December 21st, 2008

Product/Book Review: First Place 4 Health

This review is long overdue as I won this book from Books-a-Latte back in October. I am sharing it today because I entered another contest and felt really badly that I had not kept my end of the bargain, and also because with New Year’s Resolutions looming in the back of every mind, many of us will vow to lose weight this year. I, for one make, this vow every year and every year I fail because I don’t do enough to change the big picture. This year, things will be different.

Carole Lewis, author of First Place 4 Health, has written a spiritual guide for losing weight. The theory behind this book is steeped in Christianity and a strong belief in God. Lewis believes that the key to losing weight is a strong relationship with God.

If you have been reading my blog for a while, you may know that I am Agnostic. If not, you do now. When I first opened this book I was a little turned off by the authors dependency on religion to guide health, but the truth is that I am not who she was writing for in the first place. However, I continued to read because I was interested in her approach.

 Lewis specifies that weight loss cannot exist on its own. It is part of a whole that one must break into four groups: spiritual, emotional, physical, and mental. While for Lewis spirituality is  a concrete belief in God (Christianity), for me it is about harmony and a understanding that everything is connected. If you are like me then you will find that regardless of your religious beliefs, Lewis’ approach is a holistic one and one that could work.

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And make sure you head over to Books-a-Latte. She has a great book review blog and some really awesome giveaways. Make sure you comment and tell her that I sent you so that maybe, just maybe, she will forgive me for being such a spaz. LOL