Participants: Curtis & Paula Eakins
Series Code: AL
Program Code: AL000207A
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00:01 Sunlight exposure gives us vitamin D,
00:02 so that we can build strong bones and teeth. 00:05 But does it stop there? 00:07 Is there something new? 00:08 Well, today's program is entitled 00:10 "Sunlight something new under the sun." 00:13 We'll be right back. 00:40 Hi, welcome to "Abundant Living." 00:41 This is Curtis Eakins and my co-host would be-- 00:45 Paula Eakins. 00:46 Okay, you were kind of laughing when we came 00:48 on the scene, so we got to say it together now. 00:51 I am somewhat. 00:52 You're somewhat together. Somewhat together. 00:54 Okay, can we kind of continue now. 00:56 Yes. 00:57 All right. 00:58 Something new under the sun, 00:59 that's what we're talking about today. 01:00 So we're gonna be talking again as we continue 01:03 in this whole program on talking 01:04 about the eight natural remedies. 01:06 And now we're on the sun. That's right. 01:08 Now we're talking about, this is the new series 01:10 like my wife said, a new series 01:12 and eight natural remedies. 01:13 Now, of course, some people of course, 01:15 most Seventh-day Adventist Christians. 01:17 We're here to allow these principles 01:19 which is one of the reason why we have a degree 01:22 of longer health and longevity. 01:24 But those who may not be aware of that 01:27 eight natural remedies, let's so walk them thought that, 01:30 where are they and how can a person 01:33 remember those eight natural remedies. 01:37 Well, once again those who are just tuning in, 01:40 know that we're gonna be talking about 01:41 this acronym 'NEWSTART.' 01:43 And those who have been following along with us. 01:45 By this time you really should be able at least to 01:48 some of them, you know, what I'm saying. 01:50 But anyway the word is 'NEWSTART.' 01:52 'N' stands for nutrition, 'E' stands for exercise, 01:57 'W' stands for water, 'T' temperance, 'A' air, 02:03 'R' rest and 'T' trust in divine guidance. 02:09 Now this was coined by a gentleman that was 02:12 at the one of our lifestyle centers 02:15 that people go to and he had a time trying 02:18 to remember this eight natural remedies 02:19 or I say eight natural laws 02:20 or eight natural principles or eight natural doctors. 02:23 So everybody has a different kind of swing on it, 02:25 you know, but anyway he got the word 'NEWSTART.' 02:29 Okay. 02:30 And one of things I think is important here 02:32 and that is that word trust in divine guidance, 02:34 actually trust in divine guidance. 02:36 Anything we're gonna do, we definitely have to 02:39 trust in divine guidance and ask God to help us so. 02:42 I would like to put up the other end 02:44 but then it won't spell 'NEWSTART' 02:45 and so with that in mind understanding 02:47 that the whole thing about trust in divine guidance 02:50 makes everything possible. 02:52 That's right. 02:53 And again Ellen White, one of the cofounders 02:57 of the Seventh-day Adventist church mentions 02:59 those eight principles in a book 03:01 called Counsels on Health, 03:03 page 90. 03:04 This basically where that 'NEWSTART' came from. 03:07 This is a quote. 03:08 She says proper diet, exercise, use of water, 03:15 sunlight, temperance, air, trust in divine power, 03:19 these are the true remedies. 03:22 So from that came up with the 'NEWSTART' philosophy 03:26 that we have embraced and want to share 03:28 that with you as well. 03:29 So today we're talking about sunlight, go ahead. 03:31 You know, we've been talking also about 03:33 our references and a reference you just mentioned, 03:35 number one you talk about Ellen G. White 03:38 and we're gonna be talk about her. 03:39 The Counsels on Health is a good book 03:40 and the other one I like is Ministry of Healing as well. 03:42 That she actually discusses 03:44 the eight natural remedies and then of course, 03:46 our major reference major, major reference 03:49 is God Himself, the Word of God, 03:51 the Creator God, that's were all this information 03:54 is actually coming from as well. 03:56 Yes, so we gonna start with God's Word 03:58 as far as that, that is God's Word 04:00 had to say about sunlight. 04:02 So again, if you've been with us 04:04 for the last few weeks hopefully you have 04:06 your Bibles handy and we're gonna go to 04:08 the Word of God to set the stage 04:10 as far as this topic, 04:11 something new under the sun, 04:13 there is something new under the sun. 04:14 We're gonna look at the Book 04:16 of Genesis 1 and we're gonna start with verse 16. 