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Series Code: STW
Program Code: STW180005A
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00:22 Welcome again, my friends, to Secrets to Wellness.
00:27 We're having a great time here at 3ABN 00:30 presenting secrets of how you can live 00:33 longer, healthier, and happier. 00:36 And we have our next subject which is lifestyle. 00:40 We've talked about water 00:42 and the value of drinking adequate amounts of water, 00:45 and exercise, exercising at least five times a week, 00:50 and love, and the power of healing love, 00:53 and now lifestyle. 00:56 A healthy lifestyle necessitates, 00:58 my friends, healthy choices. 01:01 So we do need to make very good choices 01:03 because an unhealthy lifestyle 01:06 is often the result of poor choices. 01:10 So making the right choice is very important. 01:12 And we learn that wellness includes 01:15 the mental, the emotional, the physical, 01:18 social, and spiritual, 01:19 and all of these aspects have to be in proper balance 01:24 to really experience true wellness. 01:27 And so when we talk about lifestyle, 01:29 we talk about temperance or abstemiousness. 01:32 What does that mean? 01:34 Well, first of all, 01:35 temperance is using wisely that which is good. 01:39 So when we eat all of these wonderful things 01:42 like our fruits, and our vegetables, 01:44 and our grains, 01:46 we need to do it wisely and not overeat 01:49 so that we gain weight. 01:51 But then temperance also means 01:54 abstaining from anything and everything 01:57 that is harmful, such as drugs, alcohol, 02:02 tobacco, and even caffeine. 02:06 Let's go over some lifestyle practices 02:08 that actually destroy our bodies. 02:11 One of those is smoking. 02:13 Tobacco is a major killer. 02:16 And I know that recently when I was in the airport, 02:19 I took this picture. 02:21 And the evidence is there, my friends, on smoking, 02:24 "Tobacco kills, tobacco causes cancer, 02:28 tobacco causes emphysema, smokers die younger" 02:33 right on the cigarette package. 02:36 And so we know that tobacco is a major killer today. 02:40 The evidence is there. 02:42 And according to the Centers 02:44 for Disease Control and Prevention, 02:46 smoking causes cancer, heart disease, 02:49 stroke, lung diseases, diabetes, 02:52 chronic obstruction, pulmonary disease, 02:55 which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis, 03:00 so all of these chronic diseases, 03:03 my friends, are result of smoking. 03:07 So smokers have a 25% higher risk 03:12 of heart attack than do non-smokers. 03:15 So there are so many detrimental effects of smoking. 03:20 The nicotine causes 03:21 the arteries to actually shrink, 03:24 and when arteries get smaller and smaller, 03:27 clots get caught in the blood vessel 03:30 and then a stroke or a heart attack happens. 03:33 And so we need to be... 03:36 Some of you possibly over-smoking 03:38 and we want to do that. 03:41 And so the Beckman Research Institute says, 03:44 "Smoking is the single biggest cause of cancer in the world." 03:50 Now smoking is number one and then obesity is number two. 03:55 But smoking is the largest or biggest cause of cancer. 04:00 Tobacco smoke contains about 04:02 70 different cancer-causing substances, 04:05 and this is scientifically known today. 04:08 After the Surgeon General's report in 1964, 04:12 we know that there is a direct link 04:15 between cancer and smoking. 04:17 And every cigarette you smoke 04:20 takes 14.5 minutes off your life. 04:24 I don't want to be taking any minutes of my life, do you? 04:27 I'm sure you don't, we want to add those minutes 04:30 and those years to our life. 04:33 In every eight seconds, someone dies from tobacco use. 04:38 This is from the World Health Organization 04:41 in May, 2002. 04:43 So every few seconds, 04:45 someone is dying from tobacco smoke. 04:48 But yet, about a third of the male adults 04:53 of global population are smokers. 04:57 So around the world, we have people 05:00 in spite of all the evidence that we have, still smoking. 05:05 And about among the WHO Regions, 05:09 the Western Pacific Region, which covers East Asia 05:12 and the Pacific, has the highest smoking rate, 05:15 with nearly two-thirds of men smoking. 05:19 In spite of the fact 05:21 that the scientific evidences on smoking, 05:24 there are still many people who are smoking. 05:28 In fact, worldwide tobacco use 05:31 causes nearly six million deaths per year, 05:34 and current trends show that tobacco use 05:37 will cause more than eight million deaths 05:40 annually by 2030. 05:44 And, my friends, each day, more than 3, 200 people 05:49 younger than 18 years of age smoke their first cigarette. 