Wise Up & Take Responsibility: Recent Episodes

Chris Young

Support, direction and encouragement on the path of health and wholeness.

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Dr. Dean Ornish has found that with his patients that go all in, the profound feeling of health and vitality achieved in a few weeks propels them forward on their journey and becomes highly motivating.

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When God says to a human being, "I give you this," that constitutes a gift from God.  A gift from God is not something to take lightly.  It would seem that Genesis 1-2 offer another compelling reason to consider a plant-based lifestyle.

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After 90 days of a concerted effort to limit sodium, refined sugar, fried food, animal protein, and dairy, while dramatically increasing intake of fruits and vegetables, these are the results.

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A healthy lifestyle with good nutrition goes against the grain.  When you start finding your new groove and start losing weight, prepare yourself for pushback.  Today we're looking at the reasons for the pushback and how to address it.

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When new to the journey of positive nutritional change, it's important to identify "baby steps," simple things I can do, add, or change about my nutrition.  Incremental improvement and incremental change are viable strategies for making positive change.  What baby steps do I need to take, right now, to build momentum in my nutrition?  That is the question of the day.

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Before we can experience better health and nutrition, we have to acknowledge the fact that our choices related to nutrition and physical exercise have played a significant role in our current state of health.  In other words, we have to take responsibility for our actions.

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The journey toward healthy nutrition requires certain tools that can help us navigate the world of man-made food.  You need to get this tool and start using it today.

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The change of course with nutrition won't happen until you get sick and tired of the path you're on.  That was certainly the case with me.  I hope this message challenges and inspires you to take the leap.

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In this episode, we will discuss life-giving nutrition.  To make a change to healthy nutrition, we have to challenge some of our long-held notions about nutritious food.  Fruits and vegetables are a must, so let's talk about how to find what you like.

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Disease in America is out of control.  We spend almost twice as much on health as any other country and rank 35th among the nations.  Our nutrition and lifestyle is making us sick, tired, and depressed, leading to chronic disease and early death.  We have a problem!!

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Our mental health suffers greatly through envy and jealousy.  How do we stop looking at what everyone else has and what everyone else is doing?  Why is satisfaction so elusive?  Why do I keep overspending?

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In this episode, I share my journey to healthy nutrition.  Motivation comes from your "why?"  Why do I want to change?  Why do I need to change?  What happens if I don't? The three books mentioned gave me my why, and after a few weeks, I'm losing weight and feeling great.  This episode is about what I've discovered so far. 

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Wisdom and truth have the same source, and it's not culture.  It's not government.  Wisdom doesn't come from within.  Objective truth has one source, and from that one source comes direction for every facet of life.

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Is there a biblical basis for a whole food, plant-based diet?  I'll present a case, and you can decide for yourself.