I cleaned up my diet not because I was overweight (I wasn’t), but because I came to realize that what I put in my body had massive spiritual and relational implications. Diet and nutrition influence things like mood, emotions, sleep, and health, all of which impact our ability to love and be loved. This must be reason why God gave the Hebrews so many dietary restrictions in the Old Testament, and modern science evidences the tremendous importance of diet in shaping human outcomes.
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