The Importance of Proper Voice Culture

“All who profess to be followers of Jesus should feel that a duty rests upon them to preserve their bodies in the best condition of health, that their minds may be clear to comprehend heavenly things.” -- T., V. II, p. 522. {HL 29.6}

“The health of the entire system depends upon the healthy action of the respiratory organs...” -- H. to L., Chap. 6, p. 57. {HL 30.2}

QUESTION: WHAT ARE SOME OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS?

ANSWER: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM CONSISTS OF:

     Upper respiratory system:

     (Nose, nasal cavity, paranasal cavities and pharynx)

     Lower respiratory system:

     (Larynx, trachea, bronchi and lungs)

“Careful attention and training should be given to the vocal organs. They are strengthened by right use, but become enfeebled if used improperly.” {Ev 667.1}

“It is important for every speaker so to train the vocal organs as to keep them in a healthful condition, that he may speak forth the words of life to the people. Everyone should become intelligent as to the most effective manner of using his God-given ability, and should practice what he learns.” {Ev 667.2}

“The training of the voice has an important place in physical culture, since it tends to expand and strengthen the lungs, and thus to ward off disease...” (1903) {Ev 669.1}

“Instruction in vocal culture should be given in the home. Parents should teach their children to speak so plainly that the listeners can understand every word. They should teach them to read the Bible with clear, distinct utterance in a way that will honor God.”  {VSS 183.3}

“Voice culture is a subject that has much to do with the health for students. The youth should be taught how to breathe properly and how to read in such a way that no unnatural strain shall come on the throat and lungs, but that the work shall be shared by the abdominal muscles. Speaking from the throat, letting the sound come from the upper part of the vocal organs, impairs the health of these organs and decreases their efficiency. The abdominal muscles are to do the heaviest part of the labor, the throat being used as a channel...”  {CT 297.2}

“The proper use of the vocal organs will bring benefit to the physical health and increase the usefulness and influence. It is through falling into bad habits of speech that people become tedious readers and speakers...By judicious exercise they may expand the chest and strengthen the muscles. By giving heed to proper instruction, by following health principles in regard to the expansion of the lungs and the culture of the voice, our young men and women may become speakers who can be heard; and the exercise necessary for this accomplishment will prolong life.”  {CT 247.1}

“As far as possible, let them adopt such habits of life that the physical and mental powers shall be equally taxed. The exercise of the voice in speaking is a healthful exercise.

Teach and live carefully. Hold firmly to the position that all, even our leading men, need to exercise good common sense in the care of their health.”  --Letter 158, 1909. {MM 264.4}

“The...right use of the voice are greatly neglected...There are many who read or speak in so low or so rapid a manner that they cannot be readily understood. Some have a thick, indistinct utterance; others speak in a high key, in sharp, shrill tones, that are painful to the hearers. Texts, hymns, and the reports and other papers presented before public assemblies are sometimes read in such a way that they are not understood and often so that their force and impressiveness are destroyed.”  {COL 335.3}

“This is an evil that can and should be corrected.”  {COL 335.4}

Nehemiah 8:8 – “So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.”

“Let the voices of the followers of Christ be so trained that instead of crowding words together in a thick, indistinct way, their utterance may be clear, forcible, and edifying. Do not let the voice fall after each word, but keep it up so that each sentence will be full and complete...”   {CT 246.1}

THINGS THAT ARE HARMFUL TO THE VOCAL ORGANS: (throat and lungs)

1. “Long and violent exercise of the vocal organs has irritated…the throat and lungs.”  (2T, 672.1)

2. “The position of the body and the manner of holding the head of many while in prayer.”   (2T 617.2)

3. “Speaking from the throat, letting the words come out from the upper extremity of the vocal organs, all the time fretting and irritating them, is not the best way to preserve health or to increase the efficiency of those organs. You should take a full inspiration and let the action come from the abdominal muscles. Let the lungs be only the channel, but do not depend upon them to do the work. If you let your words come from deep down, exercising the abdominal muscles, you can speak to thousands with just as much ease as you can speak to ten.”   {2T 616.1} (2T 616.1)

