YOUR STORY

"Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 

Who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases. Who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies. Who satisfies your mouth with good things; so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.” (Psalm 103:2-5).

This renewing physically comes from vitamins, minerals, proteins; the food created to renew us.

It makes sense that God would plan for the intricacies in our lives, including health. “So, God created mankind in His own image…” (Genesis 1:27). You will never find a mistake in the plan of the Bible. As you do your own research, by trial and error you will be on an adventure worth taking. Just as in nature intricate math in the heavens and the earth, the number of petals on flowers, herbs, trees, and leaves, all “declare the glory of God.” Likewise, the process of learning about the food your body thrives upon will be a science. The variety is astounding, nourishment is in all of it.

YOUR INDIVIDUAL UNIQUENESS

Your body is amazing. You are the only one like you: facial features, body structure, inherited strengths, and struggles, as you know. This is only referring to your body. Beyond this, your gifts, and abilities.

Scientists today understand the human body more than in the past. For instance, bloodletting is no longer a practice to “save lives.” Because of the complexity of our bodies, Physicians often become specialists of only one part of the body.

The body’s DNA is a map of sorts of your personhood.

DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary material in humans and all other organisms. Every cell in a person's body has the same DNA. Most DNA is in the cell nucleus (where it is called nuclear DNA), but a small amount of DNA can also be found in the mitochondria (where it is called mitochondrial DNA ormtDNA).

https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/basics/dna - Genetics

Faith and discernment apply here. You are different from every person who ever lived, so what you eat and drink either agrees with you or you might develop a reaction.

Eric, my husband of forty-nine years, and I sit on our front porch and have coffee every morning. With Eric’s retirement from the US NAVY, for the first time in our marriage we are free to spot birds, squirrels climbing the shade trees, flying things and our “pet” black stray cat. This morning Sand Cranes stopped by again, (so we named them Jachin and Boaz, pillars in the porch of the temple). They ate the Ezekiel Bread we tossed to them. Coffee time gives us connection as we begin our day. It is interesting that our neighbors who stop and chat sometimes talk about suffering from food related problems. We have had our own challenges.

When Eric had colon cancer in 2007 and I had breast cancer in 2013 we had an unexpected journey. We had done our best until then, eating as carefully as we knew how. Both of us exercised jogging and strength training. Before Eric traveled across town to work, for years we were going to a gym three times a week. Why did both of us have cancer? Intensity in me to become stronger only grew as I helped Eric, then he helped me through surgeries and chemotherapy. After this we continued with more focus and diligence than before; continuing to learn.