119: Getting Started with Intermittent Fasting w/Laurie Lewis
Christian Healthy Lifestyle: Motivation for Vitality, Mental Health, and Personal Growth
Release Date: 08/09/2023
146: Transform your Faith and Health with Daily Devotions
Christian Healthy Lifestyle: Motivation for Vitality, Mental Health, and Personal Growth
Join David Sandstrom as he explores the intricate relationship between faith and health in this compelling episode of the Christian Healthy Lifestyle podcast. Learn why maintaining a "full spiritual tank" is essential for facing life's challenges and how daily devotion can contribute to your mental, emotional, and physical well-being. Discover practical tips for creating a consistent devotion routine and understand the biblical foundations for the spirit-mind-body connection. Whether you're seeking to deepen your faith or improve your health, this episode offers valuable insights and...
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145: Is Energy Medicine Biblical? w/Rob Rene
Christian Healthy Lifestyle: Motivation for Vitality, Mental Health, and Personal Growth
Have you ever wondered if there's a connection between God's creation of energy and frequencies in the body and alternative healing methods like quantum energy medicine? This video shares a fascinating discussion on energy healing from a Christian perspective that will open your eyes. Find out if it's truly biblical or new age woo woo. For complete show notes visit my website 0:00 Introduction - David Sandstrom introduces the guest Rob Rene and his work with quantum energy healing 07:00 The Holistic Approach - David and Rob discuss treating the whole person - body, mind and spirit 10:00...
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144: The Christian Healthy Lifestyle Blueprint for Aging Gracefully and Living Abundantly
Christian Healthy Lifestyle: Motivation for Vitality, Mental Health, and Personal Growth
Using biblical truths, David explains what you can get from listening to the show. Immerse yourself in the Christian healthy lifestyle's secrets for activating your body's innate healing capabilities. Learn to partner with God and experience graceful aging, abundant living, and a revitalized sense of purpose. 3:47 Health and wellness, emphasizing the impact of lifestyle choices. 9:18 Natural approach to health, reducing total body load, and maximizing health potential. 13:24 Aging gracefully and vitality through a healthy lifestyle. 20:26 Jesus' teachings on abundant life through knowing...
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143: The Mental Toughness Blueprint w/Dr. Eddie O'Connor
Christian Healthy Lifestyle: Motivation for Vitality, Mental Health, and Personal Growth
Imagine conquering your inner critic and feeling unstoppable no matter what obstacles life throws your way. The greatest battles are won by mastering the mental X-factor elite performers use. Prepare to be blown away as you discover strategies to silence self-doubt and unlock unshakable focus when it matters most. This is your blueprint - can you follow it? 7:49 Positive thinking and its limitations in achieving excellence. 12:05 Identifying values and motivation for success in various areas of life. 15:39 Maintaining motivation in long-term committed relationships. 20:14 Mental toughness and...
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142: The Shocking Truth About Vegetable Oils They Don't Want You to Know (part 2)
Christian Healthy Lifestyle: Motivation for Vitality, Mental Health, and Personal Growth
Discover the shocking truth about seed oils and the diet-heart hypothesis. This episode blows the lid off the saturated fat controversy using the Framingham Heart Study, Minnesota Coronary Experiment, and more. 4:54 The history of food production and the impact of new technologies on the industry. 10:30 The history of heart disease research and the influence of Ancel Keys. 20:29 Limitations of Seven Countries Study, a flawed observational epidemiology study on saturated fat and heart disease. 24:43 Flaws in the diet-heart hypothesis, including ignored mortality data. 34:03 Dietary heart...
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141: The Shocking Truth About Vegetable Oils That Could Be Destroying Your Health
Christian Healthy Lifestyle: Motivation for Vitality, Mental Health, and Personal Growth
For decades, we've been told vegetable oils are a "heart-healthy" choice. But what if that advice is completely wrong and even dangerous? In this eye-opening video, you'll discover the disturbing truth about how seed oils like canola, soybean, and corn oils could be setting you up for chronic diseases like obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and more. Don't miss these vital facts that could change how you look at dietary fats forever. Time Stamps 2:58 Cholesterol and heart health: contradicting common beliefs 9:11 High cholesterol is not the cause of heart disease, but rather a marker of poor...
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140: Natural Health Matters is Rebranding
Christian Healthy Lifestyle: Motivation for Vitality, Mental Health, and Personal Growth
On May 22nd, 2024 Natural Health Matters is changing it's name to Christian Healthy Lifestyle. The old name turned out to be too confusing. Christian Healthy Lifestyle more clearly expresses the mission of the show. I talk about a few more changes that I'm going to make and I give you a sneak peek at the new artwork. For complete show notes visit my website 4:39 Other changes on the horizon 8:35 The new artwork
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139: Cholesterol Myths Busted: The Shocking Truth About Statins
Christian Healthy Lifestyle: Motivation for Vitality, Mental Health, and Personal Growth
Statin Nation: an inside look at how bad science and good marketing transformed cholesterol into a money-making disease. In this jaw-dropping episode, Dr. Sandstrom investigates the shady practices big pharma used to convince millions of people to take cholesterol drugs for life. Is lowering cholesterol really the key to avoiding heart attacks? The truth will shock you. For complete show notes visit my website 0:00 Introduction 4:55 Cholesterol's crucial role in our physiology 10:33 Statin side effects, including high blood sugar and cognitive issues. 15:24 Pharmaceutical industry's marketing...
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138: Plant-Based VS Animal-Based (part 2)
Christian Healthy Lifestyle: Motivation for Vitality, Mental Health, and Personal Growth
For decades, we've been advised that the route to heart health is paved with plants - lots of vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and vegetable oils. But what if this conventional advice is dead wrong? This riveting episode dares to question wether a plant-centric diet could actually be detrimental to your heart over time. From the dangers of plant toxins and anti-nutrients to the problematic proteins in grains and legumes, you'll be shocked at the potential cardiac risks of consuming too many plant foods. Is your "heart healthy" diet secretly sabotaging your most important organ? 4:17 Plant...
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137: Plant-Based Diets vs Animal Based | Which is Better? (part 1)
Christian Healthy Lifestyle: Motivation for Vitality, Mental Health, and Personal Growth
The debate between plant-based diets and animal-based diets continues. In this solo episode, I address some of the pitfalls of each of these two diet extremes. 05:36 Individualized nutrition and diets 15:18 Cholesterol and seed oils 19:25 Humans are designed as omnivores 23:40 Vitamins A and D deficiencies from plant-based eating 33:59 Vitamin B-12 deficiency is of special concern
info_outlineYou've probably heard about the health benefits of intermittent fasting. But, maybe you were a little intimidated by the idea of going without food. Well, in this episode, Health Coach Laurie Lewis explains just how easy adopting a fasting lifestyle can be.
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9:32 Diet Coke is a toxin.
16:15 What time to finish eating?
21:55 Intermittent fasting vs. time-restricted eating
28:20 Eat food in its God-given natural form.
33:50 The metabolic setpoint
40:25 Does intermittent fasting mess with your hormones?
48:29 This is simple.
David's book The Christian's Guide to Holistic Health
Laurie's website fastforwardwellness.com