How To Avoid Getting Sick
I remember my college days.
Going to Ateneo everyday was tough.
If I drove Dad’s car, it would take me 20 minutes.
But usually, Dad’s car wasn’t free. (Boohoo.)
So I rode the public jeepney almost everyday. And it would take me an hour to go through the traffic.
Why that long?
Three Reasons.
First, Jeepney drivers are very friendly, sociable guys who like to stop in the middle of the road to chitchat with other drivers.
Second, Jeepney drivers drive very slowly, because they use secondhand engines that overheat if they go faster than 30 kph.
Third, Jeepney drivers are known to wait for passengers to fill their seats. So even if the passenger was still inside his home, eating his breakfast or taking a shower—the driver will still wait for him.
I’m kidding. Just having fun here.
Here’s my point: If you’re not the driver, you can only complain.
Friend, in any vehicle, there are really only two seats: The Driver’s seat and the Rider’s seat.
Let me ask you this big question…
In the vehicle of your life, where are you seated?
Where You’re Seated Spells The Difference
A lot of people are Riders.
They don’t take charge.
All they do is complain.
“Why am I not getting a promotion in my job?”
“Why is my relationship not working?”
“Why am I so sickly?”
Let me give you a universal principle you can take to the bank: The amount of blessings you’ll receive is in direct proportion to the amount of responsibility you’re willing to take. The more responsibility you take in, the more blessings you take in as well.
Blessings and Responsibility are really two sides of one coin.
Do you want more blessings?
Take more responsibility.
Let me give you an example. Why does a manager earn more than a messenger? Because the manager has more responsibility than a messenger.
This principle applies in your spiritual life too.
If you want more blessings for your spiritual life, you’ve got to take charge over your spiritual needs.
And this applies to your health as well.
What am I saying?
When it comes to your life, don’t be a Rider.
God calls you to be the Driver.
God wants you to hold the steering wheel of your life.
God wants you to take charge.
Take charge over your finances.
Take charge over your relationships.
And take charge over your health!
You have more control over your health than you think.
The Bible says that if you follow God and take care of your health, you’ll avoid many diseases. (Exodus 15:26) Obviously, there are many exceptions. But generally, there are many health benefits to following God.
Let me give you three prescriptions on how to avoid disease.
3 Prescriptions
One of the best things you can do for your health is to take charge how much toxins you take into your body.
To do this, you need to follow these three crucial prescriptions, all of them requiring that you take charge of your health:
Prescription #1: Clean Living
Prescription #2: Natural Eating
Prescription #2: Holistic Healing
Prescription #1: Clean Living
You’ll be amazed by this.
The Bible was so ahead of its time when it came to hygiene and sanitation. This is mind blowing, considering that Biblical authors had no scientific understanding of germs yet, something that Louis Pasteur would discover only in the year 1860.
Let me give you four examples…
Example 1:
Quarantine Contagious Diseases
Because our kids are small, all of us sleep in one room. (It’s a win-win. The kids love it because they’re with Mommy and Daddy. And Mommy and Daddy love it because we save on electricity!)
But when one of us gets sick, that person sleeps in a separate room—to avoid spreading the sickness.
The Bible talked about this a long time ago.
It talked about separating people with leprosy and other contagious diseases (Leviticus 13:46). Even their clothes were to be burned.
But centuries later, these simple procedures were forgotten. Thus, from the year 1000 to 1200, leprosy killed millions of people in Europe. And in the 14th century, also in Europe, the Black Death or the Bubonic plague killed more than 60 million people.
Let me give you a rather obvious example.
Example 2:
Toilet Training
Would you believe?
Toilet training is in the Bible.
The Bible tells the Israelites to “have a place outside the camp where you can go when you need to relieve yourselves. Carry a stick as part of your equipment, so that when you have a bowel movement you can dig a hole and cover it up.” (Deuteronomy 23:13-14)
In the newer Bible versions, it says, “Carry a stick and toilet paper—preferably double ply…”
Just kidding.
Back in those days, you couldn’t flush.
So people used a stick.
The key here was to dig your dump—and cover with soil.
But during the middle ages, this simple sanitary method wasn’t done in the many capital cities of Europe. Especially in the slums. In fact, the common practice was that people just dumped their poop on the street.
Imagine the flies. Imagine the rats. Imagine the stink.
And imagine the epidemics of cholera, dysentery, and typhoid fever that exploded in those cities.
All I can say is, “Thank God we can flush!”
Example 3:
Take A Bath
When I was a kid, Mom forcedme to take a bath.
I don’t remember now why, but bathing to me was like water torture.
But the Bible was pretty big on washing (Numbers 19:11-22). It even gave the ingredients for soap—so that hand-washing will take more than 15 seconds—enough to remove the germs.
