Truth for Health Team: Top SEVEN Tips for Spiritual, Mental and Physical Health
- Keeping the Faith
- Digging deeply into faith and reliance on God, our Father and Jesus Christ, his Son.
- Reading the Bible and daily devotionals for inspiration, particularly following structured guides for reading through the Bible in a year, or participating in organized Bible study groups.
- Supporting each other through prayer, conversation, and shared insights about the world.
- Sharing devotional booklets with others (such as the ones I send to patients).
- Working with Purpose
- Fighting for what is right in the face of Goliath challenges, and faithfully carrying out what God calls each of us to do in our sphere of influence. We can’t fix the world -but we can make a difference in our corner of it… if we don’t give up!
- Doing work that matters to each of us, which also becomes another way to honor and remember loved ones we have lost.
- Helping others. Taking care of our neighbors, volunteering in the community, putting others before self.
- Praying for God’s guidance on the next steps, when the road ahead seems confusing.
- Staying on Track
- Focusing on the work before us. Making an effort to tune out the “noise,” negativity, and fear-mongering coming at us from the media.
- Remaining focused on and committed to our mission and to you, our community of donors and supporters.
- Turning off TV and social media to avoid letting the naysayers and evildoers to bring us down or lead us astray from our path.
- Saying “no” when principles demanded it, even though it may have made life easier to say “yes” or follow the “narrative.”
- Finding Joy
- Getting a pet (or two or three!) to share love and enjoy the companionship – plus laughter that comes from watching their antics. Proverbs tells us “Laughter is GOOD medicine!”
- Finding peace at home and contentment in the little things. Less globetrotting and more satisfaction in just “being”.
- Simplifying our life. Downsizing or removing clutter – physically and mentally
- Asking God for His grace and strengthening our ability to show grace to others. Be kind. To ourselves, to others, our loved ones. Work on tolerance and allow room for mistakes.
- Working to become more patient with others and show forgiveness – that shift offers immense mental health return!
- Supporting our Emotional Health and Resilience
- It has meant a great deal to each of us to hear your positive feedback about the value of the work that we do or ways the articles and programs we prepare have been helpful to you.
- Learning to love our own company, and avoid the traps of loneliness when COVID imposed isolation on us.
- Remembering to give thanks in all circumstances. We each discovered that the attitude of gratitude has a profound impact on our sense of well-being and contentment.
- Learning new things, new skills, technologies, and finding creative ways to overcome challenges.
- Reducing the negative impact of drama in our lives – distancing ourselves from “drama queen” people and media
- Nourishing our Bodies
- Eating healthy and getting rest for the next day’s battle!
- Eat real food. Stopped eating processed food – only eating meat, vegetables and fruit – nothing out of a can or box or store bought bread
- Committing to “synching” with our natural Circadian rhythm: starting our days exposed to morning sunlight at least 10 minutes (without a phone!), and ending the day outside at sunset to tell the body its time to wind down. Limiting exposure to LED lighting and blue screen time in the evenings.
- Keep a consistent bedtime and awakening time.
- Long walks in nature, at least 5 days a week.
- Optimizing our nutrition with supplements. Early treatment COVID protocols and preventive measures focused on correcting deficiencies – especially Vitamin D, Zinc, Magnesium NAC, Methylated B Complex, quercetin, Mitochondrial Boost to fight illness and repair damage from “vaccinations”. And supplementing with Nattokinase to combat micro-clotting risks.
- Paying attention to labels and examining everything we put into our bodies. Take nothing for granted. Stop using products that aren’t good for us (even if it takes a little extra effort).
- Hydrate (with water and attention to electrolytes) – 8-12 oz minimum first thing in the morning, before coffee, and then over the day, aiming for 1 oz per pound of body weight per 24 hours on days with lots of activity, ½ oz per pound body weight on days of rest.
- Cook at home more and eat out less.
- Keeping Fit for Life
- Exercising 5 days a week, a daily commitment
- Consistent time of day to exercise, same time each day that becomes part of your daily routine. An appointment you work around and set as a priority. This should be non-negotiable.
- A workout partner. A buddy, a neighbor, join a class, get a trainer, an online community – someone you are accountable to, you want to show up for.
- 10-minute walk after at least one meal per day, preferably after the largest meal, or dinner, toboost insulin sensitivity, which declines later in the day.
Since this is a special 5th Anniversary newsletter, I wanted to share some of the additional specific strategies our Truth for Health team members each finds especially helpful.
Team member Gladys McGraw has found that reading positive, encouraging books, and messages help lift up her spirits. She regularly slows down her use of and reliance on technology and even takes a ‘fast’ from technology for 24 hours as a challenge when she feels inclined. Gladys finds enjoyment and peace in listening to Christian music and following her favorite Christian singers as well as listening to Christian podcasts and messages. Currently Gladys is reading a book about being in a hurry and the consequences of technology called “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry” by John Mark Comer with John Ortberg, who is one of her favorite Christian authors.
