Health is about stewardship - managing what you have to the best of your ability. This is a whole health course covering important aspects in these areas of our being:
- Physical – enough vitality for life’s activities
- Social – secure group of family and friends
- Mental – firm grasp on reality
- Emotional – the control to express feelings
- Spiritual – confidence that you are growing in your relationship with God
At its core is the understanding that humans are created in the image of the one, true God and are His image-bearers. As such, we are to steward His gifts to us with excellence. It is not an anatomy and physiology text, but this course covers the basics of how nutrients are absorbed by the body and which ones are essential to our diet. It is not a Bible study, but the author explains that a relationship with God through His Son, Jesus Christ, is the only way to have true peace in life. Other subjects covered are:
- Exercise
- Immune Function
- Physical Influences on Thoughts & Feelings
- Mental & Emotional Health
- Healthy Interpersonal Relationships
- Nutrition & Hydration
- The Gift of Reproduction
- And more!