The Advent Truth Christian Health Resources - Natural Remedies, Sugar, Exercise, Water

Health is based on our immune system and good blood to nourish all our cells. Good food lots of nutrients go into blood carried round to feed body organs, give us clear minds and energy to do things. Bad food toxins into blood stream diseased blood = system weak and tired – brain is clogged, can't think straight.

This reminds us to spend time in the Word and really chew on it, think about and question it, compare it line upon line.

Set time aside for the Lord, preferrably 2 or 3 times a day to study and commune with Him.

3. Do not have too much variety, try not to mix fruit and vegetables at the same meal -creates war in the stomach.

Do not take on tto much, have a systematic study plan. Be open to the Lord leading on this.

Do not try and do other things when you are having your special time, that will dilute the effect of what you are reading, and distract you from the task in hand.

Stimulates and helps control appetite, aids digestion, aids circulation of blood and lymph.

1. Basic to balanced nutrition – breaks up, softens and transports food particles. Blood is 90% water, need it to stay fluid in order to circulate nutrients.

2. Controls body temperature – through perspiration. Moisture loss in a day is equal to 2 cups! (Just through the skin)

It is the plant world which captures this life-giving energy from the sun, and by the process of photosynthesis converts it into the nutrients humans and all living organisms need to sustain life.

1. Exposure to light helps to set and maintain internal "body clock" (circadian rhythm)

Major source of Vit D , formed in the skin and synthesised in the liver - used in our system for essential functions -

Synthesis of Vit D can alleviate rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, hypertension, seizure disorders and eczema

Definition: Avoiding those things that are harmful and using in moderation those things that are good

1. Brain - 3lbs -utilises enormous quantities of glucose and oxygen (compared to the rest of the body.)

-to nourish all cells (providing you have had enough water to keep the blood flowing freely!)

-as metallic pollutants collect on dust and can be a potential health threat to city-dwellers in particular (breath in 45lbs of poison in life = sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide etc.)

Receive extra energy, feel fresher and brighter, health improves, immune system gets stronger.

DEEP SLEEP in the hours before midnight is when info learned during the day is transferred from hippocampus area of brain (short-term memory bank) to permanent storage area of the neocortex therefore very important to the learning process.

2. Regularity -helps the body establish regular bio-rhythms which reduces cancer risk and normalises hormone metabolism.

If labourer need mental stimulation = read a book Rest from your cares, by helping someone else

TRUST in the LORD with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths.

Medical Study of elderly Christians stated “ We conclude that faith in God is strongly associated with life satisfaction.”

People prayed for anonymously on a hospital ward, made a much better and quicker recovery.

Some scary statistics. That sugar has been directly and indirectly implicated in a host of acute ailments and chronic diseases is beyond controversy. Eminent research physician Dr. Edgar Howell says this: "Sugar is the greatest scourge that has ever been / visited on man in the name of food. I believe it should be outlawed as a poison."

1n spite of overwhelming evidence, life seems to be getting "sweeter" every day! In 1822, the average American ate 2 teaspoons of sugar a day. By 1870, life had sweetened to 11 teaspoons a day! 1902 saw "doubly-sweet" people ingesting 22 teaspoons a day. In the 1980's, our society had become super sweet - to the tune of 35 teaspoons a day! According to research gathered by Dr. Hans Diehl, international lecturer and author of To Your Health, sugar consumption today is somewhere around 42 teaspoons.

That's 142 pounds a year for every man , woman, and child in this country! Simply put: many people eat more than their weight in sugar every year!."

According to Dr. Agatha Thrash, preventative medicine specialist, pathologist, and author of numerous books on health and nutrition: "The list of physical and mental disorders related to sugar is formidable. Free (refined) sugar has been shown to reduce the ability of white blood cells to function properly, to aggravate heart disease, to reduce life-span, and to contribute to alcoholism, mental illness, high blood pressure, skin diseases, and enlarged liver and kidneys." Nutrition for Vegetarians, p. 39.

