LONGWOOD, FL-A child suffers for more than a decade with an unexplained, disabling illness. Desperate for answers, his mother embarks on an intensive search for answers amid confusing and often conflicting medical data. The result? The discovery of seven biblical principles that author Ricki Pepin believes is God's prescription for healthy living.
"God's health plan is not just about 'not being sick,'" says Pepin, whose book, God's Health Plan: The Audacious Journey to a Better Life ($17.99, paperback, 978-1-60266-698-6; $27.99, hardcover, 978-1-60266-699-3), is based on her effort to find help for her child. "It's about wholeness and restoration of mind, body and spirit. It's about adding life to your years, not just years to your life. God has a plan and destiny for every individual, and to whatever degree we are sick or dying prematurely from self-inflicted neglect or poor lifestyle choices is the degree we are falling short of fulfilling that God-ordained destiny."
The seven principles encompass food choices, medical care alternatives, and environmental stewardship practices that will create healthier lives and a replenished world, Pepin says. She believes society is at the beginning of a medical paradigm shift from fighting disease to maintaining health, but individuals face enormous frustration as they begin to take charge of maintaining their own health. "There is so much information available in the health industry today, and it is often hard to decipher what is true and what is mere hype," Pepin says. "It is my hope and belief that this book will assist other ordinary people to sift out the fads and fallacies and find GodŐs principles on health, which can lead to their own physical and spiritual restoration."
Xulon Press, a part of Salem Communications Corporation, is the world's largest Christian publisher, with more than 3,900 titles published to date. Retailers may order GOD'S Health Plan through Ingram Book Company and/or Spring Arbor Book Distributors. Salem Communications is the country's leading Christian communications company with interests in radio, Internet, and magazine publishing.
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2007