Welcome to The Joy in Health
God created the human body with an extraordinary, innate capacity to regulate, repair, protect, and restore itself when given the conditions and resources it needs.
Health is helping the whole person function as well as possible—body, mind, and spirit.
It is the ongoing process of supporting the body as God designed it through nourishment, movement, rest, a healthy environment, traditional wisdom, and care for the whole person.
Health does not necessarily mean “everything is perfect.”
A person can have a medical condition and still have many aspects of excellent health. Likewise, someone can have no diagnosed disease but struggle with poor sleep, low energy, chronic stress, poor nutrition, or declining function.
Health is a big and complex topic. To make it easier to understand—and easier to put into practice—we’ve organized the information here into five pillars of health.
God
Caring for our spiritual, emotional, and mental health.
This includes prayer, gratitude, forgiveness, managing stress, finding contentment in all circumstances, and growing in our relationship with God.
Food
Giving the body the nourishment and fuel it needs.
This includes what we eat, where our food comes from, how we prepare and cook it, how we store it, and how we plan meals.
Body
Caring for the physical body God gave us.
This includes sleep, movement, physical activity, supplements, and other ways we can support the body’s everyday function.
Environment
Paying attention to what surrounds us and what we are exposed to every day.
This includes the fabrics we wear, the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the personal-care and cleaning products we use in our homes.
Remedies
Practical ways to support the body when something needs a little extra care.
This includes what we affectionately call Great-Grandma Medicine—poultices and plasters, balms and salves, herbs and tinctures—as well as useful tools such as neti pots and red light therapy.
There is much more to explore within each of these pillars. On the blog, you’ll find longer articles that dig deeper into the ideas, research, traditions, and practical ways you can begin putting them into practice.
Thank you for being here.
We hope you’ll stay awhile, explore, ask questions, and find encouragement along the way. Most of all, we hope you leave feeling empowered to take good care of yourself and your family.