In addition, according to Dr. Donald Davis, a chemist from The University of California, rats fed on a diet of sugar and processed foods developed a 50% greater appetite for sugar and an 18% greater craving for alcohol than a control group.

Refined carbohydrates and sugars have been robbed of chromium (important to pancreatic function), manganese, iron, cobalt, copper, zinc, and molybdenum. These are essential trace elements required for proper cell metabolism and growth. (Ibid.)

Furthermore, not only is sugar addictive, causing food cravings, it also makes the appetite control center go haywire! Studies show that addictive substances such as sugar, caffeine, and alcohol produce a chemical "rush" or reaction in the body that brings momentary pleasure. Unfortunately there is a corresponding "low" which often results in irritability, depression, fatigue, and a strong sensory "desire" for that former "high."

“Strip seven pounds of sugar beets of their bulk, fibre, and nutrients, and you get one pound of “pure” sugar!” P42 To Your Health By Dr Hans Diehl .

In their book, The Hidden Addiction, Janice Keller Phelps, M.D., and Alan E. Nourse, M.D., discuss the addictive characteristic of sugar. Dr. Phelps bases her conclusions on clinical work with more than 10,000 drug addicts treated at her detoxification center in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Phelps says: "All of the patients have two things in common: an addiction to sugar and an underlying depression. They begin as sugarholics and graduate to the drug of their choice - more sugar, tobacco, caffeine, alcohol, prescribed drugs and street drugs." Dr. Calvin Thrash, preventative medicine specialist and cardiologist, explains the process in terms of brain chemistry. He says that when stimulants such as sugar and caffeine are taken into the body, the brain is stimulated to produce a hormone known as ACTH. This hormone stimulates the adrenals which in turn causes hypersecretions of hormones and visceral stimulation.

In short, the body is "charged" artificially and then "drained" of energy, B vitamins, calcium, and trace elements. In addition, the entire immune system is "knocked out" for a period of time! Is that Snicker's break really worthwhile?

Here's an eye-opener for sleepy readers: Simple sugars and refined carbohydrates (white flour, noodles, processed, devitalized foods, etc.) require little metabolism and enter the bloodstream rapidly. This is the "lift" phase! But oh, the crash that follows! Strike One! The pancreas, the organ that regulates how much insulin is released into the blood, is "caught off guard" by the sudden surge of sugar. Sensmg that it has more work to do than it really does, it releases too much insulin. (Insulin processes starches and sugars to keep blood sugar at an even level.) Strike Two! The result of all this chemical "warfare" is a dramatic drop in blood sugar (usually within the hour), and a resulting feeling of lethargy, mental confusion, weakness, and false feelings of "hunger!" Strike Three! If it could be worse, this has got to be it: Sugar causes weight gain, not merely because of its caloric content, but because it actually alters the metabolism, as well! What does this mean? Simply this:

If two groups of people are fed the exact same number of calories, but one group takes its calories in sugar and refined products, while the other group consumes the calories in the form of whole grains, fruits, nuts, and vegetables, the sugar group will gain weight, while the other will not. This finding comes to us from studies published by the U.S. Department of Health.

Dr. Diehl says that approximately 50% of the calories consumed by Americans today are empty, non-nutritional calories. According to Dr. Diehl, Americans today are overfed but undernourished.

At a Senate sub-committee meeting, Dr. Jean Mayer, who is president of Tufts University, stated: "The enormous resources of advertising go far toward the destruction of our more sensible (eating) habits."

Just how sugary is our society today? "Sugar is found nearly everywhere: in canned soups, pot pies, TV dinners, even in bouillon. Consumer Union found Hot Cocoa Mix to be 82 percent sugar; Coffeemate, 65 % ; Shake 'N Bake Barbeque Style, 51 % ; Heinz Ketchup, 30 % ; Hamburger Helper, 23 %; Cool Whip, 21 % ; etc., etc., etc. And sugar by any other name-sucrose, dextrose, glucose, lactose, maltose, fructose, honey, corn syrup, and molasses is still sugar, calorie rich, nutrition poor, and fattening." To Your Health, Dr. Hans Diehl, pp. 44-45.

