I don’t love stepping on toes, but there are often hard truths I’m compelled to share. This is because I love you and know God loves you and He wants the best for you. That means when we gain knowledge, we should use it. Today, that knowledge is about the top 7 harmful ingredients you should never eat.

This list is the evil of our day in the grocery store. And they may be killing you. 

I hope you’re ready, because I may point out some ingredients in your favorite foods. Are you ready to be healthy? To live a vibrant, abundant life?

Are We What We Eat?

Most of us know this old saying. We are so much more than what we eat, but what we put in our bodies has a huge impact on how we live.

If we desire abundant, excellent health, then this should spark the desire to make changes to our eating habits.

When we eat junk, we feel crummy.

When we eat live, nutrient-rich, God-given foods, our cells respond with amazing energy. Then, we can be on mission, obediently following God’s direction and call in our lives with the greatest mental clarity, stamina, and strength.

I want that for you! And we can achieve it together.

This is why I want everyone to understand what we’re eating. Why certain ingredients and foods are detrimental to our health.

How many of these harmful ingredients in food have you been consuming daily?

Perhaps you’re not sure. And won’t even be sure after reading this until you check the labels in your pantry. (Which I HIGHLY recommend doing!)

For many, this post on foods to avoid and foods to NEVER eat will be an eye opener. 

The enemy wants to destroy - or ruin - you. He can even do that through the foods we eat. 

Don’t let the enemy ruin your health! Arm yourself with the truth and fight back.

Starting today, say, “Not anymore. Food has no grip on me. I eat for life, not for death.”

Here are the worst foods you could possibly buy, store in your pantry, and eat. After watching this video, you'll learn more about these foods you'll never want to eat again.

Harmful Chemicals In Food Ingredients

Why these foods? 

Because these are some of the worst foods for causing inflammation. Inflammation doesn’t just cause water retention, it damages many parts of the body. 

We want to reduce inflammation wherever and however we can.

Definitely avoid these foods if you have arthritis or want to lose weight. If you’re looking to lose weight, you should never ever eat these foods.

And most of all, these slow poison foods are just some of the foods that cause cancer, Alzheimer's disease, heart disease, kidney disease, and so much more!

Harmful Food Ingredients To Avoid

 So what are these unhealthy food ingredients? Here they are:

1. Artificial Flavors

Artificial flavorings are derived from chemicals made in a laboratory and offer absolutely no nutritional value and are a magnet for processed foods. They show up in almost everything today, including bread, cereals, flavored yogurt, soups mixes, and cocktail mixers, so they can be hard to avoid. 

They cause:

• Neurotoxicity
• Organ damage
• Reproductive toxicity (contributing to the alarming rate of infertility)
• Cancer

2. Hydrogenated Or Fractionated Oils

We’re more familiar with the term trans fats, which has been removed from most levels. We most likely won’t find “hydrogenated” or “partially hydrogenated oils” on a label.

However the processing hasn’t improved as we’d desire.

Fractionating oil is a process most often used on palm and palm kernel oil that involves heating the oil, then cooling it quickly so that it breaks up into fractions (hence the name). It’s very uncommon to find the term “hydrogenated,” but the ingredients are still out there and still harmful.

Hydrogenated oils are oils that are often healthy in their natural state, but are quickly turned into poisons through the manufacturing and processing they undergo. 

They take these naturally healthy oils such as palm, kernel, soybean, corn oil, canola oil, or coconut oil and heat it anywhere from five hundred to one thousand degrees. 

The key thing in the filtration process is it separates most of the liquid part of the oil, leaving the solid, unhealthy fat, making it toxic for human consumption.

If the above oils are listed on the label of a prepackaged item, most likely it wasn’t added in its natural state, but only after going through this excessive heating technique.

What we want are unrefined, unprocessed oils. Instead, we want:

• Extra virgin olive oil
• Avocado oil
• Coconut oil (unrefined)

3. Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)

The food additive “MSG” is a slow poison that hides behind dozens of names, such as:

• natural flavoring
• yeast extract
• autolyzed yeast extract
• disodium guanylate
• disodium inosinate
• caseinate
• textured protein
• hydrolyzed pea protein

...and many others. 

Currently, labeling standards do not require MSG to be listed in the ingredient list of thousands of foods. MSG is not a nutrient, vitamin, or mineral and has no health benefits. 

The negative impact of this ingredient may not be noticed after a small amount, but the accumulative effect can be very detrimental.

MSG can cause:

• Migraines
• Seizures
• Obesity
• ALS
• Parkinson’s
• Infections
• Alzeihmer’s

MSG, like many things, can be a natural substance, but that’s not what’s put in our food. 

So, why do manufactures include MSG? It’s a flavor enhancer that causes us to love to eat and eat more and more of the products that have MSG.

4. Potassium Benzoate (Sodium Benzoate)

Sodium Benzoate can convert into lethal carcinogenic poison when combined with ascorbic acid.  Potassium benzoate often shows up in seemingly innocuous foods such as apple cider, low-fat salad dressings, syrups, jams, olives, and pickles. 

This ingredient damages DNA! How scary is that?

Scary enough, that we should be motivated to make our own salad dressings, etc. or buy them from a local farmer who you know uses natural ingredients.

5. Artificial Colors

Food colorings still on the market are linked with cancer. 

• Blue 1 and 2 - linked to cancer in mice  
• Red 3 - linked to thyroid cancer (and hyperactivity)
• Green - linked to bladder cancer
• Yellow 5 - linked to adrenal and kidney tumors

With the epidemic of cancer in our culture, there are many changes we can make to reduce our risk. This is an easy one! 

If there’s an ingredient that’s shown to be cancer causing, let’s throw it out.

6. Acesulfame-K

Acesulfame-K, also known as acesulfame potassium, represents one of the food additives used for sweetening aliments and drinks. 

It is approved by the FDA, but there are several potential problems correlated with the consumption of this food additive. 

Even though there are many studies that attest to its safety, acesulfame potassium is still suspected of contributing to benign thyroid tumors.

Acesulfame-K may not be the cause itself, but the methylene chloride that’s used to process it. So, while the “experts” will say this ingredient doesn’t cause cancer. What they refuse to say is that the process used can create a carcinogenic effect. 

7. Potassium Sorbate

This is harder to find on labels, but it’s out there. And we need to avoid it at all costs.

Many scientists say this ingredient isn’t toxic. However, it’s an altered chemical with carcinogenic effects.

It’s commonly found in ice cream and baked goods. 

As one of the most prolific preservatives in the food industry, it is difficult to find an ice cream without potassium sorbate. However, it is not only recommended to avoid this chemical, it’s a necessity to eliminate it from our foods. 

Food and chemical toxicology reports have labeled potassium sorbate as a carcinogen, showing positive mutation results in the cells of mammals. Other studies have shown broad systemic and toxic effects on non-reproductive organs in animals. 

What Food Additives Are Harmful?

These are the top 7 ingredients frequently included in our foods to avoid, but unfortunately there are many more.