During Biblical times, this was a religious ritual. Today, we realize it’s a very important hygienic practice.
But during the middle ages, bathing fell out of custom.
Are you ready to be shocked again? During the middle ages, in Europe, most people took a bath one, two, three, or four times in their whole life.
I’m not kidding.
In Old Testament times, religion supported bathing.
In the middle ages, religion supported not bathing.
For example, the monks felt it was vain to take a bath.
St. Francis of Assisi believed that to be dirty was a sign of a holy person. Even St. Benedict recommended that those who are young and strong should seldom take a bath. It was said that St. Catherine of Siena avoided washing. And St. Agnes, who died at the age of 13, had never taken a bath.
Queen Isabella of Spain was proud to say that she only took two baths in her whole lifetime.
And Queen Elizabeth of England was seen as a very vain woman. Why? Because she bathed once a month.
Example 4:
Sexual Purity For A Healthy Life
The Bible’s Laws on Sex were also Laws on Health.
When people hear the 6th commandment, “Don’t commit adultery” (Exodus 20:14), some say, “God is just a killjoy. He doesn’t want us to have fun.”
But the opposite is true.
He wants us to have the greatest joy in the world.
And the only way to do that is to be sexually faithful.
When you’re faithful to your spouse, you don’t only get blessed spiritually, you also get blessed physically.
How? You virtually make the entire army of venereal diseases not your personal concern. They’re irrelevant. I’m talking about syphilis, gonorrhea, herpes, hepatitis B, and AIDS.
Condoms And Antibiotics
Don’t Solve The Problem
When I was in college, I heard a classmate tell another classmate, “Just use a condom”. With that piece of rubber in their pocket, they felt safe.
But it’s now a scientific fact: Condoms minimize the chances of getting the infection, but the failure rate is still alarming. Especially for AIDS, condoms won’t completely protect you.
Imagine this scenario.
You’re in a theme park. And you’re lining up for the giant Roller Coaster ride.
After buying the ticket, you turn it over and see this written at the back: “Warning: Roller Coaster can spin off and disengage from the track, causing certain death, 15% of the time. To the 85% who won’t die, enjoy your ride.”
Now tell me, will you still ride?
I don’t think so.
The same thing is happening with antibiotics.
For awhile, antibiotics were curing many people from venereal diseases.
When I was a teenager, I remember listening to a “liberated” teacher telling us, “Before visiting a prostitute, take 500 milligrams of antibiotics. After sex, take another 500 milligrams. And you’ll be okay.”
Not true.
Today, drug-resistant bacteria of venereal diseases are spreading all over the world. Because of this, sexually transmitted diseases are now more deadly, more dangerous, and more contagious than ever before.
How Widespread Is STD?
This information shocked me.
World Health Organization (WHO) says that one million people are being infected by venereal diseases every single day.
When we watch TV, we’re awed by the beautiful and handsome young people that jump from one bed to another. In the sitcoms and movies we watch, sex is nothing more than a recreational activity—much like dancing and videogames.
We envy their freedom.
We want their pleasure.
But Hollywood isn’t showing you the darker side: In America, 1 out of 4 teenage girls have a venereal disease. Among those who said they already had sex, 40% has a venereal disease.
Worldwide, 35 million people in the world have AIDS.
Appalled? That’s nothing when you compare that to Hepa B.
Worldwide, Hepatitis B has now infected 2 billion people.
That’s 1 out of 3 people in the entire world.
Take charge over your health.
Practice Prescription 1: Clean Living.
Here’s my second prescription…
Prescription #2:
Natural Eating
Germs aren’t your only enemy.
We now have new enemies: Modern, manmade Toxins.
And it’s in our food.
Let me tell you about Jack Lalanne, a Fitness Teacher.
He is 96 years old.
At his age, he still works out twice a day. That’s 2 hours of weight training in the morning and another 2 hours of swimming or walking in the afternoon.
When people ask him what’s his best advice for becoming healthy, he tells them, “If man made it, don’t eat it.”
Once upon a time, we ate food made by God.
I love it when the Bible says, “…and they ate what grew in the fields. They found wild honey among the rocks; their olive trees flourished in stony ground. Their cows and goats gave plenty of milk; they had the best sheep, goats, and cattle, the finest wheat, and the choicest wine (Deuteronomy 32:12-14).
I agree with Jack Lalanne.
I believe many people are sick today because of the amount of processed food we eat.
Here’s what you need to watch out for…
1. Zero Nutrition
Many times, all the nutrition in processed food has been wiped out by its “process”. But the packaging say it’s “enriched” because they put a few vitamins in it. Crazy.