There is even sugar in salt! It's hard to find a canned vegetable without it. Based on the above facts, it's not surprising that soft drinks contain an average of 16 teaspoons of sugar per can. As if that's not damaging enough, consider that the average Amencan consumes an almost unbelievable 547 sodas every year, according to the Beverage Marketing Corporation. We're floating in sugar!

“At the foundation of addictive behavior is an imbalance in sugar digestion and metabolism. I (have) learned that sugar addiction is the most undiagnosed disease in medicine, and that it can shut down any system in the body." Hidden Addiction, Janice Keller Phelps MD

How about a piece of chocolate cake? Fifteen teaspoons. One cup of frozen yogurt? Twelve teaspoons. Jello, anyone? Brace yourself! It's 83 % sugar! Do the kids love their cereals for breakfast? "Hidden inside the average box of pre-sweetened cereal, cleverly disguised with cartoons and special offers, is up to 1/2 pound of sugar. A two-ounce serving of Kellogg's Honey Smacks hides 8 teaspoons of sugar; Apple Jacks, Froot Loops, Sugar Golden Crisp and Boo Berry are more than 50% sugar!" To Your Health p. 44.

A chocolate milk shake has a "mere" 10-12 teaspoons of sugar, compared with a hot fudge sundae, which sports from 16-17 teaspoons. Perhaps a nice, large sweet pickle will do instead. Not really - it has soaked up more than 7 teaspoons! (Bowes and Church's Food Values of Portions Commonly Used, l3th edition, 1980, Philadelphia.)

What is the effect of all this sugar intake on the ability of white blood cells to destroy bacteria? It appears that the "sugar bombs" are winning the war against white blood cells inside the human body. How? Simple.

One healthy white blood cell is designed to kill 14 invading "bugs," or pathogens, in its life cycle. Six teaspoons of sugar reduce the white blood cell's ability to fight these pathogens by 25 % . That means it can now kill only ten "bugs" in its lifetime. Twelve teaspoons of sugar (less than one can of soda) reduces the "killing" capacity by 60 % . Now it can destroy only five pathogens.

Eighteen teaspoons (that's the content of one hot fudge sundae) weakens the white blood cell by a dramatic 85 % . Now it can surround and destroy only two invading bacteria. Twenty-four teaspoons of "sweet times" robs the white blood cell of 92 % of its strength, leaving it virtually powerless, able to destroy just one invader. In other words, just two 12-ounce cans of soda, or a few bowls of cereal, will effectively destroy 92 % of your ability to fight off disease for quite some time! These foods should have a warning label on them! Imagine what we're doing to our white blood cells with our average 42 teaspoons a day! Obviously, the immune system is seriously compromised, and it remains that way for a period of about 12 hours after each sugar-laced meal. But just about the time that the weakened cells are gaining their strength, most of us drop another "sugar bomb" on them! Actually, most people are eating something sweet every two or three hours all throughout the day! It is truly amazing that we do not see more premature death and debilitating diseases than we do!

“Sugar, like cocaine, is a plant extract reduced to a chemical state of purity, In the bloodstream, sugar produces a brief high followed by a bottomed out low. Sugar and cocaine both serve no purpose other than to produce a pleasant sensation and yes, sugar can be addictive” Innovation May 1987.

Mark this: When the immune system is compromised by 92%, as in the case of the person who consumes 24 teaspoons of sugar at one time (one piece of pie and a soda), they are operating on the same level of disease-fighting efficiency as an uncontrolled diabetic! Not only that, when a simple sugar is "broken down" by the body, the results are far different from what takes place with a complex carbohydrate. A by-product of simple-sugar ingestion is a fatty acid, or a tri-glyceride. That's right! Accordmg to Dr. Bruce Hyde, a person with elevated tri-glyceride levels can many times find relief by simply reducing his or her refined food intake!

