Guidelines for Healthy Eating

There is a lot of information out there on what one should and should not eat. To us average people this can be confusing. Where do we go for help in this area? Rex Russell in his book What the Bible says about Healthy Living, gives three principles which I believe can help us clear up some of the confusion. What Russell does is approach health from a biblical perspective. It only makes sense that if the Bible talks about all kinds of areas of life that it would also have something to say about our health. In a nutshell here are the three principles. I hope this will help you.

Principle #1 Eat Foods God designed to be eaten.
The apostle Paul says that all things may be permissible but not necessarily beneficial. In other words just because we have biblical freedom to eat something does not mean that it is good for our health. When one looks at the foods that God allowed the Israelites to eat it becomes obvious that God was not trying to restrict their diet but allowing them to eat foods that would keep them strong and healthy.

Principle #2 Eat Foods closest to the way God designed them.
Today we live inn a World of speed and quick gratification. For some things this has been great. But when it comes to food it has become disastrous. Today foods have been altered for longer shelf life and mass production. The very nutrients that God created to keep us healthy are being destroyed in the name of progress. It is important to get foods before they have been chemically altered or have lost their nutrition. The task of finding foods which have all their nutrients still in tack becomes more and more difficult. Finding good quality whole food supplements can help this task as long as they too have not been altered.


Principle #3 Do not let food become your god.
Remember that God created food for our enjoyment as well has to help us to live healthy lives. Like anything in life we must make sure that God is in control of our life and not the things we put in our mouths. If food is controlling us than we need to simply repent and allow God to take charge.