Jacquelyn Sheppard - Silent Takeover: Overcoming Emotional, Mental & Addictive Disorders

Endorsements

I am not into medical protocol, cannot understand medical equations, but have had more than my share of life-threatening medical events. So I do know the difference between health and sickness. I have happily chosen health over sickness. Jackie and the information in this book have been a part of my pursuit in implementing that decision.

I am fairly certain that this book and its author represent a major breakthrough in the protocol of achieving and preserving good health.

Everybody who is searching for the keys of overall happiness and good health should read this book!

A happy and healthy octogenarian,

Jack Taylor
Melbourne, Florida
President of Dimensions Ministries
Author of 13-plus books
Broadmans best-selling author

Jacquelyn Sheppard has taken a complex subject that is difficult to explain, and using easy to read and understand language she has written a well-documented explanation of that subject. She has an excellent command of her material, and her handling of the subject matter is to be commended. It is definitely a book that will help someone understand a new biochemical concept of the human body.

Norman G. Marvin, MD
Former assistant professor
The Department of Family Practice
University of Kansas Medical Center
Member, American Academy of Family Physicians
Member, American Medical Association

Jackie Sheppard is in the business of changing lives through her amazing nutritional research and counsel. We are so grateful she has put this together in her book, Silent Takeover. Filled with life-changing insights, this book will open your eyes to ways of bringing healing to your body and mind. We believe God will use this book to restore the health He has provided for us in natural, God-given ways.

Dave and Kim Butts
Founders, Harvest Prayer Ministries
Chairman of Americas National Prayer Committee

As Christs body, we are called by our Lord to minister to those who are sick and broken. Jesus commissioned His disciples to go forth with His Good News and heal the sick. This is a vital aspect of the gospel. In Silent Takeover, Jackie Sheppard offers well-researched insight, wisdom, and tools to respond to and care for those with emotional, mental, and addictive disorders. Most significantly, the final chapters powerfully explore how prayer, worship, and community can make a life-changing difference to respond to these challenges in practical ways. Armed with this knowledge, the Church (and that means you and me) can become beacons of hope and healing for those who suffer among us. Read this timely and provocative guide and join Gods army of healers.

Dr. Dick Eastman
International President
Every Home for Christ

Jackie Sheppard has given us an eye-opening view of how the human spirit, mind, and body interact. Silent Takeover is filled with research that challenges the status quo of how we have traditionally dealt with mental and emotional issues. Whether you are struggling with any of those issues or you know someone wrestling with them, I commend Silent Takeover to you. It will direct you on a path of mental and emotional wellness.

Sammy Tippit
Author and international evangelist

This book, like everything Jackie Sheppard sets her mind to accomplish, is a work of wisdom.

Penelope Edwards-Conrad M.D.
Integrative neurologist

Jacquelyn Sheppards book Silent Takeover gives an eye-opening look into the hidden dangers of seemingly innocuous elements in our environment. Our brains are not separate from our bodies. Foods, sound, and light affect the production of chemicals in our bodies that affect the way we think and behave. Depression, anxiety, and addiction often have a physical as well as spiritual root. Jackie has been researching information for years and wants to help those who have been hijacked so they can regain good health in both body and mind.

J. Lee Grady
Former editor, Charisma Magazine
Director, The Mordecai Project

In this book you will be privileged to accompany Jackie on a journey of discovery. She raises questions that will challenge you to think outside of the conventional boxes and adopt the heart of learner. You will better understand the amazing ways in which nutrition, human choices, spirituality, and physical disciplines all are woven together in a rich integrated tapestry of life. She will do so by raising persistent questions, sharing personal testimonies, reflecting on exquisite parables, and unpacking thought-provoking research. I encourage you to embark on this journey of discovery with her.

David Hamilton
Vice President for Strategic Innovation
University of the Nations
Youth With A Mission

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Dedicated to my wonderful family:

My husband of 51 years, Glenn,

Our three children, their mates, and our eight grandchildren.

Tre and Tori, Aidan and Elena.

Krista and Mark, Arianna, Hudson, and Hunter.

Trent and Bronwyn, Mirea, Blaze, and Petra.

I love and admire all of you for how you live your lives and all you are doing to make the world a better place.

And

To all of my students along the way who caused me to look deeper than the surface in life.

To the Reader

Silent Takeover is intended to whet your appetite and to hopefully cause you to delve deeper into the complex issues affecting emotional, mental, and addictive disorders.