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01:10 >> Let's pray. Dear heavenly Father, 01:14 as we are gathered here, we just want to thank 01:16 You for Your goodness, for Your mercy, 01:19 and for being with us. You have been with us 01:22 throughout this week. You have blessed us. 01:24 You've walked with us, so if there's anything 01:26 that is distracting us or making us worried, 01:29 we just want to place those in Your hands at this time. 01:32 So open our hearts, our minds, and just challenge us 01:36 and inspire us during this hour of worship, in Jesus' name. 01:39 Amen. >> Amen. 01:42 >> Good morning and happy Sabbath. 01:45 Happy Sabbath! Are you ready to worship 01:49 and praise our God? Amen. 01:51 So you might have had a challenging week, or you might 01:54 have had a great week. But, you know, I know that 01:57 we are all thankful and glad that it's Sabbath, 02:00 so we just, as we're about to sing, invite you to stand 02:02 and sing with us "Come, Now Is The Time To 02:05 Worship." 10:38 There is just something about that name, and it comforts us 10:43 during our times of trouble. You know, we call on the name 10:47 of Jesus, so as we're about to have our prayer time, 10:50 I just invite those who have any prayers or petitions 10:53 or any praises to come forward and lay them at the feet 10:56 of Jesus because He will take care of it all. 11:00 So please stand with us as we sing. 13:08 >> Good morning, boys and girls. Happy Sabbath to you. 13:13 >> Good morning. >> Aww, come on. 13:14 >> Morning! >> Happy Sabbath to you. 13:18 >> Happy Sabbath! >> Happy Sabbath, 13:20 first Sabbath of October. Nice to have you here today. 13:23 We got something pretty special right now coming through 13:27 that door over there. Don't stand up. 13:31 Stay down so that everybody can see. 13:34 Let's see what we have coming through the door today. 13:37 Oh my, can you see it? Look on the big screen. 13:40 Maybe they'll put it on the big screen. 13:42 All right. Here he comes. Do you know what that is? 13:47 That is a dog. Oh my. 13:50 Oh, so what's so special about having a dog? 13:54 We've had dogs before. Well look it. That's a -- 13:57 Take a look at that dog. Look on the screen or look right 13:59 here. That is a -- Shh. 14:05 That is a half-Australian... >> Shepherd. 14:10 >> ...Shepherd, and they don't know what the other half is. 14:13 But, trust me, the other half looks exactly like this 14:15 because that doesn't look like an Australian Shepherd, okay? 14:18 So that is Tribby. Can you say, "Welcome, Tribby"? 14:23 >> Welcome, Tribby! >> Oh, Tribby is so happy 14:26 to see you. Has he already kissed you? 14:28 Oh, he just is a big kisser. First service he was kissing 14:31 everybody, but I want to tell you about Tribby. 14:33 He's not just another dog. Listen to this. Shh! 14:37 Tribby is a service dog. A service dog. 14:43 Do you know what a service dog is? 14:45 >> Yes. >> Can you stand back just a 14:48 little bit, please? You know what a service dog is? 14:50 A service dog, listen to this. Okay, everybody sit down. 14:55 Sissy, thank you so much. A service dog provides 14:59 a special service, so if a person is blind, 15:03 what would a service dog do? Oh, he would look. 15:07 She would look. "Where do you need to see? 15:09 What do you need to see?" If a person can't hear -- shh! 15:14 Because we can hear -- shh! If a person can't hear, 15:18 what does a service dog do? A service dog listens. 15:22 "Is there a car coming? Is that the sound of a horn?" 15:25 Ooh, if a person can't walk and is in a wheelchair, 15:29 what does a service dog do? The service dog goes in front, 15:33 checking to make sure there's a smooth piece of ground 15:35 for that wheelchair to ride over. 15:37 This is my friend Abby Vaughn, and this is her service dog. 15:43 Isn't he something? You know, when I look 15:46 at that service dog, you know what I think of? 15:48 I think of Jesus. That's what I think of. 15:50 Because, you know what, when you can't see, 15:52 guess who goes beside us to see? Oh! 15:55 And when you can't hear the devil speaking, guess who 15:57 can hear and who can help us? >> Jesus. 16:01 >> And when you don't know where to go, who goes right 16:03 in front of us to lead the way? >> Jesus. 16:06 >> Jesus does. You know what Jesus is? 16:08 He's a service Savior. Can you say that out loud? 16:12 >> A service Savior. >> Wherever we go, 16:17 He is a very friendly presence with us, just like Tribby. 16:22 Oh, look at Tribby. He wants to get up there 16:24 and kiss you so bad. Aren't you glad for Jesus? 16:28 Sir. What is Jesus again? 16:30 A service Savior. He's with us all the way 16:36 until we get home. Anybody want to thank Jesus 16:39 for being our service Savior? Anybody want to thank Jesus? 