It is this serious compromising of the white blood cells, according to Dr. Bruce Hyde, that causes so many Americans to have such elevated blood cell counts. When one white blood cell can only fight one pathogen, rather than 14, the body must, of necessity, produce many more white blood cells in order to attempt to fight the bacteria and pathogens that invade the body daily.

This constant white blood cell production further weakens the body's real disease fighting potential, and when a real crisis or trauma occurs that demands vital energy and critical reserves the body is simply depleted. It has “shot a lot of blanks," and there is no more "real artillery" to handle the battle. The person becomes diseased and debilitated primarily because of a chronically compromised immune system.

Sugar gets a bludgeoning! According to research scientist Dr. John Yudkin, sugar is implicated in obesity, diabetes, hyper-insulinism, high blood pressure, duodenal ulcers, fatty livers, atherosclerosis, certain forms of cancer, coronary and vascular disease, dental decay, gout, dermatitis, and a shortened life-span.

Furthermore, "Sugar irritates mucous membranes and stimulates the flow of gastric juice. Gallstones of cholesterol are common in people on refined diets, but almost unknown in primitive tribes. Similarly, appendicitis is almost unknown where refined foods are not eaten. The amount of sugar in a small candy bar is found naturally in about three pounds of apples." Nutrition for Vegetarians, Drs. Calvin and Agatha Thrash, p. 41.

This brings us to the subject of artificial sweeteners. Are they safe? Cyclamates have been

shown to produce birth defects in rats if taken our during pregnancy. Cancer and infertility have also been associated with them.

Saccharin has been linked to bladder tumors, and Nutrasweet, processed with wood alcohol, is equally questionable.

Where does all this leave us? Unless you're Scottish and prefer your oat meal plain with a dash of salt (which is really rather nice), hot cereal may seem too plain to be palatable. Why not try some natural sweetners? Hot cereal can be "dressed up" with bananas, dates,. raisins, and fresh or frozen fruit. Or try unsweetened applesauce or sliced fruit in sandwiches instead of jams or jellies. It doesn't take long for the taste buds to become adjusted to naturally sweet foods. Let's face it our tastebuds need to be re-educated to normal levels.

NO MATTER HOW YOU SLICE IT: SUGAR IS A BIG PIECE OF MANY LIVES! Some coomon foods and their sweetness:

“Fifty Percent of the Amerian diet is made up of processed, concentrated calories, devoid of vital nutrients and valuable fiber, that get you nowhere but overweight. Sugar and other refined sweeteners accout for 21 percent of our daily calories.” Dr Hans Diehl “To Your Health” Page 43.

(Honey has some nutrients, and doesn't enter the system as rapidly as other sugars. See Proverbs 25:27.)

It is important to say here that it is never too late to change eating habits and tastebuds! God is our "helper and our strength," and He will provide according to our petition! No one is too sunken in bad habits for the Saviour to retrieve

It is important at this point for us to remember a very important promise: "He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might He increaseth strength." Isaiah 40:29.

This scripture surely describes the condition of sugarholics! And what a beautiful promise is attached! Strength is promised in God's Word for of each day--"as thy days, so shall thy strength be." Deuteronomy 33:25.

But we must be careful not to presume upon God by robbing Him of the strength and vitality He would be pleased to bless us with if we would only adhere to the laws of life and health.

The apostle Paul recognized this principle, and exclaimed in surprise to the Corinthians, "What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's." I Corinthians 6:19-20.

There are mothers who have wondered and grieved over their offspring who have grown up, only to be destroyed by a habit for strong drink or illicit drugs. Many will discover in the day of judgement that their daily dietary habits in those early years played a significant role.

It is important to remember that God is the Author of not only the Bible, but also of all true science and natural law. And we need to do more than remember we need to act by obeying those laws! Oh how much needless suffering and misery would be avoided.

