Healthy Living Resources: Books for a Healthier Life
COUNSELS ON DIET AND FOODS
It is a comprehensive guide to healthy living that emphasizes the importance of food choices for both physical and spiritual well-being. It advocates a plant-based diet, cautions against extremes, and encourages a balanced approach to dietary reform for a healthier, more fulfilling life.
Long before many physiologists were concerned with the close relationship between diet and health, the author clearly pointed out the connection between the food we eat and our physical and spiritual welfare in her writings. In her discourses and writings from 1863 onward, she frequently discussed the importance of diet and adequate nutrition.
Her counsel has exerted a strong influence on the dietary habits of Christians and, indirectly, on the general public.
In compiling the materials, an effort was made to include the full range of instruction on the subject from the Writer's pen. This compilation is unique, for it presents the councils clustered topically under a general heading, with no attempt to provide continuity in reading.
The Ministry of HEALING
How to live a healthy, satisfying life according to God's design as revealed in the Bible. How to maximize your physical and spiritual health.
Many things contribute to good health:
Cheerfulness, fresh air, exercise, diet, and positive relationships with others, to name a few. Crucial is also a personal relationship with the Creator who gave us life and everything we need for health and happiness.
In this book, the author addresses the soul's sickness and the healing balm found in trusting God for all things. Written in simple, beautiful language, Ministry of Healing will point you to a life full of joy and gladness—a life in touch with the Source of healing power.
COUNSELS ON HEALTH
Reflects a broader theological understanding in which the body is not merely a vessel but an integral part of the individual's relationship with God. Practical advice on diet, exercise, and rest provides a framework for a more balanced, healthier life.
Throughout her ministry, the author devoted much effort and thought to alleviating the sorrows of the sick and suffering and to pointing them to the Great Physician, who can heal to the uttermost—both physically and spiritually.
This volume brings together the counsel received on this topic over seven decades. Topics include Essentials to Health, Diet and Health, Outdoor Life and Physical Activity, Teaching Health Principles, and Holiness of Life—as well as practical advice for doctors, nurses, and others engaged in healthcare.
HEALTHFUL LIVING
Lays a foundation for making healthy decisions by building seven skills: assessing valid health information; analyzing internal and external influences; self-management; interpersonal communication; decision-making; goal setting; and advocacy.
Healthful Living presents, in topically arranged excerpts, “in the most concise and condensed form possible the various teachings upon the subjects of health, health reform, and allied matters which are to be found in the writing of the author.”
Topics in this volume include the body's physiology, proper diet and habits, disease treatment, and the work of medical missionaries.
TEMPERANCE
It is a comprehensive guide to living a balanced, healthy life, emphasizing the importance of physical well-being alongside spiritual and mental health. It encourages readers to make conscious choices that promote their overall well-being and to live in accordance with God's principles.
Temperance was a favorite theme of the author, both in her writings and in her public speaking. Over the years, she urged everyone, young and old, to practice temperance and to promote it vigorously.
Although society has changed, the principles she stressed about temperance remain remarkably relevant to contemporary life. The power of alcohol and other forms of intemperance to destroy health, moral fiber, and spiritual discernment persists today.