04:21 "Genesis 1:16, the Bible says "And God made 04:25 two great lights, the greater light to rule the day 04:31 and the lesser light to rule the night, 04:33 He made the stars also." 04:35 Going down to verse 18. 04:37 "And God saw that it was good." 04:41 So now the greater light of course referring 04:43 to the sun, that's the greater light. 04:46 Now how good is it? 04:48 Well, the wise man talks about how good it is 04:50 and he as the reference as far as 04:52 what we can receive from the sun. 04:55 Now these next two texts are easy to remember. 04:59 One is Ecclesiastes 7:11, the other one is 05:05 Ecclesiastes 11:7, so one is 7:11. 05:09 Okay, okay. 05:10 The other one is 11:7. 05:11 We're gonna read the 7:11 first, 05:14 then read the 11:7 next. Okay. 05:16 Both texts talks about the sun, 05:17 both texts are very profound. 05:21 Chapter 7:11, the last part "There is profit to 05:27 them that see the sun"-- 05:31 So therefore when we see the sun we have to look 05:33 directly into the sun but when the sun is out, 05:36 the sunrays is out, we receive the wise man say profit, 05:41 when the sunlight is shining in the heavens, 05:44 there is profit. 05:45 Now that's Ecclesiastes 7:11. 05:47 Let's turn to Ecclesiastes 11:7, all right. 05:53 Listen to these words 05:55 "Truly the light is." What honey? 05:59 "Sweet and a pleasant thing for the eyes 06:04 to behold the sun." 06:07 So both two texts are talking about the sun 06:10 SUN. Yeah. 06:11 And both two texts are talking about 06:13 how is the pleasant thing is profitable for the sun 06:17 to shine for the eyes to see the sun. 06:19 So those two texts tells us 06:21 about the power of benefits of the sunlight 06:25 when the eyes see the sun over 06:26 when sun in shining in the heavens. 06:28 We're gonna-- you have a lot to talk 06:30 about the sun and immunity system, you know. 06:33 How does the actual sun help 06:35 with the immune system? 06:37 Okay, now it does a whole lot about 06:39 the immune system, let me first before we do that. 06:42 Let me expound on this text here, 06:45 these two texts as well. 06:47 You know, there is a hormone called melatonin. 06:50 Right. 06:51 It's very a powerful hormone 06:53 and it's produced by a small gland 06:55 call the pineal gland, 06:58 it deep into the base of the brain, all right, 07:00 very small pineal pine, shape like a pine cone, 07:03 that's how the name got its-- gland got its name. 07:07 This gland produces melatonin, 07:11 gives us a good mood, help us to sleep. 07:14 Guess what? 07:15 When the sunlight strikes the eye, 07:18 it hits the optic nerve, goes back to 07:21 the pineal gland and this gland produces melatonin, 07:26 helps us to give the good mood and good sleep. 07:28 Sometimes this gland is call the third eye. 07:32 So therefore sunlight also produces a good mood, 07:35 that's why this song writers says, rainy days 07:38 and Mondays always get me down. 07:42 Less sunlight, so it has affect on the sun 07:45 as far as that is concerned. 07:46 Now you're talking about the immune system. 07:49 Immune system is very fortified, 07:52 it helps in to protect us from bacteria, viruses, 07:55 micros, cancer cells everyday, all right. 08:00 There are certain cells that are very powerful 08:03 in doing that, the T-cells in particular. 08:06 Let's go to the graphic and see what the T-cells 08:08 can do when sunlight has stroke the eye. 08:11 Let's go to graphic at this time. 08:15 Sunlight and Immunity ''Vitamin D increases 08:20 antimicrobial cells and activate T-cells. 08:27 Also play a role in respiratory tract infections 08:32 and treatment of asthma, sunlight." 08:35 Wow. Wow. 08:36 So now there is something new under the sun. 08:39 We're talking about respiratory tract infections. 08:41 We're talking about asthma, 08:42 we're talking about T-cells. 08:43 Now there's many types of T-cells, 08:45 you have a T helper cells, then you have the T killer cells. 08:50 Right. 08:51 These cells protect the cell on the inside. 08:54 We have the B-cells protect ourselves 08:56 from the outside. 08:58 The T-cells protect us from inside. 09:00 The T helper cells and T killer cells also 09:04 attack and destroy cancer cells. 09:07 Now we're talking about sunlight in relationship 09:10 to cancer. 09:13 Therefore those who have sunlight exposition have 09:15 a less risk of cancer of the colon, breast 09:19 and also the prostate 09:21 because those areas have we call cancer, 09:25 I mean vitamin D receptors. 