Importance of Sweet Words

"Getting angry is like taking a small dose of some slow-acting poison every day of your life." -Redford Williams, M.D., Anger Kills

Gary Smalley and Rex Russell compiled the following research that was most revealing in their book Food and Love,:

Medical research has studied the effect of chronic quarrelling on a person's health and have found that couples and roommates who frequently quarrel tend to have more illnesses than do the people in amicable relationships. Those who have constant fights suffer a weakening of their immune systems and are generally less healthy than those who react amicably with friends and family. A study of students at Yale University discovered that roommates who disliked each other had far more colds and flues and visits to physicians than did roommates who liked each other and the greater the dislike-the higher the number of illnesses.

Researchers of Ohio State University Medical Center brought 90 couples into lab and asked them to resolve an issue of disagreement; continuous blood monitoring for 24 hours revealed that couples who had high levels of hostility displayed significant deterioration on eight measures of the immune system. Researchers at Cambridge University in England found that couples who had constant quarrels were 13 times as likely to develop a serious illness as couples who rarely fought.

Agency for combating Disease

The thoughts in the mind need to be controlled, for they have a most powerful influence upon the health and are the most effective agency for combating disease. The electric power of the brain, promoted by mental activity, vitalizes the whole system, and thus is the most invaluable aid in resisting disease. To array someone's mind against sickness, is the supreme art of medicine. Inspire in a person courage and purpose, and the mind-power will cast out disease. Willpower is another name for life force. Men with great willpower resist and combat disease. The imagination often misleads, and when indulged, brings severe forms of disease upon the afflicted. Sickness of the mind prevails everywhere. Nine tenths of the diseases from which we suffer have their foundation here. Ninety percent of illnesses are mentally triggered mostly due to stress and guilt.

A HAPPY HEART

Our thoughts are the food that our brains feed on. As we can eat foods that steal from our bodies, like sugar; we can also think thoughts that steal from our bodies, like anger. We can choose what we think, and in doing so, we choose between health and disease.

Redford Williams, M.D., author of the book Anger Kills, wrote: "Getting angry is like taking a small dose of some slow-acting poison every day of your life:' Grief, anxiety, discontent, remorse, guilt, distrust, all tend to break down the life-forces and to invite decay and death.

Norman Cousins in his book, Anatomy of an Illness, describes his recovery from ankylosing spondylitis, a disease of "unknown etiology" with a survival chance of one in 500. In a desperate bid to survive, Cousins rejected his drug therapy, hired a projector and amused himself watching old comedy movies. He was following a hunch he had acquired from reading Dr. Hans Selye's book The Stress of Life, and his changed state of mind, helped by laughter, improved diet and his own determination, was the turning point from which he recovered full health in a few months. It has been said that a hearty laugh a day may keep the doctor away. Laughter has innumerable benefits. It increases blood flow as much as a 15- to 3D-minute workout.  It proves a potent anti-stress factor, decreases asthmatic attacks, increases stamina, relieves arthritic pain, and promotes good sleep. Also, since the serotonin levels go up after laughter, it is an effective antidote for depression. Studies have shown that even breastfed babies with eczema experience milder symptoms if their mothers laugh hours before feeding them

How Much Sleep to Get?

Research Article:

The largest study on sleep duration and mortality found that those who slept about seven hours had the highest survival rate. Those who slept less than 4.5 hours had the worst. Nine hours of sleep or more each night was also associated with a higher mortality risk. Experts tend to agree that the majority of people require about eight hours of sleep each night.

How Can I Sleep Better?

To sleep well, you need to work well. "The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep". Idleness is the cause of many diseases. Rather than taking a harmful sleeping pill, make sure to do strenuous outdoor physical labor every day. Abstain from all stimulants (caffeine, alcohol, tobacco, spicy foods). Avoid eating anything a couple hours before bedtime.

Regular times for going to bed and rising are very helpful. The best time to go to bed is between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM. Deepest sleep is between 9.00 PM to 12.00 AM. The body, particularly the adrenals, recharges the most during 11:00 PM to 1:00 AM.

Make sure your eyes are exposed to sunlight every morning, this enhances melatonin-production. Sleep in complete darkness (cover your eyes so no light penetrates). Even a little light during the night can disrupt your circadian rhythm and your pineal gland's production of melatonin (your body's number one anti-aging hormone) and serotonin (your happiness hormone).

A relaxing soak in warm water will help you unwind after a stressful day. Have a cup or two of your preferred choice of a calming herbal tea.

Bathing; Is it Necessary!