I want you to also be on the lookout for these sneaky additives that have no nutritional value and damage health:

• Soy Lecithin (eat only soy products that are non-GMO)
• Polysorbate 80
• Corn (OK if non-GMO)
• Sodium chloride
• Propyl Gallate
• BHT & BHA

Harmful Food Ingredients

Now, if you haven’t already, head to the pantry, search out these items in packaged foods and toss them!

Don’t wait until they’re finished. Don’t even give it to a neighbor. Pitch it. Toss those highly processed items in the trash. Or take it back to the grocery store, letting them know you're allergic to it (it does harm your body, after all!) and get your money back.

You are worth feeding your body as if you’re royalty. Wait! You are royalty. You’re the child of the King of kings who loves you with an everlasting love! So, live like it.

Avoiding these foods follows the 3 Principles of Healthy Living that are the key to excellent health. 

If you’re heard me say it once, you’re heard me say it a thousand times: God designed the best food, not science.

Eating Food Abundant Health

Most of what we see in grocery stores, however, are from a lab, not from nature. 

Our food industry has been taken over by scientists experimenting in labs to get cheaper and easier ingredients, not healthier foods. 

They want to increase profits and extend shelf life, not improve your health.

Lab experiments require rats, and I don’t want to be a lab rat. Do you?

Even though I’ve shared the information showing these ingredients cause harm to our organ systems, we’re more than a collection of organ systems.

What affects one system affects the whole body. 

These foods aren’t life-promoting. They’re life-inhibiting. They’re harming us even when we don’t realize it.

It may be a difficult change (especially for younger ones!), since these ingredients are created in such a way that causes our brains to crave them and expect these types of flavors.

Our brains won’t want to give up what we’ve been giving them (because they’re addicted to them), but when we hold out and are strong enough to make healthy changes, it’ll pay back in abundant health - mental, physical, and emotional. 

Years from now, you’ll be able to look back with gratitude - just like I have - and say, “Yes! I chose life and health.”

When it comes to fat, we have the good, the bad, the ugly and the confusing. But how do you know one from the other? What are the facts about fats in the Bible?

The Bible provides a lot of information on how to maintain good health. A part of that plan is for us to have the right balance in the foods He called ‘good’ for us. This includes grains, meats, vegetables, fruits, and oils.

Read to the end to learn fun tips for beautiful skin!

Oils and fats are both mentioned in the Old Testament (Covenant), but only oil is mentioned in the New Testament. The Hebrew word shemen and the Greek word elaion are the words most often used for oil in the Old and New Testaments, and they refer to the oil from olives.

Shemen was used for lighting, anointing and burning (see Exodus 25:6, 35:28). It was also used for cooking purposes (Numbers 11:8; Deuteronomy 8:8).  

In the New Testament elaion was primarily used for lighting and anointing (Matthew 25:3-4, Mark 6:13, Luke 7:46, Hebrews 1:9, James 5:14).

Fat is another issue. When the Bible talks about fat, it is typically referring to fats used for sacrifices and eating. For instance, Leviticus 3:17 says, “This shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings; you shall eat neither fat nor blood.”

All Fats Aren't Bad

Fats got a bad rap in the 90’s. Low-fat foods were touted as the best, healthiest choices. People and companies recommended and pushed highly processed foods as healthy alternatives to natural foods containing fat.

Following this craze people suddenly dealt with greater levels of hormonal imbalance, dry skin, acne, mental fog, and much more. 

However, fats designed by our Creator bring healing to the body and softness to the skin.

Thankfully, some common sense has begun to reign again. Common sense that matches what God intended. 

Natural foods  - the Bible Diet - with natural fat are actually good for us. Especially when eaten in their healthiest form.

Why Are Healthy Fats Important

Fats are a concentrated source for energy as well as building blocks for cell membranes and hormones. 

Do you remember those fat-soluble vitamins: A, D, E, and K? 

These vitamins need fat from your diet as their “Amtrak” to move them to the body’s tissues. 

Consuming a low-fat or no-fat diet increases the risk of a deficiency of vitamins A, D, E, and K in your cells. We definitely don’t want to do that!

These vitamins bypass the bloodstream and go directly into the lymph system to help build the immune system. They get there by using the healthy fats in our body to travel. Fats are a carrier for nutrition.

The blood stream is water-based, so it cannot transport these fat soluble nutrients.

No wonder so many people had problems after adopting a “low-fat” diet!

Good Fats Vs Bad Fats

All fats are not the same. Some fats are used well by the body for important jobs.

Other fats, those altered by man - remember the three principles? -  clog up the body’s systems and cause disease.

Good Fats Facts

Good fats have many benefits, which include, but aren’t limited to:

• Highest caloric density, above protein and carbohydrates: 9 calories per gram

• One tablespoon contains 120 calories
• Act as an intestinal lubricant - this means less inflammation
• Keep you feeling full longer and satisfied after a meal by staying in the digestive tract longer - which protects the microbiome!
• Generate body heat
• Soothe the nerves and protect the nerve cells - perfect for people dealing with stress!
• Required by all body cells - Bingo!

Bad Fats Facts

Bad fats - altered by man fats - cause disease and other health problems. Consequences of consuming bad fats or too many good fats include:

• Excess fat is stored in the liver, arteries around the heart, and in all tissues
• High altered-fat consumption is linked to cancer, obesity, and heart disease
• Fat cells in the body can grow to 1000 times their size to store more fat

Some fats are created within the body and others are required from our food consumption. Those required from food are known as essential.

• Altered fats are not essential.

Fats In The Bible Diet

There are four basic types of dietary fats: 

• Saturated
• Monounsaturated
• Polyunsaturated (Omega 3 & 6)
• Trans-fats

Saturated Fatty Acids

These fats once wore the scarlet letter as heart attacks were attributed to them. They come primarily from animal and dairy products and can be recognized easily as those fats which are hard at room temperature.

These fats replace good fats in the body’s cellular structure when there’s a deficiency of good fats in the diet. A high intake of these fats was once believed to increase cholesterol, heart disease, and cancer. 

This theory was totally proven wrong when science saw again the truth of God’s design, even if they’d refuse to admit it.

Foods with saturated fat considered bad include: 

• Bacon
• Beef
• Hard cheese
• Milk

Fatty meat products also have a high percentage of saturated fats. 

Saturated fats considered good include:

• Organic or raw butter
• Coconut oil
• Palm oil - organic
• However, foods such as animal and dairy products farmed in organic ways have proven to be a healthier option than the medicated meats and dairy products. This has led to the confusion of bad versus good fats.

Fats And The Three Principles

How’s one to know what to do?!?

Education is definitely the key, but everyone doesn’t have time to read reams of research.

Once again, we find ourselves back to the 3 Principles of Healthy Living. These timeless principles apply to all food/health questions.

These 3 Principles applied to fats show foods God called ‘good’ are always going to be life promoting(principle 1).

