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More Frightening Than Cancer This guy nearly worked himself to death. He says that it could happen to you.
It was 5:30 p.m. and Mark Phifer-Houseman was gearing up for the second half of his usual 17-hour workday. The InterVarsity campus ministry leader chugged a Big Gulp Diet Coke to fuel his 34-year-old body for another weekly large-group meeting and late-night dinner with university students.
Between bites of burrito and Saturday Night Live jokes, Mark was energized by guiding students to healing from the driven lifestyles that had gotten them into Stanford University in Stanford, California. Yet the same hunger for achievement in his own heart proved to be the spiritual snag in his plans.
In the core of his being, Mark lived under the law that effectiveness was next to godliness. His definition of a vacation was a weeklong retreat to strategize for the ministry. Weekly Sabbaths were a method of storing up energy to work harder and faster the other six days.
100 mph: With My Hair on Fire! This man had a heart attack at 36. Are you next?
Stressed Out? Dr. Richard Swenson has a prescription for you: Cut yourself some slack! Richard Swenson has a message for men living in today's fast-paced, make-a-buck, be-all-that-you-can-be world: Cut yourself some slack. Swenson, the author of the hugely successful book Margin and related titles, learned this lesson the hard way in 1982. A respected physician with a loving family and a beautiful home in Wisconsin, Swenson and his wife had nearly everything a couple could want, except for the time and energy to enjoy it. "We were overcommitted. We were not only tired--we were exhausted," he recalls. "Everything had become a burden: medicine and ministry, patients and caring." Scouting Report The Inside Track on the Killer Five
Heart Disease: Find an exercise you like, and do it for at least 30 minutes a day, five days a week.
Cancer: How to Beat "The Killer 5" You're going to die. Trust me; I'm a physician--I'm an expert on these things! But you don't have to go to medical school to know that the mortality rate for men is holding steady at 100 percent. Intellectually you agree, but you probably don't act like you believe it. The 17th-century English poet, dramatist and literary critic Edward Young hit the coffin nail on the head when he said, "All men think all men are mortal but themselves." That is what gets men in trouble. We think we can cheat the grim reaper by ignoring him, but it doesn't quite work that way. 56 Keys To Total Health Tips to live longer, feel stronger and serve Him better from My Body God's Temple. 1. Building your body is similar to building a house because both projects begin with a plan. 2. It is all about God, your Creator: "For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do" (Eph. 2:10, NIV). The 7-7-7 Workout A no-more-excuses routine that doesn't require weights--just seven minutes, seven moves, seven days. "A" Days: Take 7 minutes around the block or down the street. Go at your own pace, and try to challenge yourself a bit more each time. The plan is to walk/run/sprint The 5 Power Foods Pack your plate with these cancer-battlings, performance-enhancing, life-saving eats. Here's a list of five power foods that can radically change the way a man feels and performs: Fish - Studies indicate that prostate cancer risk is significantly lower in men who regularly include fish oils in their diet. The studies also suggest that in order to significantly reduce the risk of prostate cancer, you should consume at least three meals per week containing fish that has a high content of omega-3 fatty acids such as mackerel, salmon, herring, whitefish, striped bass, freshwater bass and rainbow trout. The Conditioned Couple How does marriage affect your health? More than you know! God told Adam that it was not good for him to be alone. Then, God did one of the riskiest things ever. He made woman. But before woman came, Adam was quite self-sufficient--he ruled the garden. He fed himself; he never had to shower; and he was free to roam wherever, whenever. Let's face it, the guy was living in bachelor paradise. Heaven's Health Plan "Chiropractic physician Scott Hannen's prescription for healthy living: Healing by design. While he will prescribe medicine to patients, Hannen blends it first with a spiritual emphasis that God created the body, and there is always hope to be healed. He also suggests that people don't give the body's built-in healing systems enough credit. Lose weight by kicking bad habits in the butt. "What should I do to lose weight?" Talk about a loaded question! People ask this again and again for years but don't lose the chub because they aren't changing their lifestyle habits. The loaded question of what you can do to lose weight involves quite a few factors to take into consideration. Don't try to undo in two weeks what took you several months—or years—to create. Adjust Your Attitude Getting in shape begins with a mental exercise. It was your positive mental attitude that got you off the couch in the first place, and it will take a positive mental attitude to keep you off the couch. To become physically fit you must become mentally fit. Your success for reaching your genetic potential will come from the strength of your mental attitude. To avoid hitting a plateau in your progress, keep a positive attitude. Miracle Cures? Don't be a sucker! Here's how to avoid wasting money on supplements that don't help and may even harm you. The day of the snake-oil salesman has returned. Turn on the television, tune in a Christian radio station, or pick up a magazine, and you will find someone guaranteeing their pill or elixir will halt aging, avert cancer, increase strength, or maximize your libido. Traveling? Flex for Success Traveling can be very disruptive to your workout program, but it doesn't have to derail your personal fitness goals. Preparation is the key. When I'm booking my hotel reservations, I always inquire about the fitness room amenities that the hotel offers. Unfortunately, unless it's a four-star hotel, the equipment generally consists of a treadmill, a stationary bike and a knee-destroying step machine. Fat to Fit! Shane Idleman shaved off 60 pounds of flab and chiseled his bod. But he doesn't believe in diets. Shane Idleman was making $12,000 a month. He bought a custom home and a $40,000 custom lifted Dodge with all the accessories--because, he says, his 2-year-old truck just wasn't cutting it anymore. Then, it finally hit him: He was fat and miserable. At 6 feet 2 inches tall, Idleman weighed 270 pounds and was diagnosed with borderline hypoglycemia. His blood pressure and cholesterol were sky-high, and his health was rapidly declining. Self-Defense 101 Are Christians allowed to defend physically themselves despite the Bible's admonition to turn the other cheek? "A major part of self-defense is not to be in battle; it's to protect and run away," explains James Sang Lee, a two-time Diamond National Champion and an Asian weaponry expert who has appeared in blockbuster films including Lethal Weapon 4 and Blade. "It's more protective in intent rather than fighting with intent. There's a big difference." Look! It's... Captain Crash Diet Fear no more, large earth man... help has arrived. It's getting harder to suck it in, isn't it? Don't feign ignorance. You know what I'm talking about. Admit it! You can't wear half the pants in your closet, and the rest are too tight. Twice this week you've considered taking an ice pick and making another hole in your belt but you're afraid you'll run out of leather. The dust is half an inch thick on the bathroom scale, and you still can't say "no" to desserts. Don't Let Your Pump Slump The heart, blood and blood vessels make up the cardiovascular system that transports oxygen and nutrients to the body while removing waste products. God's design is truly amazing. Your heart, about the size of your clinched fist, pumps your five liters of blood through your 60,000 miles of arteries and veins about every 30 seconds. If you live to be 70, your heart will beat more than 3 billion times. The Prescription Addiction Adverse drug reactions kill more than 100,000 Americans each year. Do you know what questions to ask your doctor about the pills you take? God and Your Bod He made it. You need to take care of it.
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