It is important to keep the pores of the skin open and clean by daily bathing. The average healthy person eliminates about one kilogram (two pounds) of waste material daily through the pores of the skin. People who engage in rigorous physical activity eliminate an even greater amount. The skin is considered to play the role of a third kidney. A burned victim who has had over 50 percent of the skin function destroyed, has a lower chance for survival, and his kidneys are placed under a terrific load because of the loss of eliminative assistance by the skin.

Whether in health, or illness, daily bathing should not be neglected. A neglect of cleanliness will induce disease. The multitude of pores, through which the body breathes, become clogged and filled with waste matter. The skin needs to be carefully and thoroughly cleansed, that the pores may do their work in freeing the body from impurities. Even feeble persons who are diseased need the advantages and blessings of bathing daily. Respiration is more free and easy if bathing is practiced. By it, the muscles become more flexible, the mind and body are alike invigorated, the intellect is made brighter, and every faculty becomes livelier. It promotes general perspiration, quickens the circulation, overcomes obstructions in the system, and acts beneficially on the kidneys and urinary organs. Bathing helps the bowels, stomach, and liver, giving energy and new life to each. It also promotes digestion, and instead of the system being weakened, it is strengthened.

A Healthy Living (You & Water)

Our body's most important nutritional requirement is oxygen. Humans may live five to six weeks without food, a few days without water, but only a few minutes without air. Just as fire in a furnace cannot be kept up without enough air to supply the necessary

You & Water

Toxic waste builds up in the body):' when we do not drink enough water. The body of a newborn contains more than 80 percent water. The amount of water in the tissues lessens with advancing age. More than 60 percent of our body is made up of water.

Humans have lived 81 days without food, but they will die in 5 days without water. If you lose just 5 percent of the total amount of water in your body, you will start to hallucinate, become disoriented, and experience twitching muscles. If you lose 15 percent of your total water, your life is endangered.

The parts of the body that suffer most from dehydration are those without direct vascular circulation, such as the joint cartilages in fingers, knees, and vertebrae. Chronic pain is often an indicator of chronic dehydration. When any of your joints begin to signal aching pains that come and go, this may be a sign that your body is severely short of water. Often, though, the signs of water deficiency in joint cartilages are not recognized for what they indicate and painkillers are prescribed. This frequently results in a dependence on addictive medication, and permanent damage to cartilage separation of the joint bones.

According to Dr. Fereydoon Batmanghelidj, dehydration can cause disease. "Dry mouth is not the only sign of dehydration and waiting to get thirsty is wrong. Pain in the body is a crisis call of the body for water. Thirst should be prevented. When [the] body does not receive enough water and you have pain that is a sign of dehydration:

Importance of Good Breathing!

In order to have good blood, we must breathe well. Full, deep inspirations of pure air fill the lungs with oxygen; purify the blood, sending it-a life-giving current-to every part of the body. Good respiration soothes the nerves; stimulates the appetite; improves digestion; and induces sound, refreshing sleep.

Shallow breathing creates an insufficient supply of oxygen causing the blood to move sluggishly. The waste, poisonous matter, which should be thrown off in exhalations from the lungs, is retained and the blood becomes impure. Not only the lungs, but the stomach, liver and brain are affected. The skin becomes sallow and digestion is retarded. Oxygen deficiency in the cells is known to cause cancer. Experiments have shown that cancer cells cannot live in blood that is well oxygenated.

How to Get Enough Air

Most people have very shallow breathing, which means the lower portion of the lungs is filled with stale air. It is important to do deep breathing exercise daily (three times a day is best). Take a deep breath to full expansion, hold, then exhale slowly and completely, and hold that. Repeat this, say, twenty times. This helps the circulation and gets toxins out of the system.

One of the best ways to learn deep breathing (normal breathing) is to lie flat on one's back and place your hand on your stomach. As you breathe in deeply your hand should rise. Practice this until your abdominal muscles always automatically rise each time you breathe. This indicates that the entire lung is expanding, with emphasis on the lower portion of the lung and abdominal area.

Be outdoors as much as possible. Always exercise outdoors. In the home it is important to secure thorough ventilation and plenty of sunlight. Keep proper ventilation in mind wherever you are (home, work, school, etc.). Air must be in constant circulation to be kept free from poisons.

Enjoy Benefits of Sunlight Without the Risk of Premature!

Start with 10-15 minutes exposure to the face, arms and legs, or the diseased area of the body daily under direct sunlight (not behind a window). Build up to 20-30 minutes daily. Avoid sun burning. Do not use sun block or suntan lotion, they have been proven to be carcinogenic.
To avoid the risk of skin cancer, eliminate all animal fats and heated vegetable oils (this includes almost all commercial oils). Consume your fats as they are found in nature (raw nuts, raw seeds, avocado, olives, corn, etc.).Eat plenty of vegetables and fruits which are rich in antioxidants that will protect your skin.

