Discover God's Health Wisdom: Exposing 8 Common Myths That Keep You Sick

By Alexandra Yu

Do you feel anxious about your chronic illness and frustrated by a never-ending amount of conflicting health information? Discover God's Health Wisdom invites you to explore what the Bible has to say about health. It exposes the pitfalls of the healthcare industry from a nurse's perspective and provides compelling reasons to seek God's

• Language: English
• Publisher: Alexandra Yu
• Release date: Oct 11, 2023
• ISBN: 9798989019618

Alexandra Yu

Alexandra Yu is a registered nurse with many years of experience in the clinical research industry. Her passion for holistic health led her to launch the Her Holistic Healing podcast. Alexandra's mission is to encourage women to seek God's wisdom first for their health and life so that they can experience true, lasting healing that will allow them to make a greater eternal impact in their homes and communities. To connect with Alexandra, visit www.herholistichealing.com.

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Scripture quotations are taken from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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Disclaimer: The information shared in this book is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended to be viewed as medical or mental health advice. It is not designed to be a substitute for professional advice from your physician, therapist, attorney, accountant or any other health care practitioner or licensed professional. The Publisher and the Author do not make any guarantees as to the effectiveness of any of the techniques, suggestions, tips, ideas or strategies shared in this book as each situation differs. The Publisher and Author shall neither have liability nor responsibility with respect to any direct or indirect loss or damage caused or alleged by the information shared in this book related to your health, life or business or any other aspect of your situation. It is your responsibility to do your own due diligence and use your own judgment when applying any techniques or situations mentioned in or through this book. Regarding references to persons or situations in this book, names have been altered to protect the identities of the persons involved. Any citations or sources of information from other organizations or websites are not endorsements of the information or content the website or organization provides or recommendations it may make. Please be aware that any websites or references that were available during publication may not be available in the future.

For my Jesus, my husband, my kids, my dad, and my mom

Contents

Who Has the Right Answers for My Health?

Part 1: Eight Health Myths That Keep You Sick

If a Health Protocol Worked for Someone Else, It Will Work for Me Too

If the Treatment Didn’t Harm Someone Else, It Won’t Harm Me Either

If the Drug Stopped the Symptom, My Health Has Improved

If I Want to Eliminate My Health Symptoms, I Only Need to Focus on the Physical Needs of My Body

Natural Treatments and Nonconventional Methods Do Not Work

My Body Is Inherently Dysfunctional, and There’s Nothing Anyone Can Do About It

I Can Sit Back and Let the Medical System Take Care of Me

The Bible Has Nothing to Say about My Health

Part 2: How Can We Experience True Healing?

Have Faith and Ask God for Wisdom

Know the Truth and Meditate on the Truth

Pray for a Change of Heart, Ears to Hear, and Eyes to See

Be Obedient and Trust God with the Outcome

Who Has the Right Answers for My Health?

Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.

Jeremiah 33:3

Wow, your legs are like sticks! This was a refrain I heard often in my youth. I’ve always been on the thin side. Growing up, adults would tell me, I used to look like you. You might as well eat whatever you want now because when you get older, you won’t be thin anymore." I took their advice and basically ate whatever I wanted. I hated vegetables, and only ate them because my mom cooked them and coaxed me into eating them each day.

In high school, I was on the track team, and I started working out to sculpt my body—more for vanity than for health reasons. Other than my relationship with God, working out, and my mom’s attempts to persuade me to eat healthy foods, my other routines were not healthy. I was a moody kid who came home and fell asleep in front of the TV. I was often fatigued because I was a chronic procrastinator who stayed up late every night to maintain good grades.

In college, my diet consisted of processed foods and artificial sweeteners. I ate anything that was cheap, microwavable, or convenient. I was still thin with no visible health problems. (Although, looking back, I now know that my diet definitely affected my well-being, especially my emotional health.) In nursing school, a friend who loved healthy foods told me that she always saw me eating food out of a package. I remember thinking, What else is there to eat? It’s easy to grab a Pop-Tart and run out the door. I don’t know what else to pack.

When I started working in the pharmaceutical industry, I would eat four frozen, salty, highly processed microwavable burgers for lunch in one sitting. I thought, Hey, I’m still thin. I can eat whatever I want and be healthy.

When I was older and started to have recurring health issues, I changed my diet and was delighted to learn that God’s healthy foods and natural remedies—God’s provision for his people—were effective at healing the body. As I continued working as a nurse in the clinical research industry, I became reluctantly aware that our culture’s views about food, health treatments, and the body are often not formulated by the wisest principles. This realization may lead someone to ask, Who can I trust when it comes to my health? or Who has the right answers for my health?

About a year ago, someone asked me what I love about nursing. At first, I told her that I didn’t love nursing. Unfortunately, sometimes my lofty dream of helping people feels crushed underneath a crapload of unhelpful medical dogma, bureaucracy, censorship, and corruption. That’s the worn out, jaded, good people don’t win in this world side of me talking. But as I reflected on her question, the other side of me—the wide-eyed, hopeful, Jesus has already won the battle side—realized that there are at least two things that I appreciate about nursing: (1) I value how nursing can