05:54 This is so unfortunate, but once they start 05:57 then they feel like they're hooked 05:59 and they can't get out of it. 06:02 Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death. 06:06 This is something that can be preventable. 06:09 And so, if some of you are out there that are smoking, 06:12 you can make a clean break. 06:15 In fact, if you need help with someone to help you 06:19 to quit smoking, 06:21 just locate your nearest Seventh-day Adventist church 06:25 because I'm sure that they can help you 06:28 to quit this habit. 06:29 Make that clean break because the good news is this. 06:33 Your lungs will improve, your risk of cancer decreases, 06:38 your risk of heart disease decreases, 06:41 your risk of premature death decreases, 06:45 your energy and your endurance will improve, 06:48 your entire health improves, and you know what, 06:52 your food will even tastes better. 06:54 And so you can make that clean break, my friends. 06:58 That is the good news. 07:00 So again, if you need help in quitting smoking, 07:03 please contact your local Seventh-day Adventist Church 07:08 because quitters always win. 07:10 And by the grace of God, you can win. 07:13 You can be a quitter. 07:16 And so, my friends, there are many things 07:19 that Satan wants to deceive us on 07:21 and he deceives millions of Christians even 07:24 into thinking that it doesn't make any difference 07:27 how they treat their bodies 07:28 as long as their hearts are right with God. 07:32 But we need to treat these bodies right, 07:35 get rid of that tobacco, and also alcohol 07:39 because alcohol is deceptive, alcohol is addictive, 07:44 it destroys brain cells 07:46 and it dramatically affects our ability to reason. 07:50 In fact, alcohol destroys the brain, 07:55 and we need every brain cell that we can get. 07:58 So alcohol also damages liver cells 08:03 making them less efficient 08:05 which actually develops into cirrhosis of the liver. 08:09 And so there are many problems, many things about alcohol. 08:14 It weakens the immune system 08:16 and we've talked about that so much 08:18 where we need a strong immune system 08:21 if we're going to be healthy, 08:22 and especially live to that healthy hundred. 08:25 So avoid alcohol and all its stimulants. 08:30 But what about alcohol or red wine someone ask? 08:34 Well, some sources may claim red wine is a health drink, 08:37 but science says, 08:39 "Well, it's still just a bit more confusing." 08:43 The evidence is not all in because look, 08:46 some say wine may be linked with heart health benefits, 08:50 but where are those benefits? 08:52 Are the heart health benefits 08:53 contained actually in the grapes 08:56 and not the fermented wine? 08:58 Well, we know that grape juice helps 09:00 to maintain heart health and helps digestive 09:04 and bowel disorders, 09:06 and will actually boost our immunity, 09:09 and even can delay aging signs. 09:13 And so grape juice also lowers the risk of cancer 09:17 and will help maintain bone health 09:19 because it contains iron and copper and manganese 09:24 and will actually boost your energy levels, 09:27 so grape juice is good, that pure juice of the grape, 09:31 not the fermented wine. 09:34 And the Mayo Clinic reported in an article titled, 09:38 "Does grape juice offer 09:40 the same heart health benefits as red wine?" 09:43 And it says this, "Some research studies suggest 09:47 that red and purple grape juices may provide 09:50 some of the same heart health benefits of red wine, 09:54 including reducing the risk of blood clots, 09:58 reducing low-density lipoprotein or LDL, 10:04 or bad cholesterol 10:06 preventing damage to blood vessels in your heart 10:09 and helping maintain a healthy blood pressure. 10:13 So, my friends, more and more scientific evidence 10:17 is showing that it's the juice of the grape, 10:20 not the fermented wine. 10:23 A Harvard Medical School in a Special Health Report 10:26 called Healthy Eating, page 31 says, 10:30 "Studies have found 10:31 that even moderate alcohol consumption 10:34 raises the risk of breast cancer. 10:36 A meta-analysis that combined the results of 98 studies 10:41 found that women who drank alcohol 10:43 were 11% more likely than non-drinkers 10:47 to get breast cancer." 10:49 So even breast cancer and some of these cancers 10:52 are increased by our use of alcohol. 10:56 And alcohol has also been linked to cancers of the colon, 11:00 the mouth, the throat, and the esophagus. 11:04 And it goes on to say this, my friends, 11:07 and this is very important. 11:08 It says, "It's not worth taking up wine, 11:12 that is fermented wine or any type of alcohol, 11:16 to gain supposed health benefits. 11:19 And if you're at high risk for cancer or alcoholism, 11:23 you may want to avoid alcohol entirely." 