Why The Biblio Diet Is More Than Just a Diet
I just read ‘The Biblio Diet: Healing Secrets From The Bible‘ By Jordan Rubin and Dr Josh Axe. I thoroughly enjoyed it and wanted to shed my perspective on it as a Christian mother and Holistic Nutrition Consultant.
As my work as a Christian Holistic Nutrition Consultant is rooted in Biblical truths, I was eager to read The Biblio Diet by Jordan Rubin and Dr Josh Axe.
In the past year, I had been introduced to Dr Josh Axe via social media and then through a couple of podcast interviews.
When I learned that he was a Bible-believing Christian, I immediately starting following his work and health expertise more closely.
You don’t find too many Christian experts in the holistic health space, so it was refreshing to see that Dr Axe seemed to be a trusted expert in the field and had a large following.
I had heard on a podcast that he and Jordan Rubin (who I had not heard of at the time) had written a book called The Biblio Diet.
I am not one to follow diets, but I was intrigued when I heard the title.
My perspective is coming from a busy homeschooling mother of four, so as I share my review, please have this in mind.
What I Will Cover In This Post
- My rating of The Biblio Diet
- My overall review of The Biblio Diet
- My favourite moments of The Biblio Diet
- My criticism of The Biblio Diet
My Rating of ‘The Biblio Diet’
As I mentioned, I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
While I have some criticisms, they are very minor. So my rating would be a high 8.5/10.
My Overall Review of ‘The Biblio Diet’
As a Bible-believing Christian, I value how rooted in Scripture this book is.
Rubin and Dr Axe do not just throw in Scripture and hope that it lands. Scripture is the foundation of this diet and way of living.
For example, in chapter 14, Rubin writes about how he was reading Ezekiel 47:12 one day and received a revelation from God about the potency and healing properties of fruit leaves and went on to research these leaves at length.
I also love that Rubin and Dr Axe have plenty of personal testimonies that they weave into the book. Rubin used his nutrition wisdom (as well as brought glory to God for his healing) from Crohn’s Disease and Cancer.
While Dr Axe’s nutrition expertise played a huge part in his mother being healed from cancer, while he himself was healed from a life-threatening spinal infection.
While God is our ultimate Healer, and both authors give credit where it is due, it also proves the credibility of their way of eating.
While I was well adept in knowing the importance of good quality foods, and what those foods are, I found the different fruits, herbs, spices and fruit leaves that they recommend eating especially helpful.
You could easily label this as a ‘whole foods diet’ – food in its purest form. However, I like the specific foods that they suggest pointing to Biblical principles and the quality that makes these foods more nutrient-dense.
As a busy mother, following any diet strictly is not the season I am able to commit to. However, I like that I have this book to refer back to.
My Favourite Moments of ‘The Biblio Diet’
I love practical wisdom, so the ‘Take Action Now’ practical steps at the end of each chapter were helpful.
I particularly enjoyed reading about whenever Rubin and Dr Axe shared their personal stories, especially Rubin’s experience with Crohn’s disease. It is one thing for experts to share a ground-breaking diet, and it adds a whole new meaning when the diet has quite literally saved them from cancer or life-threatening diseases.
One chapter that I found eye-opening was chapter 14 titled ‘Healing Leaves’. Like many people, I had never thought about fruit tree leaves holding more healing properties than the fruit they grow.
I am eager to try the herbal tea leaves infusion that Rubin created and some of the recipes mentioned at the end of the book.
My Criticism of ‘The Biblio Diet’
I do not have many critiques, and the critiques are mostly linked to the season of life I am in.
Reading a book like this puts a great divide between those who can afford a lifestyle like this and those who cannot.
Regardless of how many adjustments and compromises you can make, a diet like this costs money and time.
By the title, those who read it probably assume those things. I was undoubtedly inspired and eager to make some changes after reading this book, but also felt helpless knowing that it comes down to how much money we have and how much time we have.
As a busy homeschooling mother of four and someone who has multiple jobs, it is not always feasible to source good quality foods and prepare foods from scratch all the time.
While I advocate a whole foods diet and try to live the lifestyle as closely as I can, there are inevitable limitations and I’m sure many of us find ourselves in that boat.
I write all of this to say that if you do read the book, set realistic expectations for yourself and do not beat yourself up if you cannot follow it to a tee.
Overall, this book was incredible. I am officially a Biblio Diet advocate and I hope you find inspiration from it too.
