With the new year comes many resolutions to take better care of our bodies and spirits. The trouble is, many people don't know where to start, so they turn to expensive, celebrity-endorsed fad diets and exercise equipment. When they have a little success, but are eventually tempted by old habits, they quickly turn around and find that they've gained the weight back and usually, a little extra.

I'd heard a lot about eating whole foods and how great it is for the human body. Still, it's hard to sort out the truth from just another wacky fad that would prove to set me up for ultimate failure and wind up in me feeling worse off in the future.

Then I came across Dr. Rex Russell M.D.'s book, What the Bible Says About Healthy Living. Dr. Russell outlines in layman's terms how God planned for us to take care of the amazing and complex bodies he gave us according to the Bible. He uses three major principles from the Good Book to teach us how we can better care for our bodies through the whole, healthy foods that God has provided for us.

The book really makes a lot of sense, and many families have found great health and prosperity after using what they learn from it, according to testimonials found in the book.

If you want to give the lessons in What the Bible Says About Healthy Living a try, I also recommend picking up a copy of the What the Bible Says about Healthy Living Cookbook by Hope Egan and Amy Cataldo. It's chock full of recipes that apply the principles outlined in Russell's original book. They're easy, healthy and super delicious for the whole family.