16:44 I'm looking for a new face. Come here, Sissy. 16:48 Angelica, you just come right up here, 16:51 and here comes the microphone. And we're going to thank Jesus. 16:53 Shh, we're going to thank Jesus for being our service 16:58 Savior, just like Tribby. All right. 17:03 Let's close our eyes and pray with Angelica. 17:07 >> Dear Jesus, thank you for this day. 17:10 Please help everyone to be kind, and thank you... 17:15 >> For being a service Savior. >> ...for being a service 17:21 savior, amen. >> Amen. Thank you, Angelica. 17:24 Can you say that to Jesus as you go quietly and reverently 17:26 back to your seats? "Thank you Jesus for being 17:29 our service Savior." 21:55 >> In a moment, we're going to pray, and then I'm going to ask 21:57 you to open your Bible to John 10. 21:58 If you'll just get it to John 10 right now, there's just one 22:01 line. It's red-letter words, 22:03 and it's just dynamite. So that's all we're going to 22:06 focus on, is that one line. And I'll pray with you 22:10 in just a moment, but you've got to admit, 22:13 we humans, we're funny creatures. 22:17 Have you heard about people celebrating losing? 22:22 We got a phone call from our son Kirk this week, 22:25 and it was followed up with a text message from Chelsea, 22:29 our daughter-in-law. Just this short little message 22:33 tucked away in that note, "Number three is out," 22:38 and we're thinking they've given us two of our granddaughters. 22:40 Maybe this is number three coming out or getting ready 22:42 to come out or whatever. I don't know. 22:45 Then she put a picture with it, disabused us of that thought, 22:48 and here's the picture she put in. 22:52 That's our granddaughter Ella, and her third tooth 22:55 came out this week. So everybody is calling 22:58 and celebrating losing. It's amazing. 23:00 We celebrate losing our teeth in the beginning, 23:02 and by the time we get down at the end of the journey, 23:05 we're hanging onto those teeth for dear life. 23:07 Like, don't celebrate losing anything. 23:11 Ah, we're a funny creature, we humans. 23:15 We celebrate losing. We celebrate losing our weight. 23:18 We celebrate losing our minds. No, we don't really celebrate 23:23 losing our minds. That's one of the things 23:24 we want to hang onto because there's some stuff 23:26 that we don't want to lose. We don't want to lose our minds. 23:30 We don't want to lose our friends. 23:33 We don't want to lose our health, 23:36 and I'm thinking that what we're about to plunge into together, 23:39 you and me, this might have kind of 23:42 universal appeal for all of us. This is another one of those 23:45 DIY, what my Gen Z'er friends, and Abby is one of my 23:49 Gen Z'er friends. She's going to be up here 23:50 with me in just a moment to help me preach this, but they're 23:53 calling these DIYs. This is do-it-yourself, and 23:57 what's the title of this one? "Do It Yourself: A DIY Guide 24:01 How To Be Healthier And Live A Whole Lot Longer." 24:04 So we're going to get to that in just a second, but first 24:06 I want to pray with you, and I want to go to that line 24:09 in John 10:10. Do you have it ready to go? 24:12 All right. Let's pray. Father, thank you. 24:15 We're crazy creatures. We celebrate losing. 24:20 We celebrate winning. It just depends 24:22 on what you're talking about, and he we are looking now 24:25 at a guide for health. Are you serious, Father? 24:28 A DIY guide for how to live longer? 24:32 If You can give that to us, give it to us right now please. 24:34 We're coming to You in the name of Jesus. 24:36 One line, a provocative promise He makes. 24:38 Penetrating, may it make sense to us we pray, 24:42 right now, in Jesus' name. Amen. 24:44 So open your Bible to John 10:10. 24:46 Already there? Good. John 10:10, I'm in the NIV. 24:49 We'll put it on the screen for you. 24:51 Here is this penetrating promise, red letters all the way 24:55 through this chapter. So my verse is in red here, 24:58 John 10:10, Jesus speaking. 25:09 Okay, hit the pause button right there. Come on. 25:12 There is only one person in this universe, you got to admit it, 25:15 only one person in this universe who comes to steal and kill and destroy. 25:23 And you know who I'm talking about. 25:27 I'm not going to mention his name because he gets 25:28 some sort of perverse pleasure when people talk about him. 25:31 I'm not even going to mention his name. 25:33 He's demented anyway. He's the only one 25:35 in the universe that comes to steal and kill and destroy. 25:39 Mm, but where's this big promise that you were talking about, 25:42 Dwight? Well, let's read it again. 25:44 John 10:10. 