The Importance of Eating Fruit & Vegetables (Dealing Mainly With Fruit)

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 that which is good.” 

SOP:

“Encourage the eating of fruit and vegetables and bread.”  (CD 314.5)

“It would be well for us to do less cooking and to eat more fruit in its natural state.”  (CD 309.3)

“FRUITS, grains, and VEGETABLES, prepared in a simple way, free from spice and grease of all kinds...is the most healthful diet. They impart nourishment to the body, and give a power of endurance and a vigor of intellect that are not produced by a stimulating diet.”  {CG 380.2} 

“The simple grains, FRUITS OF the TREES, VEGETABLES, have all the nutritive properties necessary to make good blood.”  (CD 322.3)

“Even fruit should not be eaten after a full meal of other foods.”  {CD 309.5}

MEDICAL SCIENCE:

What Is A Fruit?

A fruit is anything with a seed in it that grows on a bush, vine, or tree.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=pumpkin

 

IN GENESIS 1:29 WE ARE TOLD THE FOLLOWING:

“And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which [is] upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which [is] the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.”

WHAT IS A TREE ACCORDING TO NOAH WEBSTER'S 1828 DICTIONARY?

Something resembling a tree, consisting of a stem, or stalk and branches.

(This would include standard tree, a bush, and a vine).

***Remember: Jesus referred to that on a vine FRUIT. (John 15:1-5)

BELOW IS A LIST OF FRUITS: (some sweet and some not)

• Apples
• Avocado
• Bananas
• Bell peppers
• Berries
• Cantaloupe
• Cassava
• Cherries
• Cucumber
• Dates
• Eggplant
• Figs
• Grapefruit
• Grapes
• Honeydew
• Kiwi
• Lemons
• Limes
• Mangoes
• Olives
• Oranges
• Papaya
• Peaches
• Pears
• Persimmons
• Pineapple
• Plantains
• Pomegranates
• Pumpkins
• Squash
• Strawberries
• Tangerines
• Tomatoes
• Watermelon
• Much more

THE BENEFITS OF EATING FRUIT:

• Balances fluid in the body
• Helps skin stay younger
• High in antioxidants

• High in electrolytes (minerals)

• Lower blood pressure

• More energy for exercising

• Potential for weight control

• Potential to lower cholesterol

• Potential to slow down age process

• Reduced risk of cardiovascular diseases

• Reduced risk of developing cancers

• Reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes

• And so much more

HOW MANY SERVINGS A DAY?
It is recommended to have a minimum of 3-5 fruit a day…3 for breakfast and 2 for the 3rd meal if eaten.

***It is recommended to eat 5 different colors of fruit each day.
“...eat an abundance of fruit...” (MH 305)
“Eat largely of fruit and vegetables...” (2T 63.1)

 

MORE INFO ON FRUIT:

• Apples are superior to any fruit for a standby that grows (CD 312.2)
• Best food for desserts (CD 333)
• Do not eat between meals (GW 230)
• Don’t eat decayed (CD 309)
• Dried fruit recommended (MH 299)
• Dyspeptics should avoid too many kinds at one meal (2T 373)
• Eat in as natural condition as possible (2T 352)
• Educate yourself to use (CD 322)
• Fruits are a cleanser of the body
• Good for third meal with bread (CD 178)
• Needed for good blood (MM 277)
• Part of diet chosen for man by God (EV 663)
• Prepare without grease (2T 67)
• Prepare without spices (this would include apple/pumpkin pies with cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, etc.)(2T 67)
• Ripe and undecayed beneficial (CD 437)
• Within reach of all for everyday use (MH 297)

GOOD TO KNOW:

The majority of living beings synthesize their own vitamin C. Only a few, including humans, must take it in with their food. The human body's overwhelming need for vitamin C can only be naturally met by eating FRESH FRUIT. Although some vegetables also contain vitamin C, ITS PRIMARY DIETARY SOURCE IS FRUIT.

FRUIT & VEGGIES are a primary source of phytochemicals and antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals.

Sources:  For Vitamin A eat dark-green, orange or yellow vegetables and fruit. For Vitamin C, red bell peppers and citrus fruit are recommended.

NEVER EAT FRUIT & VEGETABLES AT THE SAME MEAL – “If we would preserve the best health, we should avoid eating vegetables and fruit at the same meal. Have fruit at one meal, and vegetables at the next.”  (CD 394-395)

WHY NOT?

