Why?

Why is it so important to do what is right for your health?

Why do you need to have personal responsibility and discipline in those actions that determine your health?

I believe it is commanded in  the Great Commandment in Mark 12:30-31.

30-” Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. 31- . . . Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.”  NIV

When you love the Lord  above all else you acknowledge that you are created in His image. That all that exists is from God.  You accept the responsibility of being the steward of your body, mind and spirit.

These 4 factors are given to us through creation and the Word.

  1. Eat foods that are nourishing to the body and in a manner than is supportive of proper digestion and absorption. Nearly every disease can be related to a deficiency of good nutrition not the presence of evil.
  2. Exercise to maintain full power and motion as we have been given. Nothing impairs your performance like lack of proper activity.
  3. Get proper rest for repair and healing.
  4. Let your emotions give you the thoughts that lead to the words and actions that contribute to behavior that is a model of character of a faithful and fruitful disciple, pleasing to God. You control your mind, think good thoughts.

Romans 12:1 ”Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God–this is your spiritual act of worship. 2. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is — his good, pleasing and perfect will.”

This may be included in the instruction by Paul  in 1 Corinthians 10:31 “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”

To love your neighbor as yourself commands us to take care of your health.

You live with best health practices so that your health will not require anyone else to pay for health problems caused by neglect or negligence of your health. This practice will honor God by taking care our our health and greatly reduce health care costs.

The principles promoted here come from over 30 years of clinical practice and personal experience. This is a system of focus on health care versus a system of disease management.

When we live in response to the Great Commandment we are motivated to live with Wellness Common Sense, to honor God and enjoy full expression of all that we can be in our heart and in our soul and in our mind and with all our strength.

For Your Total Wellness,

Darrel Hestdalen, DC, DIBAK, FASA


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