Health News – December

Recently I listened to a health lecture and the doctor said overeating can cause Alzheimer's! During the holidays it is very easy to overeat. I want to share some things with you regarding overeating and how it affects our body from the Spirit of Prophecy.

“Those who place so much food upon the stomach, and thus load down nature, could not appreciate the truth should they hear it dwelt upon.”  {CH 158}

“WHAT INFLUENCE DOES OVEREATING HAVE UPON THE STOMACH? 

It becomes debilitated, the digestive organs are weakened, and disease, with all its train of evils, is brought on as the result.”  {CH 159}

The word of God places the sin of gluttony in the same catalogue with drunkenness. Even if the food we are eating is healthy, we should quit when we are full….even if we haven’t yet tasted several dishes on the table. “The extra food burdens the system and produces morbid, feverish conditions” we are told in Counsels on Diet and Foods on page 134.

“Sometimes the result of OVEREATING is felt at once. In other cases there is no sensation of pain; but the digestive organs lose their vital force, and the foundation of physical strength is undermined. The surplus food burdens the system, and produces morbid, feverish conditions. It calls an undue amount of blood to the stomach, causing the limbs and extremities to chill quickly. It lays a heavy tax on the digestive organs, and when these organs have accomplished their task, there is a feeling of faintness or languor. Some who are continually overeating call this all gone feeling hunger; but it is caused by the overworked condition of the digestive organs.”  {CDF 134}

I know we all need these quotes. We all need to pray much and let God lead and guide us at the table.
“And what influence does overeating have upon the stomach? It becomes debilitated, the digestive organs are weakened, and disease, with all its train of evils, is brought on as the result. If persons were diseased before, they thus increase the difficulties upon them, and lessen their vitality every day they live. They call their vital powers into unnecessary action to take care of the food that they place in their stomachs. What a terrible condition is this to be in!”   {CD 135}

“The Lord has instructed me that as a general rule, we place too much food in the stomach. Many make themselves uncomfortable by overeating, and SICKNESS IS OFTEN THE RESULT. The Lord did not bring this punishment on them. They brought it on themselves; and God desires them to realize that pain is the result of transgression.” {CD 136}

“NEARLY ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE HUMAN FAMILY eat more than the system requires. This excess decays and becomes a putrid mass. . . . If more food, even of a simple quality, is placed in the stomach than the living machinery requires, this surplus becomes a burden. The system makes desperate efforts to dispose of it, and this extra work causes a tired, weary feeling. Some who are continually eating call this all-gone feeling hunger, but it is caused by the overworked condition of the digestive organs.” {CD 132}

The injunction of Christ is, “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.” Matt 5:48. Here He shows us that we may be as perfect in our sphere as God is in His sphere.

Proverbs 30:7-9 – Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die: Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, who is the Lord? Or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

This verse shows there is a direct connection between overeating and denying God!

OVEREATING causes dopamine disorders and the person can't make right cognitive decisions.

THE RESULT: You will surrender your will to the lower passions - the flesh.

Overeating hinders the mind from being clear – which is a very serious issue.

“In order to make the temperance movement a success, the work of reform must begin at our tables.” Temperance, Page 196

IF WE DON’T HAVE VICTORY OVER OUR APPETITE, WE WON'T HAVE VICTORY OVER SIN.

Wow those are some powerful quotes and really tells it like it is. Let’s glorify and honor God by treating our bodies as He would have us to. I pray none of us will overeat this holiday season or at any meal ever again!   

_______________________________________________________

PLEASE DONATE TODAY, IF the Holy Spirit impresses you, (donate button below and on the side) so I can continue to help others. Thank you! If you can't see the donate button or want quick access – use this link: PayPal.Me/ReneeB