Review: The Healthy Living Handbook: Simple, Everyday Habits for Your Body, Mind and Spirit

The Healthy Living Handbook: Simple, Everyday Habits for Your Body, Mind and Spirit by Laura Harris Smith
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book by Laura Harris Smith will be perfect for the following groups of readers:
1. Fans of Laura Harris Smith
2. Those just beginning a journey to better overall health
3. People who have completed "The 30 Day Faith Detox", which is Laura's previous book by that name.

The Healthy Living Handbook provides exactly what the subtitle says: simple, everyday habits for your body, mind and spirit. The book is divided into three sections, with ten chapters per section focusing on areas of the body, mind and spirit.

From the back over of the Advance Reading Copy:
This book "...is not a major lifestyle overhaul; it's just full of simple course corrections that will bring you the peace, rest, energy, connection and clarity you've longed for."

I read through the book quickly so that I could provide this review. That was a bit overwhelming, so my intention is to go back and begin applying the suggestions the areas in my life that need focus. My recommendation to anyone that reads this book is to go through it slowly, applying the instruction and suggestions as you go, little by little.

There were some suggestions that did not apply to me or to the season of life that I am currently in, so I will just skip over those on my next go-round with this book, along with the chapters where I had some theological differences with the author.

I took notes in the margins, underlined and highlighted so much in the book.

The following are a few of the phrases that I loved and that stuck out to me:
"the law-breaking blessing of the supernatural"
"employing the supernatural to transcend the laws of nature as a means of fostering faith"
"when you use your words and actions to promote someone, you also get promoted!"
"the discipline of divine health is within your grasp".

That last phrase seems like a great place to end my review. :)

I received an Advance Reading Copy of this book from the publisher, Chosen, a division of Baker Publishing Group.


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