Participants: Curtis & Paula Eakins
Series Code: AL
Program Code: AL000205A
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00:01 Everybody knows what happens
00:02 when automobiles run out of gasoline 00:05 but what happens when our bodies 00:07 run low on this most important fuel. 00:10 We will find out in our program entitled 'Living Waters.' 00:14 We will be right back. 00:40 Hi, welcome to 'Abundant Living.' 00:42 This is Curtis Eakins, your co-host. 00:44 I'd like to introduce my beautiful bride 00:46 of 18 wonderful glorious years, Paula Eakins. 00:51 Okay, the bride of 18 wonderful glorious years, hello. 00:54 Hello. Hello. 00:55 And thank you for being with me 00:57 all these years too, I appreciate you. 00:58 Yes, yes, thank you, I appreciate you too. 01:01 Okay, make sure you say it out, appreciate that. 01:05 We are continuing our series, 01:07 talking about eight natural remedies. 01:09 Eight natural remedies. 01:10 And we are moving, we are moving down, moving down, 01:12 we still got a few to go, 01:14 and you know people often ask the question about-- 01:17 The eight natural remedies? Where is that? 01:19 And this is a coin phrased by Seventh-day Adventist church 01:23 where most people know about this 01:25 and other people too outside 01:26 the Seventh-day Adventist church community, 01:28 the eight natural remedies, so honey, let's talk about that 01:31 because we are going to be talking about 01:32 the eight natural remedies for the next few weeks or so. 01:35 What are they? 01:36 And how can we remember all eight, 01:38 is there acronym, help us out. 01:40 Yes, there is a acronym 01:41 and the acronym is called 'Newstart' 01:43 and with this acronym its easier to remember 01:46 what those eight natural laws, 01:48 some people call it principles, some people call it doctors. 01:51 'N' stands for nutrition, 'E' stands for Exercise, 01:56 'W' water, 'S' sunshine, 02:00 'T' temperance, 'A' air, 'R' rest, 02:05 and 'T' for trust in divine guidance. Amen. 02:10 Okay, I like that one, I like that one 02:11 that was coined by gentlemen I understand. 02:13 There was a one of the institute's Weimar Institute 02:16 which is a life style centre and he couldn't remember 02:19 how to put those eight laws together, 02:21 eight principles, so he kind of came with that coin 02:24 that word 'Newstart' and this is that someone told me that. 02:28 Yeah, that somewhat, I think 40 years ago 02:30 somewhere back in 70's. 02:32 But, I think the thing is so interesting 02:33 is that that trust in divine guidance 02:35 because you know unless you really have that trust in God, 02:38 unless you are really depending on Him 02:40 then really and truly all the other ones, 02:42 the nutrition, exercise, the water, 02:44 it just does not fit in like it needs to. 02:46 We need God's help. 02:48 Yeah, and sometime the acronym, we reverse 02:50 I think God's plan where God G is for godly trust, 02:54 so I put it again it's still the eight natural remedies 02:57 or the eight doctors, the eight laws, etc. 02:59 So but- you go ahead, honey. 03:02 We have been talking about 03:03 as we've been going to the series thus far, 03:05 we are talking about all different 03:06 kind of references out there. 03:07 You know, we talked about the scientists 03:08 they say certain things, you know, 03:10 we talked about the Bible say certain things 03:12 and we talked about peoples write books 03:14 and stuff and talk about things 03:15 when it comes to these eight natural remedies 03:17 and just specifically any one of these 03:18 one like may be nutrition or water amounts, 03:21 so whatever we are on like today. 03:23 So today we are going cash it on 03:24 I know once again our two major references 03:27 which is God and Ellen G. White 03:30 Okay, God's word and Ellen G. White. 03:31 And God's word is the standards of truth for healthy living, 03:35 so I invite you to the 'Abundant Living' program 03:38 for the next couple of weeks or so 03:40 to have your Bibles available 03:42 and also the second sources is Ellen G. White an author 03:46 as known by based on the Library of Congress, 03:49 in Washington, D.C., is translated, 03:52 most translated all through the United States, 03:54 second in the world 03:55 and has written many scores of health volume. 03:58 Those who follow her counsel and God's council and God's word 04:02 have also have a measurable degree of health in longevity. 04:06 So we are just going to share that with you 04:08 for the next few weeks as far as that is concerned. 04:11 Well, let's start of with God. 04:12 What does the Bible actually have to say about water? 04:15 Well the water, they had to say quite a bit about water. 04:18 Now think of particularly when it comes to healing, 04:22 you know Naaman the Leopard, 04:24 he was told to dip into the River Jordon seven times 04:28 and he was healed off his leprosy. 04:30 So, water was dealt with healing with that. 04:33 The Pool of Bethesda, 04:34 angel came down and troubled the water, 04:36 and whoever stepped in first 04:38 was healed at the Pool of Bethesda. 04:40 So healing was associated with water with that. 04:42 When Jesus healed the blind man, 04:44 he told the blind man now go wash in the Pool of Siloam, 04:49 healing was dealt with that. 04:51 Even in cleansing of sin water, 04:56 water baptism total immersion, 04:58 not sprinkly but total immersion. 