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Is Iron Okay? 4

Aerobics = Better Health 11

Heavenly Hair Tips 16

5 Steps to Great Sex 21

Is Iron Okay? 4

Aerobics = Better Health 11

Heavenly Hair Tips 16

5 Steps to Great Sex 21

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Your HomeRemedies

The following remedies have been tried and proven byyou, our wonderful Family on the field, but please don’tforget to take each idea to the Lord specifically beforeputting it to use in your individual case.—What worksgreat for one person may not be best for another. Onlythe Lord knows what will work best for each person andsituation!

Burn off: If you get aminor skin burn, slather itwith mint toothpaste—it willtake the sting away andprevent a blister fromforming.

—Web reprint

Rosemary delights: A friend who knows a lot about herbstold us that drinking a cup of rosemary tea a day is excellent forthe circulation, re-establishing hormone balance, eyesight, etc.Men with prostate problems should not use it, however, andwomen should temporarily discontinue it during their periods.

—Josue, Patience and Rosa, Argentina(Eve:) Here is some further information on Rosemary, taken

from The Herb Book, by John Lust: “The stimulant action ofrosemary helps promote liver function, the production of bile,and proper digestion. It also acts to raise blood pressure andimprove circulation. Because of the genuine danger of poisoning,however, rosemary is more often used externally. An infusion ofthe leaves can be used, alone or with borax, as a scalp wash toprevent baldness. Rosemary tea makes a good mouthwash forhalitosis (bad breath) too. Caution: Excessive amounts ofrosemary taken internally can cause fatal poisoning. Preparationand dosage: Steep 1 teaspoon dried flowering tops or leaves in ½cup water. Take up to one cup a day.”

Cold sores: Apply a small mixture of brewer’s yeast and molasses to the sore at night. It takesaway the pain and speeds recovery.

—Aaron and Jewel, Taiwan

Handy nail helpers:Many folks who use a lot ofdetergent, soap, bleach,cleaning products, etc., haveproblems with their handsand nails. Oftentimes thishappens because the highalkaline nature of theseproducts upsets the normalpH of your skin, making itmore susceptible to fungi,bacteria, etc. Here’s a simplehome remedy you can try: putone teaspoon of vinegar in acup of water and soak yourhand in it for one minute aday. The acidity of the vinegarwill balance out the alkalinityof your skin and help yourhands and nails stayhealthier! (If you ever getstraight bleach on your handsand want to get rid of thatsmell and slimy sensationright away, try pure vinegar!)

—Joe, SACRO Office

Fungal skin infections (external): We don’t know if thisworks on all types of fungal skin infections, but it’s worked wellwith the types we’ve experienced here in the tropics—thosespotty, inflamed, itchy red areas under the arms or near thecrotch area where sweat collects.

Mix baking yeast with warm water (not too hot as it kills theyeast, but the temperature of a very warm bath) to form a thinpaste. Let it sit for 10 minutes and then apply to the affectedarea. It helps relieve a lot of the itchiness almost immediately.Apply three times a day or so. Wash the skin well each timebefore reapplying the yeast paste. At night before bed is also agood time, as it sits all night. After four or five days the infectionusually clears up. You smell a bit like bread dough, but it’s anatural cure that seems to work well.

—Jareb, Claire and Mercy, Indonesia

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When the Lord Says“Medication”

was received by an FGA man in regards to theLord telling him to take blood pressure medica-tion, but the excellent counsel given can beapplied to a wide variety of situations.

The following message

(Jesus speaking:) Youwish you could have whatlooks like more of a glorioustestimony—that of trustingMe completely, without anyoutside help for yourafflictions. Even death, youfeel, would be more gloriousthan what you perceive asleaning to the arm of theflesh, taking things into yourown hands or depending onman. But if this is the waythat I have led you, andindeed it is, then you shouldrejoice in this leading; youshould praise Me for thesesolutions. You should glorifyMe and realize that thetestimony is not whether youdo this or you do that, butthe testimony is that you doMy will. You hear from Me,you follow My voice, and youhave faith to believe thatwhat I have spoken and howI have led is what will bringthe victory and what will, inthe end, bring the most fruit.

I want this to be atestimony of finding peace inMy will, of trusting Me evenwhen it goes contrary toyour personal plan or even

only be a means of transpor-tation, by which My angelicforces will enter into yourbody and perform the goodand the cleansing that isneeded.

So trust Me. I am yourGreat Physician, and I don’tneed medical tests or X-raysand all kinds of machinesand numbers. I know thestate of affairs, and I’mconcerned about every detailof you, My precious bride—not only every detail of yourspiritual needs, of youremotional and physicalneeds, but also every detailof your medical needs. And Iguarantee that I will protectyou and keep you in strengthand health until the dayappointed, when I will bringyou Home to My arms. Butfor this guarantee to bevalid, for it to be a lifetime,unconditional guarantee,you must be willing to doyour part and simply followMe and trust Me, knowingthat I know what is best. Ilove you! I will protect youand preserve you, and no evilwill befall you.

your desire to sacrifice to bea testimony. You will be atestimony; you are being atestimony, but you’re being atestimony in the way that Iknow is best—the testimonyof weakness, the testimonyof stepping out by faith eventhough it kills your pride, itsmashes your preconceivedideas, and yet you’re willingto follow. This is greatobedience, great yieldedness,and this is a truly greattestimony.

And fear not foryourself, My precious one,that the intake of thismedication will harm you insome way. For with each onethat you take into your body,I will send angelic spirits toprotect you, and I will usethese medications as ameans to a good end. Theywill be a vehicle by which Myangelic spirits will enter intoyour body and perform goodand perform My will. So youwill know, and all yourFamily will know that thegood that is brought aboutis not because of thesechemicals of man. They will

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While visiting another Home, a dear friend of mine (mother of10), when seeing me struggling with some headaches andfatigue, suggested I take some of her iron and calcium tablets.

I felt immediate improvement, so after praying about it I decided tocontinue on a regular basis.

I made it through my next period without the usual migraine Iget, and have been feeling much stronger and healthier all around.All my life, I usually tried to get my vitamins through daily foodintake, but in recent years I have been feeling tired more quickly,with frequent headaches and the need to eat very regularly to avoidanother headache or faint feeling coming.

As I was recently looking through the CCHB1, I noticed that itmentions to avoid taking iron tablets or iron tonics, as they aredangerous. So I wanted to ask if they are dangerous only when youare pregnant, and what makes them dangerous. I have usually triedto follow the counsel in the CCHBs, and wouldn’t have the faith tocontinue taking these iron tablets if they are indeed dangerous, sowanted to ask more details about it. Thank you so much!

—From Marie, FGA, India

(From Sara D., USA:) The book summary inCCHB1, page 207, promotes pregnant womengetting 200 mg of organic iron (ie., from iron-

rich foods) daily, then goes on to say: “iron tonics andpills are dangerous solutions.” (On page 332 it saysthat yeast and blackstrap molasses are the richestsources of organic iron.) On page 78 it says that forboth the baby and mother’s sake, a pregnant womanneeds an adequate intake of iron, so a PG mom mayneed to take iron supplement tablets. On page 206 it’srecommended that PGs take 20 milligrams of iron daily,along with other vitamins. It lists other good sources ofiron as pumpkin, dried fruit, soya beans, beef brains,cabbage, whole-meal flour, brewer’s yeast, crudemolasses and liver.

Most multivitamins, whether for PGs, or for men orwomen, do contain some iron. The caution seems to beto not take too much iron daily in supplement form. Ithas also been advised to take iron supplements orvitamins containing iron several hours apart fromvitamin E, as the iron can destroy the E.

Is Iron Okay?

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Excerpt from TheComplete Home Guideto All the Vitamins, byRuth Adams

“Iron is a nutrientessential for good health. Itis not a vitamin but amineral. Can we all feelcomfortable about theamount of iron we get? Notat all. Officially, we are toldthere are no definite studiesto determine to what extentiron deficiency anemia existsin the U.S. population. Sono one knows whether thereare large or small numbersof people who are notgetting, in their food, therecommended amount ofiron.

