Health First Eating

Encouraging and wise words from Dr. Don Colbert in Toxic Relief. Be lifted up today. God is for us, who can be against us? May we take care of this temple He has given to us. Be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power!

Change The Way You Think

Most of us have grown up eating the American diet and feeling pretty good about it. But to live healthier, longer lives, we must rethink what we've been taught about food -- before it's too late.

How do we change our thinking? We can start by changing the why of eating. Just why do you eat? Do you eat because something tastes good and your flesh is craving it? Or do you eat because you are providing your body with fuel to run? For most Americans, eating has become more of a recreation than a daily necessity based upon nutritional wisdom.

Now, I'm not trying to suggest that eating shouldn't be enjoyed. God created all things for us to enjoy, and eating was one of those things. But when our dietary choices, which were designed to nourish and sustain our bodies, actually begin to make us ill, then we must change the way we think.

Hippocrates, the father of medicine, said, "Our food should be our medicine and our medicine should be our food." In other words, what we eat should be so good for us that it actually heals and restores our bodies. What a difference form the average American mind-set about eating!

Start thinking about more than just taste and pleasure when you eat. Begin to eat for health's sake!

So, here's you new set of priorities: health first, taste and pleasure second. I guarantee that once you begin to satisfy the true need of your body -- the need for genuine nourishment -- you'll begin to enjoy your food much more.