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

DON COLBERT, MD

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THE NEW BIBLE CURE FOR WEIGHT Loss by Don Colbert, MD
Published by Siloam
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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
All rights reserved

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. Colberts I Can Do This Diet by Siloam, ISBN 978-1-59979-350-4, copyright 2010.

This book contains the opinions and ideas of its author. It is solely for informational and educational purposes and should not be regarded as a substitute for professional medical treatment. The nature of your bodys health condition is complex and unique. Therefore you should consult a health professional before you begin any new exercise, nutrition, or supplementation program or if you have questions about your health. Do not make any changes to your current medications without the advice of your doctor. Neither the author nor the publisher shall be liable or responsible for any loss or damage allegedly arising from any information or suggestion in this book.

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
YOU ARE GODS MASTERPIECE!

From Don Colbert

APPENDIX A
THE BIBLE CURES SIMPLE RULES FOR WEIGHT LOSS

APPENDIX B
RESOURCES FOR WEIGHT LOSS

Introduction
YOU ARE GODS 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 Gods masterpiece, designed according to an eternal plan so awesome that its 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 youve 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. Dont 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!

Thats 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!

If you have a weight problem, youre not alone. The terms overweight and obese are defined using the body mass index (BMI), which evaluates a persons weight relative to height. Various health organizations, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), define an overweight adult as having a BMI between 25 and 29.9, while an obese adult is anyone with a BMI of 30 or higher.

In the last several years America has experienced an alarming arise in obesity. Two-thirds of American adults are overweight or obese, and 30 percent of children age eleven or younger are overweight. This should concern everyone, particularly those of us who professes Jesus as Savior and Lord. God revealed His divine will for each of us through the apostle John, who wrote, Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers (3 John 2). With obesity at almost epidemic proportions, surely we are missing Gods best.

Research tells us that, in the United States, an estimated 300,000 deaths per year are attributed to obesity. And as shocking as all this sounds, no dollar amount can do justice to the real damage being done. Being overweight or obese increases your risk of developing thirty-five major diseases, particularly type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, arthritis, hypertension, acid reflux, sleep apnea, Alzheimers, infertility, erectile dysfunction, and gallbladder diseaseplus more than a dozen forms of cancer.

Besides obesitys physical implications, it carries a social and psychological impact. Obese individuals generally contend with more rejection and prejudice. Often they are overlooked for promotions or not even hired because of physical appearance. Most obese people struggle daily with issues of self-worth and self-image. They feel unattractive and unappreciated and are at an increased risk of depression. Many of us have watched the humiliation an obese person experiences trying to squeeze into an airplane, stadium, or automobile seat that is too small. Maybe you have been that person. If so, you know how obesity can affect the way others treat you and how you treat yourself.

Instead of looking for the next new-and-improved medication to manage obesity-related disease, we need to get to the root of the problem, which is our diet, lifestyle, and waistline. The standard American diet is full of empty carbohydrates, sugars, fats, excessive proteins, and calories, and it is low in nutrient content. Combined with our poor diet is a lack of physical activity and excessive stress that usually raises cortisol levels. Because of this increase of cortisol, many are developing toxic belly fat, which increases their risk for incurring a host of other diseases, including diabetes.