Karen Brooks pdf Eat Freely: God's Perspective About Food

LET FOOD BE YOUR MEDICINE AND LET SCRIPTURE HELP YOU FIND THE WAY The constant decisions of what to eat, when to eat, and how much to eat consumes most people’s thoughts during the course of a day. While you may not think of the Bible as a nutritional reference, you’ll soon discover that it has the answers you’ve been looking for. In their quest to sell convenience, the food industry repeatedly reinforces the idea that cooking is inconvenient, expensive, and takes up too much of your valuable time. But it doesn’t mean this should be your personal choice. With the easy availability of fast-food, processed food, food in a box, and food on-the-go, our modern relationship with food has become dysfunctional. Eventually everyone reaches the point when they know they’re not eating well and want to find a better solution and a healthier way. It’s not about how much protein or fat or calories a particular food contains. Rather, it’s about nourishing yourself from the plants and fruits that grow from the soil, and also by partaking of the animals that also nourish themselves with green plants. Here's the bad news: Six in ten adults in the US have at least one chronic disease Four in ten have two or more chronic diseases Eleven million people die each year due to eating an unhealthy diet Up to sixty percent of calories come from ultra-processed foods in the form of flour, sugar, wheat, corn, and soybean oil Those who eat the most ultra-processed foods are the sickest For every 10% of a diet that consists of ultra-processed food, the risk of death goes up by 14%. Here’s the good news: The simplicity of eating healthily can be found in the scripture when God said to Adam, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. You may eat freely from every tree of the garden …” Eat Freely: God’s Perspective About Food isn’t a guidebook on what to eat and what not to eat. Instead, Eat Freely is about the magical combination of macronutrients, vitamins, and minerals found in the foods provided by the Creator. By eating freely, you’ll find your way to eating well, critical not only for your physical health but for your spiritual health as well. If you can change your relationship with food—what you eat and the way you eat it—you can improve both your health and your well-being. This book will show you how! The author earned her Master’s Degree in Nutrition and Human Performance at Logan University and has been helping clients navigate the impact of structural, emotional, and nutritional stress.