The Healthy Christian Women Podcast

Welcome to the Healthy Christian Women Podcast! I'm your host, Dr. Melody. This weekly podcast has been created to empower, equip and enhance the lives of Christian women to easily begin living healthier in their mind, body and spirit. Why does our health matter? Does God really care if we're healthy or not? Does the Bible have anything to say about our physical health? Actually, Yes! The Bible is full of direction, instruction and even warnings about consequences of not caring for ourselves. It tells us that our bodies are a temple of the Holy Spirit and we are the stewards. If you were God, how would you expect your steward to maintain and care for one of your temples? The thing is, we live in fast-paced, fast-food, candy and soda driven society, so it can be hard to go against our culture. But as Obesity rises, and Heart Disease and Diabetes reach epidemic status, we MUST begin to take more responsibility for the care of ourselves. And in turn, lead our friends and family in doing the same. And I'll show you how. Join me, Dr. Melody, on your health journey as I show you how to make healthy living easy, and take the complication and overwhelm out of the equation. Drawing upon my 10+ years of experience as a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Health & Life coach, together we will begin growing healthier in our mind, body and spirit -- becoming better stewards of what God has entrusted to us. And in the process, live more vibrant, God-centered, fruit-bearing lives. All For His Glory, ~Dr. Melody P.S. Get started with your complimentary 7 Day Detox for your Mind, Body and Spirit. Click here to Download.

We want to be healthy, but there can be so much conflicting advice out there, that we often get stuck in 'analysis paralysis' and therefore don't do anything -- at least not consistently like we should. Well that ends TODAY! I will be showing you 5 easy daily steps you can focus on to create lasting healthy changes, and of course, weight loss will happen naturally as a result. Taking my 10 years of experience and education as a Doctor of Physical Therapy, nutrition education, health coaching, personal and client experience and boiled down the most important keys into what I've termed 'The Daily5' ™. This is Part 1 of a 5 part series that goes more in depth on each of the 5 steps. How to implement them, and why they're so beneficial for your health. Let's make healthy living easy and fun. Focus on these 5 steps and you'll be well on your way! ~Dr. Melody P.S. My 7 Day Detox for Mind, Body and Spirit, incorporates The Daily5 ™ so it's a great place to start when building new, God-centered, healthy habits in your life. Download it here.

Why more water? When I lose weight, aren't I losing 'water weight'? If you're doing it properly and healthily, actually, no. Adding more water to your daily routine is critical for not only weight loss, but so much more for a properly functioning body. In Part 2 of our 5 part series you will learn why, how much, how often and so many of the benefits of drinking what God created as the perfect answer to our body's problems. Water truly is God's 'miracle elixir' so don't miss this episode. ~Dr. Melody P.S. Grab your 7 Day Detox Checklist here to clear the clutter and focus on what really matters --> a healthy mind, body and spirit.

I am not a fan of fads, gimmicks, pills, elixirs etc. when it comes to weight loss, are you? Those things are often unsustainable, expensive, and typically highly processed. Do you want to learn how to eat the good food God created, and use it to maximize your health and aid in weight loss? Me too! And that's what this episode is all about. We can easily over-complicate healthy cooking. So that's why in Part 3 of our 5 part series we break down your two main meals: lunch and dinner. We can make it very simple to get all the nutrients we need without a big fuss or hours in the kitchen. It's time to return to the way God intended it to be: eating real, whole foods from nature, lean protein and healthy fats the way He designed them. He's our Creator, so wouldn't the food He provided for us be the best solution for our health? Let's get to it! ~Dr. Melody P.S. Snag your 7 Day Detox Checklist here. Everything you need to get back to the basics and simplicity of reaping God's greatest benefits in your mind, body and spirit.

Our body is an efficiency machine, and if we treat it right, it will help us by using it's own fat stores for energy, which means more rapid weight loss! We live in a culture where more often than not, we are consuming more than we need, and the body stores the excess as fat. So how can we actually turn the tables and help our body give us all the energy we need and burn our own fat in the process? This is what is called ketosis. You may have heard of 'keto diets', which help your body do just that, but it's not necessarily a sustainable way of eating, long term. Instead, use these tips in Part 4 of our 5 part series and get your body into fat-burning mode (ketosis) by eating healthy, whole-food meals in a certain way that is sustainable and easy. ~Dr. Melody P.S. Begin practicing The Daily5 ™ as you're learning in this 5-part series, and detox your mind, body and spirit with my 7 Day Detox Checklist. Grab it here and step into a new way of living and growing with God as your co-pilot.

