“A wrong worldview will lead to wrong conclusions about our lives and the world we live in. Trying to resolve physical problems by spiritual means is not always the best approach, although God can miraculously intervene. Trying to resolve spiritual problems by physical means will never work. Taking a pill to help cure your body may be commendable, but taking a pill to cure the soul is deplorable. A biblical worldview will see the need for the pastor as well as the doctor.
If you go back about 300 years in Western culture, you will find that the worldview was quite different. In western European universities it was assumed that theology was “the queen of the sciences.” Everything was tested by its agreement with the truth revealed in the Bible, whereas today the concept of revealed truth is not even admissible in most university settings. It was assumed back then that this is a created world and that God speaks both through His creation and through His revealed Word. The physical world could be understood only when it was seen as God’s work and as a part of His revelation to us.
With the Enlightenment came strong philosophical voices denying revelation. They said man did not get significance from a relationship to some supernatural person or power but from the fact that he was a reasoning being. Then the scientific revolution added the concept that the scientific method was the only reliable method of finding truth, and that divine revelation was secondary or insignificant. Still later the theory of evolution was added to this philosophical mix, and, since the world was assumed to have evolved rather than been created, we could no longer see it as a channel of God’s revelation.” – Anderson and Warner authors of Spiritual Warfare.
We are spoiled for choices when it comes to information regarding wellness. And we’ve made good use of that as you’ll see from the extensive bibliography used for this learning program.
Side Note: If you have a Biblical Perspective there is no single book or website that will give you all the answers you need, but if I have to recommend just one for starters – apart from the Bible that is – it will be Greater Health God’s Way by Stormie Omartian. It is one of the few that takes a Biblical worldview and it was the inspiration for the Holistic Health Quest.
Books with an asterisk * have a Biblical worldview.
We are slowly but surely adding links to the resources in this Bibliography. It’s a tedious process, so please be patient. Use Amazon and Google to help you find books that may interest you.
Books
Many are now also available as Kindle editions.
Back to Eden by Jethro Kloss
Clean Up Your Diet by Max Tomlinson
Coaching by Matt Somers
Detox a Women’s Weekly Publication
Detox Yourself by Jane Scrivner
Eating Well for Optimum Health by Dr Andrew Weil
Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine by Murray and Pizzorno.
*Fasting by Jentezen Franklin
First Things First by Stephen Covey
Fit and Fabulous in 15 Minutes by Teresa Tapp
Goal Mapping by Brian Mayne
Good Health in the 21st Century by Dr Carole Hungerford
*Greater Health God’s Way: Seven Steps to Inner and Outer Beauty Kindle Edition by Stormie Omartian
Herbal Defence by Robyn Landis and Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa
*How To Ask Great Questions by Karen Lee-Thorp
Immune System Makeover by Dr Janet Maccaro
*Lead Like Jesus by Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges
Lessons on Health by Kenneth Jaffrey
*Look Great Feel Great by Joyce Meyer
New Optimum Nutrition Bible by Patrick Holford
*Nutrition and Health in the Bible by O’Bannon and Richards
Psycho-Cybernetics Deluxe Edition: The Original Text of the Classic Guide to a New Life Kindle Edition by Maxwell Maltz
Prescription for Dietary Wellness by Phyllis Balch
Prescription for Nutritional Healing by James and Phyllis Balch
Seven Secrets to Beauty, Health and Longevity by Dr Nicholas Perricone
Six Weeks to Super Health by Patrick Holford
Skin Revolution by Leslie Kenton
Spontaneous Healing by Dr Andrew Weil
Super Foods, Super Fast by Michael van Straten and Barbara Griggs
*The 4:8 Principle by Tommy Newberry
*The Beginners Guide to Spiritual Warfare by Anderson and Warner
*The Bible by the Holy Spirit
The Complete Guide to Natural Healing – by Tom Monte
The Detox Diet by Dr Elson M. Haas
The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods by Murray and Pizzorno
The Health Seekers Handbook by Bob Merberg
The Low-GL Diet by Patrick Holford
*The Maker’s Diet by Jordan S. Rubin
The Miracle Morning: The 6 Habits That Will Transform Your Life Before 8AM Kindle Edition by Hal Elrod
The Natural Way by Mary-Ann Shearer
The Principals and Practice of Fasting by John L Fielder
The Raw Energy Bible by Leslie Kenton
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
The Seven Pillars of Health by Dr Don Colbert
*The Spiritual Man Kindle Edition by Watchman Nee
Total Health by Peter Burwash
Ultrahealth: The Positive Way to Vitality and Good Looks Paperback by Leslie Kenton
Wellness Coaching for Lasting Lifestyle Change – Second Edition Paperback by Michael Arloski
The Wellness Workbook, 3rd ed: How to Achieve Enduring Health and Vitality Paperback by John W. Travis
Electronic Books
(search for them on the internet, some are free others not)
*Battle for the Body by Harvestime International Institute
Everybody’s Guide to Nature Cure by Dr. Harry Benjamin
Food Combining Made Easy by Dr Herbert Sheldon
Go Deeper, Reach Higher by John Robson
Health and Survival in the 21st Century by Ross Horne
Health, Youth and Longevity by Dr Edmond Szekely
How to Eat for Health. Diet Reform Simplified by Stanley Lief
Improving on Pritikin by Ross Horne
Natural Hygiene. Man’s Pristine Way of Live by Dr Herbert Sheldon
Nature Cure by Dr Henry Lindlar
Nature Cure Explained by Alan Moyle
Orthotrophy by Dr Herbert Sheldon
Return to Nature by Benedict Lust
The Five Habits of Health Transformation by Mike Adams
The Health Revolution by Ross Horne
The Hygienic System by Dr Herbert Sheldon
The Therapeutics of Fasting by Dr Edmond Szekely
Therapeutic Fasting by Arnold de Vries
Write Your Life by John Robson
Websites
American Institute for Cancer Research – www.aicr.org
*Coach 22 – www.coach22.com
European Food Information Council – www.eufic.org
Glycemic Index – www.glycemicindex.com
International Sprout Growers Association – www.isga-sprout.org
Mercola – www.mercola.com
President’s Council on Physical Fitness – www.fitness.gov
Teresa Tap – www.t-tapp.com
The Soil and Health Library – www.soilandhealth.org
Software
*e-Sword – the Sword of the Lord with an electronic edge
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