How would you rate your health? Excellent? Good? Fair? Poor? The following questionnaire could prove to be very helpful.
The Problems
Evaluate your health with the following questions. (Zero is a perfect score, with five being the least desireable. Rate each of the following questions using the 0 to 5 rating, using 1–4 if your answer to the question falls between the two extremes.)
______ 1. Do you experience headaches? Give yourself a 0 if your answer is never, and a 5 if you suffer from them frequently. If you experience them only once in a while use a 1-4 rating according to frequency and severity.
______ 2. Do you ever have colds or flu? If you haven’t had a cold or the flu during the past year, give yourself a 0, and 5 if your answer is frequently, with occasionally getting a 1-4 rating.
______ 3. Do you experience upset stomach, acid stomach, or heartburn? If never, give yourself a 0, and a 5 if frequently, and if occasionally, a rating of 1-4 depending on frequency.
______ 4. Do you suffer from swollen glands or fevers? Never would rate a 0, while frequently would generate a 5, and in-between a 1-4 rating.
______ 5. Do you suffer from arthritis? If never, give yourself a 0. If it is a constant problem, give yourself a 5. And if arthritis is only an occasional problem, give yourself a 1-4 depending on severity.
______ 6. Are you a diabetic or have low blood sugar? If neither, give yourself a 0. If on injection insulin, score a 5. If controlling your problem with medication, give yourself a 1-4 depending on severity.
______ 7. Do you have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or high triglycerides? If none of these, give yourself a 0. If on medication for any of these, give yourself a 5, with an occasional problem a 1-4 rating.
______ 8.Do you have any skin problems, pimples, acne, etc.? If none, give yourself a 0. If it’s a severe problem give yourself a 5, and in-between a 1-4.
______ 9. Are you overweight? If your weight is normal, give yourself a 0. If severely overweight, give yourself a 5. And a score of 1 if slightly overweight and the more overweight, 2-4.
______ 10. Do you take any drugs? If not even an occasional aspirin, give yourself a 0. If numerous over-the-counter and prescription drugs, give yourself a 5. And then a rating of 1-4 depending on how many drugs and how often.
______ 11. Do you suffer from constipation problems? Never would earn a 0, with constantly resulting in a 5, and a 1-4 for in-between.
______ 12.Do you suffer from depression? If never, give yourself a 0, if often, put down a 5, and occasionally, give yourself a 1-4 rating.
______ 13. Do you experience body odor? If never, give yourself a 0. If all the time, give yourself a 5, with a 1-4 if between the two extremes.
______ 14. Do you wake up full of energy and maintain that energy all day long? If you have so much energy you don’t know what to do with it all, give yourself a 0. If you are constantly dragging, give yourself a 5, and an in-between rating of 1-4.
______ 15. Have you been to a medical doctor for an illness during the past year? If you haven’t been to a doctor during the past year, give yourself a 0. If you go to a medical doctor frequently, give yourself a 5, with a not-so-frequently rating a 1-4.
______ 16. Have you lost any time from work due to illness during the past year? If none, give yourself a 0. If you frequently lose time from work due to illness, give yourself a 5. If only occasionally, give yourself a 1-4 rating.
Now add up all the ratings for these sixteen questions and write down your total here. Total: _______.
A perfect score is 0! The poorest score possible would be 80. If your score is 0 to 10, you should be in excellent health. If your score is between 10 and 20, you probably are in fair health. If your score is between 20 and 80, you need to seriously consider improving your diet and lifestyle.
The Cause
The cause of almost every physical problem is improper diet and lifestyle. So now let’s evaluate your eating and exercising habits to determine if they will produce superior health or sickness and disease.
______ 1. Do you eat the dead, cooked flesh of animals? If never, give yourself a 0. If you eat animal flesh every day, give yourself a 5. If only occasionally, give yourself a rating of 1-4 depending on frequency.
______ 2. Do you consume dairy products, milk, or cheese? If never, give yourself a 0. If you consume them every day, give yourself a 5. If only occasionally, give yourself a 1-4.
______ 3. Do you consume products containing refine sugar? Never gives you a 0, while every day gets a 5, and occasionally gets a 1-4 rating.
______ 4. Do you eat foods containing white flour and table salt? If never, give yourself a 0, if every day, you get a 5, and occasionally ranks a 1-4.
______ 5. Do you consume products containing caffeine? If never, you earn a 0, if every day, you get a 5, and occasionally a rating of 1-4.
______ 6. Do you have a daily exercise program? If yes, give yourself a 0 rating. If you never exercise, give yourself a 5. And if only occasionally, give yourself a 1-4 rating depending on how frequently you exercise.
Now add up your scores from the above six questions (which are really 17-22) and place the total here: Total:______.
Total possible scores would be between 0 and 30. If your score was between 0 and 5 in this second section, you should have scored between a 0 and 10 in the first section, because the physical problems we experience are almost always caused by the above six diet and lifestyle items. If your score in this section was above 5, you need to seriously consider making some diet and lifestyle changes.
The Solution
May we each honestly evaluate our own health and make the necessary adjustments in diet and lifestyle, so that we can all have healthier bodies with which to serve the Lord, our families, and our fellow man. And if you are not familiar with the Halleujah Diet, you will find it on page 8 of this publication, or you can browse our website beginning at: www.hacres.com/diet/