2. Preservatives and Additives
Because food companies want to increase their product’s shelf life, they’ve loaded them with preservatives. Because they want their food to be tasty yet cheap (and increase profits), they put additives and other chemicals to make them taste like the real thing. And many of these chemicals are not healthy for us.
3. Chemicals In Our Meat
A few years back, a chick required 45 days to become a fully-grown chicken. Today, because of these chemicals, growth hormones, and antibiotics, some chickens are ready for “harvesting” at only 28 days.
A cow, by its natural self, produces 500 gallons of milk a year. Today, “super cows” produce 20,000 to 30,000 gallons of milk a year. That’s because of the chemicals that they inject into these animals. (Super cows don’t move around anymore. They’re held by a steel frame. And they’ve got tubes connected to their udders 12 hours a day.) These chemicals are what we ingest when we eat or drink their produce.
By nature, cows are vegetarian. But in many parts of the world, cows and pigs have become cannibals. They eat their own kind. How? To increase their bulk, protein has been added to their feeds. And the most available protein would come from dead cows and pigs—usually who died of sickness. Their carcasses, even their bones, are crushed to powder and mixed with the animal feeds.
Some scientists believe that this is the main cause of the foot and mouth disease.
My Recommendations
Here’s my advice: Eat natural foods as much as possible. Decrease your processed food intake.
For breakfast, instead of eating hotdogs, tocino, pancakes, white bread, and sugared drinks, I suggest papaya, pineapple, melon, watermelon, banana, mangoes and other local fruits. (Organic if possible. If not available, wash them very well.)
For snacks, instead of chichiria, sodas, and bottled juices, eat kamoteng kahoy, raw nuts, and fresh fruit juices (made in your home).
For lunch and dinner, instead of corned beef, instant noodles, and white rice, I suggest kangkong, okra, talbos, lato, carrots, other vegetable salads, tofu, fish, and unpolished rice.
If you want to eat meat, look for “organic” meat. These are grass-fed cattle and free-range chickens. These are more difficult to find but not impossible.
Once again, take charge over your health.
Eat natural food.
Here’s my third prescription…
Prescription #3:
Holistic Healing
Before I discuss this, let me state an obvious fact: I believe doctors are God’s gifts to us. (Sirach 38:12-14)
We need doctors.
Imagine it’s New Years Eve and I get hit with a stray bullet. Please rush me to the hospital, slice me up, and pull out the metal slug. Don’t ask, “Bo, what are the emotional roots of your bullet wound?”
Once again, we need doctors.
However, I also believe many get sick because of over-medication and wrong medication.
In a study made by the National Institutes of Health, they say that between 35 to 40 percent of all hospital patients are there because of wrong medical care.
Perhaps it was a misdiagnosis.
Perhaps the patient was given the wrong medicine.
Perhaps the patient received too much medicines.
Perhaps the medicines had side effects.
Perhaps while in the hospital, the patient got infected with another sickness.
This was a study made in the States. Somehow, I want to believe it’s not that bad here in the Philippines. (For example, my friend doctors are more spiritual and relational in nature.)
Whenever possible, I always tell people to take the least invasive medical procedure—and be more invasive when it comes to changing their emotional life, spiritual life, lifestyle, and diet.
See Yourself As Body And Soul
My friend, Dr. Romy Paredes, MD, emailed me last month, and he explained it to me this way…
“The bottom line truth: The immune system is a divinely designed system.
But this was not emphasized in Medical school.
What was emphasized was what drug to give for every disease.
Ironically, my favorite subject in Med school (and also the subject where I got my highest grade 1.0, hehe) is pharmacology…only to find out that somewhere later in my career, I decided to walk the less travelled road of medicine…
Prescription pads nowadays are filled with drugs. That was how I was trained.
Now I prescribe water, sunlight, words like forgive, love more, spend more time with your loved ones, a minimal amount of supplements,…”
I agree with him.
Because 99% of the time, medicines suppresses the symptoms but never cures the cause of the sickness—which can be emotional, spiritual, or nutritional in nature.
Here’s what I mean: When a person comes to me with ulcers, chest pains, back problems, cancers, I advice him not just to pop a pill or go under a knife, but to look at his entire life—body, soul, and spirit. I ask him to awaken the healer within himself.
I ask him to ask himself, “What’s causing this disease?”
85% of the time, it’s an unresolved emotion buried in his heart. Heavy stress. A relationship conflict. A spiritual problem.
15% of the time, it’s a very unhealthy lifestyle that needs to change. A lack of real nutrition. (You can be fat but totally malnourished.) A lack of exercise. A lack of sunlight. A lack of oxygen. A lack of rest.
So I ask him, “Don’t just pop a pill. Change your life.”
Let me tell you a story that happened just last week…
Instead of Popping Pills,
Awaken The Healer
Last Tuesday, my 5-year old son Francis woke up coughing.
