Health and Salvation

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By Contributing Writer, Yvonne Harink How easy it is to become anxious about our health. We are faced with a host of different views and opinions about what is best for us, what foods we should eat, what kinds of water to drink, the best exercise program we need, how many hours of sleep we should have, what [...]

Help! Pregnancy is Making My Body Fall Apart!

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By Natalie, Editress of Visionary Womanhood I received the following e-mail recently: My husband and I are in the long slow process of changing our thinking about family size.  We are currently expecting our fifth little treasure, and we are so grateful, and excited.  And a little scared sometimes, too, haha.  :)  Our oldest is [...]

Unhealthy Obsession

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By Contributing Writer, Molly Evert I hate to admit it, but I am obsessed with health.  That’s right.  Obsessed. No, I’m not a vegan paleo triathlete or anything like that.  My obsession has taken a different form. For the past twenty some-odd years I have been fixated on NOT caring about health.  I am obsessed [...]

Gems in the Web: Health 2/22/13

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This week some of our terrific contributors contributed…LINKS!  Here are some articles on THEIR blogs that deal with this subject of HEALTH: You may think that pregnancy just wears you down, but did you know that in some ways, pregnancy actually contributes to good health? Find out how to make homemade chicken broth in a [...]

The Prosperity Gospel and Your Health

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By Contributing Writer, Tyanne The basic message of the prosperity gospel is this: Abundant faith in God will result in abundant material & physical blessings on this earth. Christian leaders like Kenneth Copeland, Creflo Dollar, Joel Osteen, and T.D. Jakes are promising health, wealth, and happiness to all those who are able to generate enough faith, control [...]

Good Mood, Bad Mood Book Review

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Written by Natalie, Editress of Visionary Womanhood I originally jumped at the opportunity to review Good Mood, Bad Mood: Help and Hope for Depression and Bipolar Disorder by Charles D. Hodges, in hopes of gaining insights that could be applicable for people in my current life, as well as for any future contacts that may [...]

My Biggest Health-Related Regret at Age 46

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By Natalie, Editress of Visionary Womanhood Paying the Price I’ve never really struggled with my weight.  Oh sure, after a pregnancy I need to lose some serious poundage, but by the time each of my nine babies were one, I was back to my pre-pregnancy weight of 125 pounds.  Nothing to complain about, and I’m [...]

Menu Planning Basics with Real Foods

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By Contributing Writer, Marci Ferrell As our family was exposed more to real food through resources such as Nourishing Traditions and Sue Gregg, the easiest way I found to implement them into our daily meals was to plan it.  Little by little our family menus changed to incorporate more real food, and as time has [...]

Wanna Be a Trim Healthy Mama?

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Join me over at Keeper of the Home today where I share some opinions about a brand new book called Trim, Healthy Mama by Serene Allison and Pearl Barrett.

Taking Every Thought Captive –Alternative Medicine

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By Contributing Writer, Jeannette Paulson I may envy George Washington his courage, perseverance and  faith, but I do not envy him his medical care.   I mean, blood letting for a sore throat….   I would prefer the illness to that cure, as Washington would have too–if he had lived! The writers of Examining Alternative Medicine  urge [...]