Health and Healing

My Journey in Health and Healing

Note: Below I'd like to document my understanding of health and healing and how it applies to my personal lifestyle and how I care for my family. I am not a doctor, and this is not medical advice. I use this website as a place to catalog the knowledge and traditions I want to pass down to my children and as an easy reference for myself when I need to refresh my options.

Essential Principles

God's Relationship to Nature

Vital Force

Law and Health

Physiology

God's Relationship to Nature

We and all living things are continually dependent on God for life.
And God chooses to work through His laws to uphold life.

Marking Key: Bold indicates definition or neutral fact. Underline indicates health preservation or healing. Italics indicates depletion of health and sickness.

Many teach that matter possesses vital power,—that certain properties are imparted to matter, and it is then left to act through its own inherent energy; and that the operations of nature are conducted in harmony with fixed laws, with which God himself cannot interfere. This is false science, and is not sustained by the word of God. Nature is the servant of her Creator. God does not annul his laws, or work contrary to them; but he is continually using them as his instruments. Nature testifies of an intelligence, a presence, an active energy, that works in and through her laws. There is in nature the continual working of the Father and the Son. Christ says, “My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.” [John 5:17.] CE 194.3

What 2 things does false science teach?
What is God's relationship to His laws in nature?
Contrary to false science, what does nature testify?

The Levites, in their hymn recorded by Nehemiah, sung, “Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things therein, ... and thou preservest them all.” [Nehemiah 9:6.] As regards this world, God's work of creation is completed. For “the works were finished from the foundation of the world.” [Hebrews 4:3.] But his energy is still exerted in upholding the objects of his creation. It is not because the mechanism that has once been set in motion continues to act by its own inherent energy, that the pulse beats, and breath follows breath; but every breath, every pulsation of the heart is an evidence of the all-pervading care of Him in whom “we live, and move, and have our being.” [Acts 17:28.] It is not because of inherent power that year by year the earth produces her bounties, and continues her motion around the sun. The hand of God guides the planets, and keeps them in position in their orderly march through the heavens. He “bringeth out their host by number; he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.” [Isaiah 40:26.] It is through his power that vegetation flourishes, that the leaves appear, and the flowers bloom. He “maketh grass to grow upon the mountains,” and by him the valleys are made fruitful. All the beasts of the field seek their meat from God, [Psalm 147:8; 104:20, 21.] and every living creature, from the smallest insect up to man, is daily dependent upon his providential care. In the beautiful words of the psalmist, “These wait all upon thee.... That thou givest them they gather; thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.” [Psalm 104:27, 28.] His word controls the elements, he covers the heavens with clouds, and prepares rain for the earth. “He giveth snow like wool; he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.” “When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.” [Psalm 147:16; Jeremiah 10:13.] CE 195.1

Give examples of processes or activities in nature in which God actively participates.

Vital Force

Vital Force = Strength and Electrical Energy from God Needed to Preserve Health and Recover from Disease

Marking Key: Bold indicates definition or neutral fact. Underline indicates health preservation or healing. Italics indicates depletion of health and sickness.

God has endowed us with a certain amount of vital force. He has also formed us with organs suited to maintain the various functions of life, and He designs that these organs shall work together in harmony. If we carefully preserve the life force, and keep the delicate mechanism of the body in order, the result is health; but if the vital force is too rapidly exhausted, the nervous system borrows power for present use from its resources of strength, and when one organ is injured, all are affected. Nature bears much abuse without apparent resistance; she then arouses and makes a determined effort to remove the effects of the ill-treatment she has suffered. Her effort to correct these conditions is often manifest in fever and various other forms of sickness. MH 234.3

What has God endowed us with?
What are organs for?
How does He design these organs shall work?
How do we experience health? (2 things)
What happens when vital force is too rapidly exhausted?
Can injured organs affect other organs in the body? How?

