A key component for success in The Daniel Plan is to love yourself enough to stick with it. So how does that square, you ask, with the biblical teaching to love others and put them first? “The whole command of God can be summed up in one command: ‘Love others as you love yourself,’” tweeted ...

Want to know how others are doing on The Daniel Plan? Watch this short video featuring interviews with several people who were attending the second health and fitness seminar in 2011. Take note of these real-life tips that can have powerful effects in your life and everyone around you! Also, find secrets to pushing past ...

Excerpt from “Lose It For Life Devotional” by Stephen Arterburn, M. Ed. “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.” –Colossians 3:16 We need each other for the ...

Not all fats were created equal. There are fats that are good for you with superior health benefits — and then there are the fats that you want to stay far away from. This week’s superfood spotlight focuses on a fruit that is almost too good to be true. It is rich and creamy … ...

By Mark Hyman, MD Everyone is looking for quick, easy ways to shed those extra pounds around the middle, and the weight loss market is often too willing to oblige with endless fad diets and weight loss gimmicks. Often these work for a short time, but they usually fail in the long run, and more ...

By Daniel G. Amen Don’t let anyone tell you that calories don’t count. They absolutely do. But it is not as simple as calories in vs. calories out. I admit that I used to think that as long as I stayed within a certain calorie range, my weight would be fine. But I was wrong. ...

By Daniel G. Amen, MD It is absolutely critical that you know what helps keep you on track with your weight loss, what makes you more likely to fall back into your old ways, and what puts you in imminent danger of overeating. To help my patients understand the people, places, and things that are ...

By Tom Wilson, Fitness Coach I enjoy training athletes because I like watching their hard work pay off during competition. But lately my enjoyment has come from the pulpit and not the athletic arena. Does anyone else just love watching our Pastor Rick come out on stage with a big smile on his face, his ...

By Lysa Terkeurst, Excerpt from “Made to Crave” The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.  (Galatians 5:22-23A) Self- control is hard.  We don’t like to deny ourselves.  We don’t think it’s necessary.  We make excuses and declare, “That’s nice for someone else, but I could never ...

The “secret” to relaxing is…breathing. Sounds simple, but watch this 4-minute video with Dr. Mark Hyman to learn simple technique to relax yourself with his Take 5 method. He calls it ‘soft-belly breathing’ focusing on deep inhale and exhale breaths you can do it anywhere, anytime. Learn more about at http://drhyman.com.