Here is a book for anyone who wants to know:
- What does the Torah say about health and fitness?
- How is living a healthy lifestyle good for your soul?
- Why is it so hard to live that way?
- What does Jewish wisdom offer a busy person who wants to create healthier habits?
Body & Soul is a collection of over 180 major Torah teachings, some of which appear here in translation for the first time, supplemented with current medical knowledge.
As a comprehensive introduction to one of the most important mitzvahs, Body & Soul serves as an introduction to Judaism itself.
Table of Contents
- Betselem or Beheimah? The Purpose of Life and the First Mitzvah 5
- The Wondrous Human Body Your Betselem Vehicle 15
- Shmiras HaGuf The Mitzvah to Protect Life 25
- Sugar in the Torah and in Nutrition 35
- Conquering Your Sweet Tooth 49
- The Most Important Food You’re Not Eating Enough Of 55
- A Balanced Diet 61
- True Happiness 71
- The Sunshine Vitamin 79
- Why Healthy Weight Matters 85
- How to Achieve a Healthy Weight 95
- Special Jewish Food Challenges 123
- Fasting 157
- Holy Eating: Refinement and Dignity 169
- Achilah Gasah: Three Levels of Overeating 185
- Im Tarutz: Why Exercise? 195
- Anu Ratzim: How to Exercise 209
- Sleep 231
- Serenity 239
- Bodily Functions 247
- Three Common Health Traps 255
- Chinuch: Helping Children Develop Healthy Habits 267
- How Many Health and Fitness Mitzvos Are There? 285
- Advanced Wisdom 315
- Maasei HaRav: Torah Leadership 331