God endowed man with so great vital force that he has withstood the accumulation of disease brought upon the race in consequence of perverted habits, and has continued for six thousand years. This fact of itself is enough to evidence to us the strength and electrical energy that God gave to man at his creation. It took more than two thousand years of crime and indulgence of base passions to bring bodily disease upon the race to any great extent. If Adam, at his creation, had not been endowed with twenty times as much vital force as men now have, the race, with their present habits of living in violation of natural law, would have become extinct. At the time of Christ's first advent the race had degenerated so rapidly that an accumulation of disease pressed upon that generation, bringing in a tide of woe and a weight of misery inexpressible. 3T p.138.2

What exactly is vital force?
How does our vital force compare to that given to Adam at creation? And how did that impact health?

People need to be taught that drugs do not cure disease. It is true that they sometimes afford present relief, and the patient appears to recover as the result of their use; this is because nature has sufficient vital force to expel the poison and to correct the conditions that caused the disease. Health is recovered in spite of the drug. But in most cases the drug only changes the form and location of the disease. Often the effect of the poison seems to be overcome for a time, but the results remain in the system and work great harm at some later period. MH p.126.3

What does having sufficient vital force enable nature (the body) to do?

Electrical Energy = Voltage, the negative potential (separation) of charges (build up of negative charges, whether anions or loose electrons)

Law and Health

Laws of Health = God's Laws of Nature that Govern our Bodies
Sickness results when laws of health are violated (by our choices or others' choices that affect us).

Knowledge must be gained in regard to how to eat and drink and dress so as to preserve health. Sickness is caused by violating the laws of health; it is the result of violating nature's law. Our first duty, one which we owe to God, to ourselves, and to our fellow men, is to obey the laws of God, which include the laws of health. If we are sick we impose a weary tax upon our friends and unfit ourselves for discharging our duties to our families and to our neighbors. And when premature death is the result of our violation of nature's law, we bring sorrow and suffering to others; we deprive our neighbors of the help we ought to render them in living; we rob our families of the comfort and help we might render them, and rob God of the service He claims of us to advance His glory. Then, are we not, in the worst sense, transgressors of God's law? 3T p.164.3

What are God's laws of health also called?
What do the laws of God include?
What is sickness caused by?

Let it ever be kept before the mind that the great object of hygienic reform is to secure the highest possible development of mind and soul and body. All the laws of nature—which are the laws of God—are designed for our good. Obedience to them will promote our happiness in this life, and will aid us in a preparation for the life to come. Christian Temperance and Bible Hygeine p.120.2

What is the great object of hygienic reform?
What are the laws of nature designed for?
What will obedience to nature's laws promote and prepare us for?

There is something better to talk about than the faults and weaknesses of others. Talk of God and his wonderful works. Study into the manifestations of his love and wisdom in all the works of nature. Study that marvelous organism, the human system, and the laws by which it is governed. Those who perceive the evidences of God's love, who understand something of the wisdom and beneficence of his laws, and the blessings that result from obedience, will come to regard their duties and obligations from an altogether different point of view. Instead of looking upon an observance of the laws of health as a matter of sacrifice or self-denial, they will regard it, as it really is, as an inestimable blessing. Christian Temperance and Bible Hygeine p.120.3

How will we regard obeying God's laws that govern the human system if we truly understand God's purpose in them and see His Love?

Our bodies are Christ's purchased possession, and we are not at liberty to do with them as we please. All who understand the laws of health should realize their obligation to obey these laws which God has established in their being. Obedience to the laws of health is to be made a matter of personal duty. We ourselves must suffer the results of violated law. We must individually answer to God for our habits and practices. Therefore the question with us is not, “What is the world's practice?” but, “How shall I as an individual treat the habitation that God has given me? MH p.310.4

When we inquire into God's our duty in regards to the laws of health, what are we really asking?

Physiology

Body Systems

A Lifestyle for Health and Healing

Nature

Diet

Temperance

Exercise

Sleep

Hygiene

Limit Exposure

Our Thoughts

Reconciled

Nature

Close Contact with Nature is Healing

The plan of life which God appointed for our first parents has lessons for us. Although sin has cast its shadow over the earth, God desires His children to find delight in the works of His hands. The more closely His plan of life is followed, the more wonderfully will He work to restore suffering humanity. The sick need to be brought into close touch with nature. An outdoor life amid natural surroundings would work wonders for many a helpless and almost hopeless invalid. MH 261

Level 1. Grounding = Replenishing Electrons in our Bodies from the Earth's Store

Touching nature, or touching the earth, literally recharges the electrical energy in our bodies. This process called Grounding causes electrons to flow from the earth into our bodies, but this only happens when we have skin to earth contact (or touching anything in nature that is literally connected to the earth). If you can't put your bare feet on the bare ground (the dirt, the grass), then reach down and put your hands there or hug a tree making sure bare skin contacts the tree (which is connected to the earth).