“To ensure correct delivery in reading and speaking, see that the abdominal muscles have full play in breathing, and that the respiratory organs are unrestricted. Let the strain come on the muscles of the abdomen, rather than on those of the throat. Great weariness and serious disease of the throat and lungs may thus be prevented Careful attention should be given to securing distinct articulation, smooth, well-modulated tones, and a not-too-rapid delivery.”  --Education, p. 199. (1903) {Ev 669.1}

4. “Many who might be useful...are using up their vital force and destroying their lungs and vocal organs by their manner of speaking...hurriedly rattling off what they have to say...” (2T 615.3)

5. “Praying to great length...injures the throat and vocal organs...”  (2T 617.2)

“MANY HAVE DIED WHO MIGHT HAVE LIVED HAD THEY BEEN TAUGHT HOW TO USE THE VOICE CORRECTLY. The right use of the abdominal muscles in reading and speaking will prove a remedy for many voice and chest difficulties, and the means of prolonging life.”  {CT 297.2}

    

“The voice, this gift of heaven, is a powerful faculty for good...”  {4T 604.3}

“The power of speech is a talent that should be diligently cultivated. Of all the gifts we have received from God, none is capable of being a greater blessing than this.”  {Col 335.2}

“In the judgment, the use made of every talent will be scrutinized. How have we employed the capital lent us of heaven? How have we used our time, our pen...our voice...” (GC 487.2)

WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE DEFECTIVE IN HOW YOU USE YOUR VOICE AND SPEECH:

“If you are defective in manner, in voice...you need not always remain in this condition. You must continually strive that that you may reach a higher standard...you should individually realize that you are under obligation to improve yourselves by observation, study and by communion with God.”  (Fe 214.2)

***By the way, in the world, the famous musicians and singers recognize the importance of proper vocal usage, therefore they get themselves a voice coach to learn how to use the voice/abdominal muscles, to the best of their ability, without causing damage to their vocal chords. Should not God's people be just as concerned regarding the proper training and usage of their voices?

HERE IS A LINK REGARDING COMMON VOICE DISORDERS:

http://www.stjosephsatlanta.org/medical_services/the_evelynn_trammell_voice_and_swallowing_center/Common_Voice_Disorders.html

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Preventing Congestion Of The Head And Lungs

BIBLE:

3 John 2 – “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and BE IN HEALTH, even as thy soul prospereth.”

Revelation 14:6-7 – “And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, saying with a loud voice, fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come...”

1 Corinthians 10:31 – “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.”

SOP:

“Our bodies are the temples of the Holy Ghost, and if we fail to do all we can to place the body in the very best condition of health, we are robing god of the honor due to him from the beings he has created.”   {2SAT 142.2}

“God in his wisdom has established natural laws for the proper control of our dress, our appetites, and our passions, and he requires of us OBEDIENCE IN EVERY PARTICULAR.” {HL 17.3}

“I have been shown that a great amount of suffering might be saved if all would labor to prevent disease, by strictly obeying the laws of health.” {RH, December 12, 1899 par. 8}

“There is now positive need even with physicians, reformers in the line of treatment of disease, that greater painstaking effort be made to carry forward and upward the work for themselves, and to interestedly instruct those who look to them for medical skill to ascertain the cause of their infirmities. They should call their attention in a special manner to the laws which god has established, which cannot be violated with impunity. They dwell much on the working of disease, but do not, as a general rule, arouse the attention to the laws which must be sacredly and intelligently obeyed to prevent disease.”  {15MR 279.1}

