I love avocados! I probably eat them every other day. Here in California, June is considered Avocado month since they are at peak availability. This little super fruit is also known as the alligator pear, due to its leathery outer skin and its pear shape. Avocados are rich in monounsaturated fats, packed with vitamins, they ...

With Fourth of July celebrations and picnics around the corner, this delicious and healthy alternative to fried chicken wings will be a crowd favorite! Serves 6-8 Ingredients: – 2 dozen free-range chicken wings (or mini drum sticks) – 2 tablespoons ghee or coconut oil? Spice Blend Ingredients: – 1 teaspoon onion powder – 1 teaspoon ...

ANTs (automatic negative thoughts) are the negative thoughts that enter your head throughout the day, make you feel bad, and prevent you from adopting healthy behaviors. They sabotage your healthy eating plans, diminish your desire to exercise, destroy your self-esteem, and make you feel rotten. 9 “Species of ANTs” All or Nothing: These are the ANTs ...

You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! —Isaiah 26:3 NLT As you work to renew your mind, stress will undoubtedly try to pull you away from your goals. The problems of everyday life often tempt us to make unhealthy choices out of convenience or ...

Do you believe every stupid thought you have?  It took me a while to break that bad habit.  I used to listen to my own mind like it actually had all the right answers. Sometimes it did and I am grateful for that. I like my mind most of the time. In fact, it has ...

Every day, we make choices. And so many of us struggle with our choices around eating. It’s a challenge to consistently eat a nourishing diet…or to even keep track of what that means amidst the newest diet or health food fads that flood the media. It’s hard to know exactly what and how we “should” eat. ...

Optimal health depends upon careful calibration of opposing biological actions-contraction and relaxation of the heart, in breath and outbreath, wakefulness and sleep. If the heart repeatedly contracts too hard, or the breath is too deep, the body suffers. And so it is with nourishment. After a meal, calories flow into the body, replenishing energy stores. ...

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus. —Ephesians 3:20-21 This is the theme verse of The Daniel Plan. It’s all about God’s power working in ...

If you, or a loved one has ever battled an addiction to drugs or alcohol, you are undoubtedly a very brave person who can achieve any future goals you may set.  You are certainly not alone in your struggle; drug and alcohol abuse is on the rise in America, with around 23.5 million people affected ...

To really understand God’s power, you have to know and believe his love for you. God loves you so much that he freely gives his power to work in your life. God proved his love by sending Jesus to die on the cross for you, even before you knew how much you needed that to be ...