In our final section of The Daily5 ™ five-part series, we have been exploring the five most critical daily actions for weight loss, healthy living and habit creation for sustainable results. Today's final part focuses on the dreaded 'E' word: Exercise. For most people this is a begrudging topic that elicits visions of spandex, loud music, and working til you drop in a puddle of sweat. Who has the time, and that many spandex outfits? ;) Great news! There's a better way. And in today's episode we explore a kind of workout that science is showing us takes a fraction of the time, yet reaps the same physiologic benefits as an hour on the treadmill. The flip-side of that is there are no more excuses to not getting your heart pumping and lowering your risk of heart disease, diabetes, and depression, while increasing your happiness, relieving stress and losing inches. ~Dr. Melody P.S. What are you waiting for? Snag your 7 Day Detox Checklist to gain clarity and focus for your mind, body and spiritual health. Get started here.

Why do 93% of resolutions fail?! Clearly this is a broken system, so why do we keep making them year after year? Let's break the cycle and make you successful! Use these 3 outside-the-box tips to finally make any resolution or intention you have become a success. Life is too short to not make it what you want, so be armed and ready for action! To your success, ~Dr. Melody P.S. Snag your 7 Day Detox Checklist for your best health in your mind, body and spirit. Get it here.

This episode features our first podcast interview with Megan Jox, a Revelation Wellness® Instructor and Certified Personal Trainer who shares her story of how helping women with eating disorders led her to asking God for a fresh revelation of how to help them and what He revealed to her. From there began a deeper intimacy with the Holy Spirit in her own health journey, and something she now teaches all of her clients how to be more in-tune with the Holy Spirit's guiding. She lovingly calls herself, 'The Buddy-the-Elf for Jesus' and is on fire for God and wanting to see all women break through to a place where the Holy Spirit is their Counselor, Nutritionist and Personal Trainer. Get ready to dig in on a powerful episode. You can get in touch with Megan and email her any questions at revwellnashville@yahoo.com. ~Dr. Melody P.S. Snag your complimentary 7 Day Detox Checklist here.

What roles do you play? What hats do you wear? Wife Mother Sister Friend Co-worker Teacher the list goes on... And what happens when something 'goes wrong' or there is a miscommunication, misperception or trauma? It can fully throw us into a tailspin emotionally, spiritually and physically. Finding our identity in the roles we play or different 'hats we wear' is a shaky place to find our true value and worth. But when we find our identity solely in Christ, being hidden and covered by Him, our value, worth, love and acceptance are never questioned. The strains and pressures of performance and duty are washed away. He is our sole provider and redeemer. Our solid rock whose love never fails and whose forgiveness and love are freely given. Let's start the examination process to find where we're placing our identity, and finding freedom and grace when it's placed in the loving arms of our Father in Heaven. ~Dr. Melody P.S. Grab you complimentary 7 Day Detox here.

For everything we do, there is a purpose behind it. And the same goes for God. For everything He does, there is a purpose. And He created you, and your health, for a certain purpose. In this episode we explore God's purpose for your health and how that affects your daily life, thoughts and actions. To your health, ~Dr. Melody P.S. Grab your 7 Day Detox Checklist here and get started on aligning your purposes with His, in your mind, body and spirit.

What goes on inside our head is way more important than how many reps we do or how clean we eat. If you don't have the right mindset or expectations of what transformation really takes, you are setting yourself up for failure before you even begin. In this episode we talk about how you take every thought captive and set yourself up for success mentally, to reap the results physically. With God, ALL things are possible. If God is for you, who can be against you? ~Dr. Melody P.S. Need a getaway? A respite from the craziness of life to get refueled for your health, your mind and your time with God? Join me and be pampered at my all-inclusive Wellness Retreat! You will be refueled, re-energized and renewed to take on all God has for you. Learn more @ healthychristianwomen.com/retreat

Turns out inviting God into your health journey can be a radical idea for some. I've heard things like: 'God doesn't need to be bothered with my health' or 'God has bigger things to deal with than my problems' or 'God doesn't care what my body looks like so why would He care about my health?' or  'God loves me no matter how big or small I am, so why does it matter?' But actually, if we do a little investigation, the Bible is full of evidence that our health does in fact matter to God, and more importantly than that, our decision to let God in on this journey is more for US than it is for Him. Our health journey opens our eyes to areas in our spiritual journey that need more of God. More intervention. More transformation. More freedom. More love, grace and mercy. Join me as we explore a 'not so average' approach to weight loss. One that puts God at the center. ~Dr. Melody P.S. Snag your 7 Day Mind, Body, Spirit Detox checklist here. P.P.S. Join our amazing online Facebook community here.

