Rick Warren's new book, The Daniel Plan, encourages healthy living based on the following essentials (Tim Challies' review.):
- Faith (Phil 4:13).
- Food (1 Cor 10:31).
- Fitness (1 Cor 6:19a, 20b).
- Focus (Rom 12:2).
- Friends (Eccl 4:9).
- God Wants Us to Chew On His Word (Josh 1:8).
- For Good Health, Confess Your Sin (Ps 32:3-5).
- Eliminate Negative Self-Talk (Prov 4:23; Phil 4:8).
- Be Grateful, Not Regretful (Eccl 6:9b; 1 Cor 4:7-8).
- Your Life is Shaped by Your Thoughts (Rom 12:2).
- You Need God's Power to Change (Rom 7:24-25).
- You Need a Battle Buddy (Jas 5:16).
- Trusting God is Good For Your Health (Ps 116:7; cf. Prov 14:30).
- Stop Procrastinating (Phil 4:13; Prov 13:16; 27:1).
- Put Down The Chocolate and Pick Up Your Bible.
- God's Word Will Transform Your Life (Gal 6:9).
- God's Prescription for Good Health (Prov 3:1-10; Ps 119:73; Dt 32:47).
The Daniel Plan focuses on the core food groups of healthy carbs, healthy fats, healthy protein, healing spices, drinks, and super foods. And The Daniel Plan gives an easy guideline to use for any meal:
- 50 percent non-starchy veggies
- 25 percent healthy animal or vegetable proteins
- 25 percent healthy starch or whole grains
- Side of low-glycemic fruit
- Drink—water or herbal ice teas with
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