Body by God: The Owner's Manual for Maximized Living [Hardcover]

Ben Lerner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 6, 2003

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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson; 1ST edition (November 6, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785263179
• ISBN-13: 978-0785263173
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #268,647 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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59 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book changed my life!, June 13, 2004

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debt free indeed "tucker92692" (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Body by God: The Owner's Manual for Maximized Living (Hardcover)

This is not just another diet book! In fact it's an "un-diet".
It offers practical and achievable ways to radically transform your life (at any stage) one step at a time.
Not just a food and fitness guide but a guide to maximize your life through time management, stress management as well as weight loss, food and exercises.
Dr. Lerner's sense of humor is encouraging and entertaining along the way. In just a short time I have increased my energy and lowered my stress and I am looking forward to more results as I continue this program.

71 of 79 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dr. Michael L. Johnson, February 28, 2004

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Michael L. Johnson (Sherwood, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Body by God: The Owner's Manual for Maximized Living (Hardcover)

A Great Book!! "Body by God" is a must read if you plan on living a healthy, happy, and organized life. Dr. Ben has helped me organize my life since reading this powerful and moving book. How, you might ask??? One example is that I have FINALLY found the balance in life that I was seeking between family(I'm married with 5 kids),work, and personal training thanks to this book. The "un-diet" is great and I loved the passages from scripture. This book is a must read and one that you will find yourself going back to time and time again.

Dr. Michael L. Johnson author of "What Do You Do When the Medications Don't Work--A Non-Drug Treatment of Dizziness, Migraine Headaches, Fibromyalgia, and Other Chronic Conditions".

41 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book on health on the market, November 24, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Body by God: The Owner's Manual for Maximized Living (Hardcover)

Finally a book about how to get healthy and stay healthy!!! Every other book on the market seems to be about some gimac on how to lose weight fast. We all know that these never work in the long term. All that ends up happening from books like the South Beach Diet or Atkins is that you end up dying thinner. You never learn how to improve your overall level of health. Body by God is different. It is an awesome owner's manual teaching you how to improve your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health. It teaches you how to eat,exercise and manage stress properly. The way God intended you to do it. I've already lost 15 lbs and I feel better than I have in years!The plan is a 40 day transformation which is easy to follow and allows you to improve 40% in 40 days. It is an easy read and quite humerous. This is absolutely, hands down, the best book I have ever read on health and I'm giving it to everyone I know this Christmas. The author Dr. Ben Lerner is definately someone to watch for the future. If this is his first book I can't wait to see what will be next!