Training, Not Trying: The Secret to Spiritual Growth
Trying harder just wears you out. And trying to become like Jesus can feel especially discouraging. But there’s a very…
Physical Health
Your Body: Friend or Foe?
Your body can be a touchy subject (no pun intended). Is your body a friend or foe? Many if not…
Friend or Foe: Embracing the Divine Design in Your Body’s Messages
Talk to a Christian about our physical body and you’re likely to get confused. You might hear, “You must take…
Seven Things I Do Every Day: Navigating My Midlife Lifestyle
For all you women out there trying to navigate your menopause and midlife season, I see you. I get you.…
You Don’t Need This if You’re Comfortable with Change
You can ignore the rest of this post if: Changes internally or externally don’t bother or disturb you at all…
How to Keep Intimacy Alive After Fifty
The stereotype of an exciting sex life during the early years of marriage that simply disappears as you age is…
A Doctor’s View on Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Cable news, your email inbox, the county health department, social media, and even the loud-speaker at your grocery store are…
What Gratitude Does For You
Today is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Many are gathering to celebrate with family, food, — and football. It’s…
God Help Me! I’m Sick!
Sickness and disease: is it simply a fact of life on this miserable, sin-filled, messed-up planet? Is it our own…
What Is a Healthy Christian Woman?
How do you know if you’re healthy? What does “healthy” mean anyway – as a woman, as a Christian? Are…
Intimacy when Sex Becomes Impossible
Can you stay physically connected and enjoy intimacy when sex becomes truly physically impossible? Intimacy between husband and wife is…
Does God Care If You’re Overweight?
God cares about everything. EVERYTHING! That might leave you feeling a bit ashamed if there’s something you know God cares about…
Christian Women, their Hormones, and their Mental Health
You feel crazy. And your man is CERTAIN that you’re crazy. You feel as though you are a victim to…
6 Ways Women Can Prevent Cancer
Statistics say that about 1 in 3 of us will develop cancer during our lifetime, and about 1 in 5…
7 Categories of Health Spending that will make you Healthier Tomorrow
Two hosts on a podcast I heard recently were talking about a high-tech state-of-the-art health evaluation. It included a full-body…
How to Find Healthy Motivation to Change
You know you should, but you just don’t. Perhaps for you that means you know you should lose weight, reign…
Does God Care if You Smoke?
If you smoke, does God love you less? Is smoking a sin? Can you still go to heaven if you…
40 Safe and Healthy Ways to Feel Better
Have you ever felt like you’re stuck down in the dumps and can’t think of a way to get out?…
5 Ways to Better Sleep When You’re Stressed
Have you ever struggled to get a good night’s sleep? If so you’re not alone. And you may have contributed…
What is a Healthy Christian Woman?
What is a Healthy Christian Woman? What does she look like? How does she feel? How can you tell? Are…
What Does Women’s Health Have To Do With Your Faith?
She and I were waiting together in the green room at the church, preparing to make our respective presentations to…
If you don’t have a job that offers health insurance
[guestpost]I’m so honored to be guest posting with my friend Dan Miller at 48 Days this week. Dan is passionate…
Three Steps to Begin to Take Charge of Your Life
You’ve had a wakeup call of some kind. Somewhere in your soul there’s a glimmer of hope. Maybe it’s only…
Is Someone Else In Charge Of Your Health?
Perhaps you’re like many of those I talk with. You feel powerless. Stuck. Sick and tired of being sick and…
When You Pray and are Still Sick
God is a Healer. That’s His very nature. And yet there are many believers who are still sick. If you’re…
Why You Should Develop Strong Social Connection for Long-term Health
We’ve known for some time that seniors with a stronger social support system live longer. We’ve known that married middle-aged…
3 Elements You Must Have to Get Healthy
If you want to truly get healthy, have great energy, and feel fully alive in every way, there are three…
The Healthiest Christmas Gift
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are over. The malls are busier than during any other month of the year. You…
Why I Hate Unnecessary Suffering
There were, and still are, many reasons I’m glad I became an OB-Gyn doctor. I love serving women in some…
5 Good and Bad Reasons to Get Healthy
Most of us know some things we could do that would make us physically healthier. But unlike a dedicated Olympic…
3 Ways to Start Your Day Right
Have you ever wished you could go back and start your day over again? You’re frustrated, irritable, and nothing seems…
6 Things You Can Do to Look Younger
Your face at 20 is the result of your parent’s choices. Your face at 80 is the result of your…
4 Apps for Healthy Living in Body, Mind, and Soul
Almost everyone has a smartphone today. If you’re like many people, your phone is becoming a primary way in which…
Positive Spirituality: What’s Good for You?
Is spirituality good for you? You might expect me to claim that Christianity or, more generically, spirituality is a good…
6 Steps to Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease
You probably either know or know of someone who developed dementia as they got older. Alzheimer’s disease – the most…
Why You Must Find Your WHY
Brianna sat down to chat yesterday. Her second child is nine months old, and she and her husband are planning…
10 Healthy Weight Loss Tips
Healthy weight loss is a big deal. Losing weight – or trying to – is big business. Researchers tell us…
My List of Recommended Nutritional Supplements
You can’t watch TV, search the internet, or walk into the pharmacy section of your favorite grocery store without being…
6 Things You Should Never Ask Your Doctor
When you get healthcare, you ask your doctor questions. But there are some things you should never ask your doctor.…
How To Take Charge of Your Health As A Christian
Christians have a mixed reputation when it comes to living healthfully. Individuals who are involved in a religious community and…
Change One Small Thing, and Change Your Future
Just yesterday I talked with a young lady who is enjoying reading Live Healthy, Live Whole. She identified with Mary,…
Preparing For Menopause
It seems that every time I’m around a group of women and they find out I’m an OB-Gyn doctor the…
Does Perimenopause Make You Crazy?
She had been a therapist for four decades, and had helped hundreds, perhaps thousands, of men and women overcome serious…
4 Ways Your Health Impacts Your Spiritual Life
We have some wonderful friends who work with the organ donation program in our home state. Nancy, a veteran transplant…
7 Ways You Can Take Charge of Your Mental Health
We each have our bag of mental challenges to deal with. Some of us have greater emotional vulnerabilities than others.…
12 Reasons You Could Be Depressed
Everybody has a down day occasionally. Our emotions are slippery things, and some people have a more volatile emotional life…
Why Do Some People Beat the Odds?
Why do some people beat the odds and others don’t? Some people remain stuck. Their addictions are just as strong…
45 Healthier or Uplifting Distractions
It’s been a bad day. You’re frustrated, tired, anxious, and/or upset. Or perhaps you can’t pour over those numbers or…
The ONE THING To Change In Your Diet For Good Health
You are what you eat – literally. We as human beings love our food. Think of all the money being…
How to Prevent Weight Gain After Forty
Love handles around the middle? Afraid to step on the scales? Putting on extra pounds is not just unpleasant; it’s…
