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Welcome to the Health in the Spirit blog

A first note from Dr. Ryan and Annie DeNome on what this space is for, why it exists alongside the show, and what to expect here.

By Dr. Ryan & Annie DeNome

The podcast is out. New episodes land every Tuesday morning. This is the other half of it.

Why a blog?

Podcasts are wonderful, but conversations move quickly. The blog is where we slow down. To put a teaching from an episode in writing. To share a recipe from St. Hildegard’s herbal traditions. To walk a parent through why one ingredient matters more than another.

If an episode is the conversation you would have with a friend over coffee, this blog is the email you send a few days later, once you have thought about it more carefully.

What you’ll find here

  • Saint reflections — Cosmas & Damian, Hildegard, and Augustine, applied to ordinary modern questions about how to eat, move, sleep, and rest.
  • Practical theology of the body — what Scripture actually says about caring for the body God gave you, and what two thousand years of Christians have made of it.
  • Health in plain English — because functional medicine should not require a glossary.

What you’ll never find here

  • Sponsored content disguised as a recommendation.
  • Prosperity-gospel “wellness as virtue signaling” posturing.
  • Predictions about your health we cannot honestly back up.

The motto stays

Care for your body like you are going to live forever — and care for your soul like you are going to die tomorrow.

That is what this blog is for. Go listen to an episode, then come back and read the long version.

— Ryan & Annie

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