25:56 Oh, boy. It's party time. Did you get that? Jesus to the max, 26:01 and when it's Jesus to the max, what does he say? "I have come so that 26:06 all of that guilt stuff that you're dealing with... you know, the always 26:10 looking-over-your-shoulder kind of guilt? I've come to take that away. 26:14 I've come to take away that flashing red light called your conscience. 26:18 I'm going to steal your conscience. I want to be to the max 26:22 in your life, and I will give you the abundant life. I have come to take away 26:29 your moral bad health, so that you'll never wake up with a hangover again. 26:35 I have come to give you the life, and life to the max, life to the full. 26:42 And when I forgive your sins, by the way, I'm going to so bless your body with new life, 26:50 I'm going to so bless your soul with new health, that you'll never be the same again." 26:57 Put it on the screen for us again, please. Jesus says... 27:04 Do you want the full life? You know what they say, don't you? 27:08 The softest pillow in the world is a clear conscience. Jesus says, "I can give you 27:14 that clear conscience. Here's the deal: You take me, and I'll give you life 27:20 to the max and the full. You take me, and I'll give that to you." 27:26 Talk about health. If you talk about good, good health... 27:30 Let's take a look at it together. I came across a blogging 27:34 scientist the other day. Boy, I'm sure glad I found her. She's a research scientist, 27:40 UC Davis. You've heard of University of California in 27:42 Davis. It's a big institution. She is the founding director 27:45 of UC David Integrated Medicine. So I'm starting to read her blog, and I come across 27:52 these words, and I want you to see them. They're on the screen right now. 28:01 Whoa, Loma Linda? I used to have grandparents that lived in Loma Linda. 28:04 I've been there. 28:13 You're kidding me. Keep reading. 28:38 Now I want to say a word about those studies that she reviewed, but I'm really excited 28:41 about these eight secrets. And, by the way, she came up with them herself. 28:46 They're not in the study. She read all the studies and then came up with these. 28:50 They'll be our DIY, our do-it-yourself list for today, but first, 28:54 she's absolutely right. Since 1960 -- Get this. Since 1960, there have been 29:01 three major studies of the Seventh-Day Adventist lifestyle. The first one was in 1960. 29:06 The second one was in 1974. The third one -- it's still going on, by the way -- 2002. 29:13 The last two are called Adventist Health Study One. The third one is 29:17 Adventist Health Study Two. Very interesting about those studies. 29:22 By the way, Adventist Health Study Two, that's going on right now? 29:24 And some of you are still participating in this. Listen to this. 29:29 It was funded by the National Cancer Institute with an additional $5.5 million grant 29:36 given by the National Institutes of Health so that it could focus on over 29:41 96,000 Seventh-Day Adventists between the ages of 30 and 112, living only in Canada 29:52 and the United States. So it's a study on North America. 29:56 Amazing. Now I need to tell you this. These guys were 30:00 not commissioned by the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. The Seventh-Day Adventist Church 30:04 accepts the findings of the studies, but it did not sponsor these studies. 30:07 So that makes it even more intriguing. All three studies have explored 30:11 the links between lifestyle, diet, and disease among us Seventh-Day Adventists with some 30:17 rather interesting factoids. So let me give you one from Adventist Health Study One. 30:22 I'll put it one the screen for you, all right? 30:33 What are they? 30:46 And then the Adventist Health Study number two... 30:49 Here are some factoids. Now I need to tell you this in advance. 30:52 This is not comparing the Adventist population with the rest of the population. 30:56 This is comparing Adventists with Adventists because there are six 31:00 categories they came up with when it comes to our diets, and you can imagine 31:04 what the six are, so I'm not going to give them to you. But watch this, on the screen, 31:08 from AH number two. 31:27 Hmm. Here comes factoid number two 31:30 in AH Two. Interesting. 31:41 Here comes bullet number three. 31:57 You get half the incidences of Type 2 diabetes. 32:01 One more. 32:08 In other words, vegetarians live longer. 32:11 That's what they found in AHS number two. 32:17 So what was Jesus' promise again? 32:19 Look at it on the screen again. John 10:10. Come on. 32:21 Jesus says... 32:26 The question is, how can we experience this life to the full? 32:31 That's what everybody wants. It doesn't matter your age. It was really fascinating 32:36 for me. I'm just going to be up-front here. 32:38 To look over the shoulders of this woman... Her name is Rosane Oliveira. 