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DISCLAIMER:The intent of this presentation is not to cure, mitigate or treat

any disease, but rather to provide knowledge about

health. The conclusions are personal & without affiliation.

These remedies are complementary, but they should

not be applied without having first consulted with the

physician that is caring for you. Do not stop taking your

medicines, or apply these remedies without the

authorization of a qualified practitioner that is familiar with your individual case so that you can discuss your options, arrive at an agreement and monitor

your progress.

THE ART AND SCIENCE OF HEALING

God pledged Himself to keep this human machinery in healthful action if thehuman agent will obey His laws and cooperate with God. MS 3, 1897 CD p.17

If man will first trust in God, rest, exercise, be temperant, dress with modesty and use His simple agents properly, and maintain good hygiene in using His temple,

then God will continue to cooperate with the human agent in providing Hisnatural agents of sunlight, water, clean air, life bearing grass, seeds and herbs, in

the prevention of disease. Gen. 1:11, Ex. 15:26; 1 Cor. 3:9-11; 1MR 345.2-346.3

There are many ways of practicing the healing art, but there is only one way

that Heaven approves. God's remedies are the simple agencies of nature that will not tax or debilitate

the system through their powerful properties. {5T 443.1}

The work of cultivating the heart is profitable at all times and in all places.

1 MR 345.2

Temperance means “to exercise self control.” Of course, this definition may include abstaining from

harmful things, but it also means maintaining balance in every aspect of life.

According to Xenophon, an ancient Greek philosopher, Temperance can be defined as: “Moderation in all things

healthful; total abstinence from all things harmful.”

HOW CAN ONE OBTAIN SELF CONTROL?

Self control is obtained by weighinggood against bad, followed by acting on one’s best judgment.

BAD GOOD

PRIORITIES INVOLVED IN BEING TEMPERANT:

ORDER OF TEMPERANCE:1- PUT GOD IN FIRST PLACE.2- TAKE CARE OF THE TEMPLE (OUR BODIES) THAT THE LORD HASLOANED US:(Care involves: Nutrition, Exercise, water, Sunlight, Pure Air, Rest,Modesty in Dress and Principles of Hygiene)3- TAKE CARE OF OUR FAMILY.4- WORK SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE NEEDS OF THE FAMILYWITHOUT COMPROMISING THE FIRST THREE.

PRINCIPAL PRIORITY: PUT GOD IN FIRST PLACE.

WHAT KIND OF CARE SHOULD WE GIVE TO THE BODY THAT WE LIVE IN?

THE BODY IS THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY

SPIRIT AND IS A VEHICLE THAT HAS

BEEN LOANED TO US.THIS VEHICLE WILL

CARRY US FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE

END OF LIFE.

NUTRITION: ARE WE TO LIVE TO EAT OR EAT TO LIVE?

PHYSICAL INACTIVITY: WE NEED TO HAVE SELF CONTROL AND WILL POWER TO EXERCISE.

WATER, SUNLIGHT & AIR: COLLECTIVELY, WE NEED TO HAVE SELF CONTROL IN ORDER FOR US TO SAVE OUR ENVIRONMENT.

REST: WE NEED TO HAVE SELF CONTROL TO GET TO SLEEP WHEN IT IS NEEDED.

MODESTY IN DRESS: WE NEED TO HAVE GOOD JUDGEMENT TO KNOW HOW TO DRESS

APPROPRIATELY.

PRINCIPLES OF HYGIENE: WE NEED TO HAVE WILL POWER AND SELF CONTROL IN ORDER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN

OUR BODIES IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.

CARE OF THE FAMILY: WE NEED TO HAVE WILL POWER AND SELF CONTROL AS

WELL AS ASKING FOR WISDOM IN THE CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF OUR FAMILY UNITED

WORK: WE NEED TO WORK AT LIVING AND NOT LIVE TO WORK. IT REQUIRES SELF CONTROL AND WILL POWER TO CONTROL

OUR SPENDING SO AS TO NOT END UP INDEBTED.

WE NEED TO WORK SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE NEEDS OF THE FAMILY,

WITHOUT COMPROMISING OUR RELATION WITH GOD, OUR HEALTH OR

OUR FAMILY.

DOCTORS: HAVE YOU HEARD THE SAYING “PHYSICIAN, HEALYOURSELF?” AS WE RECOGNIZE TEMPERANCE AS A TRUEREMEDY, IT IS EITHER OUR CURE OR OUR CURSE.

Let’s evaluate our judgement:• Why is it that we do or don’t make right choices? Because we either choose to, or we don’t.•What is better: When we keep doing something that we like that is wrong just because we can get away with it? •Or abstain from something that is wrong only when we get caught? •What is worse: When we purposefully don’t do something that we know we should, even though we know it will harm us?•Or we don’t avoid doing bad things when we can even though it may harm others?