By afternoon, he had fever.
A few years back, we would—without much thought—give him paracetamol and cough syrup. If the cough and fever didn’t go away, we’d give him antibiotics.
Today, we’re much wiser.
What do we do?
We awaken the healer in our kids.
Believe me, it’s the most powerful thing we’ve ever seen.
Starve A Fever
Haven’t you noticed? When we get sick, we usually lose our appetite. There’s a purpose to this. Our bodies are telling us something.
Observe your pets. When they get sick, they don’t want to eat too. They stay in a corner and sleep or sulk.
Years ago, when our kids got sick, we force-fed them. We scolded them, “Eat your rice! Eat your chicken! So you’ll have energy to fight the germs!”
We no longer do that craziness.
When we’re sick, we lose our appetites (our tongues can’t even taste food) because our bodies are telling us a simple message: “Don’t eat. I want to use all my energy fighting the disease.” Remember that digestion takes up huge amounts of energy. Your body wants to focus on defense.
So what do we do now when our kids get sick?
We “arm” their immune system with weapons necessary for the fight. How?
Let “Natural” Food Be Your Medicine
When Francis got sick last week, we made him drink fresh fruit juices. We threw in fresh fruits in a blender. Watermelon. Mango. Melon. Banana. Any local fruits we could get our hands on.
For the entire day, that was all he had.
Virtually no solids. He wasn’t hungry anyway.
He lay down on the coach, in the arms of Mommy, watching Jurrasic Park, sipping his fresh fruit juicemany times that day.
Here’s the amazing thing: The following day, his fever and cough were gone. We couldn’t believe it.
The Healer in him won!
(Note: If a child still has fever for more than three days, that’s the time you bring him to a doctor.)
A Disclaimer
I’m not a doctor.
So please. Before you apply what I’m asking you to do, consult your doctor. Ask a second, third, and fourth opinion.
Like my friend Dr. Romy, there are a growing number of doctors who are growing dissatisfied with the mechanical model of their medical practice.
And in their own way, they’re practicing Holistic Healing.
More and more, they’re realizing that people aren’t machines.
They’re body and soul—and if you want to heal the body, you have to heal the soul too.
Friend, take charge of your life.
Hold the steering wheel of your life.
Go to the place of health, healing, and abundance.
May your dreams come true,
Bo Sanchez
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Thank you Bro Bo for reminding us to take control of our lives especially our health.
elvin
Yehey! Congratulations again Bro. Bo! This is a continuation of your article: “The Best Medicine In the World is Right in Front of You.” We need to be awakened by the blessings God has given right in front of us… fruits, vegetables, other medicinal plants and how to take care of ourselves in a practical way.
thanks Bro Bo.. can u also write about discarding negativity in our spiritual lives? thanks!
AMEN,AMEN,AMEN!Thanks much!
Dear Bro. Bo.,
Thank you for the best three prescription . And teaching us how to take charge of our life. More responsibility more blessing from above.
God bless us always,
Lilia
Thank you Bro. Bo for being such a blessing to us. This article is a very good reminder for everyone.
thanks Bro. Bo, Im actually having a Neuro-Circulatory Asthenia (NCA) and it will help ovecome my emotional stress in sickness. Thanks to God
Hi brother Bo., I am bliss with your sharing today…I’m a social worker and I have attended a series of training 2 years ago about Indigenous Knowledge and Practices, somewhat it is the same with the inputs u have today…Thanks again Bro. Bo and I missed the monthly gathering here in Cebu City…i hope it will be done here again… God bless
true!! am healthy & look great now, fresh green & leafy vegetables are my medicines… i survived already 6yrs in this jungle called CANCER!!! tnx to camote tops, malungay, apples, pineapples,,, hehe!! and fresh air…
Thank you Kuya Bo for all these information. Looking forward for your next topic. Kindly give advice on how to fullly surrender to God’s will.
Thanks.
Bro. Bo,
Im saying this again, you are one of the best doctors I ever knew!
Thanks Bro. Bo for another inspiring article.
I always apply what I have learn here: Your body is the reflection of your soul, you joy, your hurts. And if you want to heal your body, heal your soul.
I am separated from my husband for 5 months. I just woke up one day he left without saying a word (literally wala na akong katabi at wala na ang mga gamit nya). After 4 months of silence, he finally called up. Telling me he is so sick and he admitted that he is so bitter, angry and hurt. Katatapos lang ng operation nya and I can still sense that he is still bitter. From 170 in 5 mos time he is now 100lbs.
One factor is our separation. I also learn that from here. Separation makes us sick. All I can do is to show love and compassion and pray for him and us.
