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Health, Fitness & Weight Loss Conference: Loveland, Sept 11-12th

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August 16, 2010
	Guest Contributor

Our own Dr. Huber has been invited to speak at the New Hope Baptist Church Wellness Conference and Health & Fitness Fair, Sunday September 12th in Loveland, Ohio. His lecture will conclude a two-day event which begins Saturday, September 11th with the First Place for Health Conference. The weekend, which will focus on weight loss and healthy living, will feature some current parishioners who have had huge success with their faith-based program called Hope 4 You. We invited one key member of New Hope to share some details and personal experiences with you.

Every year, Americans spend billions of dollars on weight-loss programs and products. Many are on a search for a quick fix, unwilling to consider permanent changes in their life-style as the answer. However, members of New Hope Baptist Church have discovered that the Bible holds the answer to the obesity epidemic. By following the First Place 4 Health program, a faith-based weight loss plan supported and endorsed by registered dietitians and physicians, members of New Hope have already lost hundreds of pounds.

The 12-week curriculum of First Place 4 Health is centered around achieving balance in four essential areas of their lives: emotional, spiritual, mental and physical. FP4H encourages members to adopt practical disciplines in all four areas. These include regular attendance and fellowship (emotional); prayer, Scripture reading and Bible study (spiritual); Scripture memory and keeping a food record (mental); and eating well and exercising (physical). FP4H helps members learn how to be victorious over past eating patterns and how to commit their minds and ultimately, their bodies to God.

My name is Janet Kirkhart and I am the Wellness Director at New Hope and the FP4H Ohio Networking Leader. I have personally seen how successful this program can be. I have lost a total of 130 lbs. through following the FP4H program, working with Dr. Richard Couey, and Dr. Gary Huber all of whom will be speaking at our Wellness Conference on Sept. 12.

Please allow me to share just some of the amazing things God has done in my life.

I have learned to enjoy a daily quiet time and to journal my prayers and praises. God healed the Colitis that doctors said could not be healed. I do not have to take any medications, not even aspirin. He healed the arthritis and tendonitis and now I can go up and down stairs and exercise. Again, with no medications. The three year season of loss that I encountered God has healed the emotional scares and has given me a peace and joy I have never known before.

I received a great wellness report, blood tests and fitness reports were all the best ever. I feel better and younger than I did 20 years ago. God brought first Dr. Couey into my life through the FP4H program and used him to teach me a plan of nutrition and fitness to fight inflammatory diseases and get rid of the arthritis. Then through our NHBC wellness program He introduced Dr. Huber from the Lavalle Metabolic Institute. Dr. Huber discovered several hormone imbalances and taught me what to do to correct them. He has been working with me in one of their new programs. I have now reached my ideal weight goal. I am 7 sizes smaller and feel like a new person from the inside out.

The FP4H program has delivered faith-based health and weight management instruction and support to small groups meeting in churches since 1981. FP4H has been active in more than 12,000 churches with over a half million successful members! The program points members to God’s strength and creates a compassionate support group that helps members stay accountable in a positive environment.

Carole Lewis, National Director for FP4H states that it is about more than weight loss – it’s about lifestyle change that encourages every participant to find balance in his or her life.

Come to the Hope 4 You Weekend to find out how you too can lose weight, kiss dieting goodbye and find a balanced life.

For more conference details view the full brochure  

Saturday: 9-3pm, First Place 4 Health Conference
$49, Register at online at FirstPlace4Health.com

Sunday: 1-5pm, The Amazing Wellness Conference and Health & Fitness Fair
FREE, No registration required

Additional details for the Sunday Schedule:
1:00  – Health & Fitness Booths open – Coffee
1:20 – Welcome and Instructions:
1:30 – Testimony & introduction -Seminar:  Dr. Richard Couey   “Coping with  Stress Within the Whole Person”
2:30 – Testimony & introduction -Seminar: Dr. Doug Portmann – “Finding Your Safety Net for the Balancing Act of Health”
3:30 – Testimony & introduction -Seminar: Dr. Gary Huber – “Where the Mind Leads, the Body Must Follow”
4:30 – Ask the Doctors – Panel Discussion on questions presented by conference attendees.
5:00 – Closing

Tables and Booths will be open during the entire conference.

For more information contact:
Janet Kirkhart
513.677.5377
janet1stplace@hotmail.com