09:27 So when sunlight strikes the eye, 09:29 strikes the body those gonna fortified with 09:32 these anticancer properties so therefore 09:35 you have 50% less of cancer 09:37 in those areas as well, so protect us from cancer. 09:40 So now we got that sun, not only being-- 09:42 helping with the mood, 09:43 of more positive mood kind of a thing. 09:46 Now we got also there with the ability to be able 09:49 to effectively help out with immune system 09:53 when it comes to major killer diseases such as cancer. 09:55 Right. And cancer is included, yeah. 09:56 Cancer is included. 09:58 So that's true, because closer we get 09:59 to the equator, less cancer we have in certain areas 10:03 in a population and sunlight is responsible 10:05 for that with the vitamin D. 10:07 What are the-what are the other benefits then, 10:09 what are the benefits that we also get 10:10 from that the sun as far as immune is concern? 10:13 Yeah, there has been quite a lot of benefits. 10:15 One medical journal just of late, 10:18 I will just go and say its date 2012 April issue 10:22 of the journal medical journal called Dermato-Endocrinology. 10:27 This journal lists a lot of benefits from sunlight. 10:31 Now again, hold on to your seat 10:33 because this gonna be very profound. 10:35 Number one, when sunlight strikes the skin, 10:37 number one it turns the cholesterol in the skin 10:40 to vitamin D. 10:42 So now the cholesterol in the bloodstream 10:44 replace with the cholesterol that's in the skin, 10:47 therefore the cholesterol comes down base on 10:49 sunlight exposure, that's one. 10:52 Two, sunlight also reduces glucose or blood sugar levels, 10:57 so therefore sunlight exposure 10:59 also have to monitor or normalize blood glucose 11:04 in the skin as well. 11:05 Number three, sunlight exposure, 11:09 this is independent of Vitamin D also reduced the symptoms 11:14 of clinical multiple sclerosis, 11:19 it's been very critical as far as doing that is concern. 11:22 So there is a lot of something new 11:24 under the sun as far as that is concern. 11:25 One more thing. 11:26 Sunlight also generates nitric oxide. 11:31 Now nitric oxide helps to dilate our arteries. 11:36 When arteries dilate, the blood pressure comes down. 11:40 Sunlight does that as well. 11:42 So again there is a lot of things that sunlight can do. 11:44 That just a sampling of what sunlight can do 11:48 when sunlight strikes the skin. 11:51 So we got the cholesterol. 11:52 Yeah, the cholesterol gone. 11:54 High blood pressure. We got the heart. 11:55 Heart, diabetes. 11:57 Diabetes, and we got all that going on-- 11:58 Good mood, cancer fighter. 12:01 So we're gonna keep that immune system up 12:03 and going because we needed just-I love it, I love it. 12:06 Now, you know, you hear a lot of talk about 12:07 vitamin D as it relates to the sun. 12:11 And then of course, you hear a lot of talk about, 12:12 you know, may be taking vitamin D tablets. Yes. 12:15 Well, you know, my question, 12:17 my next question is. 12:18 What's the best source of getting that Vitamin D 12:21 that we need to have? 12:22 Yeah, 'cause lot of people do take supplementation, 12:24 Vitamin D and particularly Vitamin D3, all right. 12:27 Let's go to screen and see 12:29 what is the best source of Vitamin D. 12:33 Sunshine Vitamin. 12:35 "Sunlight exposure of the skin is know to be 12:39 the most important source of vitamin D." 12:45 Well, that's on the Journal 12:46 of Internal Medicine, that's great. 12:47 That's true, yeah. You know-- 12:49 Because lot of people buying that vitamin D3 12:51 and so but sunlight God created that in heavens 12:54 and He say, it was good so must be good for that too. 12:57 Yeah, he know, he always want to make sure I mean, 12:59 you know, that we're actually getting out in 13:01 the sun because that's some of the things 13:03 that we've gotten away from, it's coming out 13:05 and we love actually walking out in nature, 13:07 going out and gain that sunlight, 13:09 sunlight, sunshine on us. 13:11 And so, let's talk for minute about the exposure 13:14 and the duration? 13:15 Okay, because lot of people may be thinking, 13:17 okay, all those things are good but Curtis, 13:19 you left out one thing, sunlight causes skin cancer, 13:22 that's what most people may be saying 13:24 but there has been some clinical studies 13:26 as of late where sunlight is really not the cause 13:29 of skin cancer, that's why you heard on 3ABN "Abundant Living." 