Here's what modern wellness gets wrong.


Modern wellness sucks... no doubt about it!

It's confusing.

It's disconnected.

It's focused too much on how you look and too little on how you feel, how you function, and how that all relates to your walk with God.

The truth is - modern wellness, even when done for the "right" reasons, is slowly killing you...

But the good news?

You don't have to rely (and succumb to) the winds and waves of this world.

Enter - Biblical wellness.

In Mark 12:30 (BSB) Jesus says:

"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength."

Your health and wellness, like your love for God, demands a whole-person approach.

Not just physically.

Not just mentally.

Not just emotionally.

And not just spiritually.

But all of you.

So, instead of the next trend, fad, or hack - do this:

  • Rest 8 hours nightly
  • Eat whole, natural foods
  • Consume 0.7 grams of protein per lb of your target body weight daily
  • Walk 8,000 steps daily
  • Resistance train 15 minutes, 5 days per week
  • Exercise your mind by reading 10 pages of a real, useful book daily
  • Journal about your emotions daily (and how you'll fix the negative ones)
  • Study one chapter of scripture daily
  • Pray privately to God daily

That sounds like a lot, until you start doing it and realize how much time and effort you wasted on all the other junk.

And... if you need clear structure, lived accountability, and ongoing guidance to help you walk that out - join the Dream Root Wellness Network.

Rooted in Christ,

Jonathon

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