“Many surveys haveshown that there are seriousiron shortages, especially inteenagers, women and olderfolks. Recently concern hasarisen over the fact thateveryday food may not giveenough iron for protec-tion…

“Certain forms of ironinterfere with the body’sstore of vitamin E. This ismedicinal iron—not the kindthat is found in foodsupplements or in iron-richfoods like wheat germ. Ifyou are taking iron pills

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prescribed by your doctor, chances are that this iron is inthe form that interferes with vitamin E absorption. Thisdoes not mean that anything terrible will happen to you ifyou take these pills at the same time, but you will probablybe wasting some of the vitamin E. So, to be economical,take the iron pill in the morning and the vitamin E at nightor vice versa, so they will not be in your digestive tract atthe same time.”

About a year ago, Istarted having sharp painson the right side of mytummy. Being so busy withthe new baby (our 6th) andthe work, I didn’t pay muchattention to it. One day,though, the pain got reallystrong, to the point that Ifainted. When I went for acheckup the doctordiagnosed, amongst otherminor problems, a cyst onmy right ovary.

It was already 6 cm big,

and the doctor asked if Iwanted to be operated on.Being on a poor field theydidn’t have advanced lasertreatment, and she sug-gested that she could insert

a type of syringe through mycervix, inflate the cyst andremove the liquid from it.Even though the doctordescribed it as a painlessprocess, I wanted to prayand ask the Lord for Hisconfirmation.

When I did so, the Lordsaid that He wanted to healme but it was up to myfaith, and He would notcondemn me if I chose themedical route. One of myweaknesses is having faithfor my own healing. I havefaith for supply, finances,and difficult situations, buthealing I was weak in, andso the Lord was testing me,to strengthen me. Weprayed a few times as aHome and I sent a requestto the Prayer List, but aftera few months the cyst wasstill there.

We needed to take a tripto the States to visitrelatives that summer and Ithought maybe I could getsome medical attentionthere, where the medical

From an FGA woman: Cooking incast iron is another way to get extrairon in the diet. Some people claim thatfoods cooked in a cast-iron skillet couldcontain twice as much iron than theywould cooked by other, non-stickskillets.

system is more advanced. Ofcourse my relatives weremore than willing to takeme to the doctor, but whenpraying the Lord again saidI should wait and trust Himfor my healing. I wasgetting a bit discouragedthat He hadn’t healed meyet, as it seemed I wasdoing what He was askingof me.

When I returned backhome I again asked forprayer for healing duringcommunion. I got desperateand pleaded with the Lord toheal me, because we weregoing to pioneer a new cityand I needed to be strongand healthy. This time I wasanointed with oil, andimmediately I felt likesomething cleansed me; Ifelt strengthened.

At my next checkup, thedoctor said that the cystwas gone and there wasnothing there any more!What a miracle of theLord’s healing power.Thank You Jesus!

Inner Faith: Inner HealingFrom Diamond (of Dust),Romania

“The Lord said that Hewanted to heal me but itwas up to my faith.”

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Water LevelsQ: A Russian disciple in our Home is

six months pregnant. The doctors aretelling her that she has too much liquidin her water bag, which they say meansthat she has an infection and should behospitalized. They said a normal waterbag contains about 1½ liters of water,but that she has more than that. Wenever heard this before; could you giveus some counsel? Are there any naturalways to reduce the amount of fluid?

—Home in Ufa, Russia

A: Yes, a water bag can have toomuch or too little water. It is rare, andthis is probably why you haven’t heardof it. The reason for having too much ortoo little water is caused by a malfunc-tion in the placenta. These malfunctionscan be caused by many differentthings—poor nutrition, having twins,infections, fevers, incorrect placenta orcord insertion, etc.

I don’t know of any natural orartificial things you can do to change theamount of water. If there is too much,they usually try to deliver the baby,however if it’s too early in pregnancy forthat they will sometimes insert a needleand drain out the extra water. Normallyit comes right back, though, so this isn’tmuch of an option.

The reason they hospitalize themother is to keep her off her feet, tomonitor how the water level is doing andto be prepared to deliver if the needarises. I’m sorry I don’t know of anyways to reduce it other than prayer andmiracles!

Broken Bag TimeQ: In a previous column, you talked about the danger of

getting an infection from broken waters, and how it’simportant to deliver within 24 hours of the water bagbreaking. My question is: What does it involve when thebaby and/or mother gets an infection from that? Is it a bigdeal, can it be fatal, or just something that can be cleared upeasily, etc.? Like if your water bag breaks without you goinginto labor, what are you risking?

—Unknown

A: You risk getting an infection if the water bag isbroken for a long period of time. Doctors have said thatanything over 24 hours is more likely to get an infection. Ihave also delivered babies of sisters whose faith was to waitfor labor to come naturally, and have had broken waters for

Ask A MidwifeYour questions, answered by Rose Midwife

From SGA woman, WS:My water bag broke 72 hours before I delivered

my baby. Usually they want to induce labor or give youa C-section after 24 hours is passed, because of therisk of an infection. I had the faith to continue with anatural labor, even after the first 24 hours, and theLord gave me peace about it.

Something that the nurses and midwives who werecaring for me insisted on was taking my temperatureevery hour (or more), and giving me Vitamin C everyfour hours to boost my resistance to infection. Theyagreed to my natural labor, but said that if I got atemperature or fever, which is a sign of an infection,they would deliver the baby right away.

Thank the Lord, my baby was born naturallyafter 72 hours of “broken bag time.” So it ispossible to go longer than 24 hours without gettingan infection, but it’s a personal decision to be madein counsel with the Lord, as there are very real risksinvolved.

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A Time for RestQ: How long should a mother rest after giving birth?

Some mommies can hardly stand to be in bed, but I heard ofone mommy who felt great and got up two days after givingbirth. When her midwife checked on her, she told her sheshould stay in bed lying flat for five days. One person told methat for the first 10 days a mother shouldn’t get up for morethan one hour a day. Some mothers more or less rest for 40days. I know each person is different, but do you have anysuggestions as to the minimum time a mommy should restafter giving birth, if the birth was normal?

—Katrina (of Andrew), Brazil

A: The suggestion I give to mothers I deliver is to taketwo weeks off as time to adjust to having a new baby, tosleep when the baby sleeps and to take extra rest. Not all thewomen took that time off. In the “Story of Techi,” Mamaonly got up to go to the bathroom during the first 10 days,but she also had a helper with Techi.

In some Homes it may be hard to give the mother a fulltwo weeks off, and to give her a full-time helper is usuallynot possible. So of course you have to balance the mother’sneeds with the Home’s ability. But I have found that motherswho took the two weeks off with their baby usually did fine.Their stitches healed well and those without stitches did wellalso. But the mothers I delivered who didn’t take the twoweeks, for whatever reason, were generally tired for the nextnine months to a year, and basically had a hard timebouncing back.

Of course, as you said, each person is different, but that’sbeen my experience. I have never heard of a mother restingfor 40 days, and in most cases I think that would be veryhard on the Home, unless the mother had an especially hardbirth such as a major hemorrhage. Even our C-sectionmothers are usually up within two to three weeks.

three days with no infection.—So a lotof it is according to your faith, and all isaccording to the Lord’s will.

The water bag acts as a protectivebarrier for the baby, to guard againstgerms and diseases. Once it breaks,there is an open path into the womb forgerms; thus the time limit to deliver.There is no assurance the mother orbaby will get an infection, yet theassurance that they won’t is gone. Nowit’s like the common cold—how much doyou have to be exposed to catch a cold?For some people one sneeze is all ittakes, while others never get it. Gettingan infection from a broken water bag islike that. You might get one and youmight not; hence the need to follow theLord in each individual situation.

As far as what the dangers are—well, any infection can be mild orserious. With broken waters, you mayrun a little fever and the baby may run alittle fever and once delivered you andbaby may be all right in a very shorttime. Or if the infection has progressedto the worst scenario, the baby could dieand the mother could lose her uterus ordie also. I don’t want to scare you—that’s just the very worst case scenario.

What it really means is that, as in allyour deliveries, you just have to hearfrom the Lord each step of the way andhave the faith to act on what He tellsyou.

Pregnancy and Childbirth

The RopeThere were 11 people hanging onto a rope that came down from a helicopter—ten men and one

woman. They all decided that one person should get off because if they didn’t, the rope would break andeveryone would die.

No one could decide who should go, so finally the woman gave a touching speech, saying how shewould give up her life to save the others, because women were used to giving up things for their husbandsand children, giving in to men, and not receiving anything in return.

When she finished speaking, all the men started clapping.Never underestimate the power of a woman.

Just for Fun...