32:43 She's the, as I mentioned, the director of integrated medicine at UC Davis, 32:48 but I'm looking over her shoulders as she said, "I've read all these studies, 32:51 and hey, blog readers, I've come up with eight lessons you need to know about." 32:57 I'll put her words on the screen -- Rosane Oliveira. 33:08 So, I'm going to share them with you, come on. 33:09 Let's scribble them down. Abby is going to come up here, 33:12 and we'll be done. But would you pull out 33:14 your new study guide? It should be tucked away in your 33:15 worship bulletin right now. Pull it out, please. 33:17 This is our DIY, do-it-yourself, list of eight life lessons 33:22 for long, lasting health. All right? 33:26 Eight lessons... You didn't get one? 33:27 Here come our friend, the ushers. 33:28 Put your hand up, and they'll make sure you get one of those. 33:31 If you're watching on a screen right now, if you're watching 33:32 on television, you see that little website at the bottom? 33:35 That is our website, newperceptions.tv. 33:39 You go there, and you'll find this particular little 33:44 conversation we're having today. It's entitled a "A DIY Guide 33:48 How To Be Healthier And Live A Whole Lot Longer." 33:51 Click on the study guide, and you'll get the same list of 33:53 eight. You have to fill in the blanks 33:55 with us. We're glad to have you 33:57 watching live-stream or wherever you are right now. 33:59 All right. So you've got it up 34:02 in the balcony, as well? Are you getting them up 34:04 in the balcony? Good. 34:06 Well, let's not -- Without any further ado, let's 34:08 go. Eight lessons for a long, 34:10 healthy life. Write it down. 34:11 Number one: Take breaks. So this director of Integrated 34:18 Medicine, looking at Seventh-Day Adventists in Loma Linda, 34:21 she said, "Hey, I learned something from these guys. 34:23 Take breaks." Now the words that follow 34:25 are also hers, okay? She puts in parentheses 34:30 "24 hours," and then I put in brackets, "the Sabbath," 34:33 "from daily life to focus on family, God, friends and nature. 34:37 They believe this relieves their stress, strengthens 34:40 their social communities and provides healthful, 34:43 consistent exercise." End quote. 34:45 She doesn't say a word about why we do it. 34:47 I just remind you, in case you forgot. 34:48 The Fourth Commandment of the Ten Commandments, 34:50 that begins with the words "Remember the Sabbath to keep it 34:52 holy," it ends with these words. Scribble is down. 34:55 There it is, Exodus 20:11. 35:11 Why do we rest? Because the creator did. 35:13 It's a great idea. And guess what. 35:15 Research now shows it adds to a healthful life: longevity. 35:20 I love the way Moses describes the greatest rest... 35:22 Keep your pen moving. Exodus 31:17. 35:25 "And on the 7th day, the Creator rested and was refreshed." 35:30 She says, "They have time with their friends. 35:32 They have time in nature. They have time to relax." 35:35 Yep, you're right. You nailed it on the head. 35:38 That's one of the secrets to longevity right there, and good 35:41 health. All right, there are eight of 35:42 these, and here comes number two. 35:46 They call that BMI. Now she writes... 36:06 So where did somebody come up with this whole food, 36:09 plant-based diet idea? From the Creator. 36:13 Jot this down. Genesis 1. The Creator is talking right 36:16 now... 36:34 Now the research is showing that a whole food, 36:37 plant-based diets are the secret to a long, healthy life. 36:41 Got it? The Creator obviously knew 36:43 what He was doing when He assigned that diet. 36:45 Number three. Jot it down, please. 36:51 She writes, the good news is that you don't have to 36:53 run a marathon. 37:02 Enough said. Abby is coming up in just a 37:04 moment. We're going to talk about that. 37:06 We'll kind of tease that one out, speaking about exercise. 37:08 Number four, write it down, please. 37:09 There are only eight of these. 37:12 Who wouldn't like that? She nailed it on the head again. 37:22 Jesus, in John 13:35, on the screen for you. 37:32 So I'm a little curious on this one, so I step away from her 37:35 blog. And I go into Google, and I want 37:37 to find out about relationships. We just had that "Roommates, 37:39 Bad Dates, and Soulmates" series. 37:41 I said, "Listen, tell me about the effect of relationships." 37:44 The National Institutes of Health, 37:46 summarizing 148 different studies... 