“Fruit and vegetables taken at one meal produce acidity of the stomach; then impurity of the blood results, and the mind is not clear because the digestion is imperfect.”  (CD112-113)

WHEN MIXING FRUIT WITH VEGETABLES, THE FOLLOWING HAPPENS WITHIN THE BODY:

• Blood made impure
• Fermentation
• Imperfect digestion (CD 113)
• Stomach acidity (CD 113)
• Stomach distressed by (CD 395)
• The brain confused by (CD 395)

LINKS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT FRUIT:

https://www.eatingwell.com/article/8004966/what-happens-to-your-body-when-you-eat-enough-fruits-vegetables/

https://ask.usda.gov/s/article/Why-is-it-important-to-eat-fruit

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/diet-nutrition/g28511617/healthiest-fruits

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Dangers of Food Coloring

BIBLE:
3 John 2 – “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth."

Psalms 103:4-5 – “Who redeemeth thy life from destruction...Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things...”

Isaiah 55:2 – “...eat ye that which is good...”
*The word GOOD here from the Hebrew section of the Strong's Concordance comes from #2896 = Best, Pleasant, Prosperity, Welfare (which also means Beneficial)

Proverbs 26:2 – “...so 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)

MEDICAL SCIENCE:

THE CONSUMPTION OF FOOD COLORING RELATED TO MANY DISEASES SUCH AS:

• Abdominal pain
• ADD
• ADHD
• Allergies
• Asthma Attacks
• Bladder Tumors
• Brain Tumors
• Breathing Difficulties
• Cancer
• Chest Heaviness
• Chromosomal Damage Dermatitis
• Distaste for Food
• Genetic Damage
• Hives
• Immune Problems
• Kidney Problems
• Nervous System Malfunctioning
• Rashes
• Sterilization
• Thyroid Tumors

FOOD COLORING IS FOUND IN:

• Alcohol
• Breath mints
• Cake mixes
• Cakes
• Candy gel for writing on cakes
• Candy sprinkles that go on cupcakes
• Canned fruit
• Canned meats
• Chips (Hot Fries, Doritos, etc.)
• Cookie dough
• Cream cheese flavored spreads
• Desserts
• Donuts
• Fast food
• Frostings
• Goobers
• Gum*food flavorings
• Hard candies
• Hi-C
• Ice cream
• Jam
• Jellies
• Kool-Aid
• Licorice
• Maraschino cherries
• Meat
• Pies
• Pop tarts
• Punch
• Soda
• Some juices
• Syrups to make icees
• Syrups to make snow cones
• Toothpaste
• Wine
• Yogurt
• And much, much, more

Natural food coloring can be found in health food stores nationwide. However, because of the increased price, very few manufacturers use natural food colorings for their products.

HOW TO MAKE RED, YELLOW, BLUE, AND GREEN FOOD COLORING NATURALLY

http://www.ehow.com/how_5070273_make-food-coloringscratch.html

• Red = Beets
• Yellow = Turmeric
• Blue = Blueberries
• Green = Spinach

You can also order natural food coloring on Amazon by Watkins.

LINKS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT FOOD COLORING:

http://science-news.org/artificial-food-coloring/artificial-foodcoloring dangers/

http://drbenkim.com/node/114

http://www.home-remedies-for-you.com/blog/food-color-sideeffects.html

http://www.feingold.org/effects.html

Read more: The Effects of Food Coloring on Health | eHow.com

http://www.ehow.com/facts_5600596_effects-food-coloringhealth.html#ixzz1Hg8ZN5OV

FLAVOR SUBSTITUTE – Substitute Whole Wheat Flour in place of the Nutritional Yeast Flakes IN MOST RECIPES.

8MR = 8 Manuscript Release

9T = Testimonies to the Churches, Volume 9

CD = Counsels on Diets and Foods

CH = Counsels on Health

LLM = Loma Linda Messages

MH = Ministry of Healing

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The Truth About Fluoride

BIBLE:

3 John 2 – “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

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

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

SOP:

“In health and in sickness, PURE WATER is one of heaven's choicest blessings. Its proper use promotes health. It is the beverage which God provided to quench the thirst of animals and man. Drunk freely, it helps to supply the necessities of the system and assists nature to resist disease.”   MH 237 (1905) {DG 175.3}

“Thousands have died for want of pure water and pure air, who might have lived…”  {TSDF 151.5}

“Allowing nothing to pass your lips that will be an enemy to your health and life.” (CD 102.1)

WHAT IS FLOURIDE?

KNOWN TO MANY AS “THE DEVIL'S POISON”

Fluoride is a chemical ion of the element fluorine (from the Latin fluo meaning "to flow"), in that fluoride has one extra electron that gives it a negative charge. Fluoride is found naturally in water, foods, soil, and several minerals such as fluorite and fluorapatite. However, it is also synthesized in laboratories where it may be added to drinking water or used in a variety of chemical products.

For years fluoride was classified as a toxic waste in this country! In fact, not too long ago its only approved uses were as an insecticide and a RAT POISON!

WHERE IS IT MOSTLY FOUND?