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From Talitha (of Anthony),South Africa

On May 1st I had beenhaving a sort of cramp in mystomach all afternoon. I wasseven months PG and it wasnot a big pain, so I thoughtit was just the kind ofcontractions you get towardthe end of the pregnancy.

Late that night in bed Ithought I felt my water bagbreak with a gush of water,but when I got up I saw itwasn’t water all over thebed, but blood. I was sodesperate! Anthonyimmediately phoned for anambulance; I was rushed toa nearby hospital. It wasdetermined that theplacenta had ruptured

(come away from the wallof the womb). The doctordecided on an emergencycesarean and in the nexthalf-hour, little StefanieSuzanne was born. Shedidn’t breathe at first, butthe Lord helped them tosave her life by a miracle.

We later found out thatunder the circumstances ofa ruptured placenta, thebaby hardly ever makes italive. They don’t expect it to,and usually fight for the lifeof the mother. We are sothankful that the Lord keptus both, and also for howHe prepared each step ofthe way.

I could have had more ofan idea that something waswrong had I known that in

pregnancy you’re notsupposed to have acontinual pain in yourabdomen. I realize now thatthe pains weren’t cramps,as they didn’t come on andoff, but it was a continualpain, which is a sign thatsomething is wrong. Ofcourse when I saw all theblood I knew for suresomething was wrong, sowe acted very quickly.Thank the Lord we had ahospital already booked,which made things mucheasier.

We’re so thankful for theLord’s help in this impos-sible situation, and we’reespecially thankful for littleStefanie’s life. Praise theLord!

Ruptured Placenta Miracle

By Denise M. Chism,The High-Risk PregnancySourcebook

This disorder is thepremature separation ofthe placenta from theuterine wall. As youalready know, the placentaimplants on the uterinewall during pregnancy andis connected to you withmany intertwining bloodvessels. These blood vessels

maintain their workingstatus until the baby isdelivered. Once the baby isdelivered the placenta willrelease itself, the connect-ing vessels will close andrecede back into theuterine lining, and bleedingwill taper off.

With a placentalabruption, the many largeblood vessels are rupturedbetween the placenta andthe uterine wall. Once this

happens bleeding can occurquickly and in largeamounts. A collection ofblood accumulates betweenthe placenta and the uterusand then forces theplacenta to furtherseparate from the wall ofthe uterus. This can be lifethreatening for bothmother and baby.

What Is Placental Abruption?

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From Babycenter web site

My wife had aplacentalabruption at 18weeks. She

doesn’t fall into any of thehigh-risk groups for this(does not smoke, drink, dodrugs, had no accidents).What could have caused thisto happen? She and the babyare fine now, but she’s onbedrest for the rest of thepregnancy.

(Joyce andMarshallGottesfeld, MD:)We’re so sorry to

hear about your pregnancyscare. We’re glad both thebaby and mother seem to bedoing well. Placentaabruption is a condition inwhich the placenta separatesfrom the uterus prematurely.You’re right, this condition ismore common in mothers-to-be who smoke, do drugs, havehad an accident, or abusealcohol. Placental abruption

is also more likely to occur inmothers who are older, havehypertension, or took aspirinlate in pregnancy.

Bleeding is the main signof placental abruption, andit varies depending on theseverity of the separation.Other signs includecramping and uterinetenderness, which againvary with the severity of theabruption.

Unfortunately, in yourcase, there is no clear-cutreason for the cause of theabruption. At this point,conservatively managing thecondition with bedrest willlikely result in a goodoutcome. When theseparation is minor, bedrestusually stops the bleeding.Sometimes, in mild cases,

More on Placental Abruption

Q:

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It is very important not touse aspirin during the lastthree months of pregnancy,because it may causeproblems in the unbornchild or complicationsduring delivery.

Note:

the mother can resume hernormal routine after a fewdays of bedrest.

Complete bedrest—nogetting out of bed except tobathe and use the toilet—also works for moderatecases. When the abruption issevere—that is, when morethan half of the placentaseparates from the uterinewall—immediate medicalattention and delivery arenecessary.

Since your wife is onbedrest, I’m assuming herseparation was either minoror moderate. Nowadays, thegood news is that withprompt attention and expertcare, nearly all the motherswith placenta abruption andtheir babies survive thiscrisis.

From an SGA woman, WS:My mom also had a placental abruption

when she was 6 or 7 months pregnant withher 10th child. It was a scary experience, andshe had to have an emergency cesarean and ablood transfusion. The doctors didn’t thinkthat my little brother would make it—or ifthat he did, he’d have hearing problems, sightproblems, mental problems, or somethingelse seriously wrong with him. He had to stayin an incubator for a month. But the Lordkept him through it all, and my little brotherhas grown into a completely healthy boy withno health problems whatsoever. What amiracle!

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I recently gave birth to my third child—it was so neat!The Lord answered every specific prayer. My first twochildren were born naturally also, but both after long andsomewhat difficult labors. Because of that, I began to worrya bit during this last pregnancy about how I would handleanother really long labor. My husband told me not to worry,that the Lord had it all under control. So during the lastcouple of months I decided to go on the attack andstrengthen my faith for the upcoming birth.

Hot TipsFor Heavenly Labor Prep

From Shine (mated to Tim and Dove), USA

I asked the Lord what specific things I should do toprepare. He told me to:

1. Gather a copy of each Eve mag, and read all thesections on pregnancy and childbirth, especially thetestimonies of other women who had short and miraculousbirths!

2. Read all the stories of births in the Letters. (Maria’sexperiences with Techi in CCHB1 or Techi’s Story,Davidito’s birth in the Dito Book, Sara’s labor and birth ofMary Dear, etc.)

3. Memorize verses and quotes on faith.4. Make a simple but detailed prayer list for the birth

and give it to a few people in the Home, asking them topray for it during their prayer vigil time.

assured me that my laborwould be short and easy.—After reading all of thosequotes on faith so manytimes I really did believeHim without a doubt! Mybaby came a week late, afteronly a few hours ofcontractions. During eachcontraction the quotes onfaith were just floodingthrough my mind andrelaxing me without my eventrying. There were nocomplications, and she is sohealthy!

What an amazing thingit is to be able to getcounsel from Jesus abouthow to prepare foranything! He knows exactlywhat we need, and trustingHim really strengthened myfaith!

I did all of these things.The only one I wasn’t asfaithful with as I shouldhave been was in memoriz-ing. As my due date gotcloser I asked the Lordabout it, and He said since Iwasn’t able to memorize asmuch as I wanted to I couldmake a bunch of smallcards, each with a different

quote or verse about faithon it. He said if I read thosecards once or twice a daythe Word would be in myheart, ready to help meduring labor! So I did thisand it proved to be true!

Jesus answered all of myprayers! During the weekbefore my labor, every time Iheard from the Lord He

“And blessed isshe that believed;for there shall bea performance of

those thingswhich were told

her from theLord.”--Luke 1:45.

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Did you ever wonder,“Just how much exercise isenough?” When Dad told usso often to get “vigorous”exercise, what did thatmean, exactly? When we gofor a walk, to exercise, how“fast” is “fast enough”?

I’ve wondered thosethings myself, and here aresome things I’ve learnedabout getting sufficientexercise to attain andmaintain good health.

To give you a littlebackground on how this“research” came about: In1988, my children and Ireturned to the States,landing in my parents’ homefor a two-month furloughafter being overseas for 12years, the last five in India.My sweet wife had gone tobe with the Lord in 1985,so when our family returnedhome, my parents werenaturally concerned aboutour health. They offered tohelp pay 50% towards

physical exams for the kidsand myself. I hadn’t had aphysical exam in nearly 20years and the kids had neverhad a “routine” checkup.

The doctor who exam-ined me was very sweet, andhe ended up donating theentire cost of the exam. Thecheckup was unique in thatit was as much “preventa-tive medicine” as diagnosinganything wrong with me atthe time. In other words, hewas testing and analyzing—not just searching for germsand illness, but to discernany weaker or potentiallyweaker areas in my bodyand health, areas which Icould work on and try tostrengthen in order toimprove and be healthier,both then and in the future.

My general health wasgood, and the blood workshowed no disease, but hemeasured my lung capacityand strength and told me Iwas “just average” for myage and size. He said that hewanted me to go to thelibrary and check out a book

called “Aerobics,” by Dr.Kenneth Cooper, an AirForce doctor. He advised meto read it and learn what Icould do to get morevigorous exercise, whichwould improve the overallconditioning (and futurehealth) of my body.

