The Most Important Diet You’ve Never Heard Of (Biblio Diet)

The Dr. Josh Axe Show

Dr. Josh Axe

Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Christianity

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🗓️ 4 August 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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What did people in the Bible actually eat; and does it still matter today? In this episode, Dr. Josh Axe unpacks the Biblio Diet: a way of eating that’s rooted in Scripture, seasonal foods, gratitude, and healing. You’ll learn how ancient meals connect to modern health, why clean vs. unclean foods matter, and how honoring God with your body can start on your plate. In this episode, you’ll learn: What the Bible really says about food and health How the Biblio Diet compares to the Paleo Diet What Jesus, Moses, and others actually ate The science behind clean, whole foods Why meals were spiritual—and still should be #thebibliodiet #drjoshaxe #viralpodcast #biblicaldieting #holistichealth ------ Want more of The Dr. Josh Axe Show? Subscribe to the YouTube channel. Follow Dr. Josh Axe Instagram Twitter Facebook TikTok Website ------ Staying healthy in today's world is an upstream battle. Subscribe to Wellness Weekly, your 5-minute dose of sound health advice to help you grow physically, mentally, and spiritually. Every Wednesday, you'll get: Holistic health news & life-hacks from a biblical world view Powerful free resources including classes, Q&As, and guides from Dr. Axe The latest episodes of The Dr. Josh Axe Show Submit your questions via voice memo to be featured on the show → speakpipe.com/drjoshaxe ------ Links: ht⁠tps://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/Genesis%201%3A29 https://biblehub.com/lexicon/deuteronomy/8-10.htm https://www.learnreligions.com/foods-of-the-bible-700172 https://www.thomasaquinas.edu/a-liberating-education/why-we-study/st-thomas-aquinas-eucharist-spiritual-food https://aleteia.org/2020/02/09/what-did-people-eat-in-old-testament-times/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1043661816307848 https://hcscchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/food.pdf https://christianpure.com/learn/what-did-jesus-eat/ https://biblehub.com/luke/24-42.htm https://www.esv.org/Luke+24/ https://gospelcenteredhealth.com/biblediet/ https://www.biblestudytools.com/topical-verses/bible-verses-about-fasting/ https://acts242study.com/why-do-we-bless-our-food/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353386978_Eucharist_and_Meal_Christian_Sacraments_as_the_Fulfillment_of_Human_Experience https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/why-bread-and-wine https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.118.313348 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0939475318301261 https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/trichinosis/fact_sheet.htm ------ Ads: Discover the CLEARSTEM difference and experience clear, healthy skin for life. Go to https://clearstem.com/DRAXE and use code DRAXE at checkout for 15% off your first order. At MyBloodwork.com, you can uncover what’s really going on in your body with advanced biomarker testing for hormones, thyroid, and metabolism. You’ll also get a 1-hour consultation with a Senior Health Advisor to help you take action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:15.0	Imagine a diet rooted in over 3,000 years of wisdom, one that fed prophets, kings, queens, and even Jesus Christ
0:23.3	himself.
0:24.2	Long before modern nutrition trends, the Bible described a way of eating that was about
0:30.2	using real food and spiritual wisdom to help people heal and live the healthiest life
0:36.4	possible.
0:37.2	It's actually the diet that helped my friend Jordan Rubin reverse ulcer of Clydes and Crohn's
0:41.6	disease and certain principles of that diet that help my mom heal from cancer.
0:46.2	And a biblical diet can help you promote health, boost longevity, and reverse any disease. Welcome to the Dr. Joshak
0:56.3	show. So the biblical diet is a scriptural framework for how ancient people approach food,
1:18.3	and they ate food that was real, whole, seasonal, and spiritually intentional.
1:24.2	And the Bible emphasizes foods that were grown, raised, and harvested with reverence
1:28.9	of deep respect and eaten in community and connected to worship and celebration. And when we look at
1:35.6	the Bible itself, when you look at what Jesus talks about when he's saying his parables and teaching
1:40.7	his parables, you see his greatest reference is to farming and food. Of all the things he
1:46.7	teaches, of all the things he talks about, and think about Jesus feeding the 5,000. Think about
1:52.2	him referencing, you know, a mustard seed, right? And talking about the harvest constantly,
1:59.5	again, these were agricultural references.
2:03.1	And actually, at that time, around 90% of jobs, I believe, had some sort of agricultural
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