Secrets to Wellness

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00:20 Welcome, my friends, to Secrets To Wellness.
00:23 I'm very excited about this particular series
00:27 because I know
00:28 that if you follow these secrets to wellness,
00:31 that you will live longer, healthier and happier.
00:36 So what are the secrets?
00:39 Well, they're not going to be secrets anymore
00:42 because I'm sharing them right with you on 3ABN.
00:46 And then, I know that
00:47 you're going to be so excited about them
00:50 that you are going to actually share them
00:53 with your friends, with your neighbors,
00:55 with your loved ones,
00:57 and with your working associates and everyone.
01:00 So they're not going to be secrets anymore.
01:03 But they're not secrets anyway
01:05 because science is showing
01:08 that these secrets are being published.
01:10 We have a book here, 8 Secrets to a Healthy 100.
01:16 And these secrets are being revealed.
01:19 And then there's the Blue Zones The Science of Living Longer.
01:25 Blue Zones The Science of Living Longer
01:28 is about those centenarians who are living to 100
01:33 in different parts of the world.
01:35 And then there is Harvard University Medical School,
01:39 Living Longer and Living Better.
01:42 All of these secrets are being revealed,
01:44 my friends, by science.
01:46 And even Time Magazine, Secrets of Living Longer.
01:53 And so we have these secrets,
01:55 and I know that you're going to share them
01:57 with your friends as well.
01:59 So what are the essentials
02:03 for optimum health and wellbeing?
02:06 Well, first, we must look at the pathway
02:10 of health and happiness because it's called wellness.
02:14 And wellness has to do with all aspects of life.
02:19 It's not just the physical, it's all aspects.
02:23 Wellness has to do, my friends, with the whole person.
02:28 It has to do with the mental, and the emotional,
02:32 the physical, the social, and the spiritual.
02:35 And all of these factors must be together working together
02:40 to really experience wellness.
02:45 If we're going to be living to that healthy 100,
02:48 not just 100, my friends, but a healthy 100.
02:54 You know, not long ago
02:55 there were these centenarians that were interviewed
02:59 and as they were interviewed, they were asked,
03:01 "What is it that actually keeps you living to a healthy 100?
03:06 And the first one answered,
03:08 "Well, I really sleep eight hours a night
03:12 and so it's my sleep.
03:14 And then the next one answered,
03:16 "Well, I exercise, so I'm regular with my exercise."
03:21 Another one answered,
03:23 "Well, I don't eat anything that's smothered.
03:26 You see, I have a very, very good diet."
03:30 And then they came to another man who was just about a 100,
03:34 but he was a very active 100, and he was asked,
03:39 "What is it that's keeping you
03:41 so healthy living to just about 100?
03:45 And then he looked at his interviewer and he said,
03:49 "Young man, one thing is for sure,
03:53 you don't hang around old people.
03:58 My friends, what he was really saying is
04:02 that you think young,
04:04 you think of yourself as being young, not old,
04:08 and so you have to think positively,
04:11 And so the mental plays a part as well.
04:14 In fact, my husband keeps saying that I'm 72.
04:19 Now I may be 72 chronologically,
04:23 but I took my health age and I am only 56,
04:28 so I have to walk like I'm 56 briskly,
04:32 and I have to swim like I'm 56,
04:36 and I have to ride my bike like I'm 56,
04:40 and I have to also golf like I'm 56.
04:45 Now, I'm not a good golfer,
04:47 but I know that I get arm exercise and leg exercise,
04:52 and I'm out there among the trees and nature,
04:55 thinking what must heaven be like.
04:58 And so, you must have a positive attitude,
05:02 a positive mental outlook, it's not just the physical,
05:06 it's the mental, it's all of these things together,
05:10 and even throughout the Old and the New Testaments,
05:14 the physical, the mental, the emotional
05:17 and the spiritual health are all linked together.
05:21 But you ask a question, is a health a matter of chance
05:27 or is it a matter of choice?
05:29 My friends, is it like throwing the dice?
05:33 And if your, the right numbers come up
05:36 that you may get cancer, or you may get heart disease,
05:40 or you may get osteoporosis,
05:45 or you may be obese.