Please include us in your prayers. Pray for healing both physical and emotional and he may find his way to reconcile with God. And most of all, forgiveness for both of us.
Thanks and have a blessed day to all
I AGREE WITH ALL THE THINGS YOU WROTE ABOUT FOOD AND HEALTH 100%. PEOPLE WHO LOVE FRUIT, VEGETABLES AND AVOID PROCESSED FOOD LIVE LONGER LIVES, ESPECIALLY IF THEY EXERCISE AND HAVE GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH PEOPLE AROUND THEM AND WITH GOD.
good thing bo
Hi Bro. Bo,
Thank you so much for this wonderful article…I’ll follow your prescriptions..And its true that we have to take charge to get more blessings from God. I also want to be a driver of my life..
I feel blessed because of my family and friends…And because I have learned a lot from you Bro. Bo. more power to you!
God bless us always!
Thanks for the 3 Prescriptions to a Holistic and Healthy Life Bro. Bo…
Thanks for the great article Bro.Bo. It really gave us the wake-up call. Keep it coming and GodBless always.
Bong
This topic interest me a lot. I am SUPER BLESSED that i haven’t experienced fever since i was a child and its crazy that i am longing to get sick to makes me human.
Bro. Bo,
Thank you very much again for your timely reminder. Last week when I accompanied my husband to a derma for some skin problem, which he said was caused by insect bites and got infected already, he gave my husband some cream and antibiotics plus anti allergy tablets. He even suggested that if it cannot be cured by those medicines, an injection of steroid will be the next resort. Of course I’m terrified. Can you please kindly give us some advice on this? Will appreciate it very much. Thank you. And may the Lord Bless you more.
lynna
Thanks so much Bo! I just remembered the time when I brought my 15 year old daughter to a Holistoic healer because of lumps on both of her left and right breasts, instead of resorting her condition under a knife. She was advised to take on of natural foods instead of chichirias and minimize sweets intake. It also struck me when my daighter was advised to be less “emotional” about things. (She gets easily sad or happy as a young teenager.) After more than a year of discovering her lumps, daughter no longer has a lump on her right breast and the lump on her left breast seemed smaller to almost none.
I am still trying to live up to a healthier way of living, physically and spiritually. With the articles you have written, it inspires me to really aim for what is really best for my family. Continue being an inspiration to all of us.
Thanks Bro. Bo for the article. I am currently sick and your article is a big big help to me.
May God give you a lots of wisdom inorder you could share your helpful articles especially for those that needs spiritual advise.
God Bless to you and your family!
This article reminds me of taking charge of my life that I’ve heard from him also. But, it’s all about financial matters, today it’s all about spiritual health and body health.
Thank you very much.
Bro. Bo,
Thank you so much to your care for people’s health.: )
I just remember my grand father,who was already with Papa God, when he was still alive he kept on reminding us to drink the herbal medicine that he made and he also told us to eat fruits and veggies.
I’m always fascinated in eating fruits and veggies, but sometimes I’m craving for not-so-healthy foods. I’ll do my best to minimize my urge in eating those foods. I’m hoping that I can do it. : )
Thanks a lot, Bo.
These are holistic prescriptions for healthy living.
I’ll share this link on my twitter, facebook, and linkein.
God bless and more power!
thank you brother bo. im not used to eating fruits and vegetables, same with the kids. because of your past articles about healthy diets, i tried to eat natural foods and i’m feeling better now. again thank you and looking forward to more articles like this. God bless…
thanks Bro. Bo. we should take care of our bodies and the totality of our being because God dwells in us.
Thanks Bro. Bo. Godbless
im not used to eating fruits and vegetables, same with the kids. because of your past articles about healthy diets, i tried to eat natural foods and i’m feeling better now. again thank you and looking forward to more articles like this. God bless…
Bro Bo, thank you for sharing this articles of yours….
GOD bless us all…
Dear Bro. Bo,
This is really a health-ful article that you have shared with us…
“Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food” - Hippocrates the father of Medicine
More Power to you Bo. Hope I can attend your TrulyRichClub event someday.
God bless…
Thank you for the inspiration and bringing us close to our dear Lord and for reminding us to leave as what it should me.
i always cherish those times (growing years) in the barrio… so simple yet meaningful… there i learn to protect and care for the environment.
God bless us always
good day!
this is my subscription of your articles/book on line but i bought and read some of your books.. i really find it very helpful in every day life..its very much inspiring and most of the stories featured is true story…that what i like about when reading your books…thanks for sending this tips on how to avoid getting sick..bawal magkasakit as the one commercial says…natural healing is better than in synthetic way..back home i used to apply organic ways but now am far from home hope i could find ways..like to eat organic rice..its hard to find it in the supermarket..again thanks very much…
Thanks Bro. Bo.. This is the best health advice I’ve ever read.. I agree with all the things you’ve mentioned in the article.. It’s so true! I’ll do my best to follow your advice.. I’ll now hold the steering wheel and go to the right way of living.. Amen! ^.=
thanks bro. bo,
an information of a lifetime effect… thanks for sharing this to us…godbless and more power to you and the light of jesus ….the feast, the sharing , and a lot more….
