Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    How to Shape Up Your Health
    How to Shape Up Your Health
    How to Shape Up Your Health
    Ebook96 pages1 hour

    How to Shape Up Your Health

    By Stan Toler

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Maintaining a healthy body can be a daily struggle. But when we experience victory in this struggle, we not only become healthier but we also become better parents, spouses, employees and friends.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDust Jacket Press
    Release dateJul 28, 2015
    ISBN9781943140640
    How to Shape Up Your Health
    Author

    Stan Toler

    Stan Toler has spoken in over 90 countries and written over 100 books with sales of more than 3 million copies. Toler for many years served as vice president and instructor for INJOY, John C. Maxwell’s institute for training leaders to make a difference in the world.

    Read more from Stan Toler

    Related to How to Shape Up Your Health

    Related ebooks

    Christianity For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      What On Earth Do I Eat?

      Oct 11, 2017

      ALEXX STUARTis an educator passionate in the space she calls “living a low-tox life”. Through her speaking, workshops, e-courses and online community, she helps people make the best new choices for themselves, their families and the planet. W: lowtox

      3 min read

    • Article

      Let There Be Light

      Oct 3, 2021

      Let There Be Light
      4 min read

    • Article

      Making The Connection

      Apr 1, 2019

      Making The Connection
      5 min read

    • Article

      Inflammation

      Apr 19, 2021

      Inflammation
      5 min read

    • Article

      Jason Shon Bennett

      Dec 15, 2019

      What can we do to stay young? Eat less – around 1800 calories a day (a little more or less depending on exercise levels and age of course). Eat a plant-based wholefood diet based around fresh fruits, mostly vegetables and a heap of legumes and wholeg

      2 min read

    • Article

      The Future Of Nutrition

      Nov 24, 2022

      The Future Of Nutrition
      5 min read

    • Article

      Animal Instincts

      Jun 7, 2020

      Animal Instincts
      2 min read

    • Article

      Let There Be Light(ness)

      Aug 5, 2021

      Let There Be Light(ness)
      4 min read

    • Article

      Newsbites

      Jun 4, 2023

      Newsbites
      3 min read

    • Article

      Here Comes The Sun

      Jun 13, 2023

      Here Comes The Sun
      4 min read

    • Article

      Life Is More Than Food

      Jan 17, 2024

      GOD created mankind and placed them in a garden not an abattoir. According to the scriptures, humanity was created and placed in a garden, east of Eden. God intended for humanity to thrive on a vegetarian diet. The Christian scriptures teach that ma

      2 min read

    • Article

      Animal Instincts

      Jun 7, 2020

      Animal Instincts
      2 min read

    • Article

      Gut Feeling

      May 5, 2022

      Gut Feeling
      3 min read

    • Article

      Good Mood Food

      Jul 3, 2022

      Good Mood Food
      4 min read

    • Article

      The HAPPY GUT Challenge

      Oct 20, 2022

      The HAPPY GUT Challenge
      3 min read

    • Article

      The HAPPY GUT Challenge

      Oct 20, 2022

      The HAPPY GUT Challenge
      3 min read

    • Article

      HEALTH STARTS AT THE dinner table

      Jul 28, 2019

      DR CRAIGE GOLDING AND DR CAREL-PIET VAN EEDEN, THE GOLDING INSTITUTE Rewind the clock three decades and we find ourselves in a time when the family would sit together around the dinner table, discussing their day while enjoying a meal that was prepar

      2 min read

    • Article

      Mistakes in 'Paleo' Eating

      Jan 4, 2017

      Mistakes in 'Paleo' Eating
      5 min read

    • Article

      How To Have A Healthy Gut

      Jun 16, 2021

      How To Have A Healthy Gut
      4 min read

    • Article

      How To Have A Healthy Gut

      Jun 16, 2021

      How To Have A Healthy Gut
      4 min read

    • Article

      Hunger Games

      Jul 25, 2021

      Hunger Games
      3 min read

    • Article

      Break For Breakfast

      Jul 1, 2023

      Break For Breakfast
      2 min read

    • Article

      Staying Alive

      May 26, 2019

      Staying Alive
      9 min read

    • Article

      Time To Dump The Diet

      Dec 31, 2019

      Time To Dump The Diet
      3 min read

    • Article

      Summer Of Social

      Jul 18, 2023

      Summer Of Social
      4 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for How to Shape Up Your Health

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      How to Shape Up Your Health - Stan Toler

      Copyright © (2011) 2015 by Stan Toler

      Published by Dust Jacket Press

      Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73172

      ISBN: 978-1-943140-64-0

      All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION ®. NIV ®. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by the International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.

      Writer: Stan Toler with Kevin Riggs

      This Bible study is a companion book to Stan Toler’s Total Quality Life: Strategies for Purposeful Living, expanded.

      This book contains advice and information related to health and medicine. It is not intended to replace medical advice and should be used to supplement rather than replace the regular care of a physician. Readers are encouraged to consult with their physicians regarding specific questions and concerns.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

      Electronically published by DustJacket Press at Smashwords

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      CONTENTS

      Cover page

      Title page

      Copyrights

      Week 1. Eat Well

      Week 2. Exercise

      Week 3. Rest

      Week 4. Reduce Stress

      Week 5. Avoid Harmful Substances and Behaviors

      Week 6. Have Regular Check-Ups

      8

      WEEK 1

      EAT WELL

      RECOMMENDED READING

      Total Quality Life, chapter 4, pages 53-58

      Christians are disciples of Jesus Christ. The word disciple is related to the word discipline. You cannot be a disciple without being disciplined. I consider myself a fairly disciplined person. I am a self-starter and have never needed anyone looking over my shoulder to make sure I was doing what I was supposed to be doing. One area where many people struggle to remain disciplined once they reach adulthood, however, is with their health. For many in my generation, the first two decades were the most active years of our lives. As a result, we didn’t concern ourselves much with our health and rarely worried about what or how much we ate. We didn’t concern ourselves much with our weight, and we stayed in pretty good shape for the most part.

      Once we reach adulthood, however, it is generally more difficult to stay active, and we have to start watching what we eat more carefully. Over the next six weeks, as we apply total quality life to our health, I want you to know we are all in the same boat. Maintaining physical fitness is a daily battle, and some days it is more of a struggle than others. When we experience victory in this battle, we achieve not only greater health, but greater satisfaction. Taking care of my health will make me a better husband, father, pastor, teacher, and friend; so I keep fighting.

      To assist in obtaining better health, I am offering a health tip at the end of each day. Most of these tips are common sense. However, please note that these tips are in no way medical advice; they are simply suggestions. As always, check with your doctor before beginning anything new.

      Total quality health starts with watching what we eat. We must eat well to live well.

      DAY 1

      DEUTERONOMY 14:1-21

      Have you ever wondered about all those dietary restrictions God gave the Israelites back in the Old Testament? Why would he include such seemingly trivial things in his covenant with his people? What was the logic behind some animals being declared clean and others unclean?

      Scholars usually offer one of four explanations for these dietary prohibitions. First, the restrictions might have been given for practical, hygienic reasons. In ancient times, some animals carried greater risks of diseases than others, so, following the dietary laws would probably have been better for a person’s overall health. Another possible explanation is that these particular animals were declared off-limits because they were commonly associated with pagan worship and sacrifices. A third attempt to explain the prohibitions is that the clean and unclean animals were meant to symbolize good and evil. Finally, some think the lists may have been purely arbitrary on God’s part, representing nothing more than God’s desire that his children be different from the rest of society.

      There is no way to know for sure which, if any, of these views is correct. The

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1