11:27 Now that's what science is saying 11:30 that there is more and more becoming a link from alcohol 11:34 from fermented wine to cancer 11:38 and some of these diseases. 11:40 And many years ago, in 1887, John Harvey Kellogg 11:46 who is actually a very prominent physician 11:48 in his day, he says that, 11:50 "Alcohol not only makes people unhealthy 11:54 and shortens their lives, 11:55 but is also the cause of much poverty and crime 11:59 and untold amount of misery." 12:02 He says, really, alcohol actually makes people unhealthy 12:08 and can really even shorten your life. 12:11 I don't want to shorten my life 12:12 and I'm sure you don't want to either. 12:15 And Ellen White, a 19th century health educator 12:19 says this, in Counsels on Diets and Foods, 436, 12:23 "The pure juice of the grape, 12:25 free from fermentation, is a wholesome drink. 12:29 But many of the alcoholic drinks 12:31 which are now so largely consumed 12:34 contain death-dealing potions." 12:36 So the evidence is there, my friends, to be healthy, 12:40 we need to give up smoking, we need to give up alcohol. 12:44 "The only safe course she says is to touch not, taste not, 12:50 handle not, tea, coffee, wines, tobacco, opium, 12:54 and alcoholic drinks." 12:56 So that's the only safe way, my friends, is to give it up. 13:00 But let's look at a drug that people all over the world 13:04 are using every day and don't realize 13:06 the detrimental effects. 13:08 It's caffeine in coffee, tea, soft drinks, and energy drinks, 13:14 cola drinks have a twin 13:16 that is even more harmful to our health 13:18 simply called coffee. 13:21 And yet, this is a big drink among people around the world. 13:26 And medical researchers have discovered 13:28 a significant number of health risks 13:31 with the use of coffee. 13:34 Caffeine may even increase heart rate, 13:37 cause the irregular beats, and even raise cholesterol. 13:41 And, of course, caffeine depletes the body's supply 13:45 of vitamins and minerals including calcium, and iron, 13:49 and B vitamins. 13:53 You see, coffee is actually dehydration, not rehydrating, 13:57 so we're not even getting the water, 14:00 the liquid that we need. 14:01 And, of course, we need all the calcium we can get... 14:04 Time to get their coffee 14:06 because it is addictive. 14:08 And what are the problems 14:10 with excessive amounts of coffee? 14:12 Let's take a look at that. 14:14 One cup of coffee a day increases risk of stomach, 14:19 kidney, lung, rectal, and esophageal cancer. 14:22 And one cup doubles the risk of bladder cancer in women. 14:29 And two cups of coffee a day increases colon cancer risk 14:33 and also increases ovarian and pancreatic cancer. 14:38 So if we want to reduce our risk 14:40 for so many of these chronic diseases 14:42 and particularly cancer that's on the rise today, 14:46 I think it might be a good idea 14:48 to even leave off that drink called coffee. 14:53 And let's look at five cups of coffee a day. 14:57 It increases the risk of heart disease significantly 15:01 and heart disease, of course, 15:02 is the number one killer here in America. 15:05 So the best plan, my friends, is to abstain from all drugs, 15:10 alcohol, tobacco, and even caffeine 15:14 if we truly want to live to that healthy hundred. 15:17 But what should we drink you ask? 15:20 What can I drink? 15:21 Well, water is the beverage designed for our health, 15:24 so I hope we're drinking plenty of that good water 15:28 because that is the beverage designed by God for our health. 15:32 But also some of these juices that 15:36 I know that we like to take oranges, 15:39 fresh oranges from the trees and just squeeze it 15:42 with all that pulp and fiber even in it 15:45 or the grape fruits and squeeze them 15:48 and have that good delicious nutritious drink, 15:51 and, of course, 15:53 the pure juice of the grape is also good. 15:56 But there are some great herbal teas out there 15:58 and they are health promoting drinks as well. 16:01 So find yourself some of those herbal teas 16:04 or some of those good juices 16:06 and just plain water, my friends. 16:09 And God promises to give us abundant health 16:12 when we follow His plan and we do these things. 16:16 But what about our food? 16:18 Does God give us any instruction 16:20 on what we should eat? 16:21 Let's take a look at that. 16:23 You see that Eden diet was a vegetarian diet. 16:26 We had lots of those beautiful, wonderful, 16:29 colorful fruits and vegetables, and we had nuts, and grains, 16:34 and seeds, so the Eden diet was a vegetarian diet. 16:39 And living 969 years, my friends, 16:43 and they were healthy 900 and some years. 16:47 And you see that we live 16:51 only 70 years or if by reason of health, 16:56 we live 80 years or maybe some, 16:58 a very few may live to that very healthy 100. 