05:48 No, or do our lifestyle choices
05:52 really make a difference.
05:54 So is it our lifestyle choices, do they make a difference?
05:58 Well, our daily choices may harm
06:02 or help our health only a little,
06:05 but when these choices become our habits
06:08 over years and decades the results become major."
06:13 And so, someone says,
06:15 "It really doesn't matter what I eat or when I eat.
06:19 It really doesn't matter
06:20 if I only sleep five hours a night or,
06:24 you know, it doesn't matter whether I exercise or not
06:27 because I can do what I want, I'm young."
06:31 But there's an old saying, my friends,
06:33 that says this that sell your health when you're young
06:38 and when you're old you can't buy it back.
06:41 So I want you, my friends, I want you to be healthy.
06:46 I want you to live longer.
06:48 I want you to be happier.
06:51 And so, there are certain principles that we must follow
06:55 if we're going to live longer.
06:57 And so lifestyle choices play the key role in determining
07:02 both the quality and the length of our lives.
07:09 Loma Linda University Medical School
07:11 has done many, many studies.
07:14 You've probably heard of
07:15 some of the Adventists health studies,
07:17 and they have learned that you can live longer,
07:22 happier and healthier
07:24 when you make the right lifestyle choices.
07:28 So it is a matter of making good choices.
07:32 And by our lifestyle choices,
07:34 we can live even an extra 10 to 12 years longer,
07:40 or by our lifestyle choices
07:43 we can contribute to premature aging.
07:47 Someone says, "But wait a minute, it's my genetics."
07:51 Now, it's true that genetics, and environment,
07:56 and all of these things play a part
07:59 but it is truly lifestyle choices.
08:02 And Luigi Fontana, physician and co-director
08:07 of the longevity research program
08:09 at Washington University in St. Louis said this
08:13 and I quote "Approximately 25% of your risk
08:19 of death is due to genetics."
08:21 Now, my friends, how much is left?
08:24 Yes, 75%.
08:28 And what about that 75%?
08:31 Well, he says this, "Of the remaining 75%,
08:35 diet is likely the most important factor,
08:39 even more so than exercise."
08:42 Now, I know that exercise is important.
08:45 In fact, I make sure that I get my 10,000 steps every day.
08:50 And my husband is determined
08:54 to get his 10,000 steps every day,
08:58 but also diet is very important.
09:02 So it's a matter of linking all of these together.
09:06 And then Cheryl Rock, PhD, a professor of family medicine
09:10 and public health at the University of California
09:14 in San Diego School of Medicine says this,
09:17 "The science is clear: Eating the right foods
09:21 can lead to a longer, healthier life."
09:25 So it is a matter of lifestyle choices.
09:29 "A diet rich in whole grains, vegetables, fruits, nuts,
09:34 seeds, legumes, and beans extends the life of telomeres
09:40 that are attached to the chromosomes in our cells.
09:44 And these telomeres prevent chromosomes from fraying,
09:49 so are splitting apart
09:50 and altering the genetic codes that they contain.
09:54 This is crucial since genetic material
09:56 within our cells shortens with age,
09:59 but do so much more slowly
10:02 in those that eat a healthy diet."
10:05 So what is this saying, my friends?
10:08 Basically it is saying this, that you can extend your life
10:14 by good lifestyle choices,
10:16 and that's what we're here to do is to share
10:19 how you can live a longer healthier life.
10:23 And even Harvard University has done tests,
10:27 and when researchers at Harvard...
10:29 Now, Harvard is one of the oldest,
10:32 most prestigious schools here in America,
10:35 founded in the 1600s and they tested diets
10:39 to see which diet could extend the life of the telomeres,
10:44 and the Mediterranean diet won
10:46 because it solely focuses on whole plant-based foods,
10:51 not processed foods that may or may not even be vegan.
10:56 And so, these telomeres can actually extend our life from,
11:02 and keep us from these chronic diseases.
11:05 What are the top major causes of death in the United States?
11:10 Well, heart disease, my friends, is number one,
11:14 and cancer is number two, and stroke is number three.