37:50 Look at this. Put it on the screen for you. 38:06 We all knew smoking was a risk factor and alcohol consumption 38:10 is a risk factor. Now, 38:13 the National Institutes say this idea of friendships moves 38:16 right up there with alcohol and tobacco in its effect on our 38:20 longevity." But she goes on. 38:23 And by the way... 38:32 In other words, I refuse to exercise, 38:34 and I'm not losing weight. If you have close friends, 38:37 that will mitigate, to a degree, some of that, those risk factors 38:43 in terms of your death age. Number five. 38:47 Jot it down, please. I like this. "Give back." 38:59 True or false? Come on. We all know it's true. 39:02 You know what? There are scores of studies that 39:04 show, by the way, that volunteers -- No kidding. 39:06 Volunteers, whether you're a student going to class... 39:11 You say, "Dwight, I'm taking classes." 39:13 That doesn't count as volunteering. 39:15 You have to take those classes. Your mind and body know 39:18 when you're doing something that you don't have to do, 39:19 and they reward you with these little boosting chemicals 39:23 that actually raise your immunity level and expand your 39:29 longevity. Volunteering for senior 39:32 citizens, we've got retirees in this communities. 39:35 Volunteering at neighbor-to-neighbor is a huge 39:38 boost for your immune system and your longevity. 39:42 That's what she's talking about -- give back! 39:44 Jesus put it well: Luke 6:38. 39:52 Get involved. Okay. Number six. 39:54 Ooh, number six is going to be one we wrestle with. 39:56 Number six, some of you are going to start 39:57 pushing back right now. "Oh, I love the first five. 39:59 Don't give me number six." But number six is one 40:01 that this particular community needs to hear, all right? 40:04 So number six... 40:09 Now she's talking about supper, okay? 40:12 "Eat an early, light dinner. A lighter meal at the end 40:17 of the day will promote better sleep and a lower BMI." 40:22 End quote. Whoa. 40:24 And then I remembered something I read in Christianity Today. 40:27 Oh, I was so glad this last week -- Ah, I kept it. 40:30 And I want to tell you about it. It was written by a physician 40:32 named Lindsay Stokes. She's describing something 40:36 called autophagy. Can I put the word 40:38 on the screen for you? Autophagy. 40:41 Yeah, what's up with that? Autophagy describes a process 40:44 that the cells go through. When the cells don't find 40:48 nutrition outside of them, you know what they do? 40:53 They go inside. They have some proteins lying 40:55 around. They have some little body parts 40:57 within the cell that are lying around. 40:58 They start eating those proteins, and they start 41:01 consuming those body parts. As long as there is food 41:05 going by, they don't do that clean up work. 41:08 And guess what they have found. Autophagy is the body 41:12 extending your life because, you know what? 41:15 If you don't eat just before you go to bed... 41:17 Now, some of us are on a two-meal-a-day. 41:20 Karen and I have breakfast, and we have lunch. 41:21 And that's it, and I'm just telling you the truth. 41:24 You get hungry around supper time. 41:27 I wish I could tell you it ain't so, but you do. 41:30 But guess what? When you give your body a break, 41:34 and it needs considerable time for that break, 41:37 grabbing that pizza just before you drop off to sleep? 41:40 That really -- You say, "Dwight, I really do 41:42 better when I have food in my tummy. 41:43 I sleep well." You know why you sleep well? 41:45 Because all the blood from your brain has gone down to the 41:47 stomach. But while the brain is sleeping, 41:49 the stomach is going -- [ Gurgling ] 41:53 all night long. It's getting zero rest, 41:56 and tomorrow morning I'll just grab a couple 41:58 Dunkin' Donuts, and then I'm off! 42:01 You keep eating all day long. You graze right through the day. 42:05 There is no break. There is no break 42:08 for those cells that say, "Give me a break. Stop. 42:12 I won't turn out there for food now. 42:15 I will turn in here." By the way, I'm just going to 42:17 throw this in. Alzheimer's? 42:19 Anybody with white hair is concerned about Alzheimer's. 42:21 Trust me. Alzheimer's -- 42:26 No, I'm not going to get into it now. 42:29 I'm going to do it in November. I'm going to do it in November. 42:31 We're going to talk about mental health, and let me tell you. 42:33 Baby Boomers are really very nervous about Alzheimer's. 42:36 I'm reading a book called "The End of Alzheimer's." 42:38 It's fascinating, and by November I'll be able 42:40 to help you out. Don't get into the descriptions 42:43 right now, but the point is, the brain 42:46 needs you to stop eating so that the brain 42:49 can clean up what's been built into the brain, 42:52 squirted in the brain all day long. 42:55 Your bright minds have been -- The brain says, "Stop. 42:58 Don't eat. Give me a break." That's what she's writing about, 43:02 so I'm going to put her words on the screen right now, okay? 43:04 So this is Lindsay Stokes talking about autophagy. 