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Endorsements
Laurie and I cannot recommend this brain-changing, life-changing book enough, and we pray youll benefit as much as we have from reading it!
Matt and Laurie Crouch , TBN
In a well-researched look at our food system, Dr. Leaf serves us a wake-up call to declining physical health if we continue on our current path. But there is hope. In this insightful book, Dr. Leaf helps us understand that each time we eat, we are choosing. With an informative combination of scientific research and scriptural principles, Dr. Leaf shows that healthy eating may not be quick or cheap, but it is something we all can do. Thanks to this book I am motivated to make healthier food choices and help others do the same.
David I. Levy, MD , clinical professor of neurosurgery, University of California, San Diego; author of Gray Matter: A Neurosurgeon Discovers the Power of Prayer . . . One Patient at a Time
Betty and I were introduced to Dr. Caroline Leaf by Peter and Ann Pretorius, our missionary partners in Africa. They were excited because she was having such a profound impact on people throughout South Africa. We invited her to be a guest on LIFE Today , and she has continued to have a powerful impactnot only in her own country but here in the United States. A neuroscientist, Dr. Leaf shows the connection between our brain and food. The fact is, many people are killing themselves because of what they eator dont eat. The pointers Dr. Leaf provides in these pages will surely make us think twice before we take the next bite and equip us to be better stewards of the bodies God has given us.
James Robison , founder and president of LIFE Outreach International; founder and publisher of The Stream
This book is unique. There are books about nutrition and there are books about the mindhowever, we cannot think of any book that links the mind and nutrition in the detail Dr. Caroline Leaf does. We definitely never learned this information when we were in medical school. The information in this book has changed the way our family eats. We are healthier, fitter, slimmer, and smarter. Dr. Leaf is the real deal. She talks the talk and walks the walk. We know her lifestyle; we know what is in her pantry and fridge and what she eats at her table. Her whole family lives out what she has written in this book. It will change your life.
Peter Amua- Quarshie, MD, MPH, MS, and Mercy Amua- Quarshie, MD, MPH, FACOG
There is a difference between desiring to be well and being tired of being sick. Those who truly desire to be well will confess healing Scriptures every day. They would not dare miss taking their vitamin supplements. They would not eat anything or in any way other than Gods way, under any circumstance. Caroline Leafs new book, Think and Eat Yourself Smart , will help anyone who has the desire to be well and who will change their ways and lifestyle to Gods ways. It will help you, and here I quote Dr. Leaf, Admit it, quit it, and beat it! Get it! Read it! Do it! And with long life, God will satisfy you and show you his salvation!
Kenneth Copeland , Kenneth Copeland Ministries
This timely and essential new book from Dr. Caroline Leaf promises to be exactly the resource I need both for myself personally and as a recommended resource that could dramatically benefit all of my patients and their families, as well as my own family and friends. I am eager to faithfully implement its life-integrating principles and important paradigm changes, to recommend it to patients and colleagues, and to reap the benefits of healthier thinking and healthier food choices. With continued estimations that perhaps 80 percent of todays diseases and disorders are directly related to chosen lifestyle issues, Dr. Leafs challenging call toward deep, long-term, and sustainable changes in our livesspirit, soul, and bodyis a truly life-giving message that can help save us from further devastation of preventable disease, dysfunction, and death. Thank you so much, Dr. Leaf, for applying your neuroscientifically sound perspectives to this important issue!
Dr. Robert Turner , neurologist
I am so excited about the release of this book from a woman who truly knows what she is talking about and lives it out every single day. My last season in life was the most challenging one Ive ever faced health-wise, and even though Ive always been quite focused on good nutrition and exercise, my body was obviously needing more. I know this book will be a life-changing and life-saving tool in your hand, and with all my heart I say thanks to Dr. Caroline for putting into our hands a book filled with practical answers and a way forward, so that each one of us can live out Gods perfect plan for our lives.
Darlene Zschech , composer, worship leader, and pastor; author of Worship Changes Everything
It is my honor and pleasure to endorse Dr. Caroline and her new book, Think and Eat Yourself Smart . Her passion for the well-being of others is genuine, and I know the lights will go on for many as they absorb the truth and perspective within these pages. We live in a world consumed with so many thingsincluding food and the pursuit of health, beauty, opportunity, and influence. I am confident this book will be life-changing for many and will fuel foundational truths that make for a blessed, effective, and fruitful life.
Bobbie Houston , Hillsong Church
Admit it! Quit it! Beat it! These are the main ingredients to this tasty dish of a book. The brainy truths and guidelines presented in Think and Eat Yourself Smart are a welcome addition to Dr. Leafs prior works. We need to be more mindful of how we think about and practice the art of eating. I am sure this work will awaken minds with simple truths that will lead to sharper thoughts and healthier lives!
Dr. Avery Jackson III , neurosurgeon
Did you know your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, and God created us to glorify him? Have you ever thought about the fact that God cant move through you if youre not able physically to do what he wants you to do? In her new book, Think and Eat Yourself Smart , Dr. Caroline Leaf reveals how to have a healthier lifestyle and a sharper mind. She is a member of Gateway Church and has spoken during our weekend services and conferences. Her medical knowledge, combined with her revelatory wisdom, will completely change your life.