I basically just skimmedthe book at the time, butfound the sections I readquite interesting. The gistwas, “Get more exercise[almost exactly the amountDad recommended!], andyou’ll stay healthier, behappier and live longer.”

The doctor explained thatour hearts and lungs aremuscles, and need to beexercised. In modern-dayliving, when we’re moresedentary and have littlephysical exercise throughoutthe day, we need to get outand get some significantexercise, preferably daily!The exercise needs to bevigorous—something whichgets our heart pumpingfaster and our lungsexpanding more; something

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which will tone thosemuscles and get themhealthy, strong, and thusmore resistant to disease—overall, exercise that willlead to better functioningand your heart and lungsbeing able to last longer.

shape. It’s just too slow tobe more than minimallybeneficial, unless you do itfor a long period of time.

But if you speed up yourpace to a little over fourmiles an hour (about thefastest anyone can walk—aspeed that’s really moving,and which will get youhuffing and puffing!), inabout 40-45 minutes, justfive or six days a week,you’ll get enough exercise toget you in shape and keepyou very healthy! In otherwords, three miles an houris a casual walk and nottruly vigorous exercise. Overfour miles per hour, you’redoing some serious(vigorous) exercise! (Note:You can combine walkingand light jogging to getthese same good results!)

Caution: Don’t try doingso much exercise, or evenwalking at this speed, whenyou’re just beginning yourexercise program—especiallyif you’re out of shape andhaven’t been vigorouslyexercising regularly.

Take your time! Beginexercising moderately butregularly—even just 15 or20 minutes a day, at aslower pace, and work up toit! You should plan to takefour months to get up tospeed and endurance,especially if you’re out ofshape. Start slowly, but befaithful and increase yourspeed and/or distance a littleeach week.

The vision for this

exercise is, as I said, tostrengthen your heart andlungs. Make them strongerand more efficient inprocessing the air your bodytakes in and needs, andgetting this oxygen throughyour lungs, into your blood,and from there pumpedaround to all parts of yourbody.

Here’s an explanationfrom the book “Aerobics”:“In its simplest terms, anyactivity requires energy. Thebody produces energy byburning foodstuffs. Theburning agent is oxygen.Even down at Cape Kennedy,the rocket boosters carryfuel and an oxidizer to burnit for energy. Once they leavethe atmosphere they run outof natural oxygen, so theyhave to carry it with them.Aircraft, which stay withinthe atmosphere, use theoxygen in the air to burntheir fuel. In the body, thefuel is food and the flame isoxygen.

“Now comes the problem.The body can store food, butit can’t store oxygen. Eatingthree times a day is morethan enough for most of us;the body uses what it wantsand saves some of the restfor later. Not so withoxygen. It needs to replenishits supply constantly, so webreathe in and out everymoment of our lives to keepthe supply coming in. If thesupply were suddenly cut off,the oxygen stored in the bodywouldn’t last more than a

hat you need issome good bodilyexercise thatexercises your

arms and legs andyour whole body and

makes your heart pound!That’s good for your heart itstrengthens it and circulatesyour blood rapidly so youdon’t get blood clots andwhatnot, one of the greatenemies of old age. It keepsyour blood system open andfree and circulating, yourheart strong and your lungsflushed out of all that old staleair that you have in there.Most people don’t breathe totheir full capacity at all unlessthey exercise vigorously.

—From “Take Good Careof Yourself,” ML#2028:17

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The author said thatscientific research hasproven that when walking atthree miles per hour (anaverage-paced walk),because it’s not vigorousand doesn’t challenge yourbody very much, it wouldtake 2½ hours of walking,every day, to get and keepyour body in relatively good

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few minutes. The brain, theheart—everything wouldcease functioning.

“But since we live withinthe atmosphere, the supplyof oxygen is unlimited. If weneed more, we just breathemore. So what’s theproblem? The problem is toget enough oxygen to all theareas—all the small, hidden,infinite areas in thiswonderful mechanism wecall the human body—wherethe food is stored, so thatthe two can combine toproduce enough energy.

“This is what separatesthe men from the boys, thefit from the unfit. Because,in some bodies, the meansfor delivering the oxygen isweak and limited in itsresources, so the energydemands surpass the body’scapacity to produce it.

“Sitting, or even sleeping,the body is burning food-stuffs for energy, andbringing in oxygen to do theburning. Otherwise, we couldstop breathing temporarily.Even when sleeping, energy isrequired for the heart tobeat, for the digestive systemto function, for bodytemperature to be main-

tained, and even for thelungs to bring in the oxygen!So the body is constantly inneed of energy. It becomes aquestion of how much energyis required and how muchoxygen you can bring in anddeliver to produce it.

“It’s the condition ofthese systems and otherswhich determines yourendurance fitness, and it’sthe improvement of thesesystems toward which allexercise should be directed.

“Now, for everybody’sfavorite argument: ‘Doc, Idon’t need much endurance.I work at a desk all day, andI watch television at night. Idon’t exert myself any morethan I have to, and I haveno requirements forexerting myself. Who needslarge reserves? Who needsendurance?’ You do.Everyone does.

“Surely you know theusual symptoms caused byinactivity as well as I do.Yawning at your desk, thatdrowsy feeling all day, fallingasleep after a heavy meal,fatigue from even mildexertions like climbing stairs,running for a bus, mowingthe lawn or shoveling thesnow. You can become asocial cripple—‘too tired’ toplay with the kids, ‘too tired’to go out to dinner with yourwife, ‘too tired’ to doanything but sit at your deskor watch television, andmaybe you’re even gettingtired doing that! And thefinal clincher: ‘I guess I’m

getting old.’ You’re gettingold, all right, and a lotsooner than you should.

“Most of the medicalsymptoms caused byinactivity are well known andthey are alarming. A bodythat isn’t used deteriorates.The lungs become inefficient,the heart grows weaker, theblood vessels less pliable, themuscles lose tone and thebody generally weakensthroughout, leaving itvulnerable for a wholecatalog of illness and disease.Your whole system fordelivering oxygen almostliterally shrivels up.” (End ofbook excerpt.)

Sounds like a horrorstory, right? Well, it doesn’thave to be for you or yourloved ones! If you’re notexercising sufficientlyenough, pray and determineyou’re going to get in bettershape! Decide to do all youcan to ensure you and allyour Home members getregular, vigorous get-out!Here’s a few more pointsfrom the same book:

“[Being in good physicalcondition] is the best kind ofinsurance. If you’d like todevelop some, if you’d like tostart back down that roadtoward physical fitness, thenget active with the kind ofexercises that will demandoxygen and force your bodyto process and deliver it. Ifyou get enough of the rightkind of exercise, it willproduce many wonderfulchanges in your body.

If you get enough of theright kind of exercise, itwill produce manywonderful changes inyour body.

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“[Having this ‘condi-tioned’ body will]:

· Increase the efficiency ofthe lungs, conditioning themto process more air with lesseffort. During exhaustingwork, a conditioned man mayprocess nearly twice as muchair per minute as a de-conditioned man, providinghis body with more oxygen forthe energy-producing process.

· Increase the efficiencyof the heart in several ways.It grows stronger andpumps more blood with eachstroke [beat], reducing thenumber of strokes neces-sary. A conditioned man mayhave a resting heart rate 20beats per minute slowerthan a de-conditioned man,saving as many as 10,000beats in one night’s sleep.Even during maximumexertion, a conditioned heartcan pump all the blood (and

oxygen) the body needs atmuch lower rates than a de-conditioned heart. Incontrast, a de-conditionedheart may pump danger-ously fast during maximumexertion in its attempt todeliver enough oxygen.

· Increase the number andsize of the blood vessels thatcarry the blood to the bodytissue, saturating the tissuethroughout the body withenergy-producing oxygen.

· Increase the total bloodvolume, again providing moremeans for delivering moreoxygen to the body tissue.

· Improve the tone of themuscles and blood vessels,changing them from weakand flabby tissue to strongand firm tissue, oftenreducing blood pressure inthe process.

· Change fat weight tolean weight, often toughen-

ing up the body withoutactual weight loss.