Level 2. Outdoor Work = the Most Perfect Combination of Health Laws

Touching nature and the earth constructively and purposefully through useful work, like gardening, is great for the body and the mind. Again, touch the earth with your bare skin to get the benefits of grounding. The useful work will draw blood to the limbs and relieve congestion in the mind. If the work is physically challenging enough, then the heart will get needed exercise, too. The sunlight increases the voltage potential in the water cells throughout your body, giving them needed power to work. It also recharges the blood as it passes through the eyes.

Sunlight

Invalids too often deprive themselves of sunlight. This is one of nature's most healing agents. It is a very simple, therefore not a fashionable remedy, to enjoy the rays of God's sunlight and beautify our homes with its presence. Fashion takes the greatest care to exclude the light of the sun from parlors and sleeping rooms by dropping curtains and closing shutters, as though its rays were ruinous to life and health. It is not God who has brought upon us the many woes to which mortals are heirs. Our own folly has led us to deprive ourselves of things that are precious, of blessings which God has provided and which, if properly used, are of inestimable value for the recovery of health. If you would have your homes sweet and inviting, make them bright with air and sunshine. Remove your heavy curtains, open the windows, throw back the blinds, and enjoy the rich sunlight, even if it be at the expense of the colors of your carpets. The precious sunlight may fade your carpets, but it will give a healthful color to the cheeks of your children. If you have God's presence and possess earnest, loving hearts, a humble home made bright with air and sunlight, and cheerful with the welcome of unselfish hospitality, will be to your family, and to the weary traveler, a heaven below. 2T 527.1

Diet

Temperance

Exercise

Sleep

Hygiene

Limit Exposure

Our Thoughts

Reconciled

Additional Healing Protocols

Remove Invaders

Reset Peace

Remove Toxins

Remove Invaders

Oil pulling not only whitens the teeth, but RESEARCH shows it reduces the toxin and microbial load on the body. I know it is working because by day 4 of morning and night swishing for at least 5 minutes, the odor from my stools have changed from foul to earthy to no smell whatsoever.

Swish 1 teaspoon of virgin coconut oil in the mouth for 5 to 20 minutes at night and first thing in the morning (before drinking or brushing teeth).

Removing dead root canal leftovers and treating other dental infections or dead tissue in the mouth is imperative to recovery, as they sap the body's healing resources in an undercover way.

Remove household mold.

Nice list of natural Anti-virals.

Reset Peace

How to find Peace of Soul Again

When temptations assail you, when care, perplexity, and darkness seem to surround your soul, look to the place where you last saw the light. Rest in Christ's love and under His protecting care. When sin struggles for the mastery in the heart, when guilt oppresses the soul and burdens the conscience, when unbelief clouds the mind, remember that Christ's grace is sufficient to subdue sin and banish the darkness. Entering into communion with the Saviour, we enter the region of peace. MH 250.1

Brought into close communion with Christ, the disciples sat with Him “in heavenly places.” Benevolence full, deep, and far-reaching, impelled them to go to the ends of the earth, filled with an intense longing to carry forward the work He had begun. The Spirit animated them and spoke through them. The peace of Christ shone from their faces. They had consecrated their lives to Him, and their very features bore evidence to the surrender they had made. From Trials to Triumph p.26

Remove Toxins

Toxins are non-living poisons that damage your body, like heavy metals, radiation (electro-magnetic fields included), chemical exposure, and drugs (including prescription drugs, alcohol, and tobacco). Below are some measures to take to assist the body in removing these toxins and supporting your detox organ - the liver.

Cilantro adsorbs heavy metals and can be used as a filter to remove them out of your drinking water.
Milk Thistle supports and regenerates the liver. (Counterproductive if you have ragweed allergy or high estrogen disease)
Charcoal adsorbs drugs and other poisons and takes them out of your body.
Clay similarly adsorbs like charcoal. I like to use red clay externally.

