Vicki is the Director of the Lifestyle Matters Health Intervention Series, the Balanced Living PowerPoint series, Living Free Quit Nicotine, and the Fit & Free! Building Brain and Body Health Series. As an author, speaker, teacher, and program developer, she lectures and travels worldwide sharing the lifestyle link to better mental, physical, and spiritual health. Vicki’s special area of interest is brain/body connections, forming habits that last, and stress resiliency.

Recent content

Engineered for Success
Engineered for Success
Vicki Griffin · Aug 30 5 minute read

The battle is for the brain—the seat of our thoughts, emotions, and actions—and that’s where recovery begins. A healthy, well-functioning brain can make better choices and more clearly...

Health—in a Hurry!
Health—in a Hurry!
Vicki Griffin · Jul 10 5 minute read

Something’s got to give—don’t let it be your good health. Is it possible to enjoy bountiful meals and better health in spite of our crazy-busy schedules? The answer is Yes! Here are some tips for quick-cuisine that can jump-start your journey to good health—in a hurry. Fast doesn’t have to be bad! F-A-S-T is good when it spells...

Simple Solutions: Diabetes—Hope for the Diabetic
Simple Solutions: Diabetes—Hope for the Diabetic
Vicki Griffin · Apr 10 5 minute read

Jimmy’s story. Jimmy was a big baby—10 pounds at birth. By age ten, he tipped the scales at 150 pounds. Just baby fat, his mother reasoned. He will grow out of it. Jimmy did grow out of it and into something...

Finding Peace In Your Crazy-Busy World
Finding Peace In Your Crazy-Busy World
Vicki Griffin · Feb 21 5 minute read

God’s Peace Plan can be Yours. Hulda Crooks experienced God’s peace plan in her lifestyle, attitude, trust in God, and faith. She was a sickly, sedentary, overweight woman for many years. She became a vegetarian, which improved her mental and physical health. But when she experienced the loss of her husband and son, she fell into depression. Hulda began walking which not only relieved her depression—it also eliminated...

Mind/Body Health Connections
Mind/Body Health Connections
Vicki Griffin · Nov 24 5 minute read

God has promised to fill you with hope and peace as you trust in Him. When trouble comes, when you are perplexed, when you need a friend, God is there to calm your heart and deliver you. He has a plan for your future, guidance for each day, strength to impart during times of trial and grace to give you courage when you make mistakes. He has a plan for successful, abundant living. He is ready today to...

Depression: The Way Out
Depression: The Way Out
Vicki Griffin · Aug 9 5 minute read

Abraham Lincoln was no stranger to depression. His melancholy tendencies combined with an impoverished childhood, failed businesses, and unfulfilled love seemed to point only to defeat. At one time he...

Digestion: A Churning Question
Digestion: A Churning Question
Vicki Griffin · May 11 5 minute read

Gastronomic Warfare. It’s relaxing to watch the swirling, gurgling bubbles that fish thrive on in tropical fish tanks. But it’s a different matter when it is happening in your gut. Is there relief from the burping, belching, bloating, indigestion and bowel trouble that plagues up to...

Chronic Pain: Roots and Remedies
Chronic Pain: Roots and Remedies
Vicki Griffin · Nov 15 5 minute read

It all began with a slip on icy steps, a broken hip, an injured back, and a messy lawsuit. Surgery and medication had not resolved Jim’s pain. Jim was constantly stressed and used caffeine and sugary drinks to quench the fatigue and depression that dogged his steps. His anger and depression combined with his preoccupation with his pain affected his marriage; he and his wife were...

Change Your Mindset: Change Your Life
Change Your Mindset: Change Your Life
Vicki Griffin · Jun 21 5 minute read

Mindset Matters. It’s in the news — whether you’re battling a cold, bouncing back after a big blunder, beating the blues, or braving a new and challenging task — mindset matters more than you may think. God has created these marvelous brains of ours with a capacity to improve in function, ability, and attitude with proper treatment, use, and exercise. The brain constantly...

Alcohol: Why Not?
Alcohol: Why Not?
Vicki Griffin · Jan 18 5 minute read

If you had a dog that bit one out of every three people who came to your house, would you keep it? A significant percentage of people who use...

Changing Bad Habits — for Good!
Changing Bad Habits — for Good!
Vicki Griffin · Nov 19 5 minute read

Habits are our friends — when they’re good ones. Habits are routines that help us repeat safe and effective behaviors and build consistency and security in our lives. But bad habits can become addictions. When an addiction develops, the pleasure circuits in the brain become “hijacked” by the addictive substance or behavior, producing intense cravings.

The Vegetarian Edge
The Vegetarian Edge
Vicki Griffin · Sep 7 5 minute read

Americans are suffering from a great burden of disease that is rooted in lifestyle. Seventy percent of chronic diseases and ailments—including a third of all cancers—are related to diet. The journey toward improved health, energy, mood, and weight may be as close as your garden—or your local produce department.