17:03 "Take with you seven, each of every clean animal, 17:07 a male and his female, two each of animals 17:10 that are unclean, a male and his female." 17:13 So God says, take these animals into the ark with you, 17:19 both the clean and the unclean. 17:21 So we have the clean and... 17:23 That's clean for you. 17:24 Now the best thing 17:26 is what He gave us in the very beginning, 17:28 a plant-based diet, 17:29 but He gave them permission to eat the clean animals 17:33 after the flood. 17:35 So you have the cow, and the sheep, and the deer, 17:38 those are all clean. 17:39 But then Deuteronomy 14:6-8 says, 17:42 "Nevertheless, of those that chew the cud 17:44 or have cloven hooves, 17:46 you shall not eat, such as the camel," 17:50 so I guess no more camel, my friends. 17:52 "Or the hare," which is the rabbit, 17:54 "and the rock hyrax," which is a rat," 17:57 for they chew the cud but do not have cloven hooves, 18:00 they are unclean for you." 18:03 And it goes on also to say, 18:06 "Also the," what, "the swine..." 18:09 What is the swine? Pig. 18:11 And people are eating so much swine today, 18:14 so much pig. 18:16 It's unclean for you because it has cloven hooves, 18:19 yet it does not chew the cud. 18:22 You shall not eat their flesh or touch their dead carcass. 18:26 So God says, don't eat these animals, 18:30 they are not good for you. 18:32 And God doesn't want to take anything away from us, 18:34 He only wants to give us that which is good. 18:38 And pork has the highest fat content of all meats. 18:41 So your health depends, my friends, on what you eat, 18:45 but what about those that are in the waters. 18:47 Deuteronomy 14:9 says, 18:50 "These you may eat of all that are in the waters, 18:52 you may eat all that has fins and scales." 18:55 So whatever has fins and scales, 18:57 God says, that's okay to eat, 19:00 and whatever does not have fins and scales, 19:03 you shall not eat, it's unclean for you. 19:06 So like the lobsters, and the clams, and the octopus, 19:09 and all of these things, they are unclean for you. 19:13 So instead of eating these unhealthy foods, my friends, 19:17 we may eat nutritious, healthful, protein foods. 19:21 So we want to eat these good foods. 19:24 Ellen White says in the book 19:25 Counsels on Diets and Foods, 380, 19:28 "Again and again I've been shown 19:30 that God is trying to lead us back, 19:33 step by step, to His original design, 19:36 that man should subsist upon 19:37 the natural products of the earth." 19:40 So God says, yes, you can eat the clean animals 19:43 but if you want to be really healthy, 19:45 the best food is that which I gave you 19:48 right in the Garden of Eden. 19:51 "Grains, fruits, nuts, and vegetables 19:53 constitute the diet chosen for us by our Creator. 19:56 These foods, prepared in as simple and natural 19:59 a manner as possible, 20:01 are the most helpful and nourishing. 20:04 They impart us strength, the power of endurance, 20:07 and the vigor of intellect that are not afforded 20:10 by a more complex and stimulating diet." 20:13 My friends, there are so many plant-based food options 20:18 that are readily available today in grocery stores, 20:21 in restaurants, in hotel buffets, 20:24 airports, airplanes, everywhere we go, 20:27 we see the options today because people are realizing 20:31 that if they want to live longer, healthier, 20:33 and happier that we need to follow 20:35 some of these principles, even with our food, our diets. 20:40 And there are many advantages of a total vegetarian diet. 20:43 It lowers blood cholesterol, lowers high blood pressure, 20:47 lowers the risk of certain cancers, 20:49 the risk of osteoporosis, 20:51 and it improves diabetes symptoms, 20:54 enhances vigor and endurance, and best of all, my friends, 20:58 it lengthens the life span. 21:00 We know that you can lengthen the life span 21:03 if you eat a plant-based diet. 21:07 So how can I live in harmony with God's laws of health 21:10 when I feel so powerless, 21:13 when I feel so like I just can't do it, 21:15 how am I going to give up such things as tobacco, 21:19 or alcohol, or caffeine, coffee, or unclean foods, 21:24 how can I do that? 21:26 How can I live in harmony with God's laws of health 21:29 when I feel powerless? 21:31 Philippians 4:13 says, 21:33 "I can do all things through Christ 21:36 who strengthens me." 21:38 So God is going to strengthen you, my friends. 21:40 He's going to help you and you can get help 21:44 also at your local Seventh-day Adventist Church. 21:47 They want to help you, 21:48 they're ready and waiting for you to come 21:50 and get you off some of these habits. 21:54 So to overcome any harmful habit in your life, 21:57 follow these four simple steps. 22:01 They're teenie tips, just simple teenie tips. 22:05 Number one, choose to give up all unhealthful habits. 