Foods altered by man (principle 2) - will always bring death to the cell. This altering can include the raising of animals in unhealthy environments, feeding animals GMO feed, heating fats to high levels, or treating oils with chemicals to strip of nutrition and create longer shelf life. 

Each of these alterations leads to disease in our bodies.

Addictions to fats(principle 3) - ice creams, fried foods, restaurant foods - will continually lead to disease.

In addition to the fats we eat, saturated fatty acids can also be produced in our body by eating refined sugars. That’s why low fat diets rarely work and aren’t effective long term.

Saturated fatty acids are not essential to our diet and can contribute to obesity and health problems. 

Saturated fatty acids produced by eating refined sugars interfere with essential fatty acid functions in the body and increase the chances of fatty liver disease.

Monounsaturated Fatty Acids

Monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats are close relatives to each other and are the “good guys.” 

These fats remain liquid at room temperature. Good sources of monounsaturated fat include: 

• Olive oil
• Almond
• Pistachio
• Pecan
• Avocados
• Nuts
• Seeds (including flax seeds)

Olive oil and some nuts also contain important polyunsaturated fat. 

Polyunsaturated fatty acids

The polyunsaturated fatty acid family includes gamma linolenic acid (GLA), Linoleic acid, and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) - omega 3s and omega 6s.

These names are long yet they are your best friend for anti-aging and hormonal happiness :). 

Each has their own characteristics, many of which we’ll highlight below.

This gets a bit scientific, but hang in there! It’s so helpful to know how our bodies react to the foods God has provided and those man has created.

We want health and knowledge is a big part of acquiring it.

Omega 3

Omega 3 fatty acids are essential. 

One name for them is alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). In addition to ALA, there are two other Omega-3 fatty acids: docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA).

Benefits associated with Omega-3 fatty acids include:

• Helps reduce all forms of arthritis
• Helps lessen viral infections
• Reduces cholesterol and triglycerides levels
• Lowers the risk of heart attack, stroke, and hardening of the arteries
• Improves psoriasis
• Improves immune response
• Lowers effect of harmful body chemicals
• Improves brain function - now we are thinking good things!
• Reduces severity of migraine headaches
• Improves liver and pancreas function
• Reduces cystic fibrosis

Omega 3 Foods

Good sources of Omega-3 include:

• Pumpkin seed oil
• Flax seeds
• Walnuts
• Pine nuts
• Pecans
• Cold water fish (sardines, mackerel, and salmon)
• Wheat germ - always included when you mill fresh wheat berries 🙂
• Sesame seed oil
• Sunflower oils

Omega 6

Omega-6 fatty acids are also essential fatty acids.

Benefits associated with Omega 6 include:

• Healthy brain function
• Normal growth and development
• Stimulated hair and skin growth
• Maintaining bone health
• Regulating metabolism
• Maintaining the reproductive system
• Helps with:
  • Diabetic neuropathy
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Allergies
  • ADHD
  • Breast cancer
  • Hypertension
  • Eczema
  • MS
  • PMS

Healthy Foods high in Omega 6 include:

• Meat: Poultry, fish
• Eggs 
• Nuts and seeds
• Peanut Butter
• Safflower oil

Omega 3 Vs Omega 6

A healthy diet contains a proper ratio balance of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. 

Omega-3 fatty acids help reduce inflammation, and altered omega-6 fatty acids tend to promote inflammation. The typical American diet tends to contain 14-25 times more omega-6 fatty acids than omega-3 fatty acids.

Following the 3 principles, which is similar to the proven Mediterranean diet, has a healthy balance between omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. 

If you want to reduce inflammation, a better balance between omega 3’s and 6’s is a must!

The Mediterranean diet doesn’t include processed and altered foods that create high percentages of arachidonic acid which leads directly to inflammation.

Dr. Couey explains that here in this excerpt from the video series: Treasures of Healthy Living.

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Foods in perfect ratio balance include: whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, fish, olive oil, and garlic. All God designed and approved! A perfect match for The Bible Diet!

Trans-Fats

Trans fatty acids are formed when natural vegetable oil is heated and hydrogenated to convert a liquid into a solid. Man’s attempt to improve on God’s design continues to fail.

Although it prolongs the shelf life of popular foods, the process destroys the beneficial essential fatty acids.

Hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils are major sources of trans fatty acids. At this point it seems they have been eliminated from processed foods, yet I still find them in every aisle.

Good Fats Sources And Tips

Want to know how to pick the best fats and oils? Follow the tips below:

• Purchase cold or expeller-pressed oils (unrefined).
• Avoid hardened oils (hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated). Must read the label to be a wise shopper!
• Never reuse oil that has been used for frying.
• All oils should be stored in a cool, dark cupboard.
• Never consume oil that smells rancid. Or seeds or nuts that smell rancid.
• Olive oil maintains a longer shelf life than most oils.
• Don’t let oils heat up to smoking.
• To sauté or stir fry, use 2 tablespoons of water in the oil.
• Take one vitamin E capsule (must be a natural supplement and not synthetic), puncture it (small hole), and put the capsule in the bottle of olive oil. This will keep the oil from going rancid. Secret Trick 🙂

Healthy Fats In The Bible

Olives are always the first fat to consider when studying foods of the Bible.

Is any sick among you?...Let them...pray over him anointing him with oil…. James 5:14

The olive tree was the most valuable and versatile tree of biblical times. Many, many passages contain reference to olives, olive trees, olive yards and olive oils.

Remember the Good Samaritan? He treated the wounded traveler with oil and wine.

The Lord called your name, a green olive tree, beautiful in fruit and form. Jeremiah 11:16

Since the time of Noah, the olive branch has been seen as a symbol of peace. For the Jews, olive oil was a sign of God’s blessing, because it represents all that is best in life. 

It’s been noted that no tree is more closely associated with the history of man and the development of civilization than the olive tree.

Olives and olive oil have been studied extensively to prove their healing properties. As always, God’s design is best!

Among the Arabs and Bedouins in the Middle East, it’s common to drink a small amount of olive oil each morning. One Arab told a friend of mine, “It’s good for greasing the bones!”

Olive Oil Confirms The Covenant

When preparing a burnt offering, God instructed Moses to prepare the meal with fine flour mixed with a quarter hin (one and one third gallones) of olive oil. Olive oil is recognized as one of God’s greatest natural gifts to mankind.

It was used for anointing the kings and the elements in the tabernacle.

When we visited Israel for our mission to build a biblical foods garden in the center of Jerusalem, we took time to harvest olives.

It was so fascinating to see the use of a rake to brush the trees to get the olives to release. We had to be careful not to let the olives be bruised.

Olives are very bitter at first. It takes time to bring them to a flavor that is most palatable. Oh, but when this is done, the whole body says, “Hooray!”

Olive Oil Nutrition Facts

There are four pressings of olives that bring forth the olive oil:

Extra virgin: the first pressing from the olives and the purest - this was used for anointing.

Virgin: second pressing used for lighting the temple.