Most people are exposed to fluoride through treated drinking water or products such as toothpaste and mouthwash.

HARMFUL EFFECTS OF FLUORIDE

It is now an established fact that fluoride ingestion over a period of time can affect the structure and function of cells, tissues, organs and systems resulting in a variety of clinical manifestations," writes Dr. Susheela who researches fluoride extensively.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5ZzEJy5Hy4

The following symptoms can occur even when fluoride consumption is at the low level added to most US water supplies.

 1) Aches and pain in the joints, i.e. neck, back, hip, shoulder and knee without visible signs of fluid accumulation.

 2) Non-ulcer dyspepsia such as nausea, vomiting, pain in the stomach, bloated feeling or gas formation in the stomach, constipation followed by diarrhea.

 3)  Polyuria (frequent urination) and polydipsia (excessive thirst)

 4)  Muscle weakness, fatigue, anemia with low hemoglobin level

 5)  Complaints of repeated abortions/still birth

 6)  Complaints of male infertility with abnormality in sperm morphology, oligospermia (spermatozoa deficiency in the semen), azoospermia (spermatozoa absence in the semen) and low testosterone levels.

 7)  Effects on the formation and hardening of bones, and delayed fracture healing.

 8)  Thyroid Disorders - both Hyperthyroid and Hypothyroid

 9)  Cancer

10)  Alzheimer's

11)  Brain Disorders

Susheela and Bhatnager recommend physicians consider fluoride toxicity for the above listed patient complaints and/or any loss of shine or discoloration in the patient’s front row of teeth, which may be due to dental fluorosis.

“Americans are unaware that their arthritis, irritable bowel syndrome or other symptoms may be fluoride-related,” says attorney Paul Beeber, President, New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation. “This information should be heeded by physicians and members of the medical and scientific communities. Dr. Susheela is a world authority on the health effects of fluoride to the human body,” says Beeber.

CONCLUSION:

Be sure to use fluoride-free toothpaste.

BE SURE TO USE A WATER PURIFYING SYSTEM 

Clearly Filtered and Pure Earth do effectively filter fluoride.

(PURR and BRITA... DO NOT remove fluoride). Pur says right on the package that it does not, and Brita has been proven not to. https://waterdefense.org/water-filter/guides/do-brita-remove-fluoride/

MORE INFO ABOUT FLUORIDE:

http://www.eves-best.com/fluoride-dangers.htm

https://search.mercola.com/results.aspx?q=fluoride#stq=fluoride

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2015/06/20/fluoride-deception-continues.aspx

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/12/13/fluoride-deception.aspx

http://fluoridedangers.blogspot.com/2006/01/fluoride-harmful.html

VIDEO:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+dangers+of+flouride&aq=f

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Flesh Food Dangers

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: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

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

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

Romans 12:1 – “...Present your bodies a living sacrifice...” 

Hosea 3:5-4:3 – The dangers of flesh foods in the last days…

“...in the latter days... Shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.”    

***TAKEN AWAY = To Die of Sickness and Disease

TODAY:

• Chickens Have The Flu  
• Cows Are Mad
• Fish Are Full Of Mercury

Deuteronomy 14:20-21 – “But of all clean fowls ye may eat. Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself.”

THE DANGERS OF FLESH FOOD:

“Flesh was never the best food; but its use is now doubly objectionable, since disease in animals is rapidly increasing...people are continually eating flesh that is filled with tuberculosis and cancerous germs. Tuberculosis, cancer, and other fatal diseases are thus communicated.”  {MH 313.2}

“The liability to take disease is increased tenfold by meat eating...your safest course is to let meat alone.” {2T 63.3}

“The effects of a flesh diet may not be immediately realized; but this is no evidence that it is not harmful. Few can be made to believe that it is the meat they have eaten which has poisoned their blood and caused their suffering. Many die of diseases wholly due to meat eating, while the real cause is not suspected by themselves or by others.”  {MH 315.1}

WHAT ABOUT FISH?

“In many places FISH become so contaminated by the filth on which they feed as to be a cause of disease. This is especially the case where the FISH come in contact with the sewage of large cities.

The FISH that are fed on the contents of the drains may pass into distant waters and may be caught where the water is pure and fresh. Thus when used as food they bring disease and death on those who do not suspect the danger.”  {MH 314.3}

IT IS TRUE THAT: “We are not to make the use of flesh food a test of fellowship, but we should consider the influence that professed believers who use flesh foods have over others.”   (9T 159.3)

BUT It shouldn't take them long to advance to a healthier diet either.

