Shortly after the organization of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists in May, 1863, at a time when the church numbered 3,500 members, Ellen G. White received a vision calling the attention of Adventists to the importance of good health and the close relationship between physical well-being and spiritual experience. The light given touched a number of important phases of living, including diet, value of fresh air, the use of water, healthful attire, exercise, rest, et cetera. Prominent in this important revelation of June 6, 1863, was light concerning the harmful effects of the poisonous drugs that physicians so freely prescribed.
- Selected Messages Book 2, page 276
Most people live the way they want when they are young without regard to health. It is only when they are older and start encountering health problems that they start taking a serious look at the way they are living and then try to eat better and exercise more hoping to prolong their "healthy" years. God created us and provided everything we need to know in His word to live vibrant and useful lives for His glory now and each day of our lives. We cannot serve Him to our fullest if we are sick in body and mind. Let us keep this temple pure and undefiled for the Holy Spirit that dwells in us.
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Romans 12:1,2
Herbal remedies and natural healing have been around for thousands of years. Conventional medicine or allopathic medicine has been with us for only about a hundred years. Man continues to think that he can improve upon what God has created. What amazes me is how many people put their total trust in todays doctors without even considering alternative ways of healing or at least questioning the doctor. I guess they didn't read the article entitled Drugs and Doctors May be the Leading Cause of Death in U.S. posted on January 15, 2003 by Dr. Joseph Mercola. I'm sure it's much higher now. 
Modern medicine does have its place and the advances today in the understanding of the human body is incredible.
Below you will find links to various resources relating to living and achieving a healthy life style. I am not a doctor and do not give medical advice but I believe that most common health problems can be solved on your own with a little research. Especially in this day and age of the internet, we should at least be checking to make sure that what the doctor says is correct and doing our own research on the drugs being prescribed. No one doctor knows everything, which is why we get second opinions and sometimes more. It doesn't make one comfortable when a doctor goes out on his own and calls his office (business) a "practice."
"If prescription drugs are so good for us, then let me ask you one question: where are all the “healthy” people on drugs?"
Ty Bollinger did an interview on Coast to Coast AM on February 1, 2011. The three hour program is offered free of commercials.
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Of course, there have been other substances going back even farther that have been claimed to cure cancer, such as Dr. Wilhelm Reich's orgone energy. However, Dr. Burzynski's treatment has been scrutinized scientifically for decades and, from the video below, seems to be quite effective. I've known about - and been skeptical of - his work since the early 1990s, but it actually goes back to the '70s. Thus, according to Burzynski's proponents, an apparent cure for many forms of cancer - peptides called "antineoplastons" - has been known for some 35 years but allegedly has been battled against and suppressed by governmental agencies and medical authorities since that time.
The Wikipedia article about Dr. Burzynski's work asserts, "The clinical efficacy of these treatments has been established in Phase II clinical trials, and is now in Phase III trials." (Based on a press release from Burzynski's research institute.)
The documentary linked below, "Burzynski, the Movie," is available for free until June 20th, after which time it will be for sale, with the proceeds used to help get FDA approval of his treatment. The film - which, oddly enough, was directed by a friend of mine, Eric Merola - is well worth watching, even or especially by skeptics. Naturally, Dr. Burzynski has many doubters and critics. (See the articles below.) If the story is accurately depicted, however, it would seem that, had Dr. Burzynski been taken more seriously decades ago, there's a chance my beloved mother might be alive today, instead of succumbing to ovarian cancer and radiation/chemotherapy.
Here is a 2 part interview from November 15, 2011 on Coast to Coast AM. Part 1 Part2
Why are mercury amalgam fillings so controversial? If it is so bad for you to inhale mercury in the air that the EPA has a Clean Air Mercury Rule for industry, if it is so bad for you to eat mercury in trace amounts that the EPA says to limit your consumption of fish and shellfish, why does the ADA continue to say amalgams are safe to put in your mouth when they can contain up to 50% mercury? Mercury is listed as number 3 in the 2007 CERCLA Priority List of Hazardous Substances. As I've said before, I am not a medical doctor nor am I offering medical advice but something is not right here. One of them is wrong because both cannot be right.
Please take the time to do your own research. It's your health. The decision you make will not only affect you but in all likely hood your children as well.
The following interview was done on August 22, 2011 by Patrick Timpone of One Radio Network. Caution, there are a lot of New Age ideas on this site. Tread carefully with a discerning spirit.
Similar interviews can be found here.
