Your Prescription for Vibrant Health

The Daniel cure!

“America’s health crisis continues to spiral out of control,” advise Susan Gregory and Richard J. Bloomer. “Sixty-eight percent of Americans are obese or overweight! And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. That’s because the unhealthy condition of extra pounds is just one of the outward signs of even more damage taking place within the human body. As you think about yourself, you may hear that internal voice telling you to do something about your health. Or you may look at yourself in the mirror and feel dread seeing the extra pounds that just don’t belong. Or the thought of going to the doctor is accompanied with fear because you don’t want to hear the bad report of what might be going on under your skin! But what if there was a way to change all of this by integrating the care of your physical body with your faith while using your Creator’s prescription for healing and vibrant health?”

The Daniel cure!

You Are Amazing! Many of us have some self-loathing when we consider our bodies, writes Gregory, author of the bestselling book The Daniel Fast, and Bloomer, director of the Cardiorespiratory/Metabolic Laboratory at the University of Memphis. After all, they advise, the images we see on television, in the movies or in magazines are a far cry from what most of us see when we look at our reflection in the mirror. But here is the truth: your body was intricately designed. When God created you, He made a masterpiece that brought His eyes and His heart great delight. He created you perfectly, just as He intended you to be. He fashioned your body to be a finely tuned instrument with internal organs and systems to keep you full of energy, health and life! Your body was also created with protective and healing properties, so if anything tried to come against you, an army of fighting agents was ready to bring you back to perfect health.

The Daniel cure!

What Are We Doing to Ourselves? “The problem is that most people are barraging their masterfully created bodies with so many pollutants and harmful substances that their body just can’t keep up,” write Gregory and Bloomer, who together co-authored The Daniel Cure. “Then things start to break down. For example, excess cholesterol coats the blood vessels putting the body at risk of a heart attack or stroke. The body wasn’t created to process 34 teaspoons of sugar each day (the average amount consumed by most American in their daily diet). So the internal systems go out of whack and the result is Type 2 Diabetes, which can lead to even more ills. And the deterioration goes on. Most people want to be healthy, but changing long-held eating habits is challenging. Plus, people are confused with all the news and misinformation about quick weight loss plans, diet trends or wonder drugs! However, there is life-giving hope available to anyone who wants to receive it. And it’s found in the pages of the Bible.”

The Daniel cure!

Jumpstart Your Healthy Lifestyle with Fasting. The Daniel Fast is a 21-day period of extended prayer and fasting used by hundreds of thousands of Christians every year. Based on the fasting experiences of the Old Testament prophet Daniel, some foods are allowed and others are restricted. When you use this method of fasting for 21 consecutive days, you focus more of your attention on God, examine yourself through prayer, and you eat meals made only with vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts, seeds and healthy oils, and your only beverage is water. You eliminate all chemicals, processed foods, sweeteners and stimulants from your meals. The result is a whole being experience as you engage your spirit, soul and body in this temporary fast. Now here is the amazing part of this practice – when you enter into a spiritual fast, you are inviting God into your everyday life. And then He can release His wisdom and power and work with you for change. During the Daniel Fast you eat nutritious, whole foods that give your body the fuel it needs to restore and heal. Plus, it seems miraculous, but cravings disappear, blood sugar levels move toward healthy levels and cholesterol counts head toward the healthy range . . . all through a short period of prayer and fasting.

The Daniel cure!

Say Good-bye to Unhealthy Cravings. “Cravings are your body’s language for ‘I’mhungry,’” advise Gregory and Bloomer. They say they wrote The Daniel Cure to give readers a doable and scientifically proven way to escape the downward spiral of poor health and develop new habits to keep on the path to vitality and well-being.” In a nation suffering from an epidemic of obesity and its resulting ills,” they write, the Daniel Fast “may be just what the Great Physician ordered as His prescription for your perfect health! Your body is not hungry for sugar, salt or fat. It’s hungry for the nutritious foods it needs for optimum health! The problem is that most people feed cravings with unhealthy ingredients like candy, chips or sweet rolls! But during the Daniel Fast, you feed your body what it wants and needs. As balance and health begin to restore, the cravings go away. Your body starts functioning as it was designed to operate. Health and well-being come into sight. And you are breaking free from the bondages of excess weight and poor health."

The Daniel cure!

Don’t Eat Less . . . Eat Well. While you want to be wise, there is no restriction for the amount of food you can eat on the Daniel Fast. But here is another surprise. Good nutrition fills you up! You will find that you eat less as you eat well. Your body is satisfied. Your energy levels increase. And you start feeling better and more alive. Part of this transformation is because you will be eating the right foods—foods that are rich in fiber and that contain an abundance of health-promoting nutrients. You will also drink only water on the Daniel Fast. Every part of your body needs water to operate. Water fills you up, so when you are well-hydrated you will eat less food. It also helps to constantly flush and detoxify your body.

The Daniel cure!

Eat Your Way to Vibrant Health. The Daniel Fast is a transformational experience for your spirit, soul and body. You then can use the lessons you’ve gained on the Daniel Fast to improve your life forever. We call this next stage of getting healthy the Daniel Cure. You will continue to eat well, but without the fasting restrictions. You’ll now enter into your lifestyle of health by adding lean meat, low-fat dairy, healthy beverages and occasional “treats” into you eating plan. You’ll continue to give your body the fiber it needs from vegetables, fruits and whole grains, so excess cholesterol can be eliminated from your body rather than circulated throughout your blood vessels. Your eating plan will be free of the sugar spikes that cause so much harm and instead you will consume nutrient-rich complex carbohydrates that your body can process as designed. Your blood sugar levels will come into healthy ranges and you will have a continuous supply of energy. Your healthy eating plan creates the perfect setting for weight loss as your body receives the nutrition it needs, cravings go away, and you are satisfied with whole, healthy foods. And so much more!