Body by God: The Owner's Manual for Maximized Living »

Body by God is the ultimate body "owner's manual," full of tools for protecting, maintaining, and strengthening our divinely designed bodies.

In the human body, God created a perfect design, equipped with all the organs, tissues, and cells necessary for health, production, and reproduction. The problem, asserts Dr. Ben Lerner, is when we as humans interfere with God's design for our bodies. Junk food, high-stress living, and neglecting exercise are just a few of the things we do to hinder our bodies' performance.

In Body by God, Dr. Lerner offers a comprehensive plan for getting in touch with our bodies in four areas: nutrition, exercise, stress management, and time management. His "5-in-5" plan is designed to instill the good habits that will lead to optimum health benefits. Readers will learn how to get in shape with 10-minute workouts, reprogram the way they react to stress, and more. "Owner's Manual Tips" give specific ways to apply the material to real life. Our bodies are "fearfully and wonderfully made." With the help of Body by God, readers will learn how to achieve the highest level of performance from God's handiwork.

Contents

About the Author....................xiii
The Body by God Quick Reference Guide....................1
Introduction: Using Your Owner's Manual for Maximized Living....................5
Part 1: Maximizing Your Life 1. The Body by God (BBG)....................11
2. The Poor Genetics Syndrome (PGS) Myth....................16
3. The Four Rules of Olympic Success....................20
Part 2: Fueling Your Body by God 4. Food by God: The "Un-Diet"....................35
5. Understanding the Different Types of Fuels....................66
6. The Way God Designed You to Eat: The Un-Diet Food Guide....................82
7. The Body by God Un-Diet....................85
8. Weight Loss....................104
9. Rules for Better Fueling....................109
10. Creating Your Own Un-Diet....................119
Part 3: Moving Your Body by God 11. The Laws of Movement....................135
12. Exercising with Air....................149
13. For Healthy Muscles, You Must Resist....................166
14. Resistance Exercises....................173
15. Resistance Training Programs....................204
Part 4: Stress Management for Your Body by God 16. Peace by God....................221
17. Are You Programmed for Stress?....................232
18. Owner's Manual Guidelines for Stress Management....................239
Part 5: Time Management for Your Body by God 19. Time by and for God....................289
20. Mission-Centered Living....................302
21. Scheduling a Better Life....................313
Part 6: Life by God 22. Applying Your MissionWork....................325
23. The Body by God 40-Day Plans....................342
Extra Body by God Charts and Forms....................357