22:09 So if you are battling with some unhealthful habit, 22:14 you can choose to give that up and say, I choose not to smoke. 22:19 Now I know that there are some physiological things 22:21 that you need to do as well, 22:23 you need to get that nicotine flushed out of the system, 22:26 you need to eat lots of fruits, 22:28 you need to take those showers and drink lots of water, 22:31 so there are principles to getting you off smoking. 22:35 But I've seen literally 22:37 hundreds and thousands of people as we've conducted 22:40 stop smoking plans, get off smoking, 22:43 so choose to give up all unhealthful habits. 22:46 Ask God to empower your choice. 22:49 My friends, it's very difficult to do it alone, 22:52 but God is there, 22:54 He's waiting and wanting to help you. 22:57 So God will empower you. 22:59 And then discard that object of temptation. 23:02 Throw it right away, throw it in the bin, 23:04 get rid of those that tobacco because if it's around, 23:08 it's going to be a temptation. 23:10 And just discard those unclean foods, 23:13 discard the tobacco and alcohol, 23:16 and you will feel so much better. 23:19 And then replace the health destroying habit 23:22 with a health building habit. 23:24 Yes, replace the health destroying habit 23:27 with a health building habit, that's what we want to do. 23:31 How can we do this? 23:32 Well, we may need to make some wheat germ patties 23:36 or some try some foods that are going to replace 23:40 some of those unclean foods that we talked about 23:43 and you know what, 23:45 they're delicious and nutritious. 23:47 So I'm going to show you the recipe 23:50 for these wheat germ patties. 23:52 It simply has 1.5 half cups of wheat germ, 23:55 1 cup of quick oats, 0.5 cup of chopped nuts 24:00 and I'm using pecan nuts, and a 0.5 teaspoon of salt, 24:04 a 0.5 teaspoon of sage, a clove of garlic 24:08 or you can even use 1 teaspoon of garlic powder 24:12 and 1 medium onion, a cup of soy milk, 24:15 and 2 tablespoons of Bragg liquid aminos, 24:19 or if you can't find that 24:21 which they are readily available today, 24:24 you could use a little soy sauce. 24:27 And so we're going to try to make 24:28 some of these wheat germ patties right here. 24:32 So why don't you come along and come into my kitchen 24:36 and let's do some wheat germ patties. 24:39 So I have the wheat germ 24:41 and the germ is one of the important parts 24:45 of the wheat itself. 24:47 It's the part that's often extracted 24:50 when we have refined white flour. 24:54 And then oats, and you're getting protein 24:57 'cause you get protein in the wheat germ, 24:59 you also get protein in oats, 25:01 in fact about 15 grams of protein in one cup of oats. 25:05 And then we're going to add some more protein, 25:08 so we're not under protein, my friends, 25:11 we're over-protein most of the time. 25:14 Vegetarians get plenty of protein. 25:16 So I'm adding some of these pecan nuts 25:21 and we'll add some onion to that, 25:23 then we will put in some... 25:26 A little bit of salt 25:28 and place to your salt is in cooking 25:32 and not at the table as much to reduce the salt 25:37 at the table is the way to go. 25:38 And then I'm using a little bit of sage here, 25:41 we'll put that in there and some garlic. 25:46 And then we will add some liquid, 25:48 and that's all you do is mix it all together 25:50 and then pour in some soy milk 25:54 and a little bit of the Braggs liquid aminos, 25:58 and just stir that all up. 26:01 Stir it all together. 26:03 And then you can make those patties. 26:08 In fact, you have all of these patties right here, 26:11 just simply put them on the skillet 26:14 and here we'll put this one on the skillet. 26:17 We'll make some more here. 26:19 And then we'll simply turn them once they cook, 26:24 so you just let them get a little brown 26:26 and flip them over, 26:28 and then you have a wonderful patty 26:32 that you can actually take the place of meat. 26:35 So with this, I would simply serve 26:38 maybe a baked potato, and some broccoli, 26:40 and a salad and some wheat germ patties. 26:44 This is something that you can definitely do, 26:47 my friends, in your own home. 26:49 This is truly God's health assurance plan. 26:54 And I know that God is going to help you 26:57 as you choose to follow His way, 27:00 as you choose to have a better diet, 27:03 a better lifestyle, as you choose to give up 27:06 all these things that are harmful to our health 27:09 and use moderately that which is good. 27:12 God is going to bless you. 27:14 So may God bless you as you choose His way 27:19 because it's the right way and it will help you to live 27:22 to that healthy 100. 27:25 God bless you. |
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