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.