Peace from Passion | As reminded by St Paul, Christians on the ascetic path are at war—“For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have...

The Weakest Outpost | Mindful eating, a food-related application of mindfulness (from Buddhist and Hindu traditions), is proposed to help control appetite, improve healthy food choices, and reduce the risk of overeating ... in...

Make No Provision | “But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.” (Rom 13:14) St Paul provides crucial advice—not forbidding to provide for the needs of life, but “warning...

Dangers of a Full Stomach | Ancient Christians did not have our modern technology, apps, and calculators for assessing daily energy (calorie) needs, macronutrients, or serving sizes to help prevent overeating. Yet, alongside a...

The Enigma of Self-Control | Arguably, the most powerful aid in healthful eating is self-control—the power to restrain or override an unhealthy behavior to make a healthy behavior possible. So, a recent research review has...

Why Fast From Meat? | As is read on the Sunday of the Last Judgment, when meat consumption comes to an end: “But let us turn back to repentance and, fasting from the food that gives us pleasure,let us cleanse our senses on which...

Fasting and Protein | Each year, as Great Lent approaches or leaves (the 40-day period of fasting, almsgiving, and repentant preparation for Pascha or Easter), I receive some version of the same question—all involving a concern of...

Health as Holy | In the traditional Christian view, one’s health (and even one’s illness) is described as something holy, to be set apart in devotion to God. The physical and spiritual are not, nor were never meant to be,...