“Truths that we have been years learning must be learned in a few months by those who now embrace the Third Angel's Message...those who embrace the truth now will have to step fast.”   (1 MR 33.4)

WHEN DEALING WITH THOSE WHO STILL EAT MEAT, THE FOLLOWING SHOULD BE KEPT IN MIND:

EIGHT RULES FOR EATING FLESH:

1. Must Be Clean (Leviticus 11/Deuteronomy 14)

2. No Fat (Leviticus 3:17)

3. No Blood (Leviticus 3:17)

4. No Blemish (Leviticus 3:1)

5. Not Strangled (Acts 15:20)

6. Cannot Be Cooked In Its Mother's Milk (Deuteronomy 14:21) (example: No Stroganoff)

7. Not Dying Of Itself (Deuteronomy 14:21)

8. Must Be Eaten By The Third Day (Leviticus 19:5-7)

EATING FLESH CAUSES THE FOLLOWING:

 1. An Appetite For Liquor (CD 268)

 2. Contaminated Blood (CD 384)

 3. Apoplexy (a sudden deprivation of all sense and voluntary motion) (2SM 419)

 4. Blood filled with cancerous tumors and scrofulous tumors (3T 56.3)

 5. Cancers (MH 313)

 6. Cholera (4sG-a 147)

 7. Convulsions (2SM 419)

 8. Cramps (2SM 419)

 9. Fainting spells (CH 531)

10. Fevers (2T 153.2)

11. Pain (CH 575-576)

12. Death (CH 575-576)

13. Inflammation (MM 278)

14. Unhealthy Muscles (CD 387)

15. Excited Nerves (CH 114)

16. Passions Excited (Ed 203)

17. Poisons of The Worst Kind (2T 404-405)

18. Resistance To Disease Is Lowered (compromised immune system) (CD 386-387)

19. Scrofula (tumors in the glands of the neck, under the chin and in the armpits) (CD 388)

20. Secret Vice (masturbation) encouraged in childhood (CD 399-400)

21. Injured Stomach (2T 486)

22. Sudden DEATH (2SM 419)

23. Perverted Taste Buds (2T 486)

24. TB (Tuberculosis) (CD 388)

25. Tumors (CD 383)

26. Is Harmful Especially to the Children (2T 362/CD 232-233)

SOMETHING TO ALSO KEEP IN MIND:

“It is a mistake to suppose that muscular strength depends on the use of animal food. The needs of the system can be better supplied, and more vigorous health can be enjoyed, without its use. The grains, with fruits, nuts, and vegetables, contain all the nutritive properties necessary to make good blood. These elements are not so well or so fully supplied by a flesh diet. Had the use of flesh been essential to health and strength, animal food would have been included in the diet appointed man in the beginning.”  MH 316.2}

 A question people often ask is “If Jesus ate fish and flesh food, why can't we eat it today?” The meat in Jesus' day was not contaminated with mercury and other diseases that we have today. Also, the way the meat in the market is prepared today is not according to biblical guidelines.

Proverbs 4:18 – “The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.”

Acts 3:20-21 – “And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.”   

*Note: RESTITUTE = To restore as in the beginning.

“Vegetables, fruits, and grains should compose our diet. Not an ounce of flesh meat should enter our stomachs. The eating of flesh is unnatural. We are to return to God's original purpose in the creation of man.”  {CD 380.2}

“Those who have received instruction regarding the evils of the use of flesh foods, tea, and coffee, and rich and unhealthful food preparations, and who are determined to make a covenant with God by sacrifice, will not continue to indulge their appetite for food that they know to be unhealthful. God demands that the appetite be cleansed, and that self-denial be practiced in regard to those things which are not good. This is a work that will have to be done before his people can stand before him a perfected people.”  {CD 381.2}

“Those who profess to be fitting for translation should not become butchers.”  {2T 60.3}

“What man with a human heart, who has ever cared for domestic animals, could look into their eyes, so full of confidence and affection, and willingly give them over to the butcher's knife? How could he devour their flesh as a sweet morsel?” {MH 316.1}

“Among those who are waiting for the coming of the Lord, meat eating will eventually be done away; flesh will cease to form a part of their diet. We should ever keep this end in view, and endeavor to work steadily toward it.” (CD 380.4)

ONE LAST THING TO KEEP IN MIND:

“If our appetites clamor for the flesh of dead animals, it is a necessity to fast and pray for the Lord to give His grace to deny fleshly lusts which war against the soul.”  {MM 283.1}

SOMETHING TO PONDER: 

Not eating flesh is so serious, that God calls it an evil thing for ministers to do and says if they have been in the message for some time and are still eating it that God's people are not to sit under them to listen to the

messages they preach. “Let not any of our ministers set an evil example in the eating of flesh meat...” {CD 399.3}

“Those who love the truth and appreciate the question of temperance in all its bearings should not be placed in the charge of a minister who has not heeded the light God has given upon health reform. What help can a man be to a church if he is not walking in the light?”  {MM 238.3}

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