Pure: olive oil marked ‘pure’ has undergone some form of processing and filtering.

Extra light: this oil has been heavily processed and has very little flavor.

Long before humans knew the intricacies of the nutrients contained in olives and olive oil, they were celebrated as beneficial.

Now, science has shown us why. 

Olive oil is mostly (about ¾) monounsaturated fats. The rest is polyunsaturated fats, both of which we know are good for us and promote health.

Olive Oil Benefits

Because they’re rich in these “good” fats, olives and olive oil:

• Strengthen cell membranes
• Retard cancer growth
• Lower bad cholesterol and raise good cholesterol
• Reduce the production of gallstones
• Have healing and anti-inflammatory effects
• Stimulate bile flow
• Improve brain maturation
• Stimulate the production of fat-digesting enzymes in the pancreas
• Reduce gastric acidity
• Protect against ulcers
• Help prevent constipation
• Aid normal bone growth
• Are rich in vitamin E, one of the best antioxidants available

If you’re trying to reduce the amount of fat in your diet to avoid the risk of heart disease, think of olive oil as an ideal replacement for other oils and fats. Anything that can be sautéd in butter, can be sautéd in olive oil. 

Not only will you be helping your heart, but also you will be pleasing your taste buds.

And remember, extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) is from the first press, and therefore closest to the way God designed it and the best choice.

It may cost a little more, but EVOO contains more of those natural ingredients credited with fighting heart disease. When it comes to olive oil, we get what we pay for. 

Investing in quality food is cheaper than medicine!

Olive Oil Natural Remedies

Olive oil is useful for so much more than nutrition, even though that would be enough. It can be used for several benefits we’ll all want to celebrate.

For Shining Hair: After shampooing, rub in a mixture of olive oil and egg yolk and the juice of one lemon. Leave in 5 minutes and wash out.

To Prevent Dandruff: Rub a mixture of olive oil and cologne into the hair and scalp. Rinse.

For Dry Skin: Make a face mask with an avocado and olive oil. Leave on for 10 minutes and rinse.

To Prevent Wrinkles: Rub a mixture of olive oil and the juice of a lemon into the skin before going to bed.

To Soften the Skin: Mix together equal parts of olive oil and salt. Massage in well, then wash off with cool water.

For Weak Nails: soak the nails for 5 minutes in warm olive oil. Then pat the nails with white iodine.

For Tired Feet: Massage with olive oil.

For Aching Muscles: Massing with a mixture of olive oil and rosemary.

To Clear Acne: Try a mixture of 8 ounces olive oil and 10 drops of lavender oil.

For High Blood Pressure: Boil 24 olive leaves in 8 ounces of water for 15 minutes. Allow to cool. Drink the infusion morning and night for two weeks.

Caution: Olive oil has a slightly laxative effect, so when you are changing over to olive oil in your diet make sure to do so gradually. Also it is imperative to consult your doctor before making any changes to your prescriptions or use this information for medical advice.

Good Fats for You

My hope and desire is that the issue of fats, beneficial versus harmful, is clearer to you.

In all aspects of healthy living, we want to fill our recipe box with the best ingredients. Good oils definitely go on the grocery list!

Instead of following fads or fashionable diet trends, we aim to gain abundant health and vitality by looking to God’s Word and principles. Each and every time we do, our cup of blessings will fill to overflowing. A great place to start is with this list of foods in the Bible.

But let’s not neglect the most important ingredient which is God’s love for you.

He loves you with a perfect, everlasting love!

Keep that as the key ingredient to the dishes of life every day and each day you’ll be able to say, “Today is an Amen Day!

I have a lot of clients who ask me, “Is bread bad for you?” I understand the confusion, given current health crises in our culture and books warning people about wheat. That’s why today I’m tackling the question and expanding on: Is wheat bad? Wheat in the Bible & debunking myths about wheat.

Wheat has been demonized in recent history as one of the worst types of carbs. The claim is that wheat is as harmful and addictive as drugs like heroin and crack.

If we examine this declaration just on the surface, we realize right off there’s something crumbly about it. Yes, we see massive obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease. However, we don’t see people selling everything they have, breaking the law, or harming loved ones to get wheat.

“Well, that’s because it’s legal,” someone might say. 

Still, we don’t have life-controlling cravings. Not that our bodies don’t desire more of what we give it, but the appetite for wheat is nothing even close to that of drugs like those mentioned above.

In addition, there’s no scientific data or studies to support these claims. Those declaring that wheat is harmful don’t have the science or evidence to back them up.

When one takes a look at the studies used by certain authors to try to make wheat the enemy, the conclusions and results of those studies in no way show what some people allege.

Is Wheat Bread Unhealthy?

Quite the contrary, grains, including wheat, are the most nutrient dense food groups available. Wheat and other grains are some of the most healthful foods for good gut health, which we know is essential for overall health.

While there is a small percentage of people who are genetically gluten intolerant, the majority of people can not only tolerate gluten and wheat, but actually benefit from wheat being a regular part of the diet.

When it’s healthy wheat, that is.

Not only is whole wheat bread made from wheat berries NOT harmful, it’s BENEFICIAL to your body!

Wheat Benefits

Wheat berries include a variety of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.

Just to name a few, whole wheat berries have an abundant supply of iron, manganese, and zinc, all of which help boost our immune system.

They also have Vitamin E, which has been proven to help protect against a variety of cancers.

Then there’s the B vitamins. These are aid with digestion, brain health, mood stabilization, sleep quality, and slowing down the aging process.

I definitely want more of all of those! Don’t you?

Check out my video where I talk more about the benefits of wheat. 

Whole Wheat Flour

There’s a major difference between super-processed (and even bleached!) wheat and this amazing grain in its natural form.

Once again, we’re back to the 3 Principles of Healthy Living, the second of which is eating foods as closely as possible to the way God created them.

It’s not wheat that’s the problem, it’s what we’ve done to it.

Many (not all) people who thought they were wheat or gluten intolerant, find that they can eat wheat with no problems when it’s freshly milled.

Not only is wheat nutritious, but is a storable food when left whole and intact - an important note for those who plan and prepare for major upheavals in life.

Unfortunately, the concept of easy, convenient, and quick when it comes to food sucks in and traps people. 

Grocery store shelves hold dozens of varieties of bread, but processing strips almost all of them of their naturally occurring nutrients.

Hybridization Of Wheat

So, is it the processing of wheat once it’s harvested or is the problem with the wheat itself?

Contrary to what some people teach, there is no such thing as genetically modified wheat. Nowhere in the world is it available commercially.

In contrast to GMO processes, wheat has been crossbred. This means that two or more types of wheat have been used to fertilize one another to encourage desired traits.

Nature does this all the time. A simple basic knowledge of biology and genetics demonstrate that plants in nature fertilize each other with like kinds through seeds and pollen.

Hybrids of wheat created by scientific methods fit within good food, just like wheat in the Bible, because the process mimics how God created vegetation to work.