· Increase maximaloxygen consumption byincreasing the efficiency ofthe means of supply anddelivery. In the very act ofdoing so, it is improving theoverall condition of the body,especially its most importantparts: the lungs, the heart,the blood vessels, and thebody tissue, building abulwark against many formsof illness and disease.”

Sound good? Well, Ithink so too. And I’m tryingit. I’ve been regularlyexercising and building upmomentum over the last fivemonths, and am now able towalk/jog 3.5 miles in around40-45 minutes. My“course” is up in themountains, so I get theadded advantage of goingup and down hills in God’sbeautiful creation!

Even when I don’t feellike it, I have been forcingmyself to get out andexercise, and by the time I’minto it for about 10 minutes,I am feeling good. Seriously,it feels good! I’m notjoking.—I like it. It feelsgood to get “huffing andpuffing” and get my heartrate up. (But don’t pushyourself in the first monthsyou begin to exercise! Workinto it slowly!)

I’ll be 55 years old thisyear, and have been on the“chubbier” side for a fewyears (but I’m losing a bit ofit now)! This winter I

ow is that clear? Have I made it clear enough thistime? I don’t ever want to hear you guys againthinking that your work’s so important you can’t getsome exercise! Taking care of your body is even moreimportant than your work, in a way, because you’re

not gonna be able to work very long if you don’t take care ofyour body!

Lord, if we can paint it black enough and show them howbad it is, maybe they’ll be afraid not to obey! So we ask Youin Jesus’ Name to help them to take better care of theirbodies. We know Thy Work is important, but Thy worker iseven more important, or he’s not going to be able to worklong. So please, Lord, remind them and help them remindeach other that they must take care of themselves and theirbodies and each other as well as Thy work, or they’re notgonna make very good workers if they can’t work.

—From “Get Out #2,” ML#956:58,63

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haven’t had any colds orflus, although they’ve gonearound our Home. I havehad a history of bronchitisduring the winter for thelast seven years, but I’ve had

none this year! TYJ!The Lord’s blessings?—

Obviously! Sometimes Ihave to get up a bit earlierthan everyone to do this, butit’s worth it! I’m sold on

getting and staying fit. TYJ!(Oh yes, I feel less “drowsy”during the day, feel my mindis sharper, and my wife ishappier, overall, with me.Ha! Great benefits!)

From Mary Hart, USAWhen I came from the

field some years ago, 42years old, overweight by 20pounds, I felt slow anddraggy. My clothes didn’t fit;there wasn’t that confidencethat usually exists when welook and feel our best. Icould hardly bend over to tiemy shoes or raise my armsabove my head to brush myhair without seeing starsand getting dizzy!

I’ve always been one wholikes exercise and beingactive, but I confess I didn’tfight hard enough to makesome exercise happen!—Fitness is a battle to befought and won!

I was one of those whousually stayed at home,intensely involved with thecare of the little ones.Watching the children causedme stress and tiredness thatcould have been eliminatedvia vigorous exercise.

After recently visiting anearby Home, I wasreminded of these familiarbattles. I asked one of thewives, “Do you get out?”She answered, “I get enoughexercise running around the

house.” Then I asked aboutthe fresh air and sunshine,and she just smiled.

Why did I ask? Well,several of the adults (alsothose who usually stayedhome) had said they werenot feeling so well. I knowhow hard it is to scheduleeveryone’s needs, but I feelso burdened for all—thechildren, the teens andyoung people, the adults andthe over-40 group!Everyone needs to take goodcare of their temple.

Look at Dad!—He set agoal for us to reach and hedid what he could to keephimself healthy. Keeping upour health could also bringa bit more closeness withothers in our life. I justbelieve that many peoplelack the conviction to takebetter care of each otherand themselves.

Since I had to find asolution to feeling andlooking better, the Lordshowed me to do exercisevideos and take walks.Isaiah, a 52-year-oldbrother, has no pot belly!Why? Well, he tells us thatevery time he takes his kids

to the park after witnessing,he finds a tree and does hisworkout on big branches.Fun! Isaiah can go out andshovel a big driveway single-handedly without gettingshort-winded, PTL! On acold day he works out for20 minutes in the basementdoing leg lifts, chin ups, etc.

I’m a mother of eight,and a grandmother as well,with a great desire to keepgoing for the Lord. Iexercise for an hour or walkfor the groceries orwhatever is needed regularly.I’m still 10 poundsoverweight, but I feel goodand am now able to keep upwith the daily workload—with energy to spare!

I’d like to encourageothers to do what they can tofight for this area of theirlives, and that of thosearound them. It’s said that 4-6 hours a week of vigorousexercise will cause you to loseweight; to maintain goodhealth, just 3-4 hours a weekare needed. At that rate itseems amazingly little time isneeded to support andstrengthen the temple of theHoly Ghost!

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There are little thingsthat you can do to improveyour hair, but ultimately it’sin the Lord’s hands and inthe hands of nature. Godmade certain laws by which

Heavenly Hair

Tips

Jesus speaking:The hair that I have given you is one of My gifts of

love to you. I gave you the hair that I knew would suityou the best—its color, its shade, its thickness, the wayit falls.—It’s all a part of beautiful you and all a partof My creation and My love for you. So treat it as such,as a precious gift given by My hand. Treat it gently andwith care and I will do the work which you cannot do—that of making it grow and making it beautiful.

Your hair is also something which I give to eachwoman because I know of the desire in their hearts tobe able to change, to look different, to sometimes lookspecial and sometimes look wild, and your hair issomething which you can do in so many different ways.You can cut it shorter or leave it longer. You can cutbangs or you can grow them out. You can wear it up oryou can wear it down, and all this adds spark andvariety. So use it and enjoy it! And in all that you dowith it, glorify Me, for it is I Who gave it to youbecause of My love for you.

Spirit helper speaking:nature governs itself andalthough He can step in andintervene and do a miracle,He often chooses to letnature take its coursebecause that’s the way welearn the best. We see theconsequences and results ofour actions because we aregoverned by the laws ofnature. So yes, there arelittle things you can do tohelp your hair to grow andhelp it to be healthier.

The simplest, best andmost effective things to doare just to follow God’ssimple health laws. Yourhair is comprised of non-living cells—it’s not alive,it’s dead. It’s like yourfingernails, so once it getsbad, it can’t grow healthyagain. It basically has togrow out and let you trimoff the bad parts, or fallout, and let new hair takeits place, because once it’sdamaged it cannot repairitself. It’s dead cells, it’snot a living thing. So

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naturally, the cells whichare created to form yourhair are only as healthy asyour body is, and your hairis one way that you can tellpretty easily how well yourbody is doing physically.

For some people awarning sign when they’regetting run down or theyaren’t getting the nutrientsthey need is that their hairstarts falling out or it stopsgrowing. So one of the firstthings to try is to eat well,rest well, and make sureyou’re taking good care ofyour body with God’s simplehealth laws: Eat right, sleepright, exercise right, liveright, love right. Thosemight sound very elementaryand that they don’t affect

your hair much, but the factof the matter is that they do,because your hair can’t behealthy if your body’s nothealthy. Even if you don’t seeit manifested in other ways,if your body is run down,your hair won’t be healthy.It won’t grow; it won’t beable to produce enough cellsto keep replenishing itselfand the ones that fall out.

Of course there areother things that you cando, like making sure theshampoo you use is not too

harsh, because althoughthat doesn’t affect thegrowth of your hair, it doesaffect the quality of the hairthat’s there. Like I said,once hair is damaged itcan’t repair itself, it has tojust grow out. So if theshampoo is too harsh anddamages your hair, thenthat’s pretty sad. It getsruined very easily.

Brushing your hair isvery good for it, starting atthe scalp and brushingdown, and that is one thingthat helps it to grow. Itstimulates your scalp, getsthe blood circulating andhelps the little follicleswhere the hair comes out tobe strong and healthy. Itmassages them, brings the

blood to them and that doeshelp your hair to grow. Italso strengthens the rootsof your hair so that theydon’t fall out as easily. Soone thing you can do— giveyour hair a good brush. Butyou also need to make surethat your brush is goodquality, and isn’t going todamage your hair.

Another thing that’sgood for your hair is Bvitamins. That comes in allforms of course, but one ofthe easiest is brewer’s yeast.

There are lots of simple,God-made remedies around,and some of them you canlook up in books, too. Justbe prayerful and spirit-ledas you apply them. Mostimportantly of all, eat rightand rest right and live right,and your hair will grow.