TAKING A BITE OUT OF CRIME: “ A very interesting study was done at a prison in Tappahanock, VA. Noticing a severe increase in crime within his institution, the warden ordered that all foods and drinks containing refined sugars be banned from the prison. What was the result? Within a short time after "locking up" the sugar, the warden reported an 82 % decrease in assults, a 65 % drop in malicious horseplay, a 75 % reduction in theft, and a 55 % drop in refusal of in-mates to obey orders. Needless to say, sugar was one "felon" that never broke into that prison again!” Reported by Dr Agatha Thrash.

"Water is the best liquid possible to cleanse the tissues. . . Drink some a little time before or after the meal." Ellen G. White. Healthful Living, 226

Whether a person is sick or well, respiration is more free and easy if bathing is practised. By it

the muscles become more flexible,

the body and mind are alike invigorated,

the intellect is made brighter,

and every faculty becomes livelier.

The bath is a soother of the nerves. It promotes

general perspiration,

quickens the circulation,

overcomes obstructions in the system, and

acts beneficially on the kidneys and the urinary organs.

Bathing helps the bowels, stomach, and liver, giving energy and new life to each. It also promotes digestion, and instead of the system's being weakened, it is strengthened. Instead of increasing the liability to cold, a bath, properly taken, fortifies against cold, because the circulation is improved, and the uterine organs, which are more or less congested, are relieved, for the blood is brought to the surface, and a more easy and regular flow of the blood through all the blood vessels is obtained. Ellen G. White, Healthful Living, 228

But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shalt give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. Jn 4:14

Water, the beverage that has been provided to satisfy the thirst of man and animals, is one of heaven's choicest blessings. Its free use helps supply the needs of the system, and aids in resisting disease. Pure, soft, water should be used freely, inside and out.

Water, so essential to life!

Water, composed of the two gases oxygen and hydrogen, is the medium in which living cells live and function. Over two thirds of the human body is composed of water in some form or other. A person weighing 150 pounds has more than 100 pounds of water in his physical make-up!

Next to air, water is the most important substance needed by the body. It is absolutely essential for the various organs,-- yes, for cells to perform their various tasks. Water is so fluid and mobile it can circulate through the tiniest of capillaries, and by the process of osmosis even slip through a membrane.

However, to be a blessing to the system, water must be pure, and preferably soft. Hard water may contain some minerals needed by the body, but usually they are not the right ones, and being inorganic they are not the best for the system. Phosphate of lime is the principal constituent of bone tissue, but the main ingredient of hard water is carbonate of lime. Hard water is more likely to contribute to liver problems, and gall bladder or kidney stones. Organic minerals as provided by plants are the body's preferred type of minerals.

Water is the body's solvent, lubricant, regulator, and cleanser

The free use of water internally aids in the assimilation of nutrients, in elimination of wastes and toxins, and in chemical reactions so needful for life. Water is the solvent that keeps various chemicals in solution that break down the food and prepare it for absorption and use by the cells, or as hormones regulate chemical responsive activities in the body, which are legion; it keeps nutrients, chemicals, and waste matter in solution and floats them to their destinations within the body.

Blood thickens if not enough water is taken. This hinders its free circulation, adding an extra burden on the heart; and the kidneys, lungs, and pores of the skin are hindered in their work. Thick blood cannot adequately dissolve and remove toxic waste, so it accumulates in the body all the way back to the cells, and the inside of the body may become like a stagnant pool. Water, the chief ingredient of body fluids, maintains them at the proper degree of dilution, when taken in adequate amounts.

It is the lubricant of all moving parts

It regulates body temperature. All vital activities within the body produce heat. Heat thus generated could destroy the vitality of some tissues if it were not quickly dissipated. The evaporation of water from the surface of the skin cools the body. A great amount of heat is absorbed as water evaporates.

Water is a cleanser to keep the skin free from impurities thrown out through the pores of the skin. Also it gives the body an "internal bath," purifying the medium in which the cells live and work, quickening their work.

Many common ailments and conditions may develop when a deficiency in water intake is continued over a period of time, such as:

Lowered blood pressure;
Headache, general weakness and discomfort,
Digestive complaints, including constipation.
An extra burden may be placed on the heart.
Kidney and/or bladder stones,
Severe infections.