“TEACH THE PEOPLE HOW TO PREVENT DISEASE. Tell them to cease rebelling against nature's laws, and by removing every obstruction give her a chance to put forth her very best efforts to set things right.” --Letter 26a, 1889. (Written March 2, 1889, from Battle Creek, Michigan, to Brother and Sister Maxson.) White Estate, Washington, D. C. November 4, 1983. Entire Letter Released.” {13MR 178.2}

“...If all would seek to become intelligent in regard to their bodily necessities, sickness would be rare instead of common. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.  --Manuscript 86, 1897 (General Manuscript, “Health Reform Principles,” written from Cooranbong, Australia). {20MR 1.5}

THINGS THAT CAUSE CONGESTION:

#1: A DETERMINED (STUBBORN) WILL:

“You have a determined will, which causes the mind to react upon the body, unbalancing the circulation, and producing congestion in certain organs, and you are sacrificing health to your feelings.”   --T., No. 32, p. 66. {5T 310.2}

#2: BAD CIRCULATION OF THE BLOOD:

“A bad circulation leaves the blood to become impure, induces congestion of the brain and lungs, and causes diseases of the heart, the liver, and the lungs.”  --H. R. {HR, August 1, 1868 par. 16}

#3: ILL VENTILATED ROOMS WHICH CAUSE BAD CIRCULATION OF THE BLOOD:

“The effects produced by living in close, ill-ventilated rooms are these: The system becomes weak and unhealthy, the circulation is depressed, the blood moves sluggishly through the system because it is not vitalized by the pure invigorating air of heaven...you should so accustom yourself to the air that you will not be under the necessity of having he mercury higher than sixty-five degrees.”  (1T 702.3}

#4: LACK OF EXERCISE, WHICH CAUSES BAD CIRCULATION OF THE BLOOD:

“Those who accustom themselves to proper exercise in the open air will generally have a good and vigorous circulation. Morning exercise, in walking in the free, invigorating air of heaven, or cultivating flowers, small fruits, and vegetables, is necessary to a healthful circulation of the blood. It is the surest safeguard against colds, coughs, congestions of brain and lungs, inflammation of the liver, the kidneys, and the lungs, and a hundred other diseases. Go out and exercise every day, even though some things indoors have to be neglected.” (HR, May 1872)

#5: OVERWORK, ESPECIALLY MINISTERS:

“I am much worried over willie's case. He has altogether too much to do...the work constantly urging and pressing him... I request you to furnish him a man to help him. If the cause cannot afford to do this, I shall, as his mother, demand of him to change his course of work decidedly. He needs far less to do...he is now in a condition which causes me decided alarm. He has congestion of the brain.” {Miscellaneous Collection, 1888 1256.2}

#6: IMPROPER DIET CAUSES HEAD CONGESTION:

“If the head is congested, let them find out what is wrong. The brain is disturbed because there is something wrong with the stomach. Let them find out what is wrong with their diet...” {2SAT 142.2}

“The brain is closely connected with the stomach, and its power has so often been called to aid the weakened digestive organs that it is in its turn weakened, depressed, congested.”  --T., V. II, p. 318.

#7: ARTIFICIAL BRAIDS/WIGS:

“Fashion loads the heads of women with artificial braids and pads...the artificial hair and pads covering the base of the brain, heat and excite the spinal nerves centering in the brain. The head should ever be kept cool. The head caused by these artificials induces the blood to the brain. The action of the blood upon the lower or animal organs of the brain, causes unnatural activity, tends to recklessness in morals...”

{RH, October 17, 1871 par. 9}

“In consequence of THE BRAIN BEING CONGESTED its nerves lose their healthy action, and take on morbid conditions, making it almost impossible to arouse the moral sensibilities. Such lose their power to discern sacred things. The unnatural heat caused by these artificial deformities about the head, induces blood to the brain, producing congestion, and causing the natural hair to fall off, producing baldness. Thus the natural is sacrificed to the artificial.” {RH, October 17, 1871 par. 10}

#8: DRESSING IN THIN CLOTHES DURING WINTER MONTHS:

