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Series Code: STW
Program Code: STW180001A
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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 that if you follow 00:29 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 gonna be secrets anymore 00:42 because I'm sharing them right with you on 3ABN, 00:46 and then I know 00:47 that 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, 00:59 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 01:21 "Blue Zones The Science of Living Longer." 01:25 "The 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's Harvard University Medical School, 01:38 "Living Longer and Living Better." 01:42 All of these secrets 01:43 are being revealed my friends by science, 01:46 and even Time Magazine "Secrets of Living Longer." 01:52 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. 02:00 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 02:12 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, 02:39 working together 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, there were these centenarians 02:57 that were interviewed. 02:59 And as they were interviewed, they were asked, 03:01 "What is it that actually keeps you living 03:04 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 03:19 so I'm regular with my exercise." 03:21 Another one answered, 03:23 "Well, I don't eat anything that's a mother, 03:26 you see, I have a very, very good diet." 03:30 And then they came to another man 03:32 who was just about 100, but he was a very active 100, 03:37 and he was asked, 03:39 "What is it that's keeping you so healthy 03:43 living to just about 100?" 03:45 And then he looked at his interviewer, 03:48 and he said, "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 04:01 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 04:17 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. 04:44 Now I'm not a good golfer, 04:47 but I know that I get arm exercise 04:50 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, 05:07 it's all of these things together. 05:10 And even throughout the Old and the New Testaments, 05:13 the physical, the mental, the emotional, 05:17 and the spiritual health are all linked together. 05:21 But you ask a question. 05:23 Is a health a matter of chance or is it a matter of choice? 05:30 My friends, Is it like throwing the dice 05:33 and if 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. 05:49 Or do our lifestyle choices 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 06:23 or, you know, it doesn't matter 06:25 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, that says this, 06:35 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, I want you to be happier. 06:51 And so there are certain principles 06:53 that we must follow if we're going to live longer. 06:57 And so lifestyle choices play the key role 07:01 in determining both the quality 07:04 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 07:15 of some of the Adventist Health Studies, 07:18 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. 07:31 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, 07:42 we can contribute to premature aging. 07:47 Someone says, 07:48 "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 08:12 at Washington University in St. Louis said this, 08:13 and I quote, "Approximately 25% of your risk of death 08:19 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 08:47 that I get my 10,000 steps every day, 08:51 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, 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, 09:19 eating the right foods 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 09:37 extends the life of telomeres that are attached 09:41 to the chromosomes in our cells. 09:44 And these telomeres prevent chromosomes from fraying, 09:49 so are splitting apart, and altering the genetic codes 09:52 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 10:18 is to share how you can live a longer, healthier life. 10:24 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, 10:34 founded in the 1600s, 10:37 and they tested diets to see 10:40 which diet could extend the life of the telomeres, 10:44 and the Mediterranean Diet won 10:47 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 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, while 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 12:35 and by diet. 12:36 And then cancer is the number two killer. 12:40 In fact, the top three cancer killers 12:43 in men are lung, colon cancer, rectum cancer, 12:48 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 13:00 are directly related 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 2 is growing 13:32 in epidemic proportions worldwide, 13:36 and childhood diabetes is growing as well. 13:39 And health statistics show hundreds of new cases 13:43 of diabetes 2 diagnosed every single day. 13:48 More and more people are getting diabetes, 13:52 20.8 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's 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% 14:28 are overweight or obese. 14:31 And obesity is growing. 14:34 According to the latest statistics, 14:36 66% of Americans are overweight, 14:40 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 14:56 lies 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 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 15:31 that osteoporosis affects 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, 15:58 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. 16:28 And when people develop these diseases, 16:32 they seek for a cure. 16:34 They want something, but oftentimes, 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 overlooked the emerald blue waters 16:53 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 ask only one question, 17:18 and he said to the monk, 17:20 "How often do you change the rope?" 17:23 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 17:42 these killer diseases like cancer, 17:44 heart disease, diabetes, 17:46 high blood pressure and stroke? 17:49 How can we avoid or reduce the risk 17:52 of these killer diseases? 17:54 Not buy 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 18:13 in preventing 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. 18:27 The Egyptians were dying 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, arthritis, 18:40 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, 18:56 of Manchester University in Manchester, England 18:59 did many autopsies 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 19:11 that it's likely that Ramsay's II of Egypt 19:14 died of a massive heart attack. 19:17 And so in later dynasties, 19:20 the Egyptian lifestyle included a diet 19:22 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 lifespan? 19:33 And so that's what we are faced with here, 19:36 high fat, high sugar, and inactivity. 19:41 In studies done on these Egyptian mummies 19:43 confirm, my friends, the truthfulness of God's Word. 19:48 In the Old Testament, 19:49 the health of the Israelites stands out in stark contrast 19:54 to that of the Egyptians. 19:57 Exodus 15:26 says this, 20:01 "If you diligently heed the voice 20:04 of the Lord your God 20:05 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 statues," 20:23 this is not only the Ten Commandment law 20:26 but these are laws of health. 20:28 And then God says, 20:30 "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 And 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 21:10 all of these things, my friends, 21:12 the Bible's ancient health principles 21:14 are a universal prescription for wellness. 21:18 Here's our prescription right here in the Bible, 21:22 not a pill, yes, 21:24 just a simple pill isn't going to do it. 21:27 But there are no shortcuts. 21:29 It's not like that there is some miracle strength pill, 21:34 it takes discipline to do these. 21:37 They're simple, 21:38 these principles we're talking about 21:40 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, 22:04 very good habits 22:05 because God has given us health insights 22:08 in His Word. 22:10 God has principles for good health. 22:12 He's given us a simple remedies or principles 22:17 to achieve better health. 22:19 And this is right in the Garden of Eden 22:22 from the beginning "At creation, 22:25 God place the first human beings 22:27 in a 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, and a natural diet" 22:42 of fruits, nuts, grains and vegetables 22:45 and "rest of body and peace of mind 22:48 instructing them to exercise self-control 22:53 trusting in God." 22:55 So here we have it right there in the Garden of Eden. 22:59 And "Ministry of Healing" page 127 says this, 23:03 "Pure air, sunlight, abstemiousness, 23:06 rest, exercise, proper diet, 23:09 the use of water, trust in divine power," 23:13 these, my friends, are the true remedies. 23:16 And that's what we're going to be studying 23:19 in this series, 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 23:34 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 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, 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. 24:58 Abstaining from alcohol, drugs, 25:01 or those things that are harmful to our bodies 25:04 and using wisely that which is good. 25:07 And then nutrition, I love to study nutrition, 25:11 nutrition is my favorite thing. 25:14 I've been doing nutrition in classes and cooking schools 25:17 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. 25:34 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? 25:44 Are we opening our windows? 25:47 Are we letting the sunshine 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. 26:19 It is this, 26:21 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. 26:35 If we use God's health assurance plan, 26:38 and by following God's health assurance plan, 26:41 my friends, 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 27:13 as you choose to incorporate into your lifestyle 27:18 these wellness secrets and live abundantly 27:23 today and tomorrow choose God's way. 27:27 It's the best way. |
Revised 2019-03-14