13:33 They did to rats, they shaved 13:36 the back of the rats and expose them 13:37 to the ultraviolet rays of the sun. 13:40 The rats that had a plant-based diet 13:43 had no skin cancers, the rest that had a diet 13:47 that's high in fat and oil in grease 13:51 had 30% of cancer on the skin. 13:55 So, if the tissues have a lot of fat 13:58 or fried foods in one's diet, when sunlight strikes the skin, 14:03 it turns it cancerous. 14:05 So sunlight is not the culprit, 14:07 it's more or less the diet. 14:08 Now about exposure. 14:10 What we need about may be 10 or 15 minutes 14:12 of sunlight exposure with most of the skin expose 14:15 to get these benefits. 14:17 Now, of course, you have two types of rays. 14:20 You have to ultraviolet A rays, 14:23 you get that in the mornings and in evenings. 14:26 We have the ultraviolet B rays, 14:28 you get that between 10 and 4 o'clock high noon. 14:31 The ultraviolet B rays 10 to 4 you get the vitamin D. 14:36 The ultraviolet A rays in the mornings and evenings 14:39 you get the other benefit, so you need both rays 14:41 to have a healthy balance. Okay. 14:43 So therefore the sun exposure, now, 14:45 of course, dark skin people need a little bit more 14:47 so just myself, I need may be 20 minutes where light skin 14:50 people may need 10 or 15 minutes 14:53 and that would be working well for those individuals. 14:56 How about Ellen G. White, 14:57 what does she say about sunlight? 15:00 Based on what we have to said so far, 15:02 this next statement should not come as a surprise. 15:05 Let's go to the screen. 15:08 Sunlight equals Healing "To the sick it is work 15:13 more than sliver and gold to lie in the sunshine. 15:19 This is one of nature's most healing agents." 15:25 Counsels on Health, page 166. 15:27 So you see where and all that has not been 15:30 said about sunlight because we're out of time. 15:31 But again, this is one nature's most healing 15:34 agents, something new under the sun. 15:37 Honey, let's finish up. 15:38 You know, I mean this is profound, 15:39 I mean, we can spend a lot of time on this. 15:41 That's true. 15:42 But just think, the Creator God, 15:44 He knows what He's doing. 15:45 Yes, He does. 15:46 Okay, that sun is there for reason, 15:47 for healing of the nation. 15:49 One of things that I really like 15:51 and that is that we really need to 15:53 not only get the sun on us 15:56 but we need to get the Son of God in us. 15:58 I'll write it now. 15:59 I think that is kind of going back and forth 16:01 there, letting God do this thing in our lives, 16:03 you know. Yes. 16:04 He wants us to have everything, 16:06 He wants us to have life more abundant. 16:08 And so here we go going out in nature. 16:10 And by the way nature is God's second love 16:14 letter to us. 16:15 The Word of God is the first one 16:16 and then that nature. 16:18 I, I think about going out in morning we go out 16:20 and take our walks. That's true. 16:21 And how-- no matter what is going on 16:23 and talk about a good way to start your day off 16:25 is just go out that door, get out that door 16:27 and let God speak to you with that love letter 16:31 and they could be flowers, it can be, 16:33 I know one time I was walking 16:35 and I like to ask God for surprises. 16:37 And He will send butterflies right in front of me, 16:40 you know, and flowers are blooming, 16:42 I mean it's just amazing what's outside the door. 16:45 You know and it's all out there waiting for us 16:47 to come and then the Word of God, oh. 16:50 When you start and you had prayer first thing 16:52 in the morning, thanking God for brand new day, 16:54 new opportunities for Him to lead and to guide 16:57 and be with you. 16:58 And then at this point, you know, it's like 17:00 no matter what goes down, you know it's gonna be 17:03 a better day. Yes. 17:04 Have you ever gone through your whole day, 17:05 did not talk to God at all, didn't thank Him for anything 17:08 and then all of a sudden when your day ended, 17:10 you were like, oh, by the way 17:11 I should have prayed about that first. 17:12 And then you think about it as you start 17:15 your day with God and that sunshine 17:17 which is the word and the sunshine outside, 17:20 you are good to go. 17:22 You know, what I'm saying. 17:23 You are good to go. 17:24 You understand what I'm saying. 17:25 I think I understand what you're saying. 17:27 Talk about saying, saying, saying things. 17:28 I know you said are we gonna cook. 17:30 You know what, we're going to be making 17:32 some chicken fajitas. 17:34 No, no, I know you say it, this is a chicken on 3ABN. 17:38 This is a mock chicken fajita. 17:40 I want you to get your paper and pencil 17:41 and meet us in the kitchen. |
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