Making connections is also very important for Gladys. She finds that when another person smiles at her, making that acknowledgement and that momentary connection is very powerful. She said, “sometimes a smile in a crowded room is as good as a hug – when I am down and someone smiles it gives me hope and feels good. It really picks me up. So, I try to do that as well and smile at others and making that connection. That small action can make a big impact for both of us!”
Team member Mike Gary shares the routine that he has used and streamlined for the last few years through one of the most adverse and stressful periods of his life. He discovered that stepping away from the constant flow of news and legal battles was essential for maintaining his mental and physical health. He said that “I found tremendous balance and peace through solving complex mechanical, building, farming, and tractor repair projects. These types of hands-on challenges fully engage my mind in a productive way and give me a healthy outlet away from computer screens, legal research, and the nonstop stress associated with public advocacy work and my lawsuit. Many of these projects are also highly physical, which helps me stay active, maintain strength, and reduce stress naturally. Working outdoors, fixing equipment, building things, and focusing on tangible problems has helped restore perspective and keep my mind grounded during difficult times. These projects are often inclusive of my wife and children, who directly benefit from the fruits of my labor, problem-solving skills, and the relaxing, joyful periods of time we spend together working, building, and learning as a family.”
Mike has also learned the importance of intentionally creating recovery time for both his body and the mind. Sauna sessions 3–4 times per week have become an important part of his health routine – helping him relax, recover, and detox from ongoing stress. Just as importantly, he had found that stepping away from the noise and pressure of daily events has created time for prayer, meditation, and quiet communication with his Lord, Jesus Christ. Those moments of reflection and faith have brought him a sense of peace, contentment, and spiritual grounding during years of the advsity of being forced out of his successful military career under Biden’s COVID mandates and the resulting financial stress and uncertainty he faced.
“I have found that balancing intense intellectual and advocacy work with physical labor, outdoor activity, faith, prayer, and periods of quiet reflection creates a healthier and more sustainable rhythm of life. In many ways, these routines have helped me stay resilient, focused, and productive despite the challenges I have faced.”
Team member Kathy Kresnik finds that walking outdoors in the heavily wooded areas along the lake where she lives is especially peaceful, refreshing and helps spark her creativity. Sometimes these walks are for fitness, sometimes they are just a nice stroll after dinner, many times they are nice breaks from work, where she finds solutions to issues she’s working on, such as the right opening paragraph for an upcoming writing task. She said such walks always provide a sense of accomplishment “like a pat on the back for doing something good just for yourself.” She says that “good things happen when you take care of yourself. It is not selfish. Sometimes you need to put your first and set your health as a priority so you can be there when others need you.” For Kathy, walking is something she has always done. Whether it is walking the dogs, long walks on the beach in the mornings when vacationing, walks with friends or neighbors for a sense of community and social connection. “It really gives me a sense of peace – and for me it comes from not only the activity but also from being outside and connecting with others whether they be a two- or four-legged walking partner, or just the neighbor that you wave to as you go by. It gives me a sense of peace that I don’t get just walking on a treadmill.”
IT Team member: Our IT/Webmaster shared how important it is to limit blue screen and has worked to reduce his screen time and making “unplugging a priority”. He and his family eat sitting down at the kitchen table without phones. He also suggests putting your phone in another room at night and not in your bedroom, and picking it up, the last thing in the morning after your morning routine. Interestingly, our high-tech team member is also a ‘low tech’ homesteader going back to basics growing and raising the majority of their families’ food and eating nothing out of a box! He and his wife milk their goats and cows daily, and also make wonderful goat’s milk soaps and lotions!
Team member Dr. Vliet: As Dr. Vliet has often shared in her messages and commentaries in our programs, her journey through grief after the death of her husband, and isolation from family during COVID when travel across country was difficult has been helped greatly by having the new meaning and purpose with her work for Truth for Health Foundation she feels God called her to do, plus all the strategies listed above, which she uses regularly. Over the course of her marriage and career, her busy work demands and intensive travel overseas and across America weren’t really conducive to having animals as part of the family. But after the changes triggered by COVID and not traveling as in the past, she began to raise chickens for fresh eggs, and decided to add pets into her life for the first time. Now her cat and two working K-9s and their training and upkeep has provided a welcome change from the usual work focus – plus she has found that their crazy antics provide a source of fun and laughter that help offset the emptiness after her husband’s death and bring joy back into her life.
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We hope the shared wisdom of our own Medicine and Ministry team –who practice what we preach—will inspire you to make healthy changes in your life too! God bless you and thank you for being faithful supporters of our work here at Truth for Health Foundation!
To Your good health and improving resilience!
Elizabeth Lee Vliet, MD
CEO and President |
