Whether you are fasting for spiritual reasons this Lent or trying intermittent fasting to lose weight, there are evidence-based benefits to your health. So as long as your doctor has given you the OK, you can try fasting for spiritual and mental health. From healthline.com. (Photo: Bark, Creative Commons )
Lent is the season we “give up” things in order to test our willpower and help us grow spiritually stronger. This year consider giving up habits and foods that really aren’t good for body, mind or soul. See what a difference the 40-day “fast” makes in your life! From healthfitnessrevolution.com. (Photo: Salim Virji, Creative Commons)
Drug overdose is now the top killer of people under 50, as the opioid crisis continues unabated. To empower churches to respond, the US Department of Health and Human Services has put together a web-based “Opioid Epidemic Practical Toolkit,” with lots of good ideas and helpful links. (Photo: Cat Branchman, Creative Commons)
Make a list of taboo topics in church, and after money (of course) mental illness is pretty close to the top, says Ed Stetzer, executive director of the Billy Graham Center. Thankfully, things are changing, but there’s a long way to go. Stetzer discusses how to encourage healthy conversation in your church. (Photo: Bottled Void, […]
‘Detox’ is all the rage in the world of physical health, and it’s a great idea to remove toxic substances from your body. But what can you do about those toxic ideas and thoughts that have been poisoning your soul for years and years? Craig Groeschel, author of Soul Detox (Zondervan, 2012) shares some great […]
Yes! A recent study concluded that practicing gratitude does indeed have a direct effect upon one’s eating habits and making healthier dietary choices. Read more about the study and its conclusions to be a better (and more grateful) steward of your health. (Photo: Marco Verch, Creative Commons)
Most families are completely wiped out by December the 26th. We stuff ourselves with holiday cheer from Halloween to December the 24th, and we’re ill by Christmas, writes Haley Stewart in Kitchen Stewardship. What’s the alternative? It’s called Advent, and observance this season can help keep us sane. (Photo: Leland Francisco, Creative Commons )
The holidays offer lots of rich and tempting foods, but many of us need to watch what we eat for health reasons. Eating mindfully can help moderate. And even if food does not present health challenges, we all can enjoy our food more fully with mindful eating. This bulletin from Harvard Medical School explains. (Photo: […]
Now that Halloween is past, the culture will be full steam ahead with the holiday season. And that means parties and alcohol. Stay healthier and safer this season by preparing to keep a lid on excessive drinking. Addiction expert John Mendelson, MD, provides some excellent advice. (Photo: Davis Fisers, Creative Commons)
More than 4 million Americans live in places where contaminants in drinking water exceed a legal limit, the Evironmental Working Group has found, and a new database EWG has established enables residents to key in their ZIP code and find out how their own water checks out. Read about it from Citylab.com. (Photo: Russellstreet, Creative […]