IN ORDER FOR US TO BE TEMPERANT, WE NEED TO EVALUATE OUR HABITS, CUSTOMS & MOTIVATIONS.

HABITS:

Why do we do what we do ? In many instances, it is because this is the way we were taught to do things.

When we repeat what we have learned, this forms habits.

CUSTOMS:

When someone else does what you do, or because it is the way you taught them, this then becomes a custom.

MOTIVATIONS:

When a habit or custom is right, why change? When a habit or custom is wrong, it takes a stronger motive in order for a person to make a change.

BUENO MALO

MANY PEOPLE TRY TO SATISFY THEIR

FRUSTRATION WITH FOOD.

WE NEED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT WHAT WE PUT INTO OUR

BODIES AFFECTS EFFECTS OUR

BEHAVIOR IN A BIG WAY.

WHEN WE EXPERIMENT DISGUSTING OR UNFAVORABLE SITUATIONS, HOW DO WE REACT ?

WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR BEHAVIOR WHEN WE PUT APPROPRIATE FOODS IN OUR BODIES ?

THERE IS MORE OF A TENDENCY TOWARDS A PEACEFUL BEHAVIOR.

WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR BEHAVIOR WHEN WE PUT SUBSTANCES IN OUR BODIES THAT ARE

INAPPROPRIATE?

THESE CHEMICALS PRODUCE EXCITATION Y DEPRESSION IN THE BRAIN THAT IS MANIFESTED BY: ANGER AND HATE !!!

ARTIFICIAL SUGARS

FLAVOR ENHANCERS

HOW IS IT THAT INAPPROPRIATE SUBSTANCES PRODUCE ANGER

AND HATE ?

WE ARE WHAT WE EAT, DRINK AND INJECT INTO OUR BODIES: THE CHEMICALS WE PUT INTO OUR BODIES ARE WHAT CONSTITUTES THE BLOOD CHEMISTRY. THE BLOOD CHEMISTRYIS WHAT PASSES THROUGH THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM TO THE HEART AND BRAIN THAT MAKES UP THE FUNCTIONING OF THE MIND ACCORDING TO WHAT CHEMICALS ARE AVAILABLE .

IS IT POSSIBLE THAT EVERYONE THAT ABUSES THEIR BODY WILL HAVE BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS?

NOT ALWAYS. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN PEOPLE THAT TAKE EXCELLENT

CARE OF THEIR BODIES AND MISBEHAVE ? SOMETIMES

NEVER THE LESS,“OUT OF THE ABUNDANCE OF THE HEART, SPEAKS THE MOUTH”.

IT IS EASIER FOR US TO MAINTAIN SELF CONTROL WHEN WE ARE TEMPERANT.

THE TEMPTATION IS GREATER WHEN A PERSON IS INTEMPERANT, AND THE FACTS PROVE IT.

More than 65 % of the inmates incarcerated in prisons are due to drug related crimes.

WHAT COMPUTES IN OUR BRAINS?

•THE BRAIN IS LIKE A COMPUTERIZED ROBOT WITH THE POWER OF CHOICE. •THIS HUMAN COMPUTER HAS BEEN PREPROGRAMMED WITH BASIC FUNCTIONS.•THE HUMAN COMPUTER PROCESSES THOUGHTS AND HAS MEMORY. •THIS COMPUTER COMES WITH A USER FRIENDLY MANUAL FOR HEALTHY LIVING WITH 10 LAWS OF HEALTH•THE INFORMATION WITHIN THE BRAIN IS CATEGORIZED AND INTEGRATED AMONG THE FIVE SENSES. • SOME MEMORIES ARE PLEASANT AND OTHERS ARE PAINFUL.

WHY IS IT THAT WE SHOULD NOT EXPERIMENT WITH MIND ARTERING SUBSTANCES ?

•Generally speaking, when we try something that is not pleasant, we do not want to try it again.•However, when we try something that is pleasant, we want to try it again because we like the way it makes us feel. •This is why we need to be careful with what we try. People can get hooked with trying something just once.

THE BATTLE FOR CONTROL OF THE MIND

Pain vs. Pleasure:

Pleasure always feels MORE than pain.

When we feel pain, there is a battle for control of the mind.

Self control is a key element in temperance.

BATTLE FOR CONTROL OF THE MIND

CURIOSITY IS THE PRINCIPAL REASON WHY PEOPLE

EXPERIMENT WITH DRUGS.

PAIN AND PLEASURE ARE THE TWO PRINCIPLE REASONS WHY

PEOPLE CONTINUE TAKING MIND ALTERING SUBSTANCES.

