THE DANIEL PLAN 40 Days to a Healthier Life

Tom Parks adds natural-sounding personality to this comprehensive health audio. He's especially strong in the segments when he's reading Rick Warren's conversational writing. Even when his diction sounds a bit too forceful and his reading of female quotations somewhat childlike, Parks's sincerity, charm, and engagement with the authors' optimism combine to create a winning performance. A Bible-based health guide, the book offers five essentials for maintaining good health habits--faith, food, fitness, focus, and friends. The likable principal author writes like he's speaking directly to the legions of people who, without faith in God or good social connections, have repeatedly failed to improve their health practices. This is a useful combination of information, specific advice, motivating case studies, and the positive expectations of a loving spiritual leader. T.W. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2014]