When you’re young it iseasier for your hair to growand replenish itself thanwhen you get older. Themore tired your body gets,the more difficult it is for itto produce things likebeautiful hair. So take goodcare of your body whenyou’re young, so that whenyou get older your body’snot completely burnt out,run dry, like a dead battery.Because even though youmight be able to maintainand keep working andwalking around when you’reolder, regardless of how youtook care of your body whenyounger, certain parts ofyour body will just shutdown if they haven’t beenmaintained and taken careof—your hair won’t grow sowell anymore, certain partsof your body won’t functionas well. So it all starts intaking care of yourself whileyou’re young.

Okay? Those are just afew tips, but the mostimportant thing is to bethankful and content forwhat the Lord has givenyou. And a praiseful,thankful attitude actuallyaffects your physicalhealth.

A praiseful, thankful attitude

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A: The bad news is thatyou can’t get rid of yourpores, and you can’tpermanently change theirsize. This is a myth, alongwith the notion that poressomehow open and close—they don’t. Your pore size ishereditary, meaning that ifyour parents have largepores, it’s very possible thatyou will, too.

Pores also appear openand enlarged when they arefull of oil or debris. Whenthe pore is clean and free ofexcess oil and dirt, itappears closed. Cleansers,toners, and masks can only

temporarily tighten theskin, making the poresappear smaller but notreally changing them at all.Sorry!

The good news is thatthere are products you canuse and techniques you cantry to make your poresappear smaller and lessvisible. The effects aretemporary, but can makeyour skin look smoother atleast for a short time.

♦ Just about any clayfacial mask will clean yourskin and make it feel tighterand the pores appearsmaller.

♦ Keep your skin clean.This doesn’t mean excessivewashing or scrubbing(cleanse twice a day, gently

scrub only once or twice aweek), but at least makesure to remove all yourmakeup and wash your faceevery night before you go tobed, and avoid cosmeticsand skin care products thatmake your skin break out(the products that do can bedifferent for everybody).

♦ Use makeup assparingly as possible. Heavyfoundations can settle inyour pores and makealready large pores appearlarger by caking on the skin.Be meticulous in yourapplication: apply founda-tion with a clean makeupsponge and blend carefullyfor a smooth, even finish. Ifyou apply powder, use alarge fluffy brush and besure to dust off any excessfrom your skin.

♦ Keep your makeuptools, like sponges andbrushes, very clean. Anybacteria, oil, or dirt theymay carry can settle in yourpores every time you applymakeup. I recommendwashing your brushes everytwo weeks in a mild hairshampoo or brush cleaner,and sponges as soon as allsides are dirty (also in amild liquid soap or sham-poo).

Minimizing Visible Pores

Q: I have very visible pores onmy nose and cheeks. How can Iget rid of them?

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Cold water does not close large pores and can actuallyirritate the skin. In fact, there are no muscles around the porewalls, so they cannot open and close. Pores remain the samesize. Pores look bigger to the eye only because dead skin cells,dirt and oil are trapped within each pore. To make the size of thepores less noticeable, rinse with tepid water (which makes skinfeel tighter) but not with cold water. By the same token, hotwater does not open up pores. Warm water (not hot, which istoo irritating to skin) hydrates the skin, and cleanses it.

Tip: Rinse the skin with lukewarm water some twenty timesafter washing. This will clean the skin of any cleansing materialand will hydrate it. Blot gently with a clean, damp washcloth.

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Milk and Salt Face Scrub:Add a small tablespoon

of salt to 2 tablespoonsmilk. (It works best if themilk is slightly warm, butnever hot as then the saltdissolves and defeats thepurpose.) Take this mixtureand rub it into your faceand/or neck. Avoid the eyes,as it could sting. Rub gentlyfor about two minutes thenrinse with first warm andthen cold water. This workswonders on skin that haspimples or blackheads.

Sunflower Milk FaceCleanser:

This is good for removingmakeup and is generallygood for dry skin, not oilyskin. Put 1 tablespoon ofmilk in a small container orsaucer. Next take somecotton and soak up the milk,then gently squeeze it out.

Now moisten the cotton ballwith some sunflower oil.Clean your face with this,rinse with warm water, thendry your face.

Chamomile Milk FaceCleanser:

Here’s a great way to useup chamomile teabagsbefore you throw themaway. Simply dip the teabagin a little bit of warm milkand use this to clean yourface. Again, rinse first withwarm then cold water.

Honey-Apple Facial:This is good for all skin

types. Grate an apple and mixit with 1 tablespoon of honey.Apply to face, neck and chestarea (if desired). Let sit for20 minutes then rinse withwarm water. Applied to thebreasts it helps make the skinfirm, giving the appearance offirmer breasts. Rememberthat when doing facials youneed to relax, so your poresare open. (Take the chance tolie down and listen to a Wordtape or hear from the Lord.)

Flour-Egg White Peeling:This one is good for

enlarged pores and greasyskin. It’s best done after youhave washed your face andneck with warm water. Mix

one egg white with a teaspoonof flour. Apply and let sit for15 minutes. Peel off and rinsewith warm water. (This recipemakes more than is neededfor one time, but you can saveit for about three days, orshare it with a friend.)

Banana-Honey Facial:Great for aging or dry

skin. The actual recipe callsfor a whole banana, but aquarter is more than plenty.Simply mash the banana andmix in some honey. Applyand let sit for 20 minutes.Wash with warm and thencool water. I also read thatyou can rub your face withthe inside of the banana peeland it works the same.

From Hanna (of Tom),

GermanyHere are some interesting

recipes for skin care that I came

across, which are generally

inexpensive and easy to make.

Odds And Ends♦ A little honey applied to

the lips works great as achapstick—and you can eatit off afterwards!

♦ Olive oil can help takeaway a sunburn. Use as youwould any normal cream.

♦ Apply cod liver oil orolive oil to broken or brittlefingernails.

♦ Brushing the teeth withtable salt can make themwhiter. (See prophecy onpage 20 for more on this.)

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Sunny Lemon?One natural remedy which has been proposed is

putting lemon on a sunburn, as it’s said to soothethe burn and turn it into a tan. When we asked theLord about this and whether it was safe to do, Hegave the following caution: “The lemon causes areaction with the damaged tissue that makes the tandarker. It also makes the damage more permanent. Idon’t recommend it.”

Brushing the Teeth with Table Salt?(Dr Koger:) It’s true that brushing your teeth with salt can help, if they need a really good

occasional cleaning. But the key word is occasional. It’s similar to using abrasive cleanser toremove a tough stain. It often works, and leaves things looking brighter, but it wears down thefinish, and in the case of your teeth, it can do permanent damage if you wear down too much ofthat finish. So, in moderation this is okay to do, but don’t go overboard or you’ll be doing moreharm than good.

Eye Makeup

RemoversBy Paula Begoun, The BeautyBible

Wiping off makeup isdamaging to the skin, particularlythe skin around the eyes, becausepulling and tugging sags it. Skinis made up of an elastic network,and responds much like a rubberband. Regardless of the directionyou pull—up, down, or side-ways—if you see the skin move,you are tugging on the skin’selastin fibers and helping the skinto sag sooner than it wouldotherwise. Repeatedly wiping andpulling at the face, no matter howgently, distends the tissue morethan enough to stretch it. Like arubber band, the skin can onlytake so much pulling until it won’tsnap back anymore.

Using water with a water-soluble cleanser that slips overthe face and is easily rinsed offdecreases friction and minimizespulling. If you have been used towiping off eye makeup, it can takea while to get used to washing itoff, but it is the most effective andleast damaging way.

Do-It-Yourself MassageParents magazine

Got a headache that won’t go away? Try thesesimple feel-good moves.

♦ Using your index and middle fingers, makecircular motions on your temples. Also work thearea right above your ears on the scalp.

♦ Massage small circles along your jawline withyour three middle fingers, from ear to chin.

♦ Gently rub between your eyebrows, workingalong the brow line and right under the cheekbonesto help clear sinuses.

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ust about everyone, whethermale or female, loves a goodsexual romp every once in awhile. Unfortunately,sometimes two people simplyaren’t compatible in thebedroom (or the living room,or the car...), and may endup participating in a less-than-memorable sexualexperience.

The list below will helpyou improve your tactics, aswell as your mindset, for thenext time you decide to get alittle frisky.

