I am really challenging myself this year to read things I would not normally be interested in. My goal is not to read books that I always agree with, but rather ones that challenge me to understand my beliefs and my lifestyle better, and to glean from them what wisdom I can.
A Mind of Your Own
Author: Kelly Brogan, MD
This was quite an interesting read and one, I must admit, that was quite a stretch for me. I have limited medical knowledge, and this book is full of medical research and naturopathic methods. My own mind was having to perform acrobatics to keep up!
This book was very helpful for me in understanding vitamin and dietary deficiencies as linked to depression and emotional health. The author is very secular, and her belief system tends to lean more towards Eastern mysticism than anything else, but she has some very helpful medical advice for women struggling with depression and metabolic issues. She is not afraid to question the money-making, big-Pharma schemes that promote medications over lifestyle changes. Instead she digs deep into medical research to show the long-lasting benefits of a holistic lifestyle change versus the short-term benefits of antidepressant and antipsychotic drug therapy.
While I would not espouse her belief system, I would challenge you to read this book and consider how you view your own health and personal care. Are you mindful about the things you eat? What you expose your body to? How much do you sleep or exercise?
Being mindful of these things isn't wrong, particularly since we are commanded in Scripture to care for the body as well as the spirit. I would not say, though, that the application of such practices allow you to completely reverse the effects of the Fall, as she claims in the beginning of her book; death and the slow decay of the body are inevitable. And I would not endorse the pendulum-swing of obsessing over your food or your physical well-being. Being mindful, though, of these things and taking care of yourself so that you can better serve those around you - these are all things that we are called to do in order to be good stewards of what God has given us.
Read this book if you would like to be challenged in how you think of taking care of yourself. Read this book if you want to expand your knowledge of the physical relationship between your body and your mind. I found it to be quite an informative and challenging read, particularly as someone who has worked with medications for five years of my adult life. I would encourage any woman struggling with metabolic/emotional/hormonal issues to read it as well, for it is a very good resource for understanding and conquering the physical struggles that come with those issues.
A Mind of Your Own
Author: Kelly Brogan, MD
This was quite an interesting read and one, I must admit, that was quite a stretch for me. I have limited medical knowledge, and this book is full of medical research and naturopathic methods. My own mind was having to perform acrobatics to keep up!
This book was very helpful for me in understanding vitamin and dietary deficiencies as linked to depression and emotional health. The author is very secular, and her belief system tends to lean more towards Eastern mysticism than anything else, but she has some very helpful medical advice for women struggling with depression and metabolic issues. She is not afraid to question the money-making, big-Pharma schemes that promote medications over lifestyle changes. Instead she digs deep into medical research to show the long-lasting benefits of a holistic lifestyle change versus the short-term benefits of antidepressant and antipsychotic drug therapy.
While I would not espouse her belief system, I would challenge you to read this book and consider how you view your own health and personal care. Are you mindful about the things you eat? What you expose your body to? How much do you sleep or exercise?
Being mindful of these things isn't wrong, particularly since we are commanded in Scripture to care for the body as well as the spirit. I would not say, though, that the application of such practices allow you to completely reverse the effects of the Fall, as she claims in the beginning of her book; death and the slow decay of the body are inevitable. And I would not endorse the pendulum-swing of obsessing over your food or your physical well-being. Being mindful, though, of these things and taking care of yourself so that you can better serve those around you - these are all things that we are called to do in order to be good stewards of what God has given us.
Read this book if you would like to be challenged in how you think of taking care of yourself. Read this book if you want to expand your knowledge of the physical relationship between your body and your mind. I found it to be quite an informative and challenging read, particularly as someone who has worked with medications for five years of my adult life. I would encourage any woman struggling with metabolic/emotional/hormonal issues to read it as well, for it is a very good resource for understanding and conquering the physical struggles that come with those issues.
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