Trust in God in all matters, especially your health and habits, and you will see that you needn’t worry about anything. Real, unsolvable problems only occur when you are not allied with God in all aspects of your life. Give God your weight problems. Go ahead, don’t be afraid. Rely on God 100%, and be…

I just love the comment that someone posted a few days ago, in response to How to Curb Your Appetite.  I reprint it below, as the “Comment of the Week.” This week I’ve posted a lot on family history, genes, materialism, making lower-fat hamburgers, and Christmas memories – I guess they’re all a prelude to…

At the heart of Willis Barnstone’s monumental “Restored New Testament: a New Translation with Commentary, including the Gnostic Gospels Thomas, Mary, and Judas” is purity, poetry and the human condition. One of the most prolific and erudite scholars, translators, and poets (in one) the world has known, Barnstone makes a valiant effort to give the…

I was reminded of a book, What Did the Ancient Israelites Eat?: Diet in Biblical Times by Nathan MacDonald of the University of Scotland in St. Andrews, that talks about food, eating, and by default weight loss / weight management in times of the Hebrew Bible.  While the book came out last year, it’s interesting…

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