11:19 Heart disease is the number one killer in America
11:22 with over 600,000 deaths every year.
11:27 And according to the American Heart Association,
11:30 heart disease and stroke statistics
11:33 from 2015 from 190 countries
11:39 found that 17.3 million deaths were from heart disease.
11:45 That's an alarming amount, my friends,
11:48 17.3 million deaths just from heart disease alone
11:54 when it's preventable.
11:57 But this is the good news,
11:59 heart disease can be reversed with lifestyle practices.
12:04 Now, not only reduced but studies have shown
12:09 that heart disease can actually be reversed.
12:13 Many heart attacks are even preventable
12:16 with a good lifestyle.
12:19 What are the three big contributing factors
12:21 to heart disease?
12:23 Smoking, where we can determine not to smoke,
12:27 and high blood pressure, and high cholesterol,
12:30 those can be lowered as well by a good lifestyle and by diet.
12:36 And then cancer is the number two killer.
12:40 In fact, the top three cancer killers in men are lung,
12:45 colon cancer, rectum cancer, and prostate cancer.
12:50 And in women it is lung, breast cancer,
12:55 colon cancer, and rectum cancer.
12:58 And so these again are directly related
13:01 to lifestyle practices.
13:05 So how can we reduce the risk of cancer, my friends?
13:09 And I know this is a horrible disease
13:11 and we can reduce our risk.
13:14 We can best reduce the risk of cancer
13:18 by our lifestyle choices.
13:20 The best diet and lifestyle practices
13:23 can significantly reduce the risk of cancer,
13:28 and then diabetes too
13:30 is growing in epidemic proportions worldwide,
13:35 and childhood diabetes is growing as well.
13:39 And Health Statistics show hundreds of new cases
13:43 of Diabetes II diagnosed every single day.
13:48 More and more people are getting diabetes.
13:52 Twenty point eight million people in the United States
13:56 have diabetes and over 14 million
14:00 are even unaware that they have the disease.
14:04 So diabetes is growing and people aren't even aware
14:08 that they have the disease and yet, again,
14:11 it is something that we can do something about.
14:16 And then there is the obesity problem,
14:19 not only here in the United States,
14:21 my friends, but around the world.
14:24 In many countries over 56% are overweight or obese.
14:31 And obesity is growing
14:34 according to the latest statistics 66% of Americans
14:38 are overweight with 31% of these being obese.
14:44 And so, we can control some of these chronic diseases
14:49 by our lifestyle practices.
14:51 According to the World Health Organization,
14:54 "The obesity problem lies
14:56 in the widespread sedentary lifestyle
14:59 and a diet over-rich in calories and fats."
15:03 And so, we live a sedentary lifestyle
15:10 and we have over-rich foods
15:13 with lots of sugar and high fats.
15:16 And this is one,
15:18 these are the causes of obesity.
15:21 And then osteoporosis is also on the rise
15:26 and yet we can do something about osteoporosis.
15:30 World statistics show that osteoporosis affects
15:34 one in two women,
15:36 and it's not only affecting women today,
15:39 my friends, it is also affecting men,
15:42 and one in three men are affected by osteoporosis.
15:48 But 50% of the women will get fractures
15:51 and 30% of the men will get fractures.
15:56 Now I know with lifestyle practices this can be changed
16:00 because who does osteoporosis hit, my friends.
16:04 It hits white females that are small boned.
16:08 And so, I'm a prime candidate
16:10 and yet I started with weight bearing exercises
16:14 and putting all of these practices
16:17 in to the best of my ability
16:19 and I have gained 10% bone mass.
16:23 So I know that we can do something about it.
16:27 And when people develop these diseases,
16:32 they seek for a cure,
16:33 they want something but often times it is too late.
16:38 Well, let me use this illustration.
16:41 There's a famous old monastery
16:43 situated on the side of a cliff.
16:45 My husband and I went up one of these not long ago,
16:49 and this monastery overlooks
16:51 the emerald blue waters of the Mediterranean.
16:55 And there was a visitor
16:56 that wanted to go into this monastery,
17:00 but the only way up was in this old wicker basket.
17:06 And it was being hoisted up by a rope.