In this special interview episode, we answer listener-submitted questions with supplement expert, Jason Vaught, owner of Better Body Sports in Ventura, CA. Jason has been in the supplement and health industry for over 15 years and knows the in's and out's of the field. Jason answers our most pressing questions about supplements to help us make wiser, more knowledgeable decisions next time we're in the supplement aisle.   Connect with Jason further and even order products online at betterbodysports.com or email him at Jason@betterbodysports.com Enjoy! ~Dr. Melody P.S. Download your 7 Day Detox checklist here.

Are you ready for some TRUTH?! The straight-to-the-heart, cut out the fluff, God-inspired truth?! Well this episode won't disappoint. It is critical that as you embark on your health journey, especially if you've struggled or felt stuck, that you begin the bold and courageous process of looking at your fears. The things under the surface that you'd rather not see. It's easier to avoid, drown, ignore or hide those areas inside ourselves. But until you address them head on, and eradicate them one-by-one with God's truth of His Word, you will continue falling short and wondering 'why' you can't seem to overcome in that area of your life. Let's dig in and start living in the true VICTORY and FREEDOM in our spirit that is promised us in the pages of the Bible. >> If God is FOR you, who can be against you? (Romans 8:31) My thoughts exactly. ;) ~Dr. Melody P.S. Grab your complimentary 7 Day Detox at healthychristianwomen.com/detox

It's not enough to know of God's grace. We must actively and intentionally receive and give it away. In this episode we explore Grace. What it is, why it's important, and how it affects and plays into our health journey. Come with me as we open the pages of the Bible and find what God has to say about the life-changing concept of Grace. It makes all the difference in the world. ~Dr. Melody P.S. Grab your complimentary 7 Day Detox Checklist here: healthychristianwomen.com/detox

Are you truly living in the power that Christ died to give you? So often we, as Christians, still struggle with issues and bondage that make us look no different from the non-believer. But we have accepted Christ in our lives for freedom, forgiveness and victory! The Enemy of our souls has already been defeated! It's time to rise up and break the chains off! We explore just that in this episode. Join us and let's live and walk in the Freedom that has (and always was) available to us, in Jesus name! ~Dr. Melody P.S. Grab your 7 Day Detox here: healthychristianwomen.com/detox

One of the biggest stealers of our joy is Comparison. But what does God say about it? What does the Bible tell us about how we should handle this sneaky troublemaker that makes us feel less-than, unworthy and undeserving of love and acceptance? Time to let the truth wash over you. Time to receive in your spirit the unconditional love and value that God places on you. Let's step out of this snare and into the Freedom that is ready and waiting for you, in Jesus' name. ~Dr. Melody P.S. Grab your 7 Day Detox checklist here: healthychristianwomen.com/detox P.P.S. Save $100 on my deep dive, heart-transformation 6 week program, BeautifulYOU, only until April 30, 2018! Learn more here: bit.ly/BEAUTIFULYOU

We've been so programmed to follow society and fall into the ways of the world that we can begin believing that certain lies are actually truth. But as Christians, the Bible should be our Standard. God is supposed to be our ONLY one true god. But closer examination of our time, attention and habits reveals that food, tv, social media, other's opinions, work, family etc. have taken the number one place in our heart. Over our Creator and His plans, His Word, His ways. Let's identify and remove the falsehoods and return walking hand-in-hand with our Heavenly Father as He leads our life, our health, our time. Let us accept the freedom from bondage of the commonplace lies that we've grown accustomed to believing are the truth. The Bible will show us the way. ~Dr. Melody P.S. Grab your 7 Day Detox Checklist here > healthychristianwomen.com/detox P.P.S. Join the BeautifulYOU program here > bit.ly/BEAUTIFULYOU

One of the biggest things that can rob us our of future is the vice of Perfectionism. The voice that tells us 'it's not good enough' or 'you're not good enough' or 'you need to know everything before you move forward'. It's not that being knowledgeable is a bad thing, but when it gets to the point where you're stuck in analysis paralysis or overly consumed with something being perfect before you take the next step, you're literally delaying your future and all the good things God has waiting for you on the other side. Let's dig into God's word and see how this applies to all areas of our health and our life and break free from the shackles of perfectionism. ~Dr. Melody P.S. Grab your 7 Day Detox here: healthychristianwomen.com/detox P.P.S. Learn more about the BeautifulYOU™ program here > bit.ly/BEAUTIFULYOU

If you're searching for true health - inside and out - it will not happen outside of Connection. Connection with God, yourself, His church, other people. We were created for connection. Let's step into the fullness of life and health the way God always intended. ~Dr. Melody P.S. Grab your 7 Day Mind, Body, Spirit Detox Checklist here: healthychristianwomen.com/detox P.P.S. Learn more about becoming a Fit+Faith Ambassador and join the global movement: bit.ly/ffglobal