05:00 So water is used for not only physical health 05:03 but also spiritual cleansing as well. 05:07 But, now to go back to the beginning, 05:08 let's look at the Word of God, 05:10 Genesis 2 and I'm gonna look at verse 10. 05:13 Genesis 2:10, because God did something 05:17 for our first parents that's very profound. 05:20 Genesis 2:10, the Bible say "And a river, get this now, 05:26 went out of Eden to water the garden 05:31 and no doubt our first parents 05:33 and from thence it was parted, 05:35 and became into four heads." 05:38 So God situated our first parent in the Garden of Eden 05:41 for their food and for their livelihood 05:43 but also it went out of the garden in river, 05:47 so the river started in Eden for them to have the water 05:51 as well for convenience to say so. 05:53 The Bible has a lot to say about water, 05:55 not only about healing 05:56 but also to give our first parents 05:59 the water that they need on daily basis. 06:01 Of course, I knew someone saying for instance, 06:04 why I might be thinking this. 06:06 Now you know I hear, I see a lot of things about 06:08 how much water, I hear how much water, 06:10 I have even try to drink 06:11 the amount of water I've heard in. 06:13 I've heard it from the size you are to all kind of stuff 06:17 and I am just totally confused, could you really help 06:21 to straight me out on how much water 06:23 do I really need to have on a daily basis? 06:26 Okay, well, now I need to straight you out 06:28 because you know, but you're speaking on behalf of other. 06:31 I want to make a statement, that's all. 06:32 Okay, all right. Yeah. 06:33 If we get so much information 06:36 as far as how much to drink based on your body weight, 06:38 probably the most popular one is based on your body weight. 06:42 You drink half of your body weight in ounces. 06:44 In other words, if you weigh 200 pounds, 06:47 half of that is 100. 06:49 If you drink 100 ounces which equals about 12 cups, 06:53 that is we believe more than twice 06:57 as much as what the body needs, 06:58 so we do not advocate based on your body weight. 07:03 Although, that's a very popular way most people believe 07:06 and how much water we should drink. 07:08 God has something to say about a mouth of water to drink. 07:13 Ezekiel 4:11, because this is very profound, 07:19 so we're gonna read this text, Ezekiel 4:11. 07:23 Now in verse 9, it tells, 07:25 God tells Ezekiel how to make bread 07:27 and in two verses later tells Ezekiel how much water to drink. 07:31 So listen to these words, Ezekiel 4:11 07:36 "Thou shalt drink also water by measure, 07:42 the sixth part of a hin, 07:48 from time to time shalt thou drink". 07:53 So God says, Ezekiel, 07:54 I told you how to make bread to verse a later now, 07:57 I want you to drink water but I want you to measure it. 08:00 Now, let's go to the screen 08:02 and let just do the math all right. 08:04 See what God told Ezekiel to do. 08:06 Now, a hin is about 3.87 qt 08:12 equals about 123 ounces. 08:14 Now hin is a liquid measure 08:15 so its about 123 ounces that's a hin. 08:18 But the Bible says not drink a hin, 08:20 God told Ezekiel to drink the six part of a hin. 08:25 So that's 1/6 of 123 ounces 08:29 and that equals to be 20 ounces. 08:32 Then God told Ezekiel to drink it from time to time, 08:38 two times, therefore two times 20 is 40 ounces. 08:44 40 ounces is five cups of water. 08:51 So, now keep in mind, keep in mind. 08:54 If we read that chapter, 08:57 God told Ezekiel to lay on his left side, 09:00 to lay on his right side, 09:02 so people who will just laying around, 09:06 lazy need at least five cups. 09:10 I mean, you know, based on scripture now. 09:13 Lay on the left and lay on the right. All right. 09:15 so at least that gives us idea 09:17 of basically what God told Ezekiel to drink the water 09:20 but he says, I want you to measure it 09:25 so that comes about five cups. 09:26 If you look at the clinical studies, 09:28 some clinical studies even suggest 09:30 about five and half cup too. 09:31 Now it can vary based on the activity 09:33 because they says terminology in medical term 09:37 its called water balance. 09:39 We lose x amount of water through our feces, 09:42 our urine, perspiration and breathing. 09:46 We do not gain that much when we eat food, 09:49 so we must drink x amount of water 09:51 to make up the difference and we call that water balance. 09:53 So if we are more active in high climate, 09:56 we probably need more because we lose more. 09:59 When at the time we're less active, 10:00 we need less, so but again give or take about five cups, 10:03 six cups, its around that area, 10:05 but basically your body weight 12 cups 10:08 is more than twice as much as most people need. 10:11 Well, you know, if we're thinking about 10:12 the plant based diet really and truly 10:14 because of the fact that your fruits 10:15 and your vegetable have an adequate amount of water 10:17 already in those fruits, that makes sense they didn't go 10:20 and add in that five and half cups of water. 