GLAD refers to God's Literally Awesome Diet. It recognizes that the beauty, order, precision and provision of God in creation includes an abundance of good foods that promote and sustain us for better health. C-U-R-E-S as an acrostic is used in several different ways to detail practical steps you can take in the areas of GLAD food and fitness choices that will help you to:

C – Combat chronic conditions

U – Utilize GLAD foods effectively

R – Reduce junk food cravings 

E – Enjoy exercise, and

S – Strategize for success.

All of this is based on the fact that our bodies are fearfully and wonderfully made and that they benefit when biblical wisdom is applied to their everyday care. What's unfortunate in our fast-paced society, is that God's wisdom for proper nourishment and care is often overlooked, ignored or drowned out by commercialism. However, as rates for chronic disease, Type 2 Diabetes and obesity continue to soar, the need for godly wisdom to reverse these devastating trends is evident.

As a physical therapist and as a Christian, it breaks my heart to see the health difficulties so many people face because they lack helpful information and wisdom related to food and physical activity. Yet I am also encouraged by people who have made changes in their diet and activity levels so that their medication needs, side effects, and medical expenses have all been reduced.

Today, more than ever there is a new found interest in the value of healthy foods and the benefit of physical activity that God intended for our good. Although many people think that to eat healthy is too expensive, and/or they loathe the thought of participating in physical activity, it doesn't have to be that way. Learning to eat well and to engage in simple activities that you can do at home is an affordable and joyful endeavor that will make a big difference in your overall health and well-being. 

The GLAD diet strategies and the C-U-R-E-S acrostic facilitate easy and effective learning about food and physical activity. A simple two-page C-U-R-E-S handout that I created outlines practical information that you'll use every day to make progress and to get a better handle on your health.

If you seek counsel for diet and/or exercise or if your group is interested in having me present a CURES educational event that is free of commercial bias or the sale of any product, please use the contact page on this website.

-Tim Erson, MS, PT