The Healthy Christian Women Podcast

I am not a fan of fads, gimmicks, pills, elixirs etc. when it comes to weight loss, are you? Those things are often unsustainable, expensive, and typically highly processed. Do you want to learn how to eat the good food God created, and use it to maximize your health and aid in weight loss? Me too! And that's what this episode is all about.

We can easily over-complicate healthy cooking. So that's why in Part 3 of our 5 part series we break down your two main meals: lunch and dinner. We can make it very simple to get all the nutrients we need without a big fuss or hours in the kitchen.

It's time to return to the way God intended it to be: eating real, whole foods from nature, lean protein and healthy fats the way He designed them. He's our Creator, so wouldn't the food He provided for us be the best solution for our health?

Let's get to it!

~Dr. Melody

P.S. Snag your 7 Day Detox Checklist here. Everything you need to get back to the basics and simplicity of reaping God's greatest benefits in your mind, body and spirit.

Why more water? When I lose weight, aren't I losing 'water weight'? If you're doing it properly and healthily, actually, no. Adding more water to your daily routine is critical for not only weight loss, but so much more for a properly functioning body.

In Part 2 of our 5 part series you will learn why, how much, how often and so many of the benefits of drinking what God created as the perfect answer to our body's problems. Water truly is God's 'miracle elixir' so don't miss this episode.

~Dr. Melody

P.S. Grab your 7 Day Detox Checklist here to clear the clutter and focus on what really matters --> a healthy mind, body and spirit.

Our body is an efficiency machine, and if we treat it right, it will help us by using it's own fat stores for energy, which means more rapid weight loss!

We live in a culture where more often than not, we are consuming more than we need, and the body stores the excess as fat. So how can we actually turn the tables and help our body give us all the energy we need and burn our own fat in the process? This is what is called ketosis.

You may have heard of 'keto diets', which help your body do just that, but it's not necessarily a sustainable way of eating, long term. Instead, use these tips in Part 4 of our 5 part series and get your body into fat-burning mode (ketosis) by eating healthy, whole-food meals in a certain way that is sustainable and easy.

~Dr. Melody

P.S. Begin practicing The Daily5 TM as you're learning in this 5-part series, and detox your mind, body and spirit with my 7 Day Detox Checklist. Grab it here and step into a new way of living and growing with God as your co-pilot.

We want to be healthy, but there can be so much conflicting advice out there, that we often get stuck in 'analysis paralysis' and therefore don't do anything -- at least not consistently like we should.

Well that ends TODAY!

I will be showing you 5 easy daily steps you can focus on to create lasting healthy changes, and of course, weight loss will happen naturally as a result.

Taking my 10 years of experience and education as a Doctor of Physical Therapy, nutrition education, health coaching, personal and client experience and boiled down the most important keys into what I've termed 'The Daily5' TM.

This is Part 1 of a 5 part series that goes more in depth on each of the 5 steps. How to implement them, and why they're so beneficial for your health.

Let's make healthy living easy and fun. Focus on these 5 steps and you'll be well on your way!

~Dr. Melody

P.S. My 7 Day Detox for Mind, Body and Spirit, incorporates The Daily5 TM so it's a great place to start when building new, God-centered, healthy habits in your life. Download it here.

In our final section of The Daily5 TM five-part series, we have been exploring the five most critical daily actions for weight loss, healthy living and habit creation for sustainable results.

Today's final part focuses on the dreaded 'E' word: Exercise. For most people this is a begrudging topic that elicits visions of spandex, loud music, and working til you drop in a puddle of sweat. Who has the time, and that many spandex outfits? ;)

Great news! There's a better way. And in today's episode we explore a kind of workout that science is showing us takes a fraction of the time, yet reaps the same physiologic benefits as an hour on the treadmill.

The flip-side of that is there are no more excuses to not getting your heart pumping and lowering your risk of heart disease, diabetes, and depression, while increasing your happiness, relieving stress and losing inches.

~Dr. Melody

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