Ed Young - Total Heart Health for Women Workbook

Total Heart Health
for Women WorkbookTotal Heart Health
for Women WorkbookAchieving a Total Heart Health
Lifestyle in 90 Days
Dr. Ed and Jo Beth Young
Michael Duncan, M.D. and Richard Leachman, M.D.
Physical Fitness Expert Kristy Brown
Important CautionPlease Read: The principles and practices recommended in this book result from the research and experiences of the authors. However, the reader is strongly cautioned to consult with his or her personal physician before initiating any changes in physical lifestyle. While the Total Heart Health approach has proven effective for many people in improving overall heart health, it is not intended as a strategy for curing serious heart disease. The reader should not use this book as the ultimate source of information about the subject of the book.

This book is sold without warranties of any kind, express or implied, and the publisher and author disclaim any liability, loss, or damage caused by the contents of this book. Copyright 2005 Dr. Ed Young, Jo Beth Young, Dr. Michael Duncan, and Dr. Richard Leachman. All rights reserved.

No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any meanselectronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any otherexcept for brief quotation in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher. Published by Nelson Impact, a Division of Thomas Nelson, Inc., P.O. Box 141000, Nashville, Tennessee, 37214. All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Holy Bible, New American Standard Bible , Copyright The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977. Used by permission. (www.lockman.org) ISBN 1-4185-0127-1 Printed in the United States of America
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A New You in 90 Days There can be a new you in 90 days! Thats the aim of the strategies detailed in this workbook.

In Total Heart Health for Women, we detailed the meaning and need for Total Heart Health. This workbook will help you understand how to implement your own 90-day plan leading to a Total Heart Health lifestyle. Meeting this challenge wont just happen automatically. Changing an unhealthy behavior pattern is nothing more than replacing it with a healthy behavior. Some experts in behavior change contend it takes about 21 days to break an existing behavior, 40 days to establish new behavior, and 90 days to transform the new behavior into a lifestyle. While there may be questions about the scientific validity of this idea, many people have found the pattern to be accurate.

Getting out of shape physically and spiritually is a process over time, so getting back in shape will take time, too. Heart disease is a top killer of women, and among the reasons is the fact that when people think of heart health, many dont consider the Total Heart. The assumption is that by caring for one facet of the heartthe physicalthe heart will be healthy. But despite dramatic improvements in treating the physical heart, tens of thousands of people still die annually from heart disease. That leads us to ask: What is the Total Heart? Understanding the answer to this question is critical. There can be no genuine Total Heart Health unless the entire heart is considered.

There cannot be a new you if the totality of your heart is not renewed. Kitchen and Pantry Think about a house, one structure with several rooms. If garbage stacks up in one of the rooms, its stench permeates the whole house. On the other hand, if a wall in a bedroom is covered with fresh paint, its odor reaches into other parts of the house. So, lets consider your heart as a single structure of two major partsthe spiritual and the physical. The spiritual has two facetsthe spirit and the soul.

Again, lets think about a house. Imagine a country house with a big kitchen. Tucked inside the kitchen is a little room where good things are kept, the pantry. The soul is that dimension of your inner heart that enables you to think, feel, and choose. It is the center of your personality. Right at the core of your soul, like the pantry in the kitchen, is your spirit.

This is the aspect of your heart that is capable of communion with God. Total Heart Health, then, is vitality of the spirit, mind, emotions, and will, as well as physical well-being. Like the happenings in the various rooms of a house, the spirit, soul, and body all interact with one another, affecting your health for good or for bad. Setting Our Focus: 1 Thessalonians 5:23Meditate on this passage, and jot down your thoughts about what 1 Thessalonians 5:23 is saying. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________
Total Heart Health is a lifestyle. The 90-Day Challenge presented here is designed to help you embark on lifestyle transformation.

So, its important to understand your current lifestyle, as well as the changes that need to be made. Take a few moments to work through the Personal Lifestyle Assessment below, and you will gain new insights into yourself. Personal Lifestyle Assessment My Spiritual Lifestyle I give time each day to personal communion with God, involving worship, prayer, Bible reading, and meditation. (Circle the response that best answers the question.)
Always Sometimes Rarely Never
Ways in which I need to change my values regarding personal communion with God: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________
I am an active member of a Bible-believing church where I am involved with others in worship, learning, and ministry.
Regularly Occasionally Rarely Never
Ways in which I need to change my values regarding the Church: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ My Mental Lifestyle My mind dwells consistently on the characteristics listed in Philippians 4:8: those things which are true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, and of good reputation.
Usually Sometimes Rarely Never
Ways in which I need to change my mental values: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ I feed my mind a positive diet through what I read, what I watch on TV, what I see at the movies, and the music I listen to.
Always Usually Rarely Never
Ways in which I need to change my mental diet: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ My Emotional Lifestyle I generally feel peaceful.
Always Usually Rarely Never
Things I can do to align my professed and actual values, reduce my inner conflict, and gain greater peace: