Health Tip 6 September 2010
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Are you sick and will do anything to get well even to the point of changing your diet?
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1. Scripture Verse for the week” MATTHEW 4:23
2. Health Tip for the week: WATER CONSUMPTION
3. Home Remedy Hint for the week: BLADDER INFECTION
4. Household Hint for the week: CLEAN HANDS
5. Quote for the week: THOUGHT, LANGUAGE & ACTION
6. Article for the week: DIABETES/DIET LINK TO ALZHEIMER’S
7. Recipe for the week: BUTTERNUT SQUASH
8. New Book Release: OBEDIENCE AN OPTION OR A COMMANDMENT?
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1. SCRIPTURE VERSE FOR THE WEEK: MATTHEW 4:23
“And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people” Matthew 4:23
EDITOR: Last week we saw that God’s desire is for us to be well! In the above Scripture we see that Jesus healed wherever He went! My question is, if the people were eating healthier than we are today, praying over their meals, following the so called ‘new diet’ God allowed them to eat in Genesis 9:3, etc, why were there so many sick amongst them?
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2. HEALTH TIP FOR THE WEEK: WATER CONSUMPTION
The body cannot store water and so it needs to be replenished regularly throughout the day. The body loses water through sweat, urine, faeces and moist exhalent breath. Where should you obtain your water? Unfortunately due to the aluminium, lead, nitrates and trihalomethanes in our drinking water, it is best to find a more healthier source of this life sustaining fluid! But, take note that whichever of the healthier water options you decide on, you need to make sure that your diet includes plenty of green vegetables, nuts and seeds and take a good multi-mineral and vitamin supplement.
EDITOR: For years I found it very difficult drinking water, but by God’s grace He has helped me to get used to drinking at least 4-5 glasses of water during winter and up to 8 glasses in summer. Colin and I are blessed to have a reverse osmosis water filter system but we still need to ensure that we get plenty of raw fruit and vegetables which also contain plenty of water (see chart below)
Percentage of Water in selected foods
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100 |
Water |
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90-99 |
strawberries, watermelon, lettuce, cabbage, celery, spinach, broccoli |
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80-89 |
fruit juice, yoghurt, apples, grapes, oranges, carrots |
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70-79 |
bananas, avocados , corn, potatoes |
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60-69 |
pasta, legumes |
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10-19 |
raisins |
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1 – 9 |
nuts |
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0 |
oils |
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3. HOME REMEDY HINT FOR THE WEEK: BLADDER INFECTION
To remove bladder infections take 2 tbsp. cinnamon powder and 1 tsp honey in a glass of lukewarm water. Drink it to destroy germs in the bladder.
EDITOR:I have known for a long time that honey has tremendous potential for healing and a while back found that cinnamon is just as widely known for healing properties, so today I would like to share another tip with you! I believe that God knew what He was doing when He created bees in such a way that they make honey, not only for their own benefit, but also for the benefit of man!
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4. HOUSEHOLD HINT FOR THE WEEK: CLEAN HANDS
Tomato juice will remove stains from and whiten the hands.
EDITOR: We have not been using tomato sauce now for years unless I make it myself, which is not often as we do not normally use tomato sauce, but here is an interesting household hint for the use of tomato sauce, try it you might just be surprised!
PS On 18/1/09 I shared a tip on using a chalkboard eraser to clean fogged up windows, well we have one in our car and it works very well!
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5. QUOTE FOR THE WEEK: THOUGHT, LANGUAGE & ACTION
Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it – Ralph Waldo Emerson
EDITOR: Wow, this is good and so true! It reinforces the Scripture where Jesus says that we should submit our thoughts under His authority rather than camping on them, especially if they are not Godly thoughts, which are pure, hole, righteous, full of virtue and edifying!
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A Japanese research team has revealed an interesting link between Type-2 diabetes and changes in the brain that can lead to Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers said signs of Type-2 diabetes (such as insulin resistance) may contribute to the formation of neuritic plaques, disrupting signaling within and between brain cells. At this point, the symptoms of dementia might begin to become evident. Type-2 diabetes is most often a diet-induced condition and is often directly related to obesity. We have encountered many, many people who have told us that their symptoms of Type-2 diabetes have drastically diminished or simply disappeared after reducing or eliminating their intake of processed foods and switching to a primarily raw, plant-based diet… which, apparently, has more benefits than we realize. In fact, study researcher Kensuke Sasaki, MD, PhD said, “It’s possible that by controlling or preventing diabetes, we might also be helping to prevent Alzheimer’s disease.” It is also well known that heart attack, stroke, blindness, amputation, and kidney failure can also happen when blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol are out of control.
Type 2 Diabetes May Have Link to Alzheimer's
Study Shows Insulin Resistance May Raise Risk of Brain Plaques Associated With Alzheimer's by Denise Mann (Reviewed by Laura J Martin, MD) Aug 25, 2010 — People with insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes may be at increased risk for developing telltale brain plaques that are closely linked to Alzheimer's disease, a study shows. The new findings, which appear in the Aug 25 issue of Neurology, may give more evidence of the connection between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease. In insulin resistance, the hormone insulin, produced by the pancreas, becomes less effective in lowering blood sugar. People with insulin resistance are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. "Type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's disease are two epidemics growing at alarming levels around the world," says study researcher Kensuke Sasaki, MD, PhD, with Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan, in a news release. "With the rising obesity rates and the fact that obesity is related to the rise in type 2 diabetes, these results are very concerning."
Checking for Signs of Alzheimer's
In the new study, 135 Japanese men and women underwent diabetes screening tests in 1988 and were followed for up to 15 years for signs of Alzheimer's disease. Overall, 16% showed signs of clinical Alzheimer's disease before they died; 65% of people in the study also showed evidence of plaques in their autopsied brains after death. People who had abnormal results on their blood sugar tests were more likely to have plaques in their brain, the study shows. This relationship was more pronounced among people who also had a form of the ApoE gene that's been linked to a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. There was no link between insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes and risk for developing brain tangles, another brain abnormality seen with Alzheimer's disease, the study shows. "Further studies are needed to determine if insulin resistance is a cause of the development of these plaques," Sasaki says. If it is,"it's possible that by controlling or preventing diabetes, we might also be helping to prevent Alzheimer's disease." The new study "supports the hypothesis that insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes is causally related to a higher risk of dementia including Alzheimer's disease," writes Jose A Luchsinger, MD, MPH, in an accompanying editorial.
More studies are needed to figure out precisely how the conditions are connected, he writes. "This is urgent considering that over half of the US population in the age group most at risk for cognitive impairment has prediabetes or Type 2 diabetes," he writes. Some current trials are looking at how available insulin-sensitizing drugs affect cognitive impairment.
EDITOR’S NOTE: In last week’s health tip I shared a portion from the book I am reading God Wants You Well by Andrew Wommack, where he says that people think having these diseases, ailments or sickness is natural! There is nothing natural about being diseased! It is from the pit of hell and the sooner we see this and change our lifestyles the better! Eating food that contains LIVE enzymes, minerals, vitamins etc, the quicker we will realise that there is a better, healthier, vibrant life to live and we can live it in good health till it is time to go home to Jesus!
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7. RECIPE FOR THE WEEK: BUTTERNUT SQUASH
(taken from the Gerson website)
1 Butternut Squash
2 tomatoes- medium size
2 leeks
1 Yellow Onion- medium size
5-6 Cloves of Garlic
Cut squash into 1 1/4 inch rounds. Dice onion. Dice tomatoes. Slice garlic very thin. Clean and soak leeks very carefully to take out any dirt from the tops. Add garlic, tomatoes, leeks and onions to the pot. Add the butternut squash slices and a hint of water or soup stock. Bring to a boil for a few minutes and cover. Reduce the temperature and cook for an hour or until soft.
ORGANIC INGREDIENTS ARE ALWAYS RECOMMENDED
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My heart is so grateful to the Lord for the sales of Obedience and even though it is not going as fast as I would like to, I know that every single book that is sold will touch the life of somebody somewhere who needs this word!
I can testify that if it wasn’t for the Lord I would not be doing this in the first place and if He wasn’t in it, the books will not sell, so my heartfelt thank you to everybody who has bought a book and to everybody who will still buy any of my books!
The books are also promoted on the following web links: http://www.kcn.org.za/wordpress/?page_id=23
Praise God the next two books are ready for publication (cover to the right)! God is so good to me! I am also working on redoing the first book I wrote, under a revised title (cover to the right) and need all the prayers I can get for these books to be published and distributed. I never thought that I would enjoy writing as much as I do, and the ideas for new books are spinning around my head like wild fire, with many of the ideas starting to take shape, but without the influence of the Lord and my heavenly family, I will not be able to continue!
Bless your hearts for the support, prayers, love and concern you show us, we are truly blessed to be part of the Body of Christ Jesus and to experience your love for us in such tangible ways! Amen!
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EDITOR’S NOTE: We would like to encourage you to send in your testimonies of how God has used the information in these health tips to enrich your physical lives so that we can pass it on as encouragement to others and do feel free to send in recipes that you have tried and tested that do not contain meat, dairy, refined salt, refined sugar and white flour products! Bless you!
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We trust that you will continue to enjoy our labour of love!
May you be blessed in spirit, soul and body!
Kathy & Colin Cotterrell
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"What? Don't you know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, who you have of God, and you are not your own? For you are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's" (1 Cor 6:19-20)
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