10:23 And of course like you said before 10:24 if you are in a hot climate or in a summer time, 10:26 you might want to drink a little more, 10:27 but I know that you probably help a lot of people out 10:30 because one and number one things we go through 10:32 we actually do in our programs 10:33 in our community is there people like, 10:35 I hate water, I just don't want to drink it. 10:39 Well, surely if you say according to your body weight 10:41 but now you say just five and half cups, 10:42 they might like well, may be, may be I could try it. 10:45 Give and take, yeah, yeah. 10:46 But based on your body weight 10:48 is sometimes more than twice as much 10:50 than what the body needs. 10:52 Well, speaking of that then, 10:53 speaking that on the same line and that is dehydration. 10:56 How does the person know when you are dehydrated? 11:00 And what are some of the problem of dehydration? 11:02 Okay, there are many symptoms of dehydration. 11:04 When you are thirsty you're already way past dehydration. 11:07 Thirst is not really indication that you are first dehydrated 11:11 because normally thirst is later on. 11:14 But, sometimes irritability, cramping, nausea, headache, 11:21 dark gold urine, which has a strong ammonia odor. 11:27 These are signs of dehydration. 11:31 Wow, what are the dangers? 11:33 Well, we have a next graphic, 11:35 it talk about the detriments of dehydration. 11:37 Let's go to screen at this time, 11:40 Mild dehydration was about 11:43 one or two percent of also body weight, 11:45 that's mild produces negative alterations 11:48 such as concentration, alertness, fatigue 11:53 and short term memory, 11:57 just by being dehydrated 11:59 one or two percent of body weight loss. 12:03 So, again that can and then we know about water. 12:07 Water can also decrease our high blood pressure. 12:12 Water can help ease your stools 12:14 or less risk of hemorrhoids, less of headaches, 12:19 so all these things can help when we increase our water. 12:22 And not to mention our body needs to have that water, 12:24 so it can actually circulate through the body 12:26 and actually cover and support our actual body organs, 12:30 the lungs, the heart, the brain, 12:32 so the water is very, very important 12:34 and kind of a socking note, 12:36 when you were just talking about that, 12:37 I was just thinking about. 12:39 Sometime we do a program, 12:40 we talk about high blood pressure 12:41 and people are amazed because we talk about 12:43 when you don't have enough water, 12:44 then your blood actually becomes very, very thick 12:47 and our vessels are size of a straw, 12:50 a stirring straw, very small. 12:52 And so with that in mind that the blood is that thick 12:54 and you are trying to move it through the vessel, 12:56 it can't move through. 12:57 Just by drinking that water, 12:59 can help it to move through the organs 13:02 or to the vessels like it needs to do 13:04 and so people are surprised 13:05 and people who have headaches they are surprised, 13:07 that they just drink it out water that could actually help 13:10 the whole act. That's true honey. 13:12 And I like to explain just briefly the role of the kidneys. 13:16 Lets go to the screen at this time. 13:18 We have the kidneys here. 13:19 Now of course we call the kidneys 13:21 our internal washing machine, all right. 13:25 It filters the blood, it goes through the renal artery 13:28 and comes out of the renal vein 13:29 and it filters the blood 13:31 and the waste products goes out into of course the bladder. 13:34 And so if the kidneys are not working properly 13:36 because there is not adequate amount of water 13:40 therefore our bodies becomes dirty on inside as well. 13:43 So, our kidneys again is our internal washing machines. 13:48 So keep that in mind. 13:50 What about other references about water? 13:54 Okay, Ellen White, author, 13:56 one of the other main references 13:58 has a profound statement about water. 14:00 Let's go to screen at this time. This is what she says. 14:05 Solemn thought! "Thousands have died 14:09 for want of pure water who might have lived." 14:14 Thousands have died you know it reminds me of John 4, 14:19 where Jesus was talking to a lady from Samaria 14:22 and Jesus asked her for water. 14:26 And she said, well, you know, 14:27 we don't really talk with Jews, you know, 14:28 because I'm a Samaritan. 14:30 And Jesus say, if you knew who was asking you for water, 14:33 you ask me for living water. Jesus is known as living water. 14:37 Even though thousands have died for want of pure water. 14:41 Honey, millions would die 14:44 for want of the living water, Jesus Christ. 14:48 So let's keep things in a proper perspective. 14:50 Water is important but Jesus Christ, 14:53 the living water is even more important than that. 14:56 So I invite you to receive Jesus Christ, 14:59 the living water into your hearts. 15:01 What can you say to that one, 15:02 I mean that is the Cooder Graw, that is the top in a line. 15:07 When you look at something like about water, living water. 15:10 Jesus is the living water. 15:11 And open and willing to give it to anybody that asks. 15:14 Anybody. Anybody that ask it. 15:17 Well, I know talking about that living water. 15:19 I guess you are saying what about some living food too. 15:22 I knew, well, I know you're thinking, 15:24 are they going to go in that kitchen today? 15:26 Well, we had a lot of informational today 15:27 and even more we talked to you about. 15:28 But we are going into the kitchen 15:30 because we are actually going to fix 15:32 a red bean and rice burritos, 15:36 so get your paper and your pencil 15:37 and meet us in the kitchen. |
Revised 2014-12-17