“Dressing their extremities so thinly” is not only uncomfortable, but unhealthful as well. When they...sit or stand in the open air, the blood is driven rapidly from the extremities to the trunk, exposing...to congestion of the lungs and mucous surfaces, when they are said to have a “bad cold.”  {HR, January 1, 1874 par. 2}

#9: NOT HAVING MORE THAN ONE LAYER OF CLOTHING IN THE WINTER MONTHS:

“...wear snugly-fitting, woolen, or canton-flannel drawers next their skin; over this the stocking may be drawn, and, in the colder days, woolen leggings should be worn over all...” {HR, January 1, 1874 par. 3}

“The limbs...should have even more coverings than any other portions of the body, because farthest from the center of circulation, are chilled, because not suitably protected. These organs are robbed of their due proportion of blood, therefore cannot be properly nourished, and the result is, the almost universally slender, undeveloped limbs.”  {HR, March 1, 1874 par. 10}

#10: UNCLOTHED LIMBS:

“Women do not properly clothe their limbs, because it is not fashionable. For want of coverings, the blood is chilled back from the extremities, and the extra covering over the base of the brain attracts the blood to the head, and CONGESTION OF THE BRAIN IS THE RESULT...The limbs, which should have even more coverings than any other portions of the body, because farthest from the center of circulation, are chilled, because not suitably protected. These organs are robbed of their due proportion of blood, therefore cannot be properly nourished...”  {HR, March 1, 1874 par. 10}

UNCLOTHED LIMBS IN THE SUMMER:

“In warm weather the effect will be congestion of the bowels, causing diarrhea, dysentery, or cholera infantum. We think this mode of dressing must be reckoned as one of the most prominent causes of summer complaints... At all seasons, congestion, more or less is caused...” {HR, January 1, 1872 par. 3}

“Leaving their arms and legs insufficiently protected has been the CAUSE OF A VAST AMOUNT OF DISEASE AND PREMATURE DEATH.”  --H. to L., Chap. 5, p. 72.”  {HR, January 1, 1872 par. 19}

#11: CHILLED BODY:

“For two weeks I have suffered with congestion of the brain and eyes...Last Thursday I had a two-hours' chill and was very sick all day.” {21MR 329.1}

#12: COLD FEET:

“The limbs and feet become habitually cold, and congestion of some of the internal organs is the result.”  {HR, November 1, 1870 par. 5}

“MOTHERS...become intelligent upon the subject of how to live to prevent disease and premature death.” -- H. R. {HL 53.6}

“Mothers should study from cause to effect. If the child has taken cold, it is generally owing to the wrong management of the mother. If she covers its head, as well as its body, while sleeping, in a short time it will be in a perspiration, caused by labored breathing, because of the lack of pure, vital air. When she takes it from beneath the covering, it is almost sure to take cold. The arms being naked, exposes the infant to constant cold, and congestion of the lungs and brain. These exposures prepare the way for the infant to become sickly and dwarfed.”  {HR, January 1, 1872 par. 15}

“...Children are killed by the manner in which they are dressed, and by the food that is given them, as much as by any other causes. Infants of the most tender age, in our changeable and rough climate, are left with bare arms and legs and with low-necked dresses. The mothers, in the same dress, would shiver and suffer with cold, and expect a fit of sickness as the result of their culpable carelessness. And yet the mothers could endure such a treatment with far less danger to health and life than their tender infants.” {HR, January 1, 1872 par. 2}

“A moment's reflection will indicate the effects of this mode of dressing, or want of dressing, on the child. The moment the cold air strikes the bare arms and legs of the child, the blood is driven from these extremities to the internal and more vital organs of the body. The result is congestion, to a greater or less extent, of these organs. In warm weather the effect will be congestion of the bowels, causing diarrhea, dysentery, or cholera infantum. We think this mode of dressing must be reckoned as one of the most prominent causes of summer complaints, so called. In colder weather, congestion and inflammation of the lungs, congestion and inflammation of the brain, convulsions, etc., will result. At all seasons, congestion, more or less is caused, the definite effects depending upon the constitution of the child, the weather, and various circumstances.”  {HR, January 1, 1872 par. 3}

