ethnicity of food for the rest of my life, no question it would be Mexican. It’s bold, spicy, flavorful, and just downright delicious. I could eat it daily. Sometimes, in fact, I want...
Ignoring Your Fitness Is Selfish
Ignoring your fitness is selfish. There… I said it. I know it’s not easy to hear. I know I just lost some friends on social media. I know it doesn’t seem compassionate. I also know it’s the truth. Before I tell you why ignoring your fitness is selfish, let me throw...
Fats Are Your Friend
Healthy fats help us in so many ways. Yet often times, when people decide it’s time to get skinny, they want to to give up fats, even the good kind. In an effort to be healthy and lose some weight, they go on a “diet”. I hate the word “diet.” It has a negative...
The Truth About Gluten
The truth about gluten can be hard to discern. Gluten certainly has a bad rap these days as one of the latest health trends is to “go gluten-free.” One 2013 survey shows that a third of Americans are actively trying to eliminate gluten from their diets. It seems that...
12 Health Benefits of Cinnamon (and a danger!)
The health benefits of cinnamon weren’t on my radar when I first fell in love with it. It’s now one of my favorite, if not my all-time favorite, spices. That could be because cinnamon is a key ingredient in so many sweet treats that I love. Cinnamon rolls....
Being a Fitness Role Model for Kids
Being a fitness roll model for kids seems like it would be hard. Ever look at your kids' face when you give them quinoa kale salad? Ever considered trying to change your family’s food preferences? Or maybe you think what you feed your kids doesn’t matter that much....
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