Start Simple and Be Consistent by Kathleen Oden

Simple easy changes, like having a fruit and veggie smoothie every day is an excellent way to start improving our health. Choosing something that you really enjoy makes it easier for you to stick with it. Start simple and be consistent. This is the best way to stop bad eating habits and adopt a healthy living lifestyle.

Some people do not know how fast eating healthy can improve their health. One of the fundamental things I learned about eating healthy is that being consistent pays off. Many people have had poor health for so long and been in pain so long that they dive into a strict regimen that they cannot stick with and soon give up.

We must realize that we are only human and not beat ourselves up when we “jump off” the healthy eating wagon. Just jump right back on and keep moving forward! You will soon have more healthy eating days (per week) than bad eating days. And when you continue to be consistent, you will have more healthy eating days (per month) than bad eating days! The Bible says…

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. (Matthew 26:41 KJV)

The Holy Spirit knew I would be tempted to eat bad foods and jump off the wagon occasionally, therefore He gave me something to help remind me to be strong during those times of weakness so that jumping back on the wagon would be easier for me…

“Do not give the flesh what it wants, But give the body what it needs!”

This has been on my wall in my bedroom since 2015. My flesh had its way for over 60 years. But at some point in our life, we need to learn to give our body what it needs to have good health. Having a fruit and veggie smoothie every day can give our body the vitamins, minerals, and nutrition it needs, plus more energy! And it is a great way to lose weight without counting calories!

Unfortunately, battling our flesh is not always easy. We have to practice giving the body what it needs, instead of giving the flesh what it wants! Do you think craving sweets and salty foods are bad? Nope, it is a natural process that the Lord has put in us. The problem is, we have been eating BAD sweets and salty foods. Therefore, the body continues to crave bad foods.

In August 2015, after traveling to Ghana West Africa with my Pastor, my body started craving salad. I was like, OMG! This is awesome! My body had turned around and stopped going in destruct mode and was now going in healing mode! This was an exciting discovery!

This trip interrupted my normal healthy eating routine. However, because of eating healthy for the 8 months before the trip, my body was looking for the salt in the salad I had been consistently consuming. Not just any salt. Healthy salt! When the body craves sweets, we need to eat more fruit and when the body craves salt, we need to eat more veggies. Cravings are a natural body function!

The Lord put Adam and Eve in a garden. This is the foundation that God gave to man from the beginning of time. They were not allowed to eat God’s little animals. They only ate RAW fruits, veggies, nuts, seeds, and grains. Learning to eat healthily can be a lot easier when we start simple and stay consistent!

Great tips and tricks by Dr. Kathleen B. Odean

When we give the body what it needs… RAW fruits, veggies, nuts, seeds, and grains, the body will be satisfied and it will stop bugging you with cravings for bad foods.

Try this simple fruit and veggie smoothie…

1 cup - chopped kale 1 cup - chopped spinach 1 large - apple (or 2 small) 1 large - pear (or 2 small) 1 16oz - bottle of water

Use the PUREE setting on your blender.

(If you are diabetic, try this)

1 cups - chopped kale 2 cups - chopped spinach 1 small - apple 2 small - carrots 1 16oz - bottle of water

Use the PUREE setting on your blender.

Dr. Kathleen B. Oden is an author, missionary, and Bible teacher. She has been the Administrator of God’s House of Refuge Church & School of Evangelism, for 25 years. Dr. Oden attained a Doctorate degree in Christian Theology in 2000. After a bad fall in 2014, she realized that she had to start eating healthy, in order to fully recover. She became a Certified Health Minister and a Certified Essential Oil Coach. She loves ministering to people and God gave her a health ministry called, Create AnewU Health Ministry. Her health ministry has opened the door for her to share what the WORD OF GOD has to say about eating healthy. Dr. Oden has published over 20 books through Amazon.com and several of them are about health and wellness. https://createanewuhealthministry.com

Dr. Kathleen Oden