Have the same mindset as Christ Jesus. —Philippians 2:5 NIV Changing your health habits is like driving a speedboat on a lake with your autopilot set to go east. If you want to reverse course, you could try to physically force the wheel in the opposite direction, but you would likely get tired and let ...

Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. —1 Chronicles 29:11 NIV God is sovereign. That means he rules over every event, even the tiniest, and he is in control of what happens to us. He knows everything—nothing ...

Are you having trouble sticking with The Daniel Plan? Don’t beat yourself up. The Daniel Plan is designed to help you rewire your brain so you can get thinner, smarter, and happier. But don’t expect it to be as easy as flipping a switch. Did you know that your brain is hardwired to resist change? ...

According to the Alzheimer’s Research & Prevention Foundation, exercise can reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease by 50 percent. 50 percent! Regular exercise can also slow further deterioration in those who have already started to develop cognitive problems. Taking your brain out for a walk can increase your brain’s neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin. ...

Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. —Ephesians 1:4 NLT By faith in Christ you now live at peace with God (Romans 5:1). In fact, God says he chose you from the very start. You are part of his ...

Source:  MindBodyGreen My entrée certainly sounded innocuous, yet it arrived egg-battered and drowning in some syrupy, sugary sauce. Full disclosure: I’d become distracted by my dinner date at a hip new Italian bistro and figured a grilled chicken dish where I subbed another green veggie for the scalloped potatoes sounded perfectly healthy. Was I ever wrong, ...

Source: Mind, Body, Green As a holistic nutritionist, I always ask my clients if they enjoy cooking. Reviews have been mixed. I would say most feel overwhelmed, like they don’t have the time. Some are just plain bored of it. We all want as much energy as possible to work toward becoming our best selves, so ...

Based on a lecture by Optimize with Brian Johnson By developing automatic habits, we avoid having to make the same decisions over and over.  We know what we need to do…we do it…and we don’t need to invest any time or energy in making this decision because the new habit has become automatic. According to Brian ...

May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word. —2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 When we are pursuing healthy changes, there’s nothing we need more than eternal encouragement and good ...

Let’s face it, choosing between a donut and a diet is a matter of motivation. Want to live healthy, feel better and enjoy life, or satisfy a short-term desire to chomp on foods that are a waste and end up on your waist. To make lasting progress, you must know what’s motivating you to adjust ...