43:26 There's one other method you can use, 43:28 and it's called famine. And when famine occurs, 43:31 and the food supply drops off, the body begins slowly 43:35 to consume itself. It has no choice. 43:39 We don't want that, but 12 hours... 43:43 First Tuesdays on this campus? The day of fasting and prayer? 43:46 You could go with 24 hours and do your body 43:48 a very big favor. Just stop eating. You won't die. 43:54 It'll feel like it, but you won't. 44:01 Number seven. There are only eight of these. 44:03 "Drink lots of water." Jot that down, please. 44:05 She writes... 44:16 They're now finding eight glasses of water is even better. 44:18 We'll talk about that when Abby comes up in 2 split seconds. 44:22 All right. Number eight, the final one. 44:25 "Eat a mostly plant-based diet." She says, 44:29 "Looking at these Adventists, and I've concluded plant-based 44:33 is what they do." Now these are her words. 45:03 Ladies, listen up. 45:15 Or, as my grandma would say, to-mah-toes. 45:18 And by the way, guys, smile along with the ladies 45:21 because tomatoes are excellent for prostate health. 45:24 Mm-hmm. You don't want to mess 45:27 with prostate cancer. Nobody does. 45:29 Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes. And by the way, that's not 45:33 guzzling a jar of ketchup down. All right, there they are, 45:38 ladies and gentlemen -- eight lessons. 45:40 Eight lessons for a long, healthy life. 45:42 Put Jesus' words on the screen again for us, please, 45:44 John 10:10. 45:49 That's the abundant life. There isn't a soul here 45:52 that isn't saying, "Man, I want that life. 45:54 Girl, I want that life." Me too. 45:56 Abby Vaughn, come on up here. She's my new friend. 45:59 You know what Abby Vaughn is? She is a senior 46:01 at Andrews University. She's a senior at 46:04 Andrews University, a dietetics major. 46:06 So this is her last year. This is a big deal. 46:08 She is also a wellness associate. 46:11 So we're talking about about the brand-new 46:13 Andreasen Center for Wellness, right across from the church 46:16 right here, and she works over there. 46:19 And number three, she is a -- I got to always look this up -- 46:21 a group fitness instructor. So you want to talk about 46:24 fitness? This woman can help. 46:26 And qualification number four? She is a member of the largest 46:30 generation on this planet right now, and they're called 46:32 Gen Z'ers, and you're looking at a Gen Z'er right here, 46:35 born between 1995 and 2006. Sorry. 46:45 So, Abby, I mean, this is fascinating stuff. 46:48 This little lady is looking at all these 46:50 Adventist Health Studies. So, Abby, look. 46:54 You're the exercise specialist. Let's just begin right there. 46:57 Come on. Really give us a little bit 46:59 of motivation now. I mean, she said, 47:01 "Oh, they exercise." But come on. 47:03 Give us some motivation. What are some benefits for 47:04 exercise, fitness instructor? >> For sure, for sure. 47:07 So, there is actually a ton of benefits for exercise. 47:10 I'll name a few. One of them, you're going 47:12 to have a lot more energy in the long run, 47:14 so you get up, you exercise. As you continue doing that, 47:19 your body will learn to adjust to that exercise, 47:22 and you will gain more energy. You're going to increase 47:25 your muscle strength and tone, and who doesn't want to be toned 47:29 and have some good muscle strength in order to pick things 47:31 up and do what you need to do? You're going to have 47:34 better posture, so you're going to be able to -- 47:37 The muscles in your back and everywhere is going to help 47:40 you have that better posture. So if you think about 47:42 what you're doing right now, some of you are probably 47:44 slouching, kind of leaning up against the back of your seat. 47:49 If you exercise on a regular basis, you will definitely have 47:52 that better posture. You're going to have less 47:55 chronic illness. So exercise actually has 47:58 a way of transforming your body. >> Cool. 48:01 >> And changing those genes that you have so that 48:04 you have less chronic illness. >> So let me ask you about group 48:06 exercise because that's kind of your specialty. 48:09 I mean, do you recommend that? >> I do recommend it. Oh, yeah. 48:12 >> Why? Why? >> So there's a couple 48:15 different things that, with group fitness exercise, 48:18 that you can get. >> Mm-hmm? 48:20 >> One of them is that, when I go to group fitness 48:23 classes, I look at the person on my left and right. 