A pair of wellness authors says Scripture offers a roadmap for lasting health.

They point to foods named in the Bible, plus fasting and prayer.

Their plan aims to help people facing serious conditions.

“I think the Bible is the greatest health book ever written,” Dr. Josh Axe said. “If somebody’s dealing with any health condition, whether it’s depression, anxiety, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, PCOS, infertility, hypothyroidism or low testosterone, the Bible has a solution. If you follow a diet based on the Bible, you can be made well.”

Jordan Rubin faced Crohn’s colitis as a teen and later severe cancer.

He searched for answers after visiting many doctors without success.

A stranger urged a Bible-based diet with detox and spiritual focus.

“After another 40-day period of an upgraded diet — plus detoxification, and emotional and spiritual therapy — I overcame cancer that was referred to as terminal and did not undergo chemotherapy, radiation or additional surgeries,” Jordan Rubin said.

Axe says his approach formed while helping his mother battle breast cancer.

He combined foods named in Scripture with prayer and worship.

He later leaned on the same ideas after a spinal infection.

“I put together a program for my mom that included certain foods in the Bible, like pomegranate and olive oil — and also prayer, faith, praise and worship,” Dr. Josh Axe said.

“I listened to the diagnosis of my great physician, not my ordinary physician,” Dr. Josh Axe said. “The great physician tells you to live with hope in all things and believe in the miraculous — and I did. Now I’m 100% healed.”

Their eating plan centers on red meat, sourdough bread, olive oil, dairy, fruits, raw honey, and mineral-rich salt.

They stress proper sourcing and traditional preparation.

They say these choices support energy, immunity, and longevity.

“Properly sourced and properly prepared grains can be a part of a healthy diet,” Jordan Rubin said. “With Jesus being called the bread of life, it wouldn’t make sense if bread was bad for everyone. The way it’s processed and preserved matters.”

“The land of milk and honey was not just a euphemism,” Jordan Rubin said. “Dairy can be very healthy if it’s whole, raw and grass-fed.”

“Eat foods that God created and in a form that’s healthy for the body,” Jordan Rubin said. “You can take red meat or an apple and make it unhealthy by how you grow, raise, process and prepare it.”

They urge people to skip animals listed as unclean in Leviticus and modern ultra-processed foods.

They highlight additives, refined sugars, and industrial shortcuts as problems.

They advise sticking to whole, simple ingredients.

“Pigs, shrimp and other scavengers don’t have the system to properly process toxins,” Jordan Rubin said.

Fasting is central to their approach.

They suggest starting with nightly fasting windows and building from there.

They say this helps the body repair and reset.

“There’s no doubt that fasting is one of the greatest healing breakthroughs someone can experience,” Dr. Josh Axe said.

“There’s a lot of medical literature on it being the greatest thing you can do to reverse the aging process and activate longevity,” Dr. Josh Axe said.

Axe says fasting also sharpens faith and thinking.

He ties spiritual habits to physical recovery.

He points to prayer as daily medicine.

“I can tell you personally [that] spiritual growth [brings a] deeper connection to God [and] clearer thinking — the ability to hear God’s voice,” Dr. Josh Axe said.

Rubin emphasizes forgiveness and peace while healing.

He credits Scripture and spoken prayer for strength.

He urges people to seek calm and wise counsel.

“During my successful battle with cancer, I made spiritual health a priority,” Jordan Rubin said. “I wrote out a prayer from the Bible and quoted it out loud three times a day — it was medicine to me.”

“It’s a great diet for everyone, but due to the number of health problems people have today, there is a level of customization that people can benefit from,” Dr. Josh Axe said.

“Take a deep breath. Believe that God has provided for your healing. Seek a second opinion, and most of all, do what you have peace about,” Jordan Rubin said.

“I think God wants us to be excellent in everything we do,” Dr. Josh Axe said.

“One of the greatest things we can do to influence others and let them see the truth of the Bible and what Jesus teaches is by being physically healthy,” Dr. Josh Axe said.