Healthy Eating and Weight Loss According to God
WHAT DOES GOD SAY ABOUT EATING HEALTHY?
God created man and He is the author of Healthy Eating. There were no overweight men or animals. In the six days that God created the earth he put natural laws in place to govern the world and made us stewards of His creation. After each day of creation God said it was good. Our stewardship is based on our obedience to Him and His laws. For example, there is a law of gravity. What goes up must come down. We have created airplanes, rockets, and even balloons to seemingly change or at least modify that rule. But let the airplane run out of fuel.
Even in our bodies there are laws in place. The original plan was for us and animals all to be vegetarians. Through the disobedience of Man that plan was altered. But the law was not changed. If we choose to eat things that go contrary to our bodies and the laws that God put in place the results are sickness, disease and eventually death.
Have you been to the doctor with a diagnosis of some disease and noticed the first thing he prescribes is a healthy diet. In most cases we are sick because of our poor diet and our sedentary lifestyles. We need to eat right, drink right and have regular physical exercise for our bodies to work properly and for us to fight the many toxins and impurities that enter our bodies.
So God first wants us to eat healthy. At least 60% (preferably 70%) of the food we eat should be fresh fruit, raw vegetables, whole grains, nuts and beans. This is along with herbs is plant food. You can truly have all of the nutrients you need without eating any flesh. Any protein needed is found in fresh fruit, raw vegetables, whole grains, nuts and beans. If you choose to eat meat, fish, or poultry, limit it to less than 10% of all calories you consume. This reduces the excess fat we get by over eating flesh. Of course all flesh would be lean if animals ate only plant as God intended according to Genesis 1:29.
FRESH FRUIT, RAW VEGETABLES, WHOLE GRAINS, NUTS AND BEANS ARE THE KEY TO WEIGHT LOSS AND HEALTHY EATING!
Why fresh fruit, raw vegetables, whole grains, nuts and beans? Fresh refers to organic with no pesticides and not canned, frozen, or processed in anyway. Raw includes fresh but adds uncooked. When fruit and vegetables are cooked they lose many of the vitamins and nutrients. Cook any plant over 120 degrees and all nutritional benefit has been destroyed.
When food is processed the nutritional value is processed out and that is why the grains in cereal, bread, and pastas are enriched. Even milk and juice have been vitamin fortified. The initial vitamin have been cooked and processed out.
There is no replacing the enzymes that have been cooked or processed out. Many times the enzymes found in fruit, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and beans are as important if not more important that the specific vitamins. That is another reason why it is important to eat fresh and raw. As a fruit or vegetable is cut open they interact with air and the chemical reaction causes them to lose their nutrients. Cut an apple open, let it sit for 10 minutes and tell me if it begins to brown. This happens to all fruit and vegetables.
So we know that God Word says man was meant to eat fresh fruit, raw vegetables, whole grains, nuts and beans. The US government through the USDA has recently changed its food chart and recommends people eat 3-4 servings of fresh fruit and 4-5 servings of raw vegetables each day. That is a good start. The chart also lists beans as a meat with nuts and seeds (though they are a plant) and whole grains have their own section in pyramid of a balanced diet. What the chart or the USDA does not do enough of is to tell America and the world the risks involved eating processed food, refined sugars, food additives etc that are known to cause all sorts of diseases including cancer, heart disease, diabetes and obesity to name a few.
Maybe in moderation a lot of these things are not harmful, but years of overindulgence and a lack of knowledge among the general population have caused the American health care system to be overwhelmed. Though we spend more money than any nation on healthcare per person, there are 15 countries with a longer life expectancy than the Americans enjoy. The first reason is our diet.
So finally how do you follow God and eat healthy? Healthy eating is to have 60% – 70% or more of your food as fresh fruit, raw vegetables, whole grains, nuts and beans. Sure it is hard to eat 9 or more servings of fresh fruit and raw vegetables a day. Consider juicing. 2 cups of freshly juiced fruit or vegetables can account for 6-7 servings a day. Eat Healthy Salad and snack on fresh fruit, raw vegetables and nuts.
Weight Loss is Eating Healthy. To live longer eat healthier.
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