But you may still wonder, what’s the most ancient wheat grain? What was the wheat in the Bible?

The oldest wheat is Einkorn.

The trail from Einkorn to what we have available is a fun journey!

- Einkorn crossed with another grass or grain and produced Emmer. 

- Emmer crossed naturally to produce spelt, which cross pollinated too. 

- The process has continued throughout time up through today.

The goal of scientifically crossbred wheat is to produce stronger, more viable strains. However, there are claims that the man-instigated hybrid wheat has less protein and more gluten.

Discover more about einkorn wheat in this video. 

Gluten Intolerance

Before we dive into this, let’s talk about what gluten is. Gluten is a culinary term for the stretchy substance that forms when wheat flour is hydrated.

This stretchiness can occur by simply adding some water to flour and letting it sit for a while. Try it out! 

Wheat's unique series of protein that causes it to become stretchy when liquid is added makes it unique from all other grains. 

Gluten isn’t something that’s been added by man. Gluten results naturally from how God created wheat to behave.

Wheat has been bred to have a higher content of protein, but the growing season - or amount of rain - impacts the protein content more than the strain. The more the rain, the lower the protein content and “softer” the wheat.

Again, we get into a problem when we highly process foods. There is a difference between the gluten in bread found in stores and gluten in freshly milled grains.

What Are Whole Grains?

Let’s dig a little deeper to understand why.

Grains have 3 components:

1 - Bran (outer)

2 - Germ (inner)

3 - Endosperm

The bran and germ are very coarse, so during commercial milling these parts of the grain are separated out, leaving only the endosperm. 

The endosperm is protein and starch. So, it has the components needed as flour to make bread.

However, the majority of the nutrients found in grain are located in the bran and germ. Vitamins, minerals, fiber, phytochemicals, fatty acids, enzymes, good organisms are all found here. 

This is why white flour isn’t healthy. It’s missing all these nutrients!

God never intended us to eat those proteins and starch without the fiber and other nutrients to help our bodies process them properly.

Instead, He created the perfect food, good for us in its original form. It goes against the majority of our culture and our “quick and easy” lifestyle, but milling whole grain at home really is best.

This is the only way to get all of the nutrients God infused in wheat for our good.

I hope I’ve helped make it clear. Whole grain wheat makes the healthiest bread because God designed it to have almost every essential nutrient we need to live and thrive!

What About Whole Grain Bread?

If commercial plants milled the entire grain, these would be great. However, the machines are set up to separate the bran and germ at the beginning of the process. So, to get “whole grain” flour, they have to be added back in.

This doesn’t sound like getting as close to God created wheat to me.

Processed wheat is NOT the same as wheat in the Bible.

There’s no telling what the percentage or ratios are.

Also, this is another area where reading labels is important. Many “whole grain” breads have gluten listed as an ingredient.

Now, we discussed that gluten is a culinary term for how flour reacts when liquid is added to it, so how is gluten an ingredient?

Scientists have figured out how to isolate the protein sequence that causes the stretchy reaction and can add that protein sequence into milled flour.

Again, this is a process of trying to add things back in that were included originally, but in different amounts and ratios.

God created wheat to have the perfect balance of protein, starch, fiber, and all its other nutrients. Man can try to mimic His perfect creation, but will never succeed.

When we switch to true whole grain bread, it won’t be a detriment to our health, but instead help us attain optimal health. And this allows us to be about God’s will and mission for our lives.

Wheat In The Bible

Spelt and barley are mentioned in the Bible. These  are types of wheat (as are rye, durem, kamut). Wheat itself is also mentioned.

Wheat and barley are specific to biblical feasts and celebrations.

Bread was also a part of everyday life for the Israelites, Jesus, and His followers. 

Bread is mentioned almost 300 times in scripture!

Jesus broke bread with the disciples, other followers, and the curious on a regular basis. It was such an essential part of life, He used bread as a metaphor to show people our need for him.

Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; the one who comes to Me will not be hungry, and the one who believes in Me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35

“I am the bread of life.” John 6:48

“I am the living bread that came down out of heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread also which I will give for the life of the world is My Flesh.” John 6:51

Can we live without wheat? 

Yes. But we don’t have to. Nor is it recommended for people who don’t have a genetic gluten sensitivity like celiac disease.

When we take Scripture in it’s unadulterated form - meaning reading, studying, and meditating on it for ourselves - we have what we need for an abundant life.

When we eat wheat in its unadulterated form - freshly milled - we have what we need for abundant health.

Of course, that doesn’t mean we gorge ourselves on bread or eat it to the exclusion of all the other wonderful array of garden vegetables and fruits God’s given us. (See principle 3!)

It means that fresh, living, whole grain bread is a part of a balanced diet.

Is Wheat Bread Good for you?

We’re back to this question. I hope you can echo my enthusiastic, “YES!”

It’s clear that wheat is not the evil entity it’s been made out to be. Wheat today is not that different from wheat in the Bible.

No, the bread we eat today isn’t the same bread as from biblical times (or the 2000 years since, up until the industrial revolution). However, that’s because of processing, not the wheat itself.

It’s clear, both scientifically and biblically, that whole grain wheat bread is good for us.

We can praise the Lord for His perfect design and His love for us in all of His creation, in which He’s given us everything we need for a vibrant, healthy life.

Let’s celebrate! 

Thank God for wheat in the Bible and wonderful bread today. Then check out this recipe to share the wealth with your family, neighbors, or friends.

***Before I close, I want to give a special thank you to Sue Becker of the Bread Beckers for her consistent and faithful commitment to educating me and others on the truths about wheat and God’s design for it. Thank you, Sue, for all you do!

Years ago when I started my health journey, I dug into Scripture to see what God said about food. I was amazed at the smorgasbord of references to food and have been sharing it ever since. Still, people have lots of questions, which is why today I bring you the Bible Diet questions and answers - everything you want to know.

These are questions people have asked in the Biblical Nutrition Academy Facebook page, where individuals gather to glean healthy living information and support.

I love interacting with people and getting to encourage them on their journey to health, vitality, and enthusiasm for life! 

I do that here on my blog, through videos, and courses meant to bless you again and again. Just like a bread starter, the information keeps growing and producing and multiplying. 

So does our community, which I’d love to share with you. A great place to start is our FREE 7 Steps to Amazing Biblical Health.

I hope to see you there, but for now, let’s talk about the Bible Diet!

Bible Diet Questions And Answers

Here are some of the common Bible diet questions people have asked me - and here are my answers to these!

1. What does healthy eating look like?

This is a great place to start, because, after all, the Bible Diet is all about healthy eating. To live our best and be our best, we have to put the best things in our bodies.

What I like to say is that healthy eating looks like a plate offering.

We start by taking a look at what’s on our plate.

• Do the foods build healthy cells or do they cause imbalance?
• Will they make you feel good or will you be in pain for days after eating it?
• Are they more about the pleasure of the moment or feeling great for a lifetime?
• Does the plate have foods that God created for us? 
• Does it have food that will help you focus on God’s plan for your life?