Great information. I’ll try this one.
“When we’re sick, we lose our appetites (our tongues can’t even taste food) because our bodies are telling us a simple message: “Don’t eat. I want to use all my energy fighting the disease.” Remember that digestion takes up huge amounts of energy. Your body wants to focus on defense.”
I’ll try this juice therapy.
Thank you so much Bro. Bo
i believe in what you’re saying bo… dad’s an intelligent doctor and when it’s us, his children, who’d get sick he would make his prescription as natural as possible because he gives us the best medical treatment.
Thanks Bro. Bo for this inspiring article! It is my powerful tool against many illnesses.
More power…
Thanks for sending the magazines too…
another brilliant peace of advise,great article..thank you bro,you are really God’s instrument ..may godbless your family always
Thanks for helping us awaken the healer in us! Your powerful are truly enriching!
More power to the LOJ Community!
Thank You Bo! We learn a lot from You. You are really great! You are just passing the knowledge through experience and will to us. Thank You very much Bo. You are really great!
I pray that the good Lord will bless You more and more. You are helping a lot of people Bo. Thank You very much. Take care always.
Jurieve
your insights are very wonderful and timely… your a very big help for me… i hope many more will become like you and most importantly may be like you in your zeal for the Lord and in your efforts in evangelization!!
Hi Bro Bo,
God sent ka talaga. Sana lahat ng spiritual leaders
diyan sa Philippines, as annointed as you are.
very valuable ang mga teachings mo, the problem
is sana maintindihan lahat ng mga pangaral mo ng di masyadong maka-intindi ng english. I always forward this to my siblings diyan sa atin, and hoping tumimo sa puso nila ang kahalagahan ng mga informasyon na ito.
Hi Bo,
I have been a member of the truly rich club siguro months ago na. Missed the chance mag-invest
sa stock market diyan. Puede bang mag-padala ng kapatid ko to attend yun mga seminars?
Hi Bo,
It is entirely true but sometimes I ignore it. I am happy that with your spiritual advice I grew gifted to share it with my family. I will soon join your truly rich club hopefully. God bless to you and your family.
Once again I thank you for the gift of your wisdom.
I thank God for you and your words.
I have deeply etched your words in my mind and heart. Your past articles about sickness and healing changed my life. I am no longer experiencing shortness of breathing and I doesn’t faint anymore.
Indeed, forgiveness is a good medicine.
Continue to be a blessing.
thanks for the article! it’s very timely, helpful and awakening especially in our time where every wrong of the body is treated immediately with manufactured medicine. keep up the good work kuya Bo! God bless you and more power!
hi Bro Bo,
you are a great blessing to us!I cant sleep without reading your article everyday…i realized everyday something valuable because of your teachings….
thanks for the holistic tips you’ve shared w/ us…May God bless u more and be an inspiration to all of us…
nickie
Thanks again kuya bo. Your article really nourishes my spirit and my soul. You keep on reminding me of the good ways and things of these world. and how to avoid the bad side. thank you so much kuya bo, I hope that someday I could also be like you. Fulfilled and living the life that satisfies their heart. Serving the Lord without hesitation and spreading the good news to others with love and sincerity. Thank you Kuya bo, may you blessed more other people and to know Who are personal savior really is. Thank you and Lets praise and glorify our Lord, Jesus Christ.
thanks you for this. i will definitely apply it.
The Saints— Their bodies don’t succumb to foul rottenness after death; their bodies incorruptible. For God never want them to see corruption. They are manifestations of God Himself, they who lived lives that are exemplary ; lives that followed the path that our Saviour lead , and now enjoying their everlasting Reward in Heaven . Their souls as white as a spotless dove, as white as snow and as fragrant as the flowers in spring ! Their bodies not only incorruptible but also radiates the fragrance of the Lord ! ” Do not fear those who can harm your bodies but cannot harm your soul… ” says our Lord.
As we follow the good examples of our Saints, let us also venerate them as our Lord would see it pleasing .
All Saints in Heaven, Pray for us !!!
Thanks Bro. Bo and family for this precious space .