48:26 >> Mm-hmm? >> And I say, "Well, if they're 48:28 doing it that hard, and she's doing it that hard, well I can 48:30 definitely do it a lot better than they can." 48:33 And so it's a way that you can push yourself and kind of have 48:35 a competition with yourself. And no one has to know 48:39 about that, and then also what you were talking about, being 48:42 social and connected with the people around you? 48:45 You have all of these people that have the same goals as you, 48:48 to better their lives and get completely well. 48:52 And so you have these people that can gather around you if 48:54 you're struggling and build you up. 48:57 >> Mm-hmm. Yeah. >> Listen, we could spend 49:00 a half hour just on exercise, but I want to move on 49:02 to your other area of specialty right now, and that is 49:04 dietetics. So what are they teaching you 49:07 in dietetic school? >> This is actually 49:10 one of my favorite topics. >> Okay. 49:12 >> So diet -- There's a ton of different 49:15 things we could talk about, but there's a couple things 49:17 that really a lot of people struggle with. 49:19 And one of that is our portion sizes, so going to the cafeteria 49:22 here, we have an all-you-can-eat buffet. 49:26 You go out to restaurants, they have these buffets. 49:28 >> Mm-hmm? >> And one way that you can 49:31 decrease on your portion sizes is only take one plate, 49:34 and that's actually one reason why the cafeteria -- 49:36 >> Only one plate? >> Only one plate. 49:38 So there's actually scientific evidence that if 49:43 you only get one plate of food, and you only eat that, 49:45 it's part of the lowering your BMI type of thing. 49:48 >> Got you. >> So one plate of food. 49:51 What I was saying, the cafeteria here, that is 49:52 actually one of the reasons why they don't have trays. 49:55 Because it helps you to portion. >> Ah, I missed them 49:59 the last time I went. They said, "Yeah, 50:01 we're not using trays anymore." Okay, but, by the way, speaking 50:04 of the cafeteria, thank you for giving them a shout-out. 50:06 You know, I'm pretty impressed. I mean, everything is labeled -- 50:09 vegan, vegetarian, carnivorous. No, there's no carnivorous, 50:15 but they're going out of their way to help us. 50:17 >> Right. >> Yeah. So this diet thing. 50:18 I mean, everybody is into a new diet. 50:20 I just, this last week, I heard about a primal diet. 50:22 Eat what the ancients did, no pasteurized anything. 50:26 Give me a break. What's up with these diets? 50:28 >> Yeah, so I actually don't like the word "diet." 50:31 >> No? >> Because if you think 50:33 about it, I'm sure most of you have been on a diet before. 50:35 So you start a diet. You go through the diet. 50:38 You reach your goal, and then you just stop. 50:40 And what happens after you stop is you end up 50:43 right back where you were. >> Mm. 50:45 >> So I like to use the word lifestyle change. 50:47 So with that lifestyle change, you start that lifestyle change, 50:52 but you don't ever have an end date. 50:54 You don't have an end goal. You're just constantly 50:57 trying to better your life. >> Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. 51:00 Be honest with me. Do you like junk food? 51:02 >> I do like junk food, and it's a thing 51:04 that a lot of people think that if you're into wellness 51:06 and if you're into health, that you don't like. 51:08 And, you know, studying to be a dietitian, 51:11 a lot of people think that, "Oh, she doesn't eat cake, 51:13 and she doesn't like ice cream." I love it, but the thing is, 51:16 what you do, if you like something, you get some. 51:20 >> Mm-hmm? >> But you portion it. 51:21 So say you like pizza. Instead of eating 51:23 a half of a pizza, you're going to eat one slice. 51:26 So if you're craving something and you don't eat it, 51:29 it's actually going to end up building up, 51:31 and eventually you'll cave in. And you'll eat that whole pizza, 51:34 and then you're going to give up on what that goal was. 51:36 >> Mm-hmm. Okay. We're hastening to talk about -- 51:41 We need to talk about water. We had an interesting discussion 51:44 in the first service. What do you 51:45 want to say about water? Because we just read, that's 51:48 one of the big deals for her. She said, you know, what? 51:51 Six glasses, five to six glasses for men, yada, yada, yada. 51:55 What's up with water? >> Right, right. 51:56 So water is actually very important. 51:58 It was given to us by God, so it has to be important. 52:01 So actually for every person, your water intake 52:05 is going to be different. There's formulas you can 52:07 find online for that, but basically the easiest way 52:10 to figure out whether you're drinking enough water 52:13 is if you look at your urine, and if it's clear, 52:15 you're drinking enough. If it's not, 52:17 then you need to drink more. >> Well, that's really easy 52:20 to figure out. So, in other words, 52:27 water is absolutely -- No matter what age, 52:29 it's absolutely essential. Drinking coffee that's liquid 52:33 is not drinking water, is it? >> That's correct. 