MANY PEOPLE DUE TO THEIRCURIOSIDITY FIGHT A BATTLE FOR PLEASURE AND LOOSE,RESULTING IN DEPENDENCE.

IN WHAT WAY DOES PAIN PROTECT THE BODY FROM HARM?

THE HUMAN BODY HAS MANY OFFENSIVE WEAPONS AND

DEFENSE MECHANISMS.THE BODY IS ARMED WITH FIVE SENSES WHICH ARE

VISION, HEARING, TOUCH, TASTE AND SMELL.

THE SENSES PERCIEVE PLEASURE OR PAIN IN THE

MIND. PLEASURE IS A DOUBLE

EDGED SWORD. HOWEVER, PAIN IS A

DEFENSE MECHANISM.

IN WHAT WAY DOES PAIN PROTECT THE BODY FROM HARM?

THE SENSES ARE GIFTS.IF WE ARE NOT

TEMPERANT WITH OUR GIFTS, WE CAN GET

INTO SERIOUS PROBLEMS .

WHEN WE FEEL PAIN, WE NEED TO ASK WHY.ONLY WHEN WE TAKE

AWAY THE CAUSE, CAN THE PAIN GO AWAY.

HOW MANY METHODS DO WE KNOW OF FOR TAKING AWAY PAIN?

Natural Remedies

Medical Prescriptions

Prayer

Illegal Drugs

TRUE REMEDIES

NUTRITION

EXERCISE

THE USE OF WATER

SUNLIGHT

TEMPERANCE

PURE AIR

REST

TRUST IN GOD

REMEDY OR PRESCRIPTION ?

Name:Address:Date:Age:Allergies:

Sig:

Name of Doctor:

HOW DOES ONE DEFINE A TRUE REMEDY OR A MEDICAL PRESCRIPTION?

A TRUE REMEDY IS A MEANS THAT EXISTS TO

REMOVE OR ALLEVIATE A DISEASE OR CONDITION.

IT IS A CURE. A MEDICAL PRESCRIPTION

IS AN ORDER OR ARECOMMENDATION FOR TREATMENT, THAT MAY

OR MAY NOT BE CURATIVE.

WHAT IS THE BEST AND SAFEST WAY TO EVALUATE THE USE OF

NATURAL REMEDIES ?

THERE ARE NO TWO PERSONS THAT ARE ALIKE. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO REQUEST MEDICAL COUNCIL TO:EVALUATE YOUR HEALTH,IDENTIFICAR IDENTIFY YOUR RISK FACTORS,ESTABLISH GOALS,ANSWER QUESTIONS AND EVALUATE YOUR PROGRESS.

WHAT DID THOMAS EDISON SAY IN REFERENCE TO THE DOCTOR OF THE FURURE ?

Thomas Edison said,“The doctor of the future will not prescribe medicines,But rather, will focus on true remedies for the human frame and in the prevention of diseases.”

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE SUSTANCES THAT ALTER THE MIND ?

METAMPHETAMINE

ECSTASY

COCAINE

MARIJUANA

HEROINE

ALCOHOL

Methamphetamine is a stimulant that reduces fatigue, increases confidence, makes a person alert, it produces anxiety, enlarges the pupils, creates insomnia, itching and takes away one’s appetite.This illegal substance produces addiction, irritability, aggression, and then fatigue, hallucinations, psychologic dependency and depression. Deaths have been reported with its use. It is known as Speed, Uppers, Lid-Poppers and Ice. It is made from ephedrine, pseudoephedrine and phenilpropanolamine.

EXTASIS

ECSTASY

ECSTASY: WHAT IS IT AND HOW IT WORKS?

• The structure of this illegal substance is 3,4 methyl-ene-dioxi-meth-amphetamine. • It has no smell or taste, it is easily put into drinks without knowing it. It is comonly sold in colleges. It is associated with sexual assaults.• It produces “mind opening”, emotional warmth, hallucinations and is a stimulant. It also produces nausea, paranoia, panic attacks, anxiety, depression, cramps and tremors.•It is neurotoxic, causes enlarged pupils, convulsions, permanently damages the brain and can be fatal.

COCAINE: WHAT IT IS AND HOW IT WORKS ?

COCAINE IS AN ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE THAT COMES FROM THE LEAVES OF A BUSH CALLED “COCA” IN SOUTH AMERICA. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST POTENT NATURAL STIMULANTS IN NATURE. IT IS A WHITE POWDER THAT CAN BE INHALED THROUGH THE NOSE OR CAN BE INJECTED INTO THE VEIN. COCAINE CAN PRODUCE IRRITATION IN THE NOSE, INCREASE THE BLOOD PRESSURE, ENLARGE THE PUPILS, PRODUCE CONVULSIONS, FARTIGUE, HEART ATTACKS AND DEATH.ADDICTION TO COCAINE CAN AFFECT NOT ONLY THE MOTHER,

BUT ALSO HER BABY.