Be happy all !
wow!!! gnun pla un bro.bo…hehe…thank u so much 4 the infos…wow…ur really so talented…gifted bro.bo…and ur jokes, i loved it….wla p po b kau invitation from oklahoma usa?hehehe…just got here more than 2 months ago…im loj-bataan member….
god bless u and ur family…
more thoughts n jokes soon bro.bo…
Hi! a very helpful article. I want to know more how emotions, spiritual, stress and other factors non-medical affect the health and sicknesses we have today. and I also want to know more about achieving the things that you want in life. As always, thank you for your articles
for a man of God like you who blesses so many, i am indebted to pray for you because the enemy wants to pin you down. i believe you are a humble man. keep it up. God bless you more
Bro Bo,
Thank you for your care and concern for our body and soul! God bless you! People are too busy nowadays that they forget that natural healers. Thank you for telling us that 3 prescriptions. Great!
Great articles from Bro. Bo once again… i do have 3 root canals today and so i have more time to read and write a short comments.
I do really believe what Bo saying here. In my personal opinion I won’t take medicine as long as I can bear the pain. I grew up in the Philippines and my parents only give us herbal plants most of the time when we get sick. Now that I am here in the US, it’s pretty hard to tell my doctor that I won’t take the prescription he prescribed (30 caps of 500mg. antibiotics)or else I might be consider as alien from planet pluto and they won’t do the surgery anyway. My husband would be the second person to tell me that I should follow what the Dr. said. Honestly, I get sick whenever I thought I have to take all the prescribed meds…. so hellp me God!
Bro Bo,
Thank you very much for this helpful and inspiring article!!!God bless!!!
BEST PRESCRITION BRO. BO FO R US TO STAY HEALTHY IN BODY & SPIRIT!!!! AMEN!!!!
thanks a lot
Good day! Bro.Bo,
God be praised……
Thank you once again and looking forward for a more soulfood.
Liza
thanks for a wonderful article. totoo naman talaga ang mga nakasaad sa bible about clean living kaya lang ang mga tao sadyang matigas ang ulo. then pag maysakit na magrereklamo kay God.
hello bro. Bo,
thank you for your inspiring message, i was discharged from the hospital 4 days ago due to heart ailment and i believe through you, God sent me his message.. thank you very much
God bless you always.
Thanks Bo! very timely… simple yet effective …. To God be the Glory…
Good day brother Bo:
Thanks for that wonderful soulfood. May you’ll continue to be a blessing to your every encounter like us!
God bless!
kuya Bo
Thank you thank you,,,,
God bless you ng maraming marami,,ng super rami,,,,wish to talk to you one of this day,,,kya get ready,,hehehe,,salamt ulet
Hi Bro. Bo
Thank you so much for this natural and soulfood article.
You help a lot in changing lifestyle to live healthy and
holistic life.
More power and God Bless…..
Luz
thanks
Bro. Bo
You are really such a blessing to your followers …Every week is another chapter because of your teachings…Every week, you have blessed so many people specially the young one’s like me….God is really great that He chose you to be his instrument..
Ang galing nyo po sobra…I am a regular Feast PICC attendee and every Sundays I’m very excited to hear from your talk..Every time I listen to your every word spoken, I get more even closer to God…
Thank God he gave us a brother like you…God bless po and continue what you are doing…Hope to see you in person…Thanx…
Hello Bro. Bo,
Your article is so informative and helpful! Thank you for sharing it with us.
Hi Kuya Bo,
Thank you, another beautiful article. You made me smile.
God Bless you and more power!
Thank you.
Always be your fan,
Riza
Dear Bro. Bo,
Thank you for your article…
I will practice your prescription and prescribed also to my family and friends…
God bless.
Dear Bro. Bo.
I love this article…
It’s powerful and awesome.
I agree with Dr. Romy as well. He is also the doctor of my father.
God bless you more Bro. Bo.
dear bro bo.
i was shock to read this article,i had been praying to god to help me be healed with my cycle sickness,now you have this article.Could it be that god is sending me a message?
i am trying very hard to follow what you have mentioned above,but every year, i would suddenly get sick,in the time when i know that i am healthy,i would be hospitalized,and asked to have the compulsary blood chem,and all the hospital’s sop,but result will show that nothing is wrong with my organs,but i feel very weak,having fever,and it takes a long period of time to recover.
is there any person i could talk to for counseling? I
daghang salamat Bro.Bo
Very inspiring article..
I do believe that our body is the temple of God..
More blessings to come…
God Bless..
Hi Bo,
It was really inspiring. Taking charge of my life was a little hard for me. I usually enjoy the joyride.
But, this article might be telling me something. I have to forget “what ifs”. I needed to take a step. The most important first step.
Thanks.
Salamat kuya Bo !
dapat nga matutunan nating magdrive ng sasakyan natin, at para hindi maligaw , huwag nating kakalimutang tumingin sa GPS natin tulad ng Practical Soulfood ni kuya Bo…
GPS-Gabay ng Panginoon Sayo…
Another very timely post po… I am sick.. fever, cough, and colds.. I have a very heavy workload. Working from 7am to 9pm. I know that I am already very stressed and I need rest but I need my job..