Do you know who Corrie Ten Boom is? (If not, I highly recommend reading her books.)

In brief, she was a victim of Nazi Germany and was held in a concentration camp for the crime of helping Jews. We can only imagine the horrors she experienced. However, she never lost hope or faith.

After World War II, she spent the rest of her life sharing her story and God’s love.

Once, she said that every time someone said words of encouragement, she pictured herself receiving a rose. At the end of the event, she’d envision herself offering that bouquet of roses up to the Lord and saying, “This is for you. You are the one who brought me through.”

Bible Diet - An Offering

Today, and every day, we have the opportunity to look at our plate each meal and consider it an offering of gratitude to the Lord.

If we’ve answered the questions above with affirmative, positive answers, we can take that plate and offer it up to God. 

Then say, “Thank you, Lord, for helping me overcome my overeating, my food addictions, my doubt this would work, my fear of eating healthy. I offer this plate to you to show I want to serve you as long and as best I can.” (Out loud if you’re comfortable, silently if not. Either way, God can hear you.)

We’ll get to the principles of healthy eating very quickly, but it always starts with our perspective and mindset. 

So, start there. Start by considering the food you eat as an offering to the Lord. If we’re eating out of our emotions or to feed our fleshly desires, then it’s for us, not the Lord.

And EVERYTHING we do can be an offering for the Lord, even our eating.

Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all things for the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31

2. Is there a place where we can find the full details of your Bible Diet?

I have been teaching the Bible Diet for years, only under different titles until recently.

The words “Bible Diet” encompass everything I teach. Yet coming soon  will be the release of my latest book – The Bible Diet - with complete biblical references and application.

Until then, the steps I share consistently apply to your question:

3 Bible Diet Principles

1. Eat the foods God called food for you.

He loves you more than you can even comprehend. Therefore, He gave you a complete menu to choose from with the most delicious foods ever.  

In Genesis, God created and then declared what is good.

Good in Hebrew means excellent of its kind, valuable in estimation. 

This means there is nothing man can design that competes or compares to the nutritional value of God’s design. 

‘Now the challenge is to find it. That's where the Treasures of Healthy Living Bible Study helps. In this tool, I walk you through the different food groups and aspects of healthy eating and how to implement the Bible Diet in your life today and every day thereafter.

2. Eat the foods as close to God’s original design as possible. 

Altered foods lead to altered lives. Processed foods lead to processed medications. Good foods God designed lead to a life – excellent of its kind.

3. Don’t let any food become an addiction. 

When our daily menu includes addictive, highly processed foods, our brains and bodies begin to crave those things. Man’s design of food encourages us to eat more beyond what is needed for health.

Emotions also play a strong role, as we live in a culture with abundant food and don’t rely on it strictly for survival. 

Commercials, billboards, and other advertisements have us seeking to fill our bellies based on our eyes and emotions. We come to rely on food for comfort and fulfillment, instead of relying on the Lord.

This is an addiction.

Lord, break us free from it!

3. How can I obey God more with my diet?

Obeying God is about being responsive to what He’s calling you to do. 

And yes, God spoke to me many times about my health and eating. 

And yes, my eating and health were at an impasse.

Something had to change.

Either I was going to call God a liar, sticking with old thinking of, “I can’t lose weight. Let me have my ice cream.”

Or I had to change my heart and let God show me His love and grace, even in the area of eating, and adopt new thinking. No longer would I live as if tomorrow doesn’t matter, but instead I’d start living as if my health was necessary.

We can serve God longer and with more energy when we eat healthy foods.

We can share the Gospel with more vigor when we are not being lazy on the couch in  front of the TV, hoping someone will go out and change the world.

By following the 3 Principles of Healthy Eating shared in the question above, we can honor God.

That doesn’t mean we always do it perfectly. Or that the principles become inflexible rules that run our lives. It means we adopt a way of approaching food that’s for our good and God’s glory. A very contradictory stance to the majority of culture.

4. What are the foods God intended us to eat?

This is a beautiful question. God’s Word is full of stories of food and also direct communication with us in the form of: eat this, don’t eat that. 

Eating the foods He called good brings us health and healing. Eating the food He called unclean, bloody, sacrificial, etc. causes problems.

Beyond that, eating foods that are lab experiments are always in contrast to His design.

The Treasures of Healthy Living Bible Study is perfect to answer this question. It covers all foods mentioned in Scripture from Genesis to Revelation. From the Garden of Eden to the end of Revelation where the Tree of Healing appears.

Scripture is very clear on herbs, vegetables, fruits, meats (clean and unclean), and fish. Other foods mentioned are dairy, milk specifically, and honey.

The Treasures of Healthy Living Bible study walks you through many of these scriptures, but you can always start where I did - taking note of every reference to food items in the Bible and what God said about it.

With a heart to learn His Word and life principles, He will show you the way.

5. How can I know if I'm hungry or using food to satisfy something else?

This is a great question. It sounds like you have worked through the 7 Steps to Amazing Biblical Health and possibly even the 40 Day Transformation Course.

Hunger is a desire. Hunger is a sense of want.

Emotional hunger is typically a call for food or other stimulants.

True physical hunger is preceded by hunger pangs, mood swings, growling.

If you have eaten in the last 2-3 hours then you most likely aren’t hungry, unless of course you only ate a bowl of iceberg lettuce.

If you eat 2-3 times per day and include high fiber and quality protein, you should be able to go at least 4 hours in between eating. Eating before that time has passed is most often emotional or spiritual hunger.

There are no hard and fast rules.

The bottom line is you can wait for true hunger. And remember, hunger is not an enemy! It’s okay to be hungry. 

If you want food, wait 1 minute and evaluate if you’re still hungry.

Then wait 10 minutes. Let your mind answer the question: Am I hungry or do I just have a desire to eat?

Waiting, pausing, is a discipline everyone needs to develop.

We live in a generation that breeds impulsivity.

Our poor health is the greatest consequence of this impulse eating.

Commercials are designed to help us avoid discipline.

By disciplining ourselves to delay gratification - whether with food or other desires - we train ourselves for godliness.

Rather, discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness;1 Timothy 4:7

Asking this question exhibits a desire to do better and seek righteousness before food. That’s the first and most important step on the journey to healthy living!

6. How can I overcome gluttony God's way?

God’s way is to admit there’s a god in your life and it’s food.

Once we recognize this sin, yes it is a sin, we can then take the steps to do a complete turn away from this type of eating and start giving Him credit for the release from this food addiction and the healing that comes with it.

I interviewed Dr Michael Brown, who was healed from food addictions. He said it was harder to be set free from food addictions than heroin. Yet when he set his mind to do it, he lost 85 pounds in 6 months.

6 years later he is still at his best health ever. Food no longer has a grip on him.

It's now nourishment, not comfort.

Food is now cellular nourishment, not a cell to be trapped in.

This is not a quick answer, yet it can be summarized by what I’ve already shared.