THE ART OF EATING

To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art. If not more important, just as important as what we eat, is how and when we eat. The following are the basic principles for healthy eating:

Chew More

The benefit derived from food does not depend so much on the quantity eaten, as on its thorough digestion. Moreover, the gratification of taste does not depend on the amount of food swallowed, as on the length of time it remains in the mouth.

Digestion starts in the mouth; thorough chewing allows digestive enzymes in saliva to thoroughly mix with food, an essential first step for optimal digestion

Those who wish to avoid indigestion or bloating, and those who realize their obligation to keep all their powers in a condition which will enable them to render the best service to God, will do well to remember that if time to eat is limited, not to bolt down food, rather eat less, and chew slowly. When excited, anxious, or in a hurry, it is better not to eat until we get rest or relief, because the vital powers, already severely taxed, cannot supply the necessary digestive fluids

Chewing gum is unhealthful as it overworks the salivary glands and confuses the digestive system

Bigger Breakfast

It is the custom of society to take a small breakfast. But this is not the best way to treat the stomach. At breakfast time the stomach is in a better condition to take care of more food than at the second or third meal of the day. The habit of eating a sparing breakfast and a large dinner is wrong. Make your breakfast correspond more nearly to the heartiest meal of the day

Eat at Regular Times

SECRET OF LONGEVITY

Two thousand centurions were studied-nothing was found in common with them other than the moderation in quantity of food. Observations on these centurions showed that, for attainment of long life, the amount of food was more critical than the type of food that was consumed. Our study should go on true temperance in everything concerning life, not just food.

That means that human being is at liberty to enjoy moderately that which is most beneficial, but will completely avoid all that is harmful.

The main cause of fatigue is improper diet, irregular meals, and a lack of physical
exercise. Furthermore, irregular hours for eating and sleeping sap the brain forces. To have good health and be successful in reaching a high standard of godliness, you must be temperate in all things.

Important of Good Breathing

In order to have good blood, we must breathe well. Full, deep inspirations of pure air fill the lungs with oxygen; purify the blood, sending it-a life-giving current-to every part of the body. Good respiration soothes the nerves; stimulates the appetite; improves digestion; and induces sound, refreshing sleep.

Shallow breathing creates an insufficient supply of oxygen causing the blood to move sluggishly. The waste, poisonous matter, which should be thrown off in exhalations from the lungs, is retained and the blood becomes impure. Not only the lungs, but the stomach, liver and brain are affected. The skin becomes sallow and digestion is retarded. Oxygen deficiency in the cells is known to cause cancer. Experiments have shown that cancer cells cannot live in blood that is well oxygenated.

Does the Way I Stand or Sit Affect My Breathing?

Yes, practice how to sit and stand straight-head high, back straight. The lungs can expand properly only when a person sits and stands straight because otherwise the lung sacs that take in air are compressed.

Method of obtaining Healing

  

 That Heaven Approves Of?

If a doctor you trusted informed you that to get better you only need to take eight different medications a day. And then he offered to give them to you for free, would you not at least try them? The likelihood' is you would. Today, the Greatest Physician in the universe is offering you His remedies. Will you accept His offer?

God often uses the simplest means to accomplish the greatest results. Goliath, the giant was killed by a small pebble. The power did not come from the pebble, but from David's faith and obedience to God. Naaman, the leper was healed by washing in the river of Jordan, because by obeying he expressed trust and obedience to God. "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever;' the only true Physician, is offering you today similar remedies to prevent illness and obtain His healing (Hebrews 13:8).

God's way is superior to other solutions that the world provides because His remedies heal the root of the problem not just the symptoms; they are free; they work for all; and their side effects are desirable (more energy, greater endurance, sharper memory, clearer thinking, deeper sleep, younger-looking skin and perfect weight management).

 THE SUN VITAMIN

"Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun." - Ecclesiastes 11:7

Have you ever stopped to think how life could exist without sunlight?-Not a leaf or fruit could grow nor a flower bloom. The life of every created being is the more perfect the more the creature enjoys the influence of light. Let a plant or an animal be deprived of light, notwithstanding every nourishment, care, and cultivation, it will first lose its color, then its strength, then completely decay. God made man to live largely outdoors where the body could receive abundant sunshine. In fact, man was created and placed in the garden so that the sun would shine upon his entire body.

When the ultraviolet B light of the sun strikes the skin's tiny oil glands (sterols) substances within them (ergosterols) are irradiated and transformed into vitamin D3 where blood cells then transport this vitamin to the rest of the body.

