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Counsels on Diet and Foods
misery, from excess on the one hand, and from want on the other.—
The
Ministry of Healing, 47, 1905
134. If professed Christians would use less of their wealth in
adorning the body and in beautifying their own houses, and would
consume less in extravagant health-destroying luxuries upon their
tables, they could place much larger sums in the treasury of God. They
would thus imitate their Redeemer, who left heaven, His riches, and
His glory, and for our sakes became poor, that we might have eternal
riches.—
Testimonies for the Church 3:401, 1875
Part 3—An Adequate Diet
Not a Matter of Indifference
135. Because it is wrong to eat merely to gratify perverted taste, it
does not follow that we should be indifferent in regard to our food. It
is a matter of the highest importance. No one should adopt an impov-
erished diet. Many are debilitated from disease, and need nourishing,
well-cooked food. Health reformers, above all others, should be care-
ful to avoid extremes. The body must have sufficient nourishment.
The God who gives His beloved sleep has furnished them also suitable
food to sustain the physical system in a healthy condition.—[
Christian
Temperance and Bible Hygiene, 49, 50
]
Counsels on Health, 118,
1890
136. In order to have good health, we must have good blood; for
the blood is the current of life. It repairs waste, and nourishes the body.
When supplied with the proper food elements and when cleansed and
vitalized by contact with pure air, it carries life and vigor to every part
of the system. The more perfect the circulation, the better will this
work be accomplished.—
The Ministry of Healing, 271, 1905
[
Relation of Adequate Diet to Soundness of Mind—314
]
[
Relation of Adequate Diet to Sound Spiritual Experience—324,
par. 4
]
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God’s Bountiful Provision
137. God has furnished man with abundant means for the gratifica-
tion of an unperverted appetite. He has spread before him the products
of the earth,—a bountiful variety of food that is palatable to the taste