Hal A. Huggins DDS, MS, is the world's most controversial dentist because of his stand on trying to convince dentistry to stop the use of mercury in fillings. He has been in practice since 1962, forty–nine years. He received a post–doc Master's at the University of Colorado with emphasis on immunology/toxicology in 1990. He successfully pioneered treatments for autoimmune diseases caused by dental toxins and has personally treated over 5,000 toxic patients.
He has lectured professionally 2,500 days in 46 of the U.S. states and 14 foreign countries. He has authored several books, written over 50 articles and given over 1,000 radio/TV interviews, including 60 Minutes Australia (1989) and 60 Minutes New Zealand (2007).
He is currently a consultant worldwide for multi-disciplined centers and founder of the Multi-Discipline Alliance of professionals who practice the Huggins Protocol for recovery of autoimmune diseases.
Second Advent Review and Sabbath Herald
Longevity, and Habits of Life
By Mrs. E. G. White
December 13, 1881
The book of Genesis gives quite a definite account of social and individual life during the first twenty-five hundred years of man's history, and yet we have no account of an infant born blind, deaf, crippled, deformed, or imbecile. There is not an instance upon record in that book, of a natural death in infancy, childhood, or early manhood. There is no account of men and women dying of disease. Obituary notices in the book of Genesis run thus: "And all the days of Adam were nine hundred and thirty years, and he died." "And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years, and he died." Concerning others, the record states, "He lived to a good old age, and he died." It was so rare for a son to die before the father that such an occurrence was considered worthy of record. "And Haran died before his father Terah." Yet Haran himself was a father before his death.
The violation of physical law, and human suffering as the consequence, has so long prevailed, that many look upon the present state of sickness, suffering, debility, and premature death, as the appointed lot of humanity. But God did not create the race in its present feeble condition. This is not the work of Providence, but the work of man. It was brought about by violation of the laws of God. Through the temptation of appetite, Adam and Eve first fell from their holy and happy estate. Through the same temptation have the race become enfeebled. They have permitted appetite and passion to take the throne, and to bring into subjection reason and conscience.
Man came from the hand of his Creator perfect in organization, and beautiful in form. The fact that he has for six thousand years withstood the ever-increasing weight of disease and crime, is conclusive proof of the power of endurance with which he was first endowed. And although the antediluvians generally gave themselves up to sin without restraint, it was more than two thousand years before the violation of natural law was sensibly felt. Had Adam originally possessed no greater physical power than men now have, the race would ere this have become extinct.
With few exceptions, the patriarchs from Adam to Noah lived nearly a thousand years. Upon succeeding generations the burden of disease and suffering continued to rest more heavily, and the length of life greatly diminished. So rapidly had the race degenerated at the time of Christ's first advent, that from every town, city, and village, the sick were brought to him to be healed. Since that time, physical deterioration has steadily progressed. And because of the continued violation of the laws of life, the years of man have been shortened, so that the present generation are passing off to the grave at an earlier age than that at which the antediluvians came upon the stage of active life.
Not only has disease been transmitted from generation to generation, but parents bequeath to their children their own wrong habits, their perverted appetites, and corrupt passions. Men are slow to learn wisdom from the history of the past. The strange absence of principle that characterizes the present generation, the disregard of the laws of life and health, is astonishing. Although a knowledge of these things can be readily obtained, a deplorable ignorance prevails. With the majority, the principal anxiety is, "What shall I eat? what shall I drink? and wherewithal shall I be clothed?" Notwithstanding all that has been said and written upon the importance of health and the means to preserve it, appetite is the great law which governs men and women generally.
What can be done to stay the tide of disease and crime that is sweeping our race down to ruin and to death? As the great cause of the evil is to be found in the indulgence of appetite and passion, so the first and great work of reform must be to learn and practice the lessons of temperance and self-control. To effect a permanent change for the better in society, the education of the masses must begin in early life. The habits formed in childhood and youth, the tastes acquired, the self-control gained, the principles inculcated from the cradle, are almost certain to determine the future of the man or woman. The crime and corruption occasioned by intemperance and lax morals might be prevented by the proper training of the youth.
One of the greatest aids in perfecting pure and noble characters in the young, strengthening them to control appetite and refrain from debasing excesses, is sound physical health. And, on the other hand, these very habits of self-control are essential to the maintenance of health.
It is of the highest importance that men and women be instructed in the science of human life, and the best means of preserving and acquiring health. Especially is youth the time to lay up a stock of knowledge to be put in daily practice through life. Youth is the time to establish good habits, to correct wrong ones already contracted, to gain and to hold the power of self-control, and to lay the plan, and accustom one's self to the practice, of ordering all the acts of life with reference to the will of God and the welfare of our fellow-creatures. Youth is the sowing time, that determines the harvest both of this life and the life beyond the grave.