Get Fit...Physically:Everyone knows

that great sex requires amoderate (or heavy) amountof physical strength andenergy. Unfortunately,sometimes the sexualactivity needs to be modifiedto compensate for theperson who tires easily.

Getting into shapephysically allows one to notonly last longer, but to fullytake pleasure in what theyare doing in the heat of themoment without worryingabout all the sore musclesthat they may be developing

whilst thrusting in and outat a constant pace.

If that’s not enough ofan incentive to get goingwith your fitness program,what about the fact that youwill become increasinglyattractive to the person youwill be naked in front of?Everyone appreciates itwhen their significant othertakes great care ofthemselves in order toremain physically appealingfor them (as well asthemselves).

Another upside to beingin great shape is thatbecause you are stronger,you’ll be able to maneuveryour woman into the sexualpositions that you like (suchas holding her up againstthe wall or standing up,pulling her out and thenpushing her into yourmember).

Now, to get into betterphysical shape, there areseveral ways to go. First,you could always engage inmore sex. After all, we allknow that the more you do,the better you’ll get at it.

Secondly, although it’snot as exciting as the first,

you can always enroll in(Eve: Provision!) a gym andworkout with the big boys.Women love a man who hasstaying power! (Eve: Or youcould invest in a set ofweights to use at Home, tostrengthen your body.)

Lastly, why not increaseyour stamina and burn fatby running or jogging everymorning? Or better yet, getyourself a nice mountainbike and go riding withfriends. Whatever you do,make sure to stay active.

CoordinateYourselves...Physically:

Sex inevitably requirescoordination. No womanwants to be in bed with aman who continuously leanson her hair, or worse yet,keeps elbowing her in theface whenever he wants tomaneuver around. Thosewho lack esteem in thephysical coordinationdepartment always haveawkward motions. Althoughbasic coordination is innate,it’s not something thateveryone is readily bornwith.

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But there is hope,because synchronization canbe improved throughpractice. In addition tohaving lots of sex (oh yeah),coordination can also belearned through dancing andswimming. Because theaforementioned activitiesrequire both stamina andconcentrating your energyon using multiple bodymovements, you willcertainly learn how toharmonize with her body inthe bedroom.

CommunicateOpenly:If you want to

have the best sex possible,you need to disclose yourlikes as well as your dislikeswith your partner. And forthose of you who areoblivious to reciprocation,you should also listen towhat she has to say.

Some men simply aren’taware of this, but womencan’t read our minds or evenalways our body languagefor that matter. If you like

department. Minorinsecurities make for majorupsides in sexual behavior.

A typical example ofgoing the extra mile isgiving your woman more ofwhat she likes after yourorgasm just to ensure hersatisfaction.

Test YourBoundaries:Take risks—life is

not a rehearsal. It’s like theysay, don’t dog it before youtry it. The making of a goodlover includes takingadventurous strides withoutinhibitions. Variety is thespice of life and having sex inunusual places or engagingin some form of role-playmay turn you on in ways younever thought possible.

Try to keep your sex lifeinteresting and always try toadd variety to your lives.Bring food into thebedroom; blindfold her;massage her; or even playgames in the bedroom.Whatever you do, keep thecreativity alive.

something a lot, let herknow. If there’s somethingthat you find awfullyirritating, then broach thematter in a subtle way.

The only way anyrelationship can progress isthrough adequate communi-cation ... inside the bedroomand out. For you sexy-talkers out there, there’snothing more unforgettablethan a verbally stimulatingexperience whilst doing yourthing. (Eve: Of course, thebest way to ensure great sexis to love Jesus together!That’s a true rejuvenatorand inspirator!)

Stay Insecure:The best lovers inthe world tend to

be insecure, which is awonderful thing becausethat means they have atendency to be overly awareof how their partner isfeeling, reacting or thinking.As a result, the partnertends to go the extra mile toensure the other person’shappiness in the orgasmic

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The Sexiest Man Aliveast night, “Dateline” TVshow featured theunveiling of Peoplemagazine’s “Sexiest ManAlive.” Brad Pitt was thewinner. While Mr. Pitt isquite a hunk, I beg todiffer with his receivingthis title. It appears that

People magazine neglectedto look in Boise, Idahowhen conducting theirsearch.

In fact, the “SexiestMan Alive” actually livesunder my roof. His name isMoe, and I married himsix years ago. The

following are but a few ofthe many reasons he beatsMr. Pitt hands down:

♦ There is nothingsexier than when myhusband comes home fromwork, slips into somethingmore comfortable, getsdown on his hands and

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knees … and plays“horsie” with our four-year-old daughter.

♦ Nothing is sexier thanwhen my husband draws awarm bath loaded withfragrant, soothing bubbles… and plops our daughterin and then proceeds toplay with Barbies in thebath with her for an houror more.

♦ I go crazy with desirewhen my husband turns

down the bed, turns on adim light ... and cuddles upwith our daughter to read“Miss Spider’s Tea Party”for the umpteenth time.

♦ I fall in love with himall over again every time hegets the fire going, reclineson the couch … and helpsmy daughter practice herBible verses for herSunday school class.

♦ My husband can go allnight ... regardless of the

fact that he may get calledout of bed at 2 AM to goto a crime scene (he is apolice detective), and notreturn until daylight, hewill forgo sleep to honorwhatever commitment hehas made to our plans fora “family day.”

Yes, Brad Pitt is cute;but to me, watching myhusband be his kid’s dad isthe biggest turn-on awoman could ever hope for.

This isn’t to say that youshouldn’t correct your mateat all, nor bring upimportant things that needto be discussed. The pointthis dear fellow is trying tomake is that it’s hard onyour marriage—or in anyrelationship—when a

brought up and which canjust be glossed over.

Use this as a goodcriterion if you’re not surewhether you should saysomething or not: Will whatyour spouse (or friend or co-worker) is doing bring harmto them, or to someone orsomething else, in any way,whether physical, spiritual oremotional? If so, then youshould bring it up, althoughyou should still do it sweetlyand in a positive and upbeatmanner. But if it’s just one ofyour idiosyncrasies,something that doesn’t reallymatter much one way or theother, then why not try justletting it pass? You’ll soonbegin to see and experiencefor yourself the wonders of alife lived through the eyes oflove.

How Often Do YouCorrect Your Spouse?

person is constantly nit-picking about this or that,nagging and harping onevery little fault and everylittle flaw. “Love has anextra eye” to see the good,and love also has the abilityto shut that eye to the bad,to cover those faults with ablanket of love, to knowwhat things need to be

Do you tell him he’s not putting on the baby’s diaperright? Do you tell her she’s holding the map the wrongway? Do you scowl at him when he drinks out of the milkjug?

Well, even when you say it nicely, correction is really hardto take. So try this—limit your correcting to once aweek. Because if you correct someone all the time...they’llstart feeling like they can’t do anything right. And besides,who wants to be around a person who makes them feelbadly about themselves? So let the unimportant things goand save your correcting for what really matters.

–The Family Minute, by Mark Merrill

Dad speaking:

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Culinary Delights

Chinese Fried Meat with Beans1 kg. beef or lamb8 tbsp. soy sauce4 tbsp. cornstarch1 kg. green beans8 tbsp. oil2 tsp. salt4 tbsp. sherry (or other cooking wine)8 tbsp. stock or water

Note:All recipes are tried and proven by

your Eve editors, and their friends.We hope you enjoy them as we have!

Beef and Noodle Casserole6 ounces egg noodles1 pound ground beef2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed tomato soup*2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce2 cloves garlic, minced1/2 pound shredded Cheddar cheese1/4 cup dry sherry1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese(*Or, replace this with: 2 cups tomato paste, ¾ cup

milk and 2 tablespoons sugar.)

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).2. Cook the noodles according to package directions.3. Meanwhile, brown the ground beef in a large

skillet over medium high heat. Stir in the tomato soup,Worcestershire sauce and garlic. Bring to a boil, thenreduce heat to low and let simmer.

4. When noodles are done, stir them and the cheeseinto the simmering sauce until cheese is melted. Stir thesherry into the sauce and stir for 1 minute, then place ina casserole dish and sprinkle with the Parmesan cheeseto taste.

5. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.

Tester’s notes: This is a great, simple crowd-pleaser.You’ll love it! Feel free to omit some of the minoringredients if they are unavailable. Be creative! Havefun! Happy eating!

