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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
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!
