All health articles
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Magazine FeaturesIf your body is a temple then why aren’t churches talking about weight?
As access to junk food proliferates and rates of obesity continue to rise, does the Church need to stop being squeamish and start addressing health issues?
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Magazine FeaturesYour body is a temple. So should you join the war on Ultra Processed Food?
A lot of our food isn’t really food at all; it’s a mix of increasingly refined and manufactured substances designed to keep costs low and shelf-lives long. As a popular new book takes aim at the food industry, Martin Saunders considers how Christians should respond
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OpinionThe surprisingly spiritual benefits of Mosley’s 5:2 diet
Having lost weight and discovered the advantages of feeling hungry, George Pitcher is grateful to Dr Michael Mosley for popularising the ancient spiritual practice of fasting. Just don’t be smug about it, he says
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OpinionThe Christian faith of Justin and Hailey Bieber
Stephen Baldwin made headlines last week when he asked for prayers for his daughter, Hailey and her husband, Justin Bieber. But what do we know about the couple’s personal faith?
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OpinionJesus is seriously good for you - the research proves it
Having a faith makes you happier. That's according to a new survey which says people of faith are on average 20 per cent more satisfied with life than atheists. Phil Knox looks at the implications
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Real Life‘God healed me of my adoption trauma’
Being adopted left Fiona Myles with pain that led her down a dark path, but God rescued her, brought a precious daughter into her life and now she helps others find healing
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Regular ColumnistsJeff Lucas is on a health kick. Here’s the secret to his success
Negotiations are not allowed, says Jeff Lucas as he explains how anchor habits are helping him stay fit
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InterviewsWes Streeting MP: ‘My faith made it very difficult to accept my sexuality’
Labour’s shadow health minister Wes Streeting MP talks about growing up in poverty, reconciling his faith and sexuality, and building bridges across political and religious divides
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Real Life‘A health crisis at university made me feel worthless. But God taught me how to trust him more’
A devastating diagnosis caused Emma Hide to question everything she believed in. But God was able to restore her foundations and now her faith is stronger than ever
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Regular ColumnistsJeff Lucas: Breaking the silence about depression in the Church
My landing on Planet Church in 1975 was not without turbulence. Those Christian people seemed very strange. But I am so grateful for the local church that welcomed me in as a brand-new Christian. I became a believer after attending a service of baptism by full ...
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Magazine Features8 lessons for the church on mental health
Sharon Hastings has faced severe mental illness. She explains eight things fellow Christians should keep in mind when talking about mental ill health
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Thank God it's MondayGod on the ward: ‘Being a follower of Jesus affects everything’
The Church is made up of Christians from a myriad of different professions, and yet ‘ordinary’ tales of God at work rarely get told. In the first of a new series, Paul Woolley discovers stories of faith on the front line
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Real Life‘A coma stole years of my life’
After contracting meningitis during childbirth, Marcy Gregg awoke to a world she no longer recognised