Crockpot Chinese Beef1. Brown beef cubes or strips

in pan and dredge in flour, thenput in the crockpot.

2. Add ¼ cup soy sauce foreach pound of meat.

3. Grate a few teaspoons ofginger root and dice green onions(or use regular onions if theothers aren’t available) finely.(Note that the flavor getsstronger than normal withcrockpot cooking.)

4. Cook on low setting for 5-8 hours, until meat is verytender.

5. About two hours beforeserving, add veggies (can usecarrots, green beans, beansprouts, or whatever you like.—Bean sprouts need very littlecooking time!)

6. If desired, add salt to tasteonce it has finished cooking.(Adding it to the meat before it’sfully cooked can make it tough.)

1. Cut the meat into thin shreds about thewidth of the green beans and about 1 ½ inches inlength. Mix together the soy sauce and corn flour,then marinate the pieces of meat in it for about10 minutes.

3. Heat half the oil in a wok or frying pan andstir fry the meat for about a minute or untillightly colored, then remove and set aside.

4. Heat the remaining oil and stir fry thebeans for about 1 minute, then add the meat, saltand sherry. Blend well together and add a littlestock or water if necessary, but do not overcook,otherwise the beans will lose their crispiness andthe meat its tenderness.

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Culinary Delights

How to Freeze and Serve Mashed PotatoesFrom Busy Cooks’ Guide

1. Prepare mashed potatoes in your favorite manner.2. Place prepared mashed potatoes in freezer bags in

meal-sized portions (or, if larger portions are desired, inlarger plastic bags).

3. Press all the air from the bags and seal.4. Flatten freezer bags and place in freezer for storage.5. To serve, first defrost in the refrigerator overnight.6. Remove potatoes from freezer bag and place in a

microwave-safe bowl. Don’t be alarmed if they look thinand runny.

7. Heat mashed potatoes in the microwave, covered,stirring every 2 minutes. As the potatoes get hot, they willthicken and return to their original texture.

Tip: For best quality, use frozen mashed potatoes withinfour months.

Soaking Brown Rice Enriches

Nutritional ValueReuters Health

Soaking brown rice for a day before it is cooked may bean inexpensive and easy way to turbocharge the nutritionalvalue of this staple food, Japanese scientists have found.

Soaking the rice stimulates the early stages of germina-tion, when a tiny sprout, less than a millimeter tall, growsfrom the grain. “The birth of a sprout activates dormantenzymes in the brown rice all at once to supply the bestnutrition to the growing sprout,” said Dr. HiroshiKayahara, a professor at Shinshu University in Nagano.

Sprouted rice contains more fiber, vitamins andminerals than non-germinated rice, Kasayara and hiscolleagues report. The germinated rice also contains triplethe amount of lysine, an amino acid needed for the growthand repair of tissues, and 10 times more gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), which can benefit the kidneys.

The researchers soaked the brown rice in warm waterfor 22 hours to make it sprout. The sprouted rice is notonly enriched, it is also easier to cook because the hardouter husk has been softened, Kayahara noted, and ittastes sweeter. White rice will not sprout when soaked, headded.

Eve:While this technique won’t be

practical for everyone, we thought itmight be useful for small Homeswho would like a simple, partlycooked-ahead meal that can bepulled out and used at a moment’snotice.

Homemade Gourmet CoffeeBy Jonni McCoy, Miserly Moms

Having homemade coffees onhand is nice for a quick hot drink,and makes a great gift for others,too.

Put some in a jar and tie adecorative ribbon around the neck. Tiea small card with the name of thecontents and how to mix it.

Here are several recipes that willplease your budget and pamper you:

Instant Cappuccino Mix1/2 cup instant coffee (or decaf)1 cup powdered milk1/2 to 3/4 cup sugar1 tsp. dried grated orange peel1 tsp. cinnamonMix together in the blender. Wait

for the dust to settle after turning itoff. Store in an airtight container.Use 2 tablespoons per cup of hotwater.

Cafe Au Lait Mix2 cups powdered milk1/2 cup sugar1/2 cup instant coffee (or decaf)1/2 tsp. cinnamonBlend together in a blender. Store

in an airtight container. Use 1/4 cupmix to 2/3 cup hot water.

See recipe for “Swiss Mocha” on page 28.

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Other

Delicate, fairy-like. Loves to dance and glides around lightly,an inspiration to all. (female)

Soft, cuddly, lovable. A girl with a heart of love and tenderaffection, who shines forth My Spirit unto all that she meets inher sweet spirit and tender ways. (female)

Pure and innocent, tender and unspoiled by the world. Herspirit retains the innocence and splendor of My Spirit andpresence, and she delights in Me. (female)

A crystal stream, a river of refreshing. This one comes aswaters to a thirsty soul, ministering refreshing and encourage-ment to those she meets. (female)

A strong, steadying influence. Can keep a cool head whenthings are going crazy; stable and steadfast. (male)

Bearer of glad tidings; one who possesses a joyfulness ofheart and spirit, and ministers comfort and encouragementthrough the joy of his presence. (male)

A pioneer, adventurer, a bold crusader who dares tochallenge the status quo and to launch a fight for the right.Determined and courageous. (male)

Free and uninhibited. Not bound by formalities or traditions,this one dances to My tunes and sings My praises with all of herheart. (female)

Mature in Godly wisdom. Serious and sober-minded beyondhis years, a teacher and instructor to others. (male)

Heaven-sent; a man with a mission and a strong purpose inlife. One who has a direct calling from Me and lives to fulfill it.(male)

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Feedback

All these articles are helpful andinformative. It helps someone like me—who’s so busy—to get the knowledge I need,and I don’t have to spend hours readingbooks and magazines on these differentsubjects.

From Joan, Denmark

We very much enjoyed the humorousarticle by Dave Barry and the interview withMel Gibson. Thanks for making the pubs sofun, as well as instructional and edifying.God bless all who work on them!

From Jonathan Fighter, Taiwan

I was very pleasantly surprised to see mypoem in Eve #15. That was so encouraging,and I pray it will be a blessing to othermothers as well! Actually, it is only theLord, because I really am not a poet at all. Igot a sudden inspiration after reading myson Mike’s tribute to me in the pub onMother’s Day last year!

Anyway, the reason I am writing isbecause next to my name you wrote Holland.Well, I was there for a long time, but thesepast two years I have been in Africa, and Iam so thankful to finally have made it to themission field that I was wondering if youcould make a little note of that. I would likefor people to know that I am not only amother of 12, but that I am actually on theexciting mission field of Africa—Nigeria tobe exact! Also, if it helps, I am a grand-mother of 7, pretty soon 8!

(Eve: Our apologies, Dove—our hats offto you! And lots and lots of love andprayers to you from us all!)

From Dove, Nigeria

I want to thank all who are involved inmaking the Eve. The mags are veryinteresting. I personally like the section onHome Remedies. I’m always looking fornatural ways to do things. It would beinteresting to hear from anyone who hastried any of the natural remedies suggestedin previous articles. It would be anencouragement.

(Eve: Dear readers, we’d love to hearabout it if you have tried and proven anytips or tricks that we print in the mags. Orif any articles in particular speak to you, orremind you of a story or lesson of yourown that you’d like to share, please feelfree to share them.—We love hearing fromyou!)

From Mercy, Canada

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Cover photo: Pearl (of Steven), mother of 11, Thailand. Happy Birthday!Suggested reading for ages 16 and up.

Copyright © July 2001 by The Family. CM/FM. For non-profit purposes only. Not for resale.

Calling All Marriage Veterans!

Attention, husbands and wives: Has your marriage stood the test of time? Then please, read on!For those who have successfully nurtured their marriage through 10, 15, 20 or more years of

fruitfulness, we want to hear from YOU!—How did you do it? What are your secrets, your tried-and-proven tips and tricks? Were there ever times when you felt like completely throwing in thetowel—if so, what made you hold on? What would you say is the greatest lesson you’ve learnedabout relating to your mate? What things has your mate done to or for you that makes your lifewonderful?

Don’t be shy—the little jewels that you earned through hard experience might just be a lifesaverto someone else. We love you and look forward to hearing from you!

Swiss Mocha(Continued from page 25.)

1/2 cup instant coffee (ordecaf)

1/2 cup sugar1 cup powdered milk2 tablespoons cocoa powderMix together in a blender.

Store in an airtight container.Use 1 tablespoon to 6 oz. hotwater.