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Author; Daud J. Kusekwa.
The article below covers some details on health, Wellbeing and lifestyle in context to Seventh-Day Adventist church health message. Details are basically basing on the biblical facts the Ellen White Writings and some scientific research.
Health: is the state of physical, mental and social, well-being and not merely absence of disease or infirmity (WHO).
Wellbeing: is the contented state of being happy, healthy and prosperous (Oxford Advanced English Dictionary)
Lifestyle: A manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes (Oxford Advanced English Dictionary)
The Seventh-Day Adventist church is a Christian Protestant church that observes Saturday as the Sabbath (Oxford Advanced English Dictionary)
FOOD.
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Food is that which is eaten to supply necessary nutritive elements this is in accordance with the medical dictionary.
Those elements we(humans) didn't automatically know, but there is One who knows, who is the One? It is our Creator God Himself. If is that a case, then He knows the kind and proportion that can supply them properly.
The first foods God gave to human in and out of the garden of Eden and were fruits, seeds and vegetables, though later on as a result of sin and massive destruction of plants the Creator added animal and fish foods but the first ones were the best ever this is simply because He is God the physiologist, the Omniscient.(Ellen White, 2015) In order for our minds and body to grow right we have to adhere to the first version of diet is at any cost is possible. Daniel and his associates denied the king's meaty foods, instead they suggested their own set of diet i.e., pulse and water. Pulse refers to the edible seeds of pod- bearing plants including peas, beans and lentils which are rich of vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) that deals with body metabolism and protection from the Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) also it is rich in Cobalt the core of vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin). Though our bodies can't make vitamin B12 by their own, but in the presence of Cobalt and vitamin B6 the body can make it, therefore the vegans can be free from Pernicious anemia.(Ellen White, 2015)(Pallavi et al., 2016) This was written that we may learn and take action but precaution if one attempts living vegan life and sees negative changes then they should adjust their diet to fix the problems. Another biblical example is John the Baptist who was preparing a way for Jesus the scriptures say he was in the wilderness eating locust and wild honey, the locust here are not insects but the pods / seeds from a leguminous plant.
Multitude of the beings that are eatable but are not foods refer to the definition. During the Israelites era He (The Author and the Omniscient) provided a lecture on the added foods i.e., the animals(meat), fishes, & birds. Why He instructed, there may be many reasons but among them are to look for their obedience, also within it is this, the restricted creatures are the carriers of many disease - causing organisms and chemicals. In the book of Judges, the non-chewing animals simply are the Carnivores and Omnivores
According to the study done by Dr Macht from the John Hopkins university using the Lupinus albus seedlings which was subjected to meat/ muscle juices and looked after their progress, It was found that animals like calf,ox,sheep, goat and deer had high growth index to the plant while on the other hand the animals like , camel, horse, guinea pig, hare and coney had low growth index to Lupinus albus ,and Dr Macht concluded the latter do contain high content of toxins of the fact they inhibited growth of the plant. It same applies to the birds of which the study reported that birds like chicken, turkey, mallard had no effect on the plant seedlings whereas the hawk, owls had ones. Those animals were created for environment not for meals thus the Creator restricted them from being eaten for balancing the nature. The fishes with scales do repel the toxic chemicals, and free radicals (ions) rendering them free from toxins and hence clean and safe for human food the non-scaled
including oysters do feed on the waste in the sea/ ocean the studies show that it can filter about fifty gallons of seawater a day but the toxic waste become part of their body .How can we eat the pollutants thus they become part of our bodies are we ready to turn our bodies into the dump then we expect the best out of it, something impossible after all the bodies are not ours but the LORD'S, no parent entertains seeing their children putting into their mouths unclean things, The LORD is more than a parent thus He care about our health but if we reject we harm ourselves.(Food et al., 1982)
Also, clean animal must be slain to draw blood this is very scientific coz blood harbours hepatitis B&C, prions which can cause CJD, of prions disease can be also contracted with consuming the already dead cow thus The Omniscient restricted it from being eaten
Also, to take precautions to make sure don't eat blood The Lord said in the book of Deuteronomy to not eat blood but you pour it down Why? so that you go well (succeed) with your children, Researches says eating blood especially fried one or drinking raw blood has a lot of consequences among them is Hemochromatosis as blood contains high concentration of iron, then Hemochromatosis leads to Infertility as it goes deposited into the testes, also Arthritis due to deposition in the joints. Iron overload (hemochromatosis) has vast of effect to the human body
like Liver diseases, nerve diseases, heart and Diabetes thus comes the saying ' God knows the best' what He restricted is dangerous (www.labmet online.com). Also during the Sacrifice offerings particularly the burnt ones He gave the instructions that all the oil was the LORD'S though some of the portions of animal offerings were left and eaten by the Priests but not the oil as it contains a lot of bad cholesterol is the Lower Density Lipoprotein (LDL) which can lead to Coronary artery diseases(CAD) and the heart is machinery supplier of blood and blood is life if no blood to the body leads to low blood to the brain therefore reduced brain functioning as wickedness results. The Lord was is and will forever be the best of all our choices.