17:09 And so, as the visitor got into the basket,
17:13 he was a little frightened and asked only one question
17:18 and he said to the monk,
17:20 "How often do you change the rope?"
17:24 And he said, "Oh, don't worry,
17:27 we change it every time it breaks."
17:30 Now, my friends,
17:32 that's the way some people treat their health.
17:35 They want to fix it when it's broken
17:38 and sometimes it's too late.
17:41 So how can we avoid these killer diseases,
17:43 like cancer, heart disease, diabetes,
17:46 high blood pressure and stroke?
17:49 How can we avoid or reduce
17:52 the risk of these killer diseases?
17:54 Not by a pill, my friends. A pill isn't going to do it.
17:59 It's going to be God's health assurance plan
18:03 and that's what we're talking about here.
18:06 We're talking about God's plan for wellness.
18:09 So let's travel to Egypt
18:11 and see if we can discover clues in preventing
18:13 the world's leading killer diseases.
18:16 Well, studies done on the Egyptian mummies
18:18 confirm the truthfulness of God's Word.
18:22 The diseases killing people in the 21st century,
18:26 they're not new, the Egyptians were dying
18:29 of these diseases as well.
18:32 And they did many studies,
18:34 and they found that they were dying,
18:36 the Egyptians were dying of heart disease,
18:38 arthritis, high blood pressure, obesity, rheumatism,
18:43 sexually transmitted diseases and now they've even discovered
18:48 that they were dying of cancer as well.
18:50 The same things, my friends, that we have today.
18:54 And Dr. Rosalie David of Manchester University
18:57 in Manchester England did many autopsies
19:01 to see what they were dying of.
19:03 And Dr. Claude Rufeis did x-rays on 14,000 mummies,
19:09 and they discovered that it's likely
19:12 that Ramses II of Egypt died of a massive heart attack.
19:16 And so, in later dynasties the Egyptian lifestyle included
19:21 a diet high in fat and sugar.
19:24 Does that sound like anything we have today,
19:27 with a high degree of inactivity
19:30 which contributed to a shorter life span?
19:33 And so that's what we are faced with here,
19:36 high fat, high sugar, and inactivity.
19:41 And studies done on these Egyptian mummies confirm,
19:44 my friends, the truthfulness of God's Word.
19:48 In the Old Testament,
19:49 the health of the Israelites stands out
19:52 in stark contrast to that of the Egyptians.
19:57 Exodus 15:26 says this,
20:01 "If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord,
20:05 your God, and do what is right in his sight,
20:08 and give ear to His commandments
20:10 and keep all of His statutes."
20:12 So we have to do something here.
20:14 We need to diligently heed the voice of God,
20:18 and do what is right,
20:19 and give ear to His commandments,
20:21 keep all His statutes.
20:23 This is not only the Ten Commandment law
20:26 but this is our laws of health.
20:28 And then God says, "I will put none of the diseases on you
20:34 which I have brought on the Egyptians.
20:37 For I am the Lord who heals you."
20:40 So we can do something
20:42 about these killer diseases, my friends.
20:44 In Psalm 105:37 says about the Israelites,
20:49 "And there was none feeble among his tribes."
20:53 So, yes, we can choose God's way,
20:57 the Bible way, the best way
21:00 because the accuracy of the Bible
21:02 is once again confirmed through medical science.
21:08 Science is confirming all of these things,
21:11 my friends.
21:12 The Bible's ancient health principles
21:15 are a universal prescription for wellness.
21:18 Here's our prescription
21:20 right here in the Bible not a pill.
21:23 Yes, just a simple pill isn't going to do it,
21:27 but there are no shortcuts.
21:30 It's not like that there is some miracle strength pill,
21:34 it takes discipline to do these.
21:37 They are simple,
21:38 these principles we're talking about are very simple,
21:41 but it takes discipline to do them.
21:45 It is a matter, my friends, of making good choices.
21:50 That's what it is
21:52 because we shall be individually
21:54 for time and eternity, what our habits make us."
21:59 And so, my friends, we need to develop good habits,
22:03 very good habits,
22:05 because God has given us health insights in His Word.
22:09 God has principles for good health.