“It is painful, extremely so, to anyone who reflects upon the subject, to see children thus decked like victims...our most earnest advice to ALL MOTHERS is to dress the legs and arms of their children warmly at all events. It would be infinitely less dangerous to life and health to leave their bodies uncovered, than to leave their arms and legs as bare as is the common custom.”  {HR, January 1, 1872 par. 4}

“Leaving their arms and legs insufficiently protected has been the cause of a vast amount of disease and premature death.”  --H. to L., Chap. 5, p. 72. {HR, January 1, 1872 par. 19}

REMEDIES:

1. Proper distribution and thickness of clothing

2. Exercise

3. Proper Diet

4. Fresh Air

5. Temperance in Working

6. “When the head is congested, if the feet and limbs are put in a bath with a little mustard, relief will be obtained.” Letter 35, 1890 (2SM 297.6)

MUSTARD PLASTER FOR CHEST CONGESTION:

Items Needed:

1. Mustard (Mustard Powder is best. Can purchase in bulk bins section of Winco or Whole Wheatery)

2. Whole Wheat Flour

3. Mixing Bowl

4. Water

5. Rolling Pin

6. Saran Wrap

Directions:

1. Mix 4 parts flour with 1 part mustard. (Example: 1 c. flour (4 ¼ cups) + ¼ c. mustard)

2. Add water slowly till desired consistency is achieved. (Pie Dough Consistency)

3. Place dough on a piece of Saran Wrap and place another piece on top, sandwiching the dough in between.

4. Roll out dough to 1/8 or 1/4 inch thickness.

5. Remove one side of plastic wrap and apply to affected area.

6. Leave on skin until slight redness begins to occur.

7. Remove plaster and cover area to keep warm.

8. If skin becomes burned, apply olive oil to relieve burning.

BE SURE TO ASK PATIENT IF IT BURNS ANY TIME DURING TREATMENT (This can be left on up to 20 minutes as long as no burning is occurring...be sure to ask patient/client).

To see a demonstration of a Mustard Plaster, go to google video and type in MUSTARD PLASTER...Or YouTube it as well.

SOP ABBREVIATIONS:

2SAT = Sermons and Talks, Volume 2

RH = Review & Herald

15MR = Manuscript Releases, Volume 15

13MR = Manuscript Releases, Volume 13

20MR = Manuscript Releases, Volume 20

5T = Testimonies to the Church, Volume 5

HR = Health Reformer

1T = Testimonies to the Church, Volume 1

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The Harmful Effects of Vinegar Pickles

BIBLE:

Matthew 4:4 – “...man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”

Isaiah 55:2 – “...eat ye that which is good...”

Proverbs 26:2 – “...the curse causeless shall not come...”

Job 29:16 – “...the cause which I knew not, I searched out.”

SOP:

“When the abuse of health is carried so far that sickness results, the sufferer can often do for himself what no one else can do for him. The first thing to be done is to ascertain the true character of the sickness and then go to work intelligently to remove the cause...” (MH 235.1)

“Be sure that as a rational Christian sentinel you guard the door of your stomach, allowing nothing to pass your lips that will be an enemy to your health and life...”  {CD 102.1}

“Our food should be plain and free from all objectionable elements, but let us be careful that it is always palatable and good.”  {LLM 545.3}

“Abstinence from all hurtful food and drink is the fruit of true religion.” (9T 113) (CD 457.1)

The idea SHOULD NEVER BE GIVEN that it is of but little consequence what we eat...”  (CD 198.4) (CH 151.1)

***Today we will be talking a little bit about VINEGAR and how it effects the body.

THE USE OF PICKLES:

“The relation of diet to intellectual development should be given far more attention than it has received. Mental confusion and dullness are often the result of errors in diet.”  {Ed 204.1}

“Under the head of stimulants and narcotics is classed a great variety of articles that, altogether used as food or drink, irritate the stomach, poison the blood, and excite the nerves. Their use is a positive evil...In this fast age, the less exciting the food, the better. Condiments are injurious in their nature. Mustard, pepper, spices, PICKLES, and other things of a like character, irritate the stomach and make the blood feverish and impure.” {MH 325.1}

“The blood-making organs cannot convert spices, mince pies, PICKLES, and diseased flesh meats into good blood...”  {2T 383.2}

“In the study of hygiene, students should be taught the nutrient value of different foods. The effect of a concentrated and stimulating diet, also of foods deficient in the elements of nutrition, should be made plain. Tea and coffee, fine-flour bread, PICKLES, coarse vegetables, candies, condiments, and pastries fail of supplying proper nutriment. Many a student has broken down as the result of using such foods. Many a puny child, incapable of vigorous effort of mind or body, is the victim of an impoverished diet...”  {Ed 204.3}

“Flesh meats will depreciate the blood. Cook meat with spices, and eat it with rich cakes and pies, and you have a bad quality of blood. The system is too heavily taxed in disposing of this kind of food. The mince pies and the PICKLES, which should never find a place in any human stomach, will give a miserable quality of blood...”  {2T 368.3}

“...give up bottled PICKLES…”  (CD 420.1)

Q: WHY? Aren't cucumbers a good food to eat? What is in the pickles that is harmful to the body?

A: Vinegar

WHAT'S WRONG WITH VINEGAR?

MEDICAL SCIENCE:

The Lord opened the way for a friend of mine to get in contact with a NUTRITIONAL MICROSCOPIST, who does Live Blood Cell Analysis. His name is Jeffrey A. Arnson. This man is not an SDA, but he shared the following with her: He takes the blood of humans and puts it under a microscope and magnifies it 20,000 times. He said you can see the red & white blood cells; bacteria; infection; how you eat; think; what you have done to your body within the last 90-120 days...

HE SAID…WHEN VINEGAR WAS ADDED TO THE BLOOD IT DID THE FOLLOWING:

• Depletes WBC (white blood cell) count (this effects your IMMUNE SYSTEM)
• Can lead to anemia
• Robs nutrients from the body
• Thins out the blood
• Irritates the stomach
• Excites the blood

(Remember that “The Life of the Flesh Is In The Blood” – Leviticus 17:11)

The fermentation process of vinegar is converted into ACETIC ACID to become vinegar. ACETIC ACID COMES WITH AN MSDS SHEET.   http://www.esciencelabs.com/sites/default/files/msds_files/Vinegar_0.pdf

ALSO:

The combination of vinegar & oil, which is in many salad dressings, causes liver & kidney complaints.

“The salads are prepared with oil & vinegar, fermentation takes place in the stomach, and the food does not digest, but decays or putrefies; as a consequence, the blood is not nourished, but becomes filled with impurities, and LIVER.” —Letter 9, 1887 {CD 345.6}

Note: Walter Veith wrote a book called: 'Diet & Health – Scientific Perspectives’.” He shares how lab tests show that vinegar blocks the digestive enzyme “Amylase” & inhibits hemoglobin in the blood.

ITEMS CONTAINING VINEGAR:

• BBQ sauce
• Breads
• Chow Chow
• Hot Sauces (like Crystal & Tabasco sauce)
• Ketchup
• Mayonnaise, regular
• Mustard
• Pastries (many)
• Pickles
• Salad Dressings
• Vegenaise
• Worcestershire Sauce
• And MANY OTHER ITEMS

SOP ABBREVIATIONS:

2T = Testimonies for the Church, Volume 2

9T = Testimonies for the Church, Volume 9

CD = Counsels on Diets & Foods

LLM = Loma Linda Messages

MH = Ministry of Healing

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