The youth of our time should be patiently instructed by both parents and teachers in the laws of health, and the means provided for its restoration when once impaired. Jesus did not ignore the claims of the body. He had respect for the physical condition of man, and went about healing the sick and restoring their faculties to those suffering from their loss. How incumbent, then, is it upon us to preserve the natural health with which God has endowed us, and to avoid dwarfing or weakening our powers.
Parents should impress upon their children the fact that all their powers are from God; that he has claims upon every faculty; that in sinning against their bodies, by abusing health in any manner, they sin against God, and slight one of his choicest blessings. God gives us health to use in his service; and the greater physical strength we possess, and the stronger our powers of endurance, the more we should do for the Master. Instead of abusing and overtaxing our strength, we should sacredly preserve it for his use.
The young should be shown that they are not at liberty to do as they please with their lives. Now is their day of trust, and by and by will come their day of reckoning. God will not hold them guiltless for treating lightly his precious gifts; the world's Redeemer has paid an infinite price for them, and their lives and talents belong to him; and they will finally be judged according to the faithful or unfaithful stewardship of the capital which God has intrusted to their care. They should be taught that the greater their endowment of means and opportunities, the more heavily does the responsibility of God's work rest upon them, and the more are they required to do. If the youth are thus brought up to feel their responsibility to their Creator, and the important trust given them in their own lives, they will hesitate to plunge into the vortex of dissipation and crime that swallows up so many of the promising young men of our age.
Parents, let the work of reform begin at home; train up the child to habits of industry, and serious reflection; present life to him as a grave reality; show him his duty to his God, his neighbor, and himself; inculcate moral and religious principles; give him a suitable education, the means of earning an honest living; let him know you are ever ready to give him tender sympathy and sound advice, to help him if he stumbles, and to encourage him onward; and he will not be likely to go far astray, or miss of being a blessing to the world.
In conclusion, let all, both old and young, give diligent heed to the words of the Lord penned by the wise man three thousand years ago: "My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments. For length of days, and long life, and peace shall they add to thee. Let not mercy and truth forsake thee. Bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart. So shalt thou find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man."
The strength of the temptation to indulge appetite can be measured only by the inexpressible anguish of our Redeemer in that long fast in the wilderness. He knew that the indulgence of perverted appetite would so deaden man’s perceptions that sacred things could not be discerned. Adam fell by the indulgence of appetite; Christ overcame by the denial of appetite. And our only hope of regaining Eden is through firm self-control. If the power of indulged appetite was so strong upon the race, that, in order to break its hold the divine Son of God, in man’s behalf, had to endure a fast of nearly six weeks, what a work is before the Christian! Yet, however great the struggle, he may overcome. By the help of that divine power which withstood the fiercest temptations that Satan could invent, he, too, may be entirely successful in his warfare with evil, and at last may wear the victor’s crown in the kingdom of God. Counsels on Diet and Foods, p. 167
Cancer Tutor - Natural cancer treatments for advanced cancer patients. Vast resources and links to help you understand this curable disease.
Howard Lyman: Mad Cowboy - This site will provide useful and timely information about Howard, Mad Cow Disease, the dangers of current methods of food production, the values of a plant-based diet, and how every bite of food you take is a decision that affects all life on this planet.
Lifestyle Magazine - Lifestyle magazine covers a wide range of topics. You will discover sensible no-nonsense information you can trust on issues such as health, nutrition and medicine, relationships, and much, much more!
NotMilk - Humans are the only species that drink the milk of another animal. No other species drinks milk into adulthood except man. There is abundant evidence why we shouldn't drink milk.
True Food Now - Genetically engineered food, bovine growth hormone, irradiation, etc.
Vegan.org - Dedicated to helping animals, the environment, and human health by educating the public about the benefits of a vegan lifestyle and encouraging the spread of vegan food options through our public outreach campaigns.
Veganfood.com - Vegan and vegetarian societies and vegetarian organizations.
Vegsource.com - Excellent website with subjects such as parenting, dieting, recipes, etc.
During His ministry, Jesus devoted more time to healing the sick than to preaching. His miracles testified to the truth of His words, that He came not to destroy, but to save. Wherever He went, the tidings of His mercy preceded Him. Where He had passed, the objects of His compassion were rejoicing in health and making trial of their new-found powers. Crowds were collecting around them to hear from their lips the works that the Lord had wrought. His voice was the first sound that many had ever heard, His name the first word they had ever spoken, His face the first they had ever looked upon. Why should they not love Jesus and sound His praise? As He passed through the towns and cities He was like a vital current, diffusing life and joy. Ministry of Healing - pg. 20
And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee. Exodus 23:25
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