While most people know blood sugar control is important for preventing and treating Diabetes, it is not always obvious how blood sugar control affects our daily lives. Our brain relies on glucose for fuel so it is important to keep blood sugar balanced to feel good, have energy and think clearly. The goal with “balancing” blood ...

What I’m trying to do here is get you to relax, not be so preoccupied with getting so you can respond to God’s giving. People who don’t know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. —Luke 12:29-30 MSG In the early stages of living the Daniel ...

Be strong and courageous. —Joshua 1:6 NIV God can change your life in ways you haven’t dared to dream of.  Pastor Rick says, “He specializes in miracle makeovers.” Try to imagine what good changes could happen in your life if you depended on God’s infinite power instead of your own willpower. The key to deep and lasting ...

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 ...

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 ...

No matter what your grocery budget, we all want to be smart shoppers. And when budgets are really squeezed, we still want to do the best we can to feed our families healthy. Here are 27 tips to stretch your grocery budget. Some of the ideas you may have heard before, but hopefully some will be ...

Jon Spayde – Experience Life We explore Gary Chapman’s best-selling book on the five ways most people “speak” love and show you how to connect more deeply with loved ones. Kind words mean the world to you — getting a compliment will boost your mood all day — so you return the favor by heaping ...

You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. —Matthew 5:14 God has chosen you to give light to the world by the way you live. This will happen more and more as you yield yourself to his transforming work inside you. Colossians 3:12 says you are chosen ...

Julius’ life dramatically changed after he received “The Daniel Plan” book as a gift.  By learning to incorporate the five Essentials: Faith, Food, Fitness, Focus, and Friends into his life, he experienced life-changing transformation. His story is an inspiration to all who feel stuck, controlled by old habits and an unhealthy lifestyle. A Precious Gift ...

“If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:31b-32 NKJV) Nothing can change the lives of people like the Bible. I’ve seen alcoholics and addicts get their lives sober and clean because they started reading the Bible. I’ve ...