Getting Healthy: One Step at a Time

By Delfina Correia

How do you eat an elephant? ... One bite at a time.

Making the decision to go healthy is one thing. Putting it into practice is another. In this book, I hope to make the impossibility of a healthier future become, not only a possibility, but a reality to you. I hope to give you a realistic and practical view on your health and give you the tools to make little changes, one by one, bringing you to a place of victory and wholeness.

The areas addressed in the book include practical, emotional, mental and spiritual. I have also added some healthy recipes that I have personally tried and some help with symptoms.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Delfina Correia
• Release date: Aug 9, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463561690

Delfina Correia

I am a wife, mother, teacher, entrepreneur, author, and speaker.History: I grew up in a home with a family-owned electrical and hardware business (which started out as a grocery store). From an early age I learnt about working hard, business, solving problems, teamwork, sacrifice and commitment. My parents taught me that I could only succeed and that no problem is unsolvable. Failure was never even mentioned. So, I grew up believing that I could accomplish anything.Businesswoman: I worked in the family business with my parents and siblings ever since I can remember. When I finished school, I studied business management and did a course in effective communication, human relations and public speaking (both part-time) while running the electrical workshop. I also became the buyer of the electronics department. In later years I became the financial director. After getting married and having 3 children, in 2005, at the age of 35 I resigned to be at home with my children, with one of them having many health challenges at the time.Wife, Mother & Teacher: Being at home, I ploughed all my energy into my family, researching on health, which brought me to lifestyle changes for my whole family. Then, in 2012, we took our children out of the private school they were in and began our journey home schooling them. Thank God for the teaching gift I inherited from my father! I have documented most of the wisdom I have learnt over the years on relationships, raising children, health & wholeness, home schooling, finances, marriage and life.Author, Speaker & Entrepreneur: In 2006 my husband and I started our own property development family business which he now runs. Currently I am a speaker, author and blogger, writing books on home schooling, health & wholeness, personal development & Biblical research. I am a member of The Maxwell Leadership Team, a global team of independent certified coaches, teachers, speakers and entrepreneurs. I have spoken at workshops, small groups, events, and on radio on my life experiences, personal development, leadership, raising children, health and wholeness.Passion & Life Purpose: I want to share my victories with every person I encounter. No one should ever live without the hope of a better future. I use my blog, books, public speaking and social media to increase my influence in this regard.

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Getting Healthy - One Step at a Time

Written and Published by Delfina Correia

Copyright 2019 Delfina Correia

Cover designed by Tiago Correia

Distributed by Smashwords

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All Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James version of the Bible, Copyright 1985 by Thomas Nelson Inc. All these quotes have been slightly paraphrased for easier understanding.

This book is intended to provide helpful information on the subjects addressed. Readers should consult their personal health and advisory professionals before adopting any of the suggestions in this book or drawing inferences from it. The author and publisher expressly disclaim responsibility for any adverse effects arising from the use or application of the information contained in this book.

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THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOOK

How do you eat an elephant? ... One bite at a time.

Making the decision to go healthy is one thing. Putting it into practice is another. In this book, I hope to make the impossibility of a healthier future become, not only a possibility, but a reality to you. I hope to give you a realistic and practical view on your health and give you the tools to make little changes, one by one, bringing you to a place of victory and wholeness.

My prayer for you is that by the time you have read through this book, you will be free from the burden of perfection and realise how valuable you really are, no matter what you look like.

So, here's to you: BE MADE WHOLE!

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

DEDICATION & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INTRODUCTION

STICK TO BASICS

PART 1: PRACTICAL

In the Kitchen

In the Body

On the Body

In the Home

PART 2: EMOTIONAL - MENTAL - SPIRITUAL

The Steps

PART 3: RECIPES

Veggies & Salads

Meats

Breads

Drinks & Smoothies

Snacks

Body Products

First Aid

Pet Products

Cleaning Materials

Pest Repellents

PART 4: DON'T PANIC! HERE'S SOME HELP WITH SYMPTOMS

The Symptoms

PART 5: BONUS - THE BIBLE & FOOD

IN CONCLUSION

NOTES

A PEEP INTO MY NEXT BOOKS

OTHER BOOKS BY ME

ABOUT ME

RECOMMENDED READING BY OTHER AUTHORS

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DEDICATION & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This book is dedicated to you, the one who it was written for - to help you to move in a forward direction.

A HUGE thank you to my husband, Miguel, and my children, Tiago, Joshua and Christina, who have been my willing guinea pigs (myself included) for all the testing, experimenting, new recipes, new remedies, homemade concoctions, etc.! It was always a lot of fun trying out and discovering new ways of doing things. It still is. I might have made a good rocket scientist ... or nutty professor :)

Thanks to my dad who often said, You must never eat white bread. It makes a 'ball' in your stomach! (he was referring to your colon), and Always wash the fruit before you eat it to wash off all the chemicals they spray on them.

Thanks to my mom who didn't trust the fast food outlets when they first started popping up everywhere in Cape Town in the 1970's. She said that when she was younger, she would often rather eat a sandwich than a piece of cake.

Thanks to my Aunty Fatima who first taught me about herbs and plants. Every time I visited her, she would walk me through her back yard, showing me all the herbs and plants that she was growing, teaching me little bits of information about gardening and planting ... and the duck who laid the eggs! I would sometimes come home with something to plant, but I never thought of getting a duck!

Thanks to Mr & Mrs Loi who introduced me to fruit teas, herb teas, diluting your juice and having fruit as a dessert after a meal instead of pudding or cake.

Thanks to my pastor and mentor, Dr Allan Bagg, of The Bay Christian Family Church. Your teachings are on another level! They have grown me in every area of my life.

Above all, I thank my Heavenly Father for showing me the way to go ... every step of the way. He has never let me down. (FYI: People might let you down, but God will never let you down!)

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INTRODUCTION

Your health is about much more than just your body. It is also about your thought life, your emotional health, making wise choices, your relationships and spiritual well-being.

Getting healthy is not a flash. It's a journey. And a journey is taken one step at a time. It's also not a diet. It's a lifestyle. It will NEVER be perfect because life isn't perfect, but here's the good news: It doesn't have to be. Perfection is not sustainable, but doing the best you can with what you have is VERY do-able.

So it's the year 2002, and there I am at the beauty parlour having a facial ...