Overcoming Gluttony

The first question to ask in seeking to overcome gluttony is why you’ve been overweight.

This is why the 40 Day Transformation Course is a key element to making this discovery.

We need to identify why we’re overweight before we can change it permanently. 

What happened in the past that sent you to food?

- Was there a brain injury?

- Did you experience emotional trauma?

- Was there an illness that altered your microbiome?

- Were you on a lot of antibiotics at one time?

Discovering the answers to these questions are necessary for complete healing.

And after looking back, we then look forward and ask questions about the future.

- Where do you want to be?

- What are you willing to let go of to get there?

- What do you believe about God’s intervention in your life?

- How much do you love who you are?

Once we have these answers, we can start making the shifts in our thinking and eating to make this a part of the past. And you can finally say, “That’s not me anymore.”

This is exactly why we have the Inner Circle, to help you navigate these questions and answers. For just $67 a month you get coaching 4 times a week – every week! 

I have never seen another program, nor have I ever been a student of such high quality coaching, for such a small investment.

My goal is to arm you with all the ingredients necessary to overcome gluttony and live a healthy lifestyle. 

I’ve put together a plethora of resources to help you, but there is none greater than God’s Word and Spirit. Start with the ingredients of seeking Him, reading the Bible faithfully, and then sprinkle in lots of good health information.

7. How do I start the Bible Diet? The journey seems so big.

I asked this same question at the beginning of my journey.

First of all, there are two steps: first is physical and food, the second is spiritual.

Before we dive deeper, let’s review the 3 principles. 

1. Eat the foods God called good for us to eat.

2. Eat these foods as close to His design as possible.

3. Don’t let any food become an addiction.

The Bible Diet - Physical & Food

My husband and I started this new journey which we still are enjoying today by using the Daniel Fast as our take off platform. It let us learn to enjoy less animal foods and focus more on healthy fresh vegetables, fruits and whole grains. 

Having a starting point is also very helpful. 

The Daniel Fast isn’t required to get started on the Bible Diet, but serves as a wonderful tool that helps us get our mind and body in a place to start receiving blessings both spiritually and physically.

The Daniel Fast focuses on eating foods close to God's design. 

Realize this is a new journey, but it’s simple if we keep it simple.

Start with small steps, like eliminating the processed food in your house and adding more fresh fruits and vegetables to the grocery list.

The Bible Diet - Spiritual

A great place to start is to take time to evaluate where your emotions are in reference to food.

This will be a journey (one reason this is a main focus of the 40 Day Transformation Course), but even an initial evaluation helps. 

One thing I recommend is sitting down and writing a letter to God. Share where you might find difficulty letting go of previous eating habits and beliefs.

He knows your struggles and areas of weakness, but there is freedom and healing in taking them to Him.

Pray over that list and then reword the items as a praise. 

If impulsiveness is an issue, write out gratitude for the Lord giving you thoughtfulness.

If there’s hurt or trauma impacting how you eat, thank God for the healing He provides.

Don’t hold anything back.

God will help you. He delivers His own when they seek Him with all their heart. 

When you are ready to see Him at work 100% in your life, it happens.

Typically we don’t see results because we’re holding back an area of our life or not recognizing a food addiction.

These two answers are part of a journey - not a one day event. 

That’s why I put together the Daniel Fast Course and the 40 Day Transformation Course, both of which focus on making changes physically and spiritually.

8. Is the Bible diet plan easy to follow?

This all depends on you. 

What’s your focus? 

What’s your heart's desire?

I can relate to this question. Who wants another plan that may fail? One that’s too difficult or restrictive.?

We’ve all been there. I wish this eating plan was taught to our children and grandchildren. Imagine the health challenges we could save them from!

Imagine the mental advantage they would have, plus the energy to serve the Lord.

When I started this I was 100% focused on getting results fast to prove to the doctor God’s way of eating worked.

There have been times I’ve strayed from my best eating habits and felt the consequences. Tired, unable to focus, and not feeling pretty.

Last night, I was at a restaurant with friends. It was a BBQ place and smelled delicious.

I ordered the salad. Everyone else had barbeque.

Yet one person mentioned my salad. He said something like this: “When I eat a healthy salad like that I sleep like a baby. When I eat,” (as he pointed to his plate of BBQ , baked beans, and garlic toast), “I am up all night in pain.”

So to answer this question: It’s all up to you. 

If you desire to feel great, look great, have energy to serve well, then staying on track will be much easier.

Following the Bible Diet, as with many other things, is also easier as you practice it and make it a way of life.

9. How can I find consistency in my intake of healthy foods to maintain a mind receptive to God’s leading, and get rid of the backsliding spirit ( nutritionally)?

This question is not about food. It’s about spiritual desire.

Jesus asked the man in the book of John, “Do you wish to get well?”

The same is true for you. When you’re struggling with food, you’re struggling with Jesus. You’re struggling with wanting to be in control and not release that control and enjoy the blessed life God has planned.

We call this negotiating in our Inner Circle coaching group. 

We also teach several tools such as our advantage cards, advantage jar, and our Hunger Satisfied Journal. These tools help us succeed in this area of consistency.

If you’d like to know more, and try a yummy appetizer to these programs, I suggest starting with the 7 Steps to Amazing Biblical Health - our FREE online resource.

Once that’s completed, sign up for the 40 Day Transformation Course. These two options will give you the tools to make this change both spiritually and physically. 

From there you’ll be invited into the Inner Circle. That’s when we help you make those changes stick!

So let me encourage you to stop negotiating with yourself and make a decision.

10. How do I lose weight eating this way?

Recognizing our body's signals is the way we were intended to live. 

In the biblical days people had celebrations involving feasting. However, there are also 20 verses on gluttony. 

Food was not meant to consume us as it does today.

Eating foods God designed in their purest form is what makes any diet work.

Eating foods only when we’re hungry and stopping when we’re satisfied brings freedom to be at the weight we were created to be. Never overweight.

Too many times we eat because of addictions:

“I really love my ________________.”

Or we eat for fun. 

“I love my popcorn and doritos when I watch TV.”

Or we eat because of habit.

Our bodies were created with the cues of hunger and satisfaction.

Today we have to learn these cues because we’ve deadened them through how and what we eat. 

We must also heal the microbiome so the hormones ghrelin and leptin can work for us. 

Too many people are leptin resistant, which means they'll have a difficult time learning hunger-satisfied cues.

They'll continue to struggle with weight.

We can change that, but it takes work.

The deeper we are in food addictions, the harder the climb out.

When I interviewed Dr. Michael Brown – from Ask Dr. Brown – he shared it was easier to overcome his heroin addiction than his food addiction. (You may remember this from question 6.)

Yet, it was possible.

He’s now gone 6 years free of food addiction. One of the greatest benefits he’s experienced is he no longer has frequent headaches, which he used to have at least 3 times a week.

So, was it worth it to eat this way? By all means, emphatically, YES!

Losing weight is very possible, and it will happen.

Stay focused and enjoy the journey.

