Asa Andrew - Empowering Your Health: Do You Want to Get Well?

EMPOWERING
YOUR HEALTH

The information contained herein is not medical advice and is not intended to replace the advice or attention of your personal physician or other health care professionals. You must consult your health care provider before beginning any new dietary supplementation program. This information is not intended as a "prescription" for treatment nor is it intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. The information in this book is for educational purposes only. If you are ill, see a health care professional. Products (or their distributors) mentioned in this book do not make any claim to any specific benefits which might be achieved by using them. This information is not specific to any company's products. Statements have not been evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The entire risk as to use of recommendations in this book is assumed by the reader.

by Asa Andrew, 2007

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Andrew, Asa.
Empowering your health : do you want to get well? / by Asa Andrew.
p. cm.
ncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-1-4016-0372-4 (alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 1-4016-0372-6 (alk. paper)
1. Health. 2. Naturopathy. I. Title.
RA776.A5485 2007
613dc22

2007034672

Printed in the United States of America

07 08 09 10 11 12 QM 5 4 3 2 1

DEDICATION

I read this dedication to my dad the last week of his life. He couldnt talk anymore because he had an oxygen mask over his face. But as I read this to him he looked at me, smiled, and slightly squeezed my hand. I knew what he was trying to say. He was one of the greatest men I ever knew.

This is what I wrote.

This book is dedicated to my father. He and my mother adopted me as an orphan, and gave me a home. He taught me many valuable lessons in lifeusually not in his words, but always in his actions. Principles like love, forgiveness, perseverance, faithfulness, and belief in myself. I gleaned these qualities from him, and they have made me the man I am today. My fathers unfailing love has helped me achieve all my goals in life, including this book.

So thanks, Dad, thanks for choosing to love me when I had no one. For giving me a name when I didnt have one. For giving me a home when I didnt have one. For providing for me when you didnt have to. For giving me a life when I seemingly didnt have much of one. For giving me the greatest title a little boy and man could ever ask for. Thank you for calling me your son. I am so grateful God handpicked you to be my father. You empowered my life in so many ways, so that I could empower the lives of others. I will always love you.

CONTENTS

As with any major project, it takes a great team to make all of the elements come together in a book. I want to extend my deepest gratitude to:

Ken AbrahamThanks to your team, including Jennifer Lill. Ken, your insight, expertise, and guidance made this project possible. Thank you for challenging me and getting to the core of my heart and this message. I admire your character, passion, persistence, and integrity. You are the absolute best at what you do.

The Entire Thomas Nelson TeamI am more humbled than words can say for your passionate belief in me and this project. Thank you to Mike Hyatt, Larry Stone, and especially to Pamela Clements for your faith, friendship, encouragement, enthusiasm, and support. And to Geoff Stone for your patience through this process. Thank you all for giving me a publishing home.

Empowering Your Health Radio ShowThanks to Cumulus Media and Nashvilles Supertalk 99.7 WWTN programming and the sales teams, especially John Columbus, Leslie Pardue, and John Mountz. Without your friendship, support, belief, and positioning, this message would not be reaching the masses.

Empowering Your Health Radio StaffThanks to my producer Kortland Fuqua, and the team including Stu Gray, Craig Jolly, Matt Collins, and the gang. Your persistence and creative efforts have made this show grow quickly and impact peoples lives.

Dave Ramsey and The Lampo GroupThank you Dave Ramsey for helping start my radio show, Suzanne Sims, and Joe Leavitt for your Godly wisdom, guidance, and being exceptional examples of what a great organization is made ofgreat people with great integrity.

The Staff of The Center for Natural MedicineYou are giving so much hope to the world. I am blessed and privileged to work along side you.

Rebekah HubbellThank you for managing my world and helping impact the lives of many. If we have angels on this earth, you must be one of them.

Christopher SchmidtYour unprecedented counsel, wisdom, and perseverance have been a huge attribute to this project and in my life. Thanks for being such a great friend.

Dr. Jeff HallThanks for your friendship, faith, and support. You are one of the best in Natural Medicine.

Drs. James Andrews, John Anderson, Patch Adams, John Hainesworth, Lou Obersteadt, TAB, and Tim AdairYou are the physician dream team who have been amazing peers and mentors in this process.

Coaches Bobby Bowden and Dave Van HalangerFor allowing me to work alongside you in the Florida State University Seminole football program and pointing me toward the greatest decision in my lifea relationship with God.

Keith Harrell, Larry Winget, John Jacobs, and Mike HagenThanks for teaching me about what being a communicator is all about and never giving up on me.

Dr. David CooperYour friendship, faith, Godly wisdom, and unique insights have made me much of who I am today.

To my immediate family, especially my motherYou know me the best. You love me the most and have supported me in all my endeavors. I love you all very much.

To you, the readerFor picking this book up and taking the most difficult step toward your healththe first one. I wrote this for you because I believe in you.

JUST LIKE OUR WEALTH,
HEALTH IS REALLY JUST GOOD OLD COMMON SENSE

Winning with money is 80 percent behavior; its only 20 percent head knowledge. For years Ive been teaching common sense concepts people can follow to change their behavior and get control of their money. The problem is that common sense isnt very common anymore.

Its the same thing with healthcareyou have to take responsibility for your behavior. Just as I teach about money, Dr. Asa Andrew reminds us we cant rely on anyone to take care of our health for us. We have to take responsibility by choosing to make healthy lifestyle choices each and every day.

A while back, I saw myself on TV and wondered who that fat guy was. I had been working so hard I had abandoned the care of my physical condition. I knew that I had to do something to change the habits that made me look like that. I made the choice to eat better and exercise more. It wasnt rocket scienceit was common sense. You lose weight if you eat less and exercise more.