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Testimony Studies on Diet and Foods
Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene, 58
Most people enjoy better health while eating two meals a day
than three; others, under their existing circumstances, may require
something to eat at supper-time; but this meal should be very light.
Let no one think himself a criterion for all,—that every one must do
exactly as he does.
Never cheat the stomach out of that which health demands, and
never abuse it by placing upon it a load which it should not bear.
Cultivate self-control. Restrain appetite; keep it under the control
of reason. Do not feel it necessary to load down your table with
unhealthful food when you have visitors. The health of your family
and the influence upon your children should be considered, as well as
the habits and tastes of your guests.
Unpublished Testimonies, August 30, 1896 (Healthful Living, 169)
The stomach must have careful attention. It must not be kept in
continual operation. Give this misused and much-abused organ some
peace and quiet rest.
Testimonies for the Church 4:501-502
The course of Brother H has not been what it should have been.
His likes and dislikes are very strong and he has not kept his own
feelings under the control of reason. Brother H, your health is greatly
injured by overeating, and eating at improper times. This causes a
determination of blood to the brain. The mind becomes confused,
and you have not the proper control of yourself. You appear like a
man whose mind is unbalanced. You make strong moves, are easily
irritated, and view things in an exaggerated and perverted light. Plenty
of exercise in the open air, and an abstemious diet, are essential to
your health. You should not eat more than two meals a day. If you
feel that you must eat at night, take a drink of cold water, and in the
morning you will feel much better for not having eaten.
The Facts of Faith 2:130
Because it is the fashion, in harmony with morbid appetite, rich
cake, pies, puddings, and every hurtful thing, are crowded into the
stomach. The table must be loaded down with a variety, or the depraved