22:12 He has given us eight simple remedies
22:15 or principles to achieve better health.
22:19 And this is right in the Garden of Eden
22:22 from the beginning.
22:24 At creation God placed the first human beings
22:27 in the garden with adequate exercise,
22:31 they were to dress and keep the garden,
22:33 and pure water, and clean, fresh air,
22:38 and abundant sunshine,
22:40 and a natural diet of fruit and nuts,
22:43 grains and vegetables, and rest of body
22:47 and peace of mind instructing them
22:50 to exercise self-control trusting in God."
22:55 So here we have it, right there in the Garden of Eden.
22:59 In Ministry of Healing, page 127 says this,
23:02 "Pure air, sunlight, abstemiousness, rest, exercise,
23:08 proper diet, the use of water, trust in divine power,
23:12 these, my friends, are the true remedies."
23:16 And that's what we're going to be studying in this series,
23:20 the true remedies.
23:22 We're going to be studying
23:23 each one of these eight principles
23:27 and here they are right in the word wellness.
23:32 We have all of these wrapped up in the word wellness.
23:37 First we have water.
23:39 Are we drinking adequate amounts of water?
23:42 Are we using water as a healing remedy as well?
23:47 So how much water do we need every day?
23:51 What do we need for optimum health?
23:54 We're going to be studying that,
23:56 and then exercise.
23:57 Are we getting adequate exercise?
24:00 Are we exercising regularly?
24:03 Are we disciplined in our exercise?
24:06 Are we going out in the outdoors,
24:09 whether it's raining, or whether it's snowing,
24:11 or whether the sun is shining?
24:14 We're going to be studying exercise
24:17 and the benefits of exercise
24:19 and the detrimental effects if we don't exercise,
24:23 and then love.
24:25 I tell you studies, scientific studies are showing
24:30 that those people who have love and even trust in God
24:34 do much, much better with their health.
24:38 And so we're going to study that aspect as well.
24:42 And then lifestyle,
24:44 what kind of lifestyle should we have?
24:47 That's abstemiousness.
24:49 What does that word mean?
24:50 What does temperance mean?
24:52 It means abstaining from everything that is harmful
24:56 and using those things that are good.
24:59 Abstaining from alcohol, drugs, or those things
25:02 that are harmful to our bodies
25:04 and using wisely that which is good.
25:07 And then nutrition,
25:09 I love to study nutrition.
25:12 Nutrition is my favorite thing.
25:14 I've been doing nutrition in classes
25:16 and cooking schools for 48 years now,
25:19 and we're going to study those parts of nutrition
25:24 that are going to give us optimum health.
25:27 Fruits, nuts, grains, and vegetables,
25:30 the very thing that God gave us
25:32 in the Garden of Eden and then environment,
25:36 we're going to be studying the environment and fresh air.
25:40 Are we breathing properly?
25:42 Are we getting good fresh air? Are we opening our windows?
25:47 Are we letting the sun shine in and the air come in.
25:52 And then sunshine, we need sunshine
25:56 but we live an indoor life today
25:59 and we want to get out there in the sunshine
26:02 and then sleep.
26:04 Are we getting adequate amounts of sleep?
26:07 How much do we need?
26:10 And what happens when we have sleep debt?
26:13 We're going to be talking about that.
26:15 But here's your prescription, my friends,
26:18 here's the prescription, it is this.
26:20 Every day choose to make health a priority.
26:25 Choose to make your health a priority.
26:29 And, yes, we can be healthy, my friends, by choice.
26:33 It's our choice, if we use God's health assurance plan
26:38 and by following God's health assurance plan, my friends,
26:43 we can increase our possibility
26:46 of living longer and healthier lives.
26:50 And so, God says in 3 John 2,
26:54 "Beloved, I wish above all things
26:57 that you may prosper and be in health,
27:00 even as your soul prospers."
27:04 God promises, my friends, to give you abundant health.
27:09 And so, may God bless you abundantly
27:12 as you choose to incorporate into your lifestyle
27:18 these wellness secrets
27:21 and live abundantly today and tomorrow.
27:25 Choose God's way, it's the best way.


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