Vitamin D is unique in that it is the only vitamin that humans produce intrinsically (making it technically a hormone). Receptors that respond to this vitamin have been found in almost every of human cell, from the brain to the bones. All of the sunlight's vitamin D's health-effects are not yet known, but it is clear that the vitamin is a nutrient capable of many things:

What Plantain Contain

Plantains is popular in Western Africa and the Caribbean countries. Plantain is usually fried or baked. Plantains grow best in areas with constant warm temperatures and protection from strong winds. Plantain can be seen in most African countries must especially Nigeria. They are available year round in the market.

Plantains are native to India and are grown most widely in tropical climates. The interior color of the fruit will remain creamy, yellowish or lightly pink. When the peel is green to yellow, the flavor of the flesh is bland and its texture is starchy. As the peel changes to brown or black, it has a sweeter flavor, but still keeps a firm shape when cooked.

In countries such as Honduras and Jamaica, the plantain is either simply fried, boiled or added to a soup. In Krala, ripe plantain is steamed and is a popular breakfast dish. In Ghana, boiled plantain is eaten with kontomire stew, cabbage stew or fante-fante (fish) stew. The boiled plantain can be mixed with groundnut paste, pepper, onion and palm oil to make eto, which is eaten with avocado. Ripe plantains can also be fried and eaten with black eyed beans cooked in palm oil; a popular breakfast dish. In Nigeria, plantain is eaten boiled, fried or roasted; roasted plantain, called booli is usually eaten with palm oil or groundnut. In Guatemala, ripe plantains are eaten boiled, fried, or in a special combination where they are boiled, mashed and then stuffed with sweetened black beans.

The plantain averages about 65% moisture content.  When the skin of banana is yellow, is ready to eat whereas a plantain is not ready to eat until hydrolysis has progressed to the point where the skin is almost black.

Plantains are used as a vegetable in many recipes, especially in Latin America and Africa. Plantains are longer than bananas and they have thicker skins.

Plantains contain :

·         Starchy

·         Used as a vegetable

·         Thicker skin

·         Colour in green when not rip, its become yellow when ripe

·         Longer than bananas

Effect:

Plantain is very low in Saturated Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. It is also a good source of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin B6 and Potassium.

Legumes

Legumes must be cooked before they are consumed because it improves their nutritional value, aids digestion and eliminates any harmful toxins. Legumes contain nutrients that are helpful. There different types of which are:

• Legume flours – chickpea flour (besan), lentil flour and soy flour
• Dried beans and peas – red kidney beans, haricot beans, chickpeas and lentils
• Fresh beans and peas – green beans, butter beans, green peas, broad beans and snow peas.
• Soy products – tofu (bean curd) and soybeans

Eat more fruits and vegetables every day to get the full range of health benefits. Listed are good for you to built a healthy living:

• Blue and purple foods – like blueberries and eggplant contain anthocyanins, which may help protect the body from cancer.
• White foods – like cauliflower contain sulforaphane, which may also help protect against some cancers.
• Red foods – like tomatoes and watermelon contain lycopene, which is thought to be important for fighting prostate cancer and heart disease.
• Green vegetables – like spinach and kale contain lutein and zeaxanthin, which may help protect against age-related eye disease.

Fruits and Vegetables

Fruit and vegetables
They are naturally good and contain vitamins and minerals that can help to keep you healthy. These are important part of your daily diet. Vegetables and fruit contain other compounds, antioxidants or photochemical, which help protect the body against heart disease and cancers most especially diabetes. There are many varieties of fruit and vegetables.


Types of vegetables
Vegetables are available in various varieties and can be classified into ‘biological groups’ or ‘families’, these are:
• Cruciferous – cabbage, cauliflower
• Leafy green – lettuce, spinach and silver-beet
• Marrow – pumpkin, cucumber and zucchini
• Root – potato, sweet potato and yam
• Edible plant stem – celery and asparagus
• Allium – onion, garlic and shallot.
Types of fruits

Fruit is the lovable, fleshy, edible portion of a plant. It contains seeds. Some Fruits are usually eaten raw, while some varieties can be cooked. They come in a wide range of colours, shapes and flavours. Regular types are listed here:
• Apples and pears
• Citrus – oranges, grapefruits, and limes
• Stone fruit – nectarines, apricots, peaches and plums
• Tropical and exotic – bananas and mangoes
• Berries – strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, kiwifruit and passion fruit
• Melons – watermelons, rock melons and honey dew melons
• Tomatoes and avocados.

Healthy Eating Habits

*     Chew More

*     Eat at regular times

*     Bigger breakfast

*     Two meals prefer

*     Eat during daylight

*     Avoid eating before sleeping

*     Drink between meals

*     Not hot and not too cold

*     Enjoy your meal

*     Above all apply good food joining

       -    Eat more live food

       -    Take fruit at separate meals than vegetables

       -    Take fruit at the beginning of the meal

*     And eat with a grateful heart