The New York Times bestselling author and senior fellow at the Discovery Institute blends science and religion in this thoughtful guide that teaches modern believes how to use the leading wellness trend today--intermittent fasting--as a means of spiritual awakening, adopting the traditions our Christians ancestors practiced for centuries into daily life.
Wellness minded people today are increasingly turning to intermittent fasting to bolster their health. But we aren't the first people to abstain from eating for a purpose. This routine was a common part of our spiritual ancestors' lives for 1,500 years. 
Jay Richards argues that Christians should recover the fasting lifestyle, not only to improve our bodies, but to bolster our spiritual health as well. In Eat, Fast, Feast, he combines forgotten spiritual wisdom on fasting and feasting with the burgeoning literature on ketogenic diets and fasting for improved physical and mental health. Based on his popular series ""Fasting, Body and Soul"" in The Stream, Eat, Fast, Feast explores what it means to substitute our hunger for God for our hunger for food, and what both modern science and the ancient monastics can teach us about this practice.
Richards argues that our modern diet--heavy in sugar and refined carbohydrates--locks us into a metabolic trap that makes fasting unfruitful and our feasts devoid of meaning. The good news, he reveals, is that we are beginning to resist the tyranny of processed foods, with millions of people pursuing low carb, ketogenic, paleo, and primal diets. This growing body of experts argue that eating natural fat and fasting is not only safe, but far better than how we eat today. 
Richards provides a 40-day plan which combines a long-term ""nutritional ketosis"" with spiritual disciplines. The plan can be used any time of the year or be adapted to a penitential season on the Christian calendar, such as Advent or Lent. 
Synthesizing recent science with ancient wisdom, Eat, Fast, Feast brings together the physical, mental, and spiritual benefits of intermittent fasting to help Christians improve their lives and their health, and bring them closer to God.

Eat, Fast, Feast: Heal Your Body While Feeding Your Soul-A Christian Guide to Fasting

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Jay W. Richards

Diets & Weight Loss

HarperCollins B and Blackstone Publishing

What Every American Needs to Know About the War on Free Enterprise―and Freedom ItselfAmerica: be warned.A new wave of financial reformers has infiltrated our public institutions at both the state and national levels. A growing army of self-proclaimed activists, philanthropists, and politicians has infiltrated not only the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but the FDIC, the Treasury, and other regulatory agencies. This explosive new audiobook from New York Times bestselling author Jay W. Richards reveals the shocking truth about:• The latest financial regulations―what every consumer and businessperson needs to know• The Dodd-Frank Reform Act―how it targets the wrong people and problems• Elizabeth Warren and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau―what they’re really up to• Consumer credit and debt―why we need to stop blaming the banks• The war against free enterprise―what you can do to fight backThis startling account walks you through America’s government and financial industry from the inside out―exposing the surprising history, the colorful characters, and the earthshaking events that got us where we are today.You’ll meet the political ideologues and extremists whose good intentions paved the road to financial hell. You’ll witness the “blame game” in action, as politicians and the media use the 2008 meltdown as an excuse to further their own agendas. You’ll learn about the terrible consequences that sweeping government reforms have on small businesses and other industries that had nothing to do with the financial crisis.Finally, you’ll find a special resource section of positive actions and ideas to help you stand up and speak out for your rights.America is at a crossroads. It is time for us to choose between stricter government control that limits our freedom or a more open free market that is the key to prosperity. This audiobook could make all the difference.

Infiltrated

Business & Money

Economics

McGraw-Hill Education on Brilliance Audio

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