MARIJUANA: WHAT IT IS AND

HOW IT WORKS ?

•MARIJUANA IS A PLANT CALLED CANNABIS THAT PRODUCES HALLUCINATIONS. HASHISH IS A RESIN DERIVED FROM THE PLANT THAT IS EVEN MORE CONCENTRATED IN IT’S EFFECTS. •THIS ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE CAN BE EATEN AND SMOKED IT CAN PRODUCE RED EYES, TIREDNESS, COTTON MOUTH, INCREASE IN APPETITE AND THIRST. MARIJUANA REDUCES THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND REDUCES MEMORY. •THE EFFECTS ON THE FETUS ARE SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE FETAL-ALCOHOL SYNDROME. MARIJUANA USE INVITES THE USE OF OTHER ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES.

HEROIN: WHAT IS IT AND HOW IT WORKS

•This illegal substance is a white powder that is derived from morphine. Heroin called “Black Tar” is a sticky dark brown substance with a fetid smell.

•There are more than 600,000 addicts in the USA.

•It produces euphoria, somnolence, small pupils, depression and a loss of appetite. It can be injected in the veins, cause respiratory depression and death. It is less expensive than cocaine.

ALCOHOL: WHAT IS IT AND HOW DOES IT DO?

•ALCOHOL IS PRODUCED BY FERMENTATION. •70% OF AMERICANS CONSUME ALCOHOL WITH REGULARITY.•IT IS THE MOST USED DRUG IN OUR SOCIETY. ONE THIRD OF ALL STUDENTS IN COLLEGE DRINK. •ALCOHOL RELIEVES STRESS, BOREDOM, ANXIETY, AND REDUCES THE STRESSES OF SOCIETY. •ALCOHOL IS ASSOCIATED WITH VIOLENCE AND KILLS MORE PEOPLE LESS THAN 21 THAN COCAINE, MARIJUANA AND HEROIN COMBINED. •IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH SUICIDE, AUTO ACCIDENTS, AND FALLS. ALCOHOL IS ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH CANCER AND CONGENITAL ANOMALIES.

WHAT IS FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME?

THIS SYNDROME IS PRODUCED BY MOTHERS THAT DRINK ALCOHOL DURING PREGNANCY.

THE RESULT IS SMALL HEADS, MENTAL RETARDATION, TREMORS, ANOMALIES INVOLVING THE FACE, EXTREMITIES HEART AND BRAIN.

WHAT IS THE #1 CAUSE OF CANCER IN THIS COUNTRY?

Lung cancer is the #1cause of cancer in menand women in thiscountry.More people die of lungcancer than colon, breastand prostate combined.Lung cancer is stronglyassociated with cigarettesmoking.

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO BE CAREFULWHAT WE PUT IN OUR BODIES?

When we invite the Lord of Lords to live in this temple, we need to recognize that our minds are sacred.

They are sacred because what we do is regulated be what we think. Our thoughts come from chemical reactions. These chemical reactions come from substances that we have allowed into our bodies.

It is evident that the substances that penetrate the mind govern our judgment. This is why the mind is the most holy place.

Also, this temple is not ours, but the Lord’s.

IF I ALWAYS DO WHAT I HAVE ALWAYS DONE WHAT CAN I EXPECT IN THE FUTURE?

THE SAME RESULT.

IF I DO NOT LIKE THE RESULTS I AM

GETTING, WHY DO I CONTINUE DOING IT?

IF I AM GETTING NEGATIVE RESULTS, A

TEMPERANT MAN WILL CHANGE.

IF I HAVE TRIED TO CHANGE AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO IT, WHAT CAN I DO?

•THE LORD TELLS US THAT HE WILL NEVER LEAVE US.•THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE•WE NEED TO TRUST IN THE HEALING POWER OF GOD. •GOD HAS PROMISED US THAT ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WHEN WE ASK FOR HELP IN THE NAME OF THE LORD.

IS ANYONE AMONG YOU SICK?

The Lord asks us in James 5:14-15 “Is any sick among

you? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in

the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall

save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they

shall be forgiven him.”

Daniel 1:8 “Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine

which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.” Daniel 1:20 “And in

matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and

astrologers that were in all his relam.”

What health principle can we

learn from the Bible about Temperance that is within our

reach?

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May the Lord bless you like it iswritten in 3 John 2:

“Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayestprosper, and be in good health, even as thy soul prospereth”.

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