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Series Code: STW
Program Code: STW170001A
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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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