The New Bible Cure for Weight Loss: Ancient Truths, Natural Remedies, and the Latest Findings for Your Health Today

105 Pages·2013·0.68 MB·English

by  MD Don Colbert

DON COLBERT, MD
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THE NEW BIBLE CURE FOR WEIGHT Loss by Don Colbert, MD
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Scripture quotations are from the New King James Version of the Bible. Copyright © 1979, 1980, 1982 by
Thomas Nelson, Inc., publishers. Used by permission.
Copyright © 2013 by Don Colbert, MD
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Colbert, Don.
The new Bible cure for weight loss / Don Colbert, MD.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-161638-616-0 (trade paper) -- ISBN 978-1-62136-529-7 (e-book)
1. Weight loss--Popular works. 2. Weight loss--Alternative treatment--Popular works. 3. Weight loss--
Religious aspects--Christianity. I. Title. II. Title: Weight loss.
RM222.2.C5522 2013
613.2'5--dc23
2013013911
Portions of this book were previously published as The Bible Cure for Weight Loss and Muscle Gain by
Siloam, ISBN 0-88419-625-9, copyright © 1999; and Dr. Colbert’s “I Can Do This” Diet by Siloam, ISBN
978-1-59979-350-4, copyright © 2010.
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informational and educational purposes and should not be regarded as a
substitute for professional medical treatment. The nature of your body’s health
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
YOU ARE GOD’S MASTERPIECE!
An Obesity Epidemic
A Deadly Killer
Power for Success
1 DID YOU KNOW?—UNDERSTANDING OBESITY
Why We Eat Too Much
Emotional eating
A sedentary lifestyle
Excessive stress
Too much refined sugar and starch
A Word About Wheat
Sugar and Your Body
Easier on Than Off
Caught in a Trap
The Power of Glucagon
Should You Count Calories?
Glycemic Index 101
The Glycemic Load
Three Types of Sugar
Other Glycemic Foods
The Worst Kind of Fat
Other Weight Management Measures
Rating Your Body Fat Percentage
2 THE FOUNDATION OF HEALTHY EATING
Choosing the Right Carbohydrates
The Tortoise and the Hare
Is It a Hare or a Tortoise?
The Power of Protein
The Truth About Fat
3 POWER FOR CHANGE THROUGH DIET AND NUTRITION
The Mediterranean Diet
A Deadly By-Product of the Western Diet: Inflammation
The Anti-Inflammatory Diet: Taking the Mediterranean Diet to the Next
Level
A Word About Portion Sizes
Snacking Right
Morning or afternoon snack
Evening snacks
Accelerating Your Weight Loss
Don’t Give Up
4 TIPS FOR EATING OUT
Speciality Restaurants
Fast-food restaurants
Italian restaurants
Mexican restaurants
Asian restaurants
Indian restaurants
Family-style restaurants
A Final Word
5 POWER FOR CHANGE THROUGH ACTIVITY
Get Moving
Recommended Level of Intensity
Muscles and Metabolism
The Benefits of Anaerobic Exercise
How Much Exercise Is Enough?
Monitor Yourself
The Importance of Sleep
Hitting a Plateau
Stewarding the Gift of Your Body
6 SUPPLEMENTS THAT SUPPORT WEIGHT LOSS
What Is Your Body Trying to Tell You?
Natural Substances for You
Vitamins and minerals
Thermogenic (fat-burning) agents
Thyroid support
Appetite suppressants
Supplements to increase satiety
Supplements to increase energy production
Other common supplements to assist with weight loss
No Magic Bullet
A Lifestyle Choice
7 POWER FOR CHANGE THROUGH FAITH IN GOD
Feeling Guilty About Food Cravings?
Stress Can Make You Fat
A Closer Look
The Power of Scripture
The Comforter Is Come
The Bread of Life
A PERSONAL NOTE From Don Colbert APPENDIX A
THE BIBLE CURE’S SIMPLE RULES FOR WEIGHT LOSS
APPENDIX B
RESOURCES FOR WEIGHT LOSS
NOTES
Introduction
YOU ARE GOD’S MASTERPIECE!
B
EFORE THE FINGER of God touched the oceans with unimaginable
creative power, God envisioned you in His heart. He saw you and all you
could be one day through the power of His supernatural grace.
You are God’s masterpiece, designed according to an eternal plan so
awesome that it’s beyond your ability to comprehend. Have you ever wondered
what He saw in His mind when He created you? What was the perfection of
purpose and plan He intended?
Now close your eyes and see yourself. For one moment you have no
bondages, no imperfections, no shortcomings. Your body is as lean and healthy
as it could possibly be. What do you look like? Is that the person God had in
mind?
If you’ve struggled with obesity all of your life, you may not even be able
to imagine yourself free of the bondage of unwanted fat. But God can. Don’t you
think that if God is powerful enough to create you and the entire universe that
you see around you, He is also able to help you overcome all of your personal
bondages? Of course He is!
That’s what this Bible Cure is all about. It is a plan of godly principles,
wisdom, and scriptural advice to help deliver you from an unhealthy lifestyle
and future ill health and to give you the freedom and joy of a healthy, fit, more
attractive you!
AN OBESITY EPIDEMIC
If you have a weight problem, you’re not alone. The terms overweight and obese
are defined using the body mass index (BMI), which evaluates a person’s weight