52:35 >> Yeah. And pop? >> That's correct. 52:37 So, while it is a liquid, it does have caffeine in it, 52:39 and caffeine is actually considered a diuretic. 52:42 Diuretic means that it makes you lose water, so for every cup 52:48 of caffeine that you drink, you should actually drink another 52:50 cup of water to compensate for that. 52:52 >> Mm-hmm? Let's talk about sleep because 52:53 she didn't mention sleep at all. Isn't that amazing? 52:55 Eight lessons of life, she didn't get the sleep part. 52:57 Let's talk about sleep, especially on a campus like 53:00 this, where sleep is at a premium. 53:02 So is there, like, a suggested giving guide 53:06 for sleep or something? >> Well, you should actually 53:09 sleep up to 7 to 8 hours. I know, as college students, 53:14 as parents, getting up and then going to bed at night, 53:18 getting that rest that you need is actually really hard. 53:21 Sometimes you're an evening person, 53:24 so that doesn't mean that you have to go to bed 53:26 right at 9:00 and get up at 5:00. 53:27 You can take that a little bit later. 53:30 >> Mm-hmm? >> And go to sleep a little bit 53:32 later, as long as you get that 7 to 8 hours of sleep. 53:34 >> Somebody came up to me after first service and said, 53:37 "Hey, listen," and scribbled it out here. 53:40 "For good sleep, no computer, television screens 53:42 before you fall asleep." Is there a -- 53:44 What's up with that? >> Yeah, so I'm not completely 53:47 studied in this. >> Yeah? 53:48 >> But from what I've read and what I've seen, 53:50 there is light on that screen. >> Mm-hmm? 53:52 >> And that light actually changes with the chemicals in 53:54 your body and makes you stay awake longer, and it makes it 53:57 harder to sleep. There are actually apps that you 54:00 can get that changes that light into a different frequency 54:03 that allows you be able to sleep sooner 54:06 if you do choose to look at it. >> Mm-hmm, okay. 54:08 >> We don't suggest it, but it is there. 54:10 >> Okay, this idea of, "Look. I'm young right now. 54:14 I'm a Gen Z'er or a millennial. When I get to be 50, I'm going 54:18 to really start honing in, and by the time I'm 70, 54:21 I'm going to just -- perfect health." 54:23 What about waiting, putting it off? 54:25 >> Yeah, so first thing I want to say is, 54:29 why wait and put off what you can do today for later? 54:33 So if you start now, you're actually going to see 54:35 the benefits as you get older. >> Mm-hmm? 54:38 >> So it takes such little time to be healthy. 54:42 You can take 30 minutes out of your day. 54:43 Have a 20-minute workout. Do some meditation 54:46 or just quiet time. >> Mm-hmm. 54:48 >> Drink your two glasses of water in the morning 54:50 right when you get up, and just take 30 minutes a day. 54:55 You can find recipes online that cost less than $1 per 54:58 serving, so the money issue, if you really look into it, 55:02 you can do it. >> Yeah. 55:03 >> It's doable. >> Let's end by talking about 55:05 Jesus. Abby, what's Jesus in your life? 55:09 >> You know, if we look back to creation, 55:12 and we see all the things that He has given to us. 55:14 He gave us the water. He gave us the nuts 55:17 and the grains and the fruits and everything we need 55:20 to have that restful and peaceful environment 55:22 and keep our bodies healthy that He gave us. 55:26 And we can do that by eating and taking care 55:30 of the things that he gave us. >> Mm-hmm. 55:32 >> So taking care of our bodies as the temples that he gave us 55:35 through the stuff that he gave us. 55:36 >> It's a big partnership. >> Oh, yeah. 55:38 >> And he has a vested interest. It's abundant life, right? 55:40 >> Correct. >> Abundant life. 55:41 Put your hands together for Abby Vaughn and our Gen Z'ers. 55:44 Thank you, Abby. God bless you. 55:51 Let's put it up one more time. Jesus' words. John 10:10. 55:59 I want to end with these words. A little American lady, 56:02 she's about 5'3" tall, she actually wrote 56:07 the literature that has led to the Adventist lifestyle 56:11 that the world and the culture today are sitting up 56:15 and taking notice of. She put the whole package 56:18 together. Her name is Ellen White. 56:20 She wrote a book called "Ministry of Healing." 56:23 It's a little classic. In a moment I'll give you 56:25 a chance to get it for free, but I want to end with 56:28 this quotation from her book. The words of that little 56:33 American writer.... 56:42 I love this. 56:57 That's the abundant life. "I will give you this life 57:00 to the max if you'll take me. 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