11. I am trying my best to follow the Bible Diet for the last 18 months, rarely eating processed sugars and using honey or fruit sugar instead. I’ve settled on 2 meals a day. Yet, my weight is not going down at all, although my blood pressure is at acceptable levels now.

This is super. For your blood pressure to respond positively is a great marker. 

Blood pressure is an indicator of healthy blood vessels, less risk of heart disease and other health challenges. This is no small feat for this to happen. Give yourself credit.

If you had blood work done prior to starting, you would be seeing more changes in that as well. 

The weight is going to come down. Don’t give up! 

There are a few places we can look for assistance in weight loss.

- See how much fiber you’re eating. Pay attention to it, even keeping a log for a while.

- Another factor that’s important is the health of your microbiome. Digestive enzymes are necessary for food to be metabolized well and therefore for weight loss to happen.

- Also what is happening with your measurements, or body fat index? Are you losing fat to gain muscle? This shows up in loss of inches, yet weight does not always change.

If you’ve tackled the healthy lifestyle and aren’t seeing the expected results, examine these factors and consider getting bloodwork done to make sure there aren’t other cellular or hormone-level influences prohibiting weight loss.

12. I fasted over a month off everything but grass-fed beef. One day I started again on addictive food and had to go fast again. Not so simple…

No, it's not so simple. Fasting is a blessing to our digestive system, as well as other systems in our body. It brings healing. 

Yet, we can often sabotage our success and progress by going back to eating everything.

When ending a fast the best foods to bring in are high fiber, nutritious foods such as vegetables, fruits, legumes. These are necessary for building the microbiome. 

I know I say that over and over, but that’s because all diseases begin and end in the digestive tract. 

All food addictions begin in the mind, which is fed by the digestive system.

The Hunger Satisfied Journal, as I’ve also said before, is a fabulous tool for helping overcome addictions, as it helps us keep track of what we eat, how much we eat, and why we eat.

Information and support bathed in prayer are the keys to defeating poor eating habits.

That’s why those who join the BNA coaching group experience such success.

Each month new people are allowed to join in and become part of our family to get personal group coaching and personal questions answered. This is the perfect example of why coaching works – you get to understand more about what is causing the addiction and how to step out of it for long term results.

So, don’t give up! 

Pray over your eating habits and keep taking each day, each meal at a time. 

Celebrate successes and give yourself grace when you fall back into old patterns.

And get support! A foodie friend may be just the addition you need.

13. What should I eat? I am from India which is like the epicentre of Ayurveda and respective diets. They say eat local food etc. Is the Biblical diet applicable to me too??

Yes, the Bible Diet is not dependent on geography or cultural influences. It is equally true for each person.

I remember a true story of about missionary. The whole family was captured and held in a well-guarded hut. One day the mom prayed, “Lord, I look forward to the day when we are released and I would love a delicious glass of lemonade like we had from home.”

The next day they were released and when they arrived back in their village there was a package from home and in it was the exact lemonade she prayed for.

The point is, God knows your heart. He knows your desires.

When they are in agreement of His plan for you, blessings flow.

The family at home was prompted to send this lemonade in their care package 2 months prior, since that’s how long it can take a package to arrive.

God had worked it out.

There is no magic in this story. It’s just one of millions of examples that show the working of the Lord.

God can do the same in India (or anywhere!). 

Pray for God to show you foods that will bring healing and blessings. Remember the 3 Principles!

Also – and more importantly – ask for Him to confirm when you hear the truth and also confirm when you are being taught a belief that’s contradictory to His Word.

When we seek the Earth for our healing, we are no longer serving our Lord. He is a jealous God. No one can serve two masters.

God will direct you to the foods that are best.

14. Where can I find your book?

I actually have 7 books. The Treasures of Healthy Living is the Bible study that unveils the Scripture from Genesis to Revelation and all the foods in between. You will find this on Amazon and all book sellers. There’s also a digital version.

The second book is the Treasures of Health Nutrition Manual. This is an encyclopedia of information about: foods, vitamins: health challenges: women's health, men's health, and much more.

Healthy Treasures Cookbook is a beginner cookbook. My husband said he’d eat healthy if it tasted good. This is a taste-good cookbook. It has recipes for all types of eaters.

Then I have the Daniel Fast book. This includes a 21 day menu, journal, recipes, plus how to prepare for and do the Daniel Fast.

Satisfied is a sweet and savory book about milling, baking and enjoying whole grains that God designed. Learn all about baking with freshly milled grains with, of course, recipes.

Proverbs 31 Prepper If you’ve always wanted to be prepared for job loss, power failure, political unrest, or anything that could interrupt the status quo, this book is for you. The Proverbs 31 Prepper helps you prepare for the uncertainty that happens in life!

15. So is the Bible diet a book? Or do you offer a specific Biblical Diet source?

You may have noticed that in the list of my books there isn’t one titled “The Bible Diet.”

This is coming soon, but all of my books and resources are based on the concepts of the Bible Diet. i.e. the 3 Principles of Healthy Living.

However, the Bible in itself is a diet lifestyle book. 

What helps is to discover the nuggets of truths and let them marinade in your heart to make healthy decisions. 

God directed the Israelites how to eat and when to eat. Those rules will still be a blessing to us today. Yet, we aren’t bound to those rules for salvation.

God provided His people with these instructions because He intended for the Israelites to be healthy and blessed. Just as He desires for us today to be healthy and blessed.

16. Is there a Bible Study guide that walks through the Bible with weight loss?

When I was obese I asked the same question. I was depressed with my weight, I had accepted all the comments from other people to describe me as fat and I was ready to give up.

Yet, I knew the Bible had the answers although it was not clear to me at the time.

As I prayed, answers started showing up everywhere and most were in contradiction to God’s Word.

Then I was introduced to the teaching of Dr. Rex Russell and the 3 principles I’ve mentioned several times already. These timeless principles work and are trustworthy because they are 100% biblical.

I wrote the Treasures of Healthy Living Bible Study as a biblically-based place people could go to get good health information and grow both spiritually and experience better health.

Through this study numerous people have lost from 20 to 100 pounds. They have said goodbye to depression and anxiety.

That book was originally published in 2010 along with our Treasures of Healthy Living video series.

The Treasures Bible Study was a fun book to write since it covers all the scriptures about food in the Bible. It helps people understand why grains are not the enemy.

It shows the value of herbs and the biblical stories to go with them.

Transform Your Life With The Bible Diet

The Bible Diet doesn’t fit the traditional definition of a diet. As with anything that brings lasting change, it is more of a lifestyle. One geared to bring you health and vitality physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

I’m grateful to join you on this journey and answer questions about what the Bible Diet is and how to implement it successfully.

I hope the questions asked by others have helped you grasp the concept of the Bible Diet and encouraged you to dig into it. 

Do you have a question about the Bible Diet? I hope you’ll check out the buffet of resources available on my website and YouTube channel. 

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I look forward to hearing how the Bible Diet changes your life!