Health and Healing is a Great Book

My favorite health and wellness book is Health and Healing and I have published about this book in the Yahoo Network before. I love the book because it explains the important link between our spiritual health and our physical health. Many people are unaware that our spiritual and physical health are interrelated and that God is concerned about our health and has given us instructions on how to stay healthy. This book will explain this important relationship and provide valuable insights on how to stay healthy.

In Exodus 15:26 the promise of immunity from Egypt's diseases was given to the children of Israel after they were freed from their captivity. This promise was not based solely on supernatural intervention, as it was also based on the natural laws of health. If they followed the Lord's health commands they would be spared the ailments that afflicted the Egyptians.

Our Physical Health

We can see God's concern for our spiritual as well as our physical well being. This idea is also found in the Hebrew word shalom which most of us believe means peace. The word also has a deeper meaning, that of completeness, wholeness and a fullness that involves the complete person, physical health included.

God created us as physical beings so of course He cares about our physical health. Our bodies are not bad or evil, or the prison cell for the soul. Just the opposite is true. Our bodies are wonderful gifts from God who created us in His image and who wants us to appreciate and enjoy our physical existence.

Chapters in the Book

The health message is often an ignored aspect of the many wonderful truths that God has given us. God gave us these principles because He loves us and wants what is in our best interests. The book has important chapters on the key elements of our health. These chapters include the following:

The Power of Choice

Water

The Environment

Faith and Healing

Rest and Restoration

Temperance

Integrity

Optimism

Nutrition

Social Support

Further Study

Staying healthy and developing a healthy lifestyle is a life long pursuit. This article should wet our appetites for healthy living. We will list several sources that can plug you into the health network and help you in your quest for a healthy diet and lifestyle.

This article is based on the introduction to a very helpful book entitled Health and Healing. You may want to request your own copy from Pacific Press Publishing.

Sources: 1. Health Ministries Department of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Health and Healing, Pacific Press Publishing Association, 1350 N. Kings Road, Nampa, ID 83687-3193.

2. www.absg.adventist.org.

3. www.AdventistHealthCare.com

4. www.pacificpress.com