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Title: Eating by the Book: What the Bible Says About Food, Fat, Fitness & Faith by David L. Meinz, David Meinz ISBN: 0-9644253-5-1 Publisher: National Nutrition Services Pub. Date: 01 April, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.83 (6 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Eating with a conformed to the world view
Comment: If you want to read a great book on this subject; read "What The Bible Says About Healthy Living" by Rex Russell M.D.
Rating: 4
Summary: Sound Advice For The Mature
Comment: I have recently read several books by three different Christian doctors/nutritionists on the subject of healthy eating. This was easily the best. However, this is for the mature person. If you want the quick fix promises go elsewhere. Then remember that the evidence is that over 95% of the people who take the quick fix will fail over time and will put the weight back on. This is about using sound principles to change your lifestyle in a manageable way. It requires some self-discipline. Not up to self-discipline yet? What does Galatians 5:22-23 tell us? How about Philippians 4:13? One of the main changes is to limit our intake of fat to a particular target (not a starvation target either). The author shows several biblical passages where God forbade the Jews to eat the fat on their meat, and explains the medical benefits of obeying God. This, and the other eating principles described, have been supported by countless studies. The author also encourages us to use only meat, fish, and poultry that is in accordance with the rules God gave to Moses. This is medically sound. I found this book to be well-reasoned, rational, sound, and spiritually uplifting. I enjoyed it so much I read the whole book in one evening. I would have given it 5 stars except for two things: 1) the author could have done more to educate us on the proper food choices and on the details of the food pyramid. 2) The author tries hard to convince himself that the scriptures tell Christians to abstain from eating pigs, but ends up concluding there are no spiritual reasons to do so. He would have been better to go straight to Romans 14:14 "no food is unclean", and then to 1 Corinthians 10:23 "Everything is permissible, but not everything is beneficial". This book is about what is beneficial.
Rating: 4
Summary: Helpful, but not that much ¿by the Book¿
Comment: This book presents some very good advice on nutrition, weight loss, and cancer prevention. However, there really is not that much that is "by the Book." Throughout he presents a low-fat diet viewpoint that can been seen in many other nutrition books. He only discusses what the Bible teaches in the last of five parts and then only in regards to what the Bible teaches about meat consumption. However, what he does say here is worthwhile.
He first notes that the Bible restricts the eating of the fat of animals as much as it does the blood. Consuming blood is considered abhorrent today, and Meinz believes that the eating of animal fat should bring the same reaction. With all of the now know health problems associated with the eating of too much animal fat, God knew what He was doing when He told the Israelites not to eat it!
Next he presents his case that Christians today should observe the Old Testament distinction between clean and unclean animals, not for spiritual reasons but for health reasons. He gives a list of clean and unclean animals. He then notes, "Almost all of the creatures on the unclean list are scavengers" (p.225). It only seems logical that animals living on garbage would have higher levels of toxins in their bodies than ones living on plant foods. So again, there was a logical reason for God's original directive in this regard.
The information in this book is helpful, and I would recommend it. But the Bible has a lot more to say about nutrition and foods than just the two issues Meinz mentions. These other "by the Book" directives are discussed in my book "Creationist Diet: Nutrition and God-given Foods According to the Bible."
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Title: God's Way to Ultimate Health: A Common Sense Guide for Elimination of Sickness Through Nutrition by George H. Malkmus, Michael Dye ISBN: 0929619021 Publisher: Hallelujah Acres Pub Pub. Date: 01 June, 1996 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Become Younger by Dr. Norman W. Walker ISBN: 0890190518 Publisher: Norwalk Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 1976 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: You CAN Prevent Breast Cancer! by Harvey Diamond ISBN: 0963632817 Publisher: Pro Perkins Pub Pub. Date: 17 January, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale ISBN: 0449911470 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Fit-Or-Fat Target Diet by Covert Bailey ISBN: 0395510821 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company Pub. Date: 01 April, 1989 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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