But thanks to your post, I know now what to do to take care of my health. More power!
Bro. Bo,
thanks a lot for sharing this article. It’s good to be reminded always to take charge of your own life. God bless you!
thanks.
This is a blessing. Your article came just in time. I’m sitting on my bed right now because my doctor told me to take 2 days bed rest because by white blood cells are low in count. Your three prescriptions might just work. Thanks a lot!
I agree. Awesome article
T’was a good read, very enlightening. And I love the part when you wrote not to force kids to eat when sick, so very sensible..
I thank God for your passion and will to share your wisdom..
Anna
hi sir bo…
everyday i learned something in your article…
sir bo….
i wanna say thank you for being one of my blessings..coz for me people i met from now and then are blessings in my life…keep it up the passion
and continue inspiring young people like me and my co young professionals in your words of wisdom…:)thanks
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thanks so much Bro. Bo! now i felt more relieved! thanks a lot!!
thank you brother Bo for another very inspiring story you shared..more power to you and also to your wonderful staff…
Thank u!
thanks bro. Bo!
Hi Brother Bo,
It was indeed another article full of God’s wisdom.
I am a subscriber of your articles and also a collector of every book you write. (I am a super fan not a stalker so don’t be afraid of me)
I am now in Winnipeg, Canada and the only spiritual activity I have is when I check the daily readings of the Kerygma family and your weekly blog articles that I’d eventually get a printed copy through your books. (I wish there’s a close catholic Church where I am and a Charismatic community to join into)
I recently been hospitalized here because of a dysmenorrhea that ordinary pain killers cannot tame. Even tylenol 3 a pain killer for after surgery patients cannot numb the pain I was having.
I was rushed to the hospital and was given Morphine for the pain. I was telling the doctor that the constipation was contributing big time to the menstrual cramps and all they gave me was more morphine…and it wasn’t even helping.
After the 5th bag of Morphine I got so tired because I didn’t sleep for 5 days and the world went black. I was so frustrated because I was telling them the source of pain but they only wanted to gag me with more bags of morphine which doesn’t really solve my pain…it would only make it numb…it won’t cure me and I am worried when the next attack would be.
I really hope all the Doctors out there be a true healer like your friend and that they should realize that putting more toxic medicines in our bodies isn’t really the cure.
More Power to you brother bo and your ministries…I thank God for using you to inspire us and help us grow closer to our loving God.
i love you bro. bo!!
thanks for loving us!
thank you Lord for giving Bo to us!!!
I missed this talk at the Feast Alabang. Truly we must take charge of our health, for God would not want us to be deprived of the chance to be a blessing to others just because we are not physically able.
Thanks Bro. Bo!
Dear Bro Bo…….A very inspiring article on being healthy in body & spirit..The Divine Healer is always here with me everytime that I feel sick because I believe that He cares & heals
Hay! I finally, I heard you again with your power pack message. I’m excited to share this message to my wife right away. I’ll follow starting today. Thank you.
You’re not only concerned about the spiritual health of your fellow believers but you take in consideration as well their physiological health knowing that humans have body and soul to which should be nourished equally enable to fulfill whatever purpose they have in life. I was incredibly awed by your article and this is not even the first time.
You’re such an exceptional spiritual mover of mere ‘riders’ like me but struggling ‘driver’ to be. Way to go, Bro. Bo!:)))
Hello Bro. Bo,
I always read your articles, and I do believe that true healing can only be done Spiritually, aside from medical treatment. I hope you can have a time to visit this blog - myersmike.wordpress.com , because I want to share with your followers the experience we’ve had with Energy healing. Please, spare a few minutes in reading this article too. thank you very much.
thanks brother bo for your articles that you shared.
good day!!
amazing article! thank you so much for sharing your kowledge to us to remind the value and importance of natural gift of God to us…it was really great message, not only a message but also a prayer..once again thank you very much.. now I know what to do on how to take care of my self, my family as well…God bless you and your family too….
Condoms are 99% safe or even higher. I don’t mean to encourage people to be sexually promiscuous but that’s scientifically tested.
Hi jj. Sorry but I don’t want to be the one (out of 100 roller coaster riders) to take the fall.
Dear Bo,
Thank you so much for inspiring me and my family with your faith and obedience in our Lord. We’ve started being in charge of our health by eating fruits for breakfast and more vegetables for lunch and dinner and have stopped eating processed food. I want to ask (not to offend) why do you recommend to invest in Jollibee stocks if you say that we should only eat natural unprocessed food to be healthy?
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