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Cold - Cough - Flu - Upper Respiratory Viral

Immune Support: 500 to 1000 mg Vitamin C, extra sunshine for Vitamin D, Hot/Cold Shower (3 min. hot, 30 sec. cold, 3 changes) before resting, promote lymphatic system with health bounce on trampoline, hot compress to chest, heating compress to throat
Anti-Viral Support: Grapefruit Seed Extract, fresh garlic, Thyme Essential Oil, Thieves Essential Oil (blend of cinnamon, clove, rosemary, lemon, eucalyptus), Oil of Oregano, Colloidal Silver --- Rotate them.
Respiratory support: ventilate rooms, fresh onion on feet, Eucalyptus or Thyme or Basil Essential Oil in diffuser, steam from hot soup or tea, for babies and small children - clear their noses with Nose Frida
Sanitation: BAC-D hand sanitizer, sunshine in bedrooms, clean with Thyme or Tea Tree Oil
Diet: Fasting or hot liquids, NO Sugar, replace electrolytes and fluid loss with natural Gatorade (lemon water with celtic salt)

Inflammation - Auto-Immune

Inflammation: Turmeric, Grounding (touching the earth with bare hands or feet), Sunshine or Red Light
Diet: Remove wheat, gluten, sugar, dairy, night-shade family.

Food Poisoning - Diarrhea - Bloating/Gas

Adsorb poison, excess gas: Activated Charcoal
Balance micro-flora: Probiotics

Menstrual Cramps - Early Labor Pain - Stomach Spasms - Involuntary Muscle Pain

Relaxation: Horsey Lips Breathing, Applied Heat,

Poison Ivy Rash

Remove Ivy Oils: Scrub with soapy washcloth (must use rough cloth, not just hands) multiple times a day and rinse. If you do this soon enough, you can avoid getting rash. But, when you have rash, this is the BEST way to cut it short.
Avoid Spreading: No touching, remove oils.
Relieve Itching and Redness: Jewel Weed, Witch Hazel

Nausea - Morning Sickness

Peppermint Essential Oil (inhale deeply), Ginger Tea

My Remedies Cabinet*

Below are the remedies and supplies I need to keep in stock to make sure I am prepared to deal with the common ailments that my family deals with.

All Year

Cuts and Scrapes: Bandaids different sizes (circle, regular, mini, big patch), Neosporin cream, Hydrogen Peroxide
Headaches: Reusable ice packs, Ibuprofin (extreme circumstances)
Fever: thermometer and Ibuprofin
UTI: Azo cranberry gummies, Azo cranberry caplets
Thrush: Baking soda, tongue scraper
Vaginal Yeast Infection/Dominance: Azo Complete Feminine Balance Probiotic (or LadyBugs probiotic), pH balanced intimate wash, Boric acid suppositories
Nausea: Peppermint essential oil, ginger tea, Tupperware container
Stomach bug: Activated charcoal, Clorox sanitizer wipes
Gas, Indigestion, Diarrhea: Activated charcoal, probiotics

Spring/Summer

Sinus Allergies: Neti pot, saline packets, distilled water, face steamer, saline nasal spray, Zyrtec daytime, Benadryl, N95 mask
Poison Ivy: Dawn dish soap, Tecnu outdoor cleanser, Calamine spray
Sunburn: Aloe Vera gel (or burn gel); PREVENTIVE: 30 SPF Baby Sunscreen (Zinc and Titanium Dioxide only), Cetaphil SPF 30 Sheer Mineral Sunscreen

Fall/Winter

Cold/Cough: Zyrtec daytime, Zarbees cough syrup, Alcohol wipes, plus same supplies mentioned under Sinus Allergies in Spring/Summer list; PREVENTIVE MEASURES: Vitamin D 2000 (child) - 5000 (adult) IU, N95 masks, hand sanitizer

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* Note: I am not a doctor. I am just a mom. This web page is for my personal reference only. I catalog my recipes and lists on this website, so I can access them anywhere and easily. Please do your own research on remedies to use in particular situations.