Fishes provided were the ones with scales and fins Why? Is there any rationale behind the scales and fins? Yes, there's one, Scales are the fish's free radical-proof the studies show that the scaleless fishes contain high content of the free radicals by absorption via their soft permeable skin.
COFFEE AND TEA:
Coffee and tea do not nourish our bodies instead excite our CNS what the user say stimulation. Coffee and tea when ingested into the stomach it takes a very short time of about 45 minutes for their pharmacological effects to show up.(ProgDrugRes-Caffeine-1987.Pdf, n.d.) This is because, before the stomach has a time to digest them then its nerves convey impulses of irritation to the CNS thus the response comes into about as a reaction against the irritation i.e., alertness, wakefulness and stimulation. Repeated consumption of them lead corruption to the natural mechanism of alert and stimulation of the CNS as it becomes forced into unnatural processes finally it adopts to it while forgetting the natural one. (Ellen White, 2015)
LIFESTYLE DURING PREGNANCY:
Let them control their appetite whether of foods, drinks, hobbies, and habits, everything a pregnant does has a impact to the fetus either good or bad, so choose good now, the fact is many
women know not of the impact of their habits particularly about speaking listening, hearing, watching, but let them from now onwards know it. The similar biblical scene is of John the Baptist birth Gabriel the angel was sent and give the instructions as previously discussed because the child was prepared for mission so must be smart in mind and physically fit, the impact was obvious positive and the child later after he became temperate and well controlled his appetite as previously discussion.
So, whoever wishes to have smart kids and later smart men and women then they should take into account and action the instructions concerning their appetite during pregnancy. (Ellen White, 2015)
CLOTHES:
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Many women especially girls like wearing to look sexy more than to care for their health and wellbeing,
It's not uncommon to see girls putting on very tight outfits i.e., skin jeans. According to Ellen White Christians must wear simple and comfortable outfits enough to cover their body, provide warmth, without interfering at any point the blood circulation, wearing tight outfits interferes with the blood circulation leading to various problems regarding health of the victim. The research shows that many women who use to wear those tight skin jeans are at high risk of getting meralgia paraesthesia which is simply the tingling sensation of the lateral aspect of the thing associated with repeatedly compression of the femoral nerve as a result of constant wearing tight skin jeans.(By & Al-twaijer, n.d.)The world is debilitating many of the victim of wearing have that myth " It's painful to look good" so tend to ignore the pains as far as looking sexy is concerned,
Satan is ruining the minds of girls and women that via their sexy wearing they definitely trap the men's minds that they can't concentrate and focus on their eternal life, as he does distract the men's mind he at the same time destroys the health of his co-workers (women & girls) by skin irritations, and stomach conditions as the tight clothing especially above the waist ie they compress the stomach and intestines by do doing the digestive progress is hindered also triggering the HCl secretion, also waist problems as a result of wearing high heels plus skin jeans as the waist is tilted constantly causing waist weakness and pain but its mild if done alone while severe when combined with skin jeans.(From wikipedia, 2020)
The Counsel on Health book describes also of wearing shorts outfits (skirts) of which the lower extremities are colder than the other parts(organs) that the circulation of blood can't be constant when there is high temperature on the portion of vital organs while cold on the extremities. Many women are nervous, restless with knowing nothing of the etiology but is simply coz of dressing as the vital organs lungs is compressed with the tight blouses the blood is not enough oxygenated plus the circulation is disturbed especially the lowered Cardiac output (C.O) from reduced Venous return (V.R) by compression of the veins these results into decreased blood to the brain as the immediate cause of their nervousness.
"As we see our sisters departing from simplicity in dress and cultivating a love for the fashions of the world, we feel troubled. By taking steps in this direction, they are separating themselves from God and neglecting the inward adorning.
CONCLUSION:
We may have deviated very far from normal that the abnormality has now become a new normal. But as long as we are aware and the discussion above has made sense in our minds the we can restore our very normality. Just slow but focused approach then everything will go on its way. In case found those very scientific facts similar to the biblical ones, don’t be happy that ooh!! indeed bible is right or true, instead be happy vice versa, because we are not proving right the bible by comparing it to the field of science but we are doing the vice versa.
REFERENCES:
Ellen G White. Counsels on Diets and Foods, Counsels on Heath, Patriarchs and Prophets . Paper Knowledge . Toward a Media History of Documents, 3(April), 49–58.
By, P., & Al-twaijer, A. J. (n.d.). MERALGIA PARESTHETICA AND FOOT CONDITIONS.
Food, T., Laws, D., Father, H., Macht, D., Faculty, M., Macht, D., Students, M., Issue, O., Experimental, A., Appreciation, P., Xi, L., & Xiv, D. (1982). Science proves that “ God knows best ”, when it comes to what we should and should not eat.
From wikipedia. (2020). Harmful Effects of Plastic on Health. Indus Health Plus, 1(April), 5–8.
Pallavi et al., 2016. (2016). Innovative Farming. Innovative Farming, 1(2), 49–55.
ProgDrugRes-Caffeine-1987.pdf. (n.d.).