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Series Code: STW
Program Code: STW180008A
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00:21 Welcome again to "Secrets to Wellness" my friends.
00:25 We are studying "Principles of Wellness" 00:28 that's going to help you to live longer, healthier and happier. 00:33 We've covered a number of things, water, 00:37 are you drinking your 8- 8oz. glasses of water every day? 00:41 I hope so because it is going to help you in your health. 00:46 And what about exercise? 00:48 Are you spending at least 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week? 00:52 And we have learned that love and trust in God is a powerful 00:58 healer. And the power of love is amazing, it helps our health. 01:03 And then, we learned some lifestyle principle. 01:07 We talked about nutrition and eating a plant based diet 01:10 of fruits, nuts, grains, and vegetables. 01:13 And then how important the environment is. 01:16 And now we're going to next study Sunlight. 01:19 And there was something amazing that happened on August 21, 01:25 just this last year of 2017. 01:38 Some people watched by television and many many people 01:43 saw it live. 01:45 The sun is amazing my friends, it is the largest star at the 01:50 center of the Solar System. 01:51 It is the brightest object in the earth's sky. 01:55 Have you ever thought about large and how big 01:59 the sun actually is? 02:01 and how far away it is? 02:03 The sun is ninety three million miles from the earth 02:07 yet it is the most important source of energy 02:10 for life on earth. 02:12 It's an important factor for life right on here on earth. 02:16 The sun is ninety three million miles away 02:21 and yet it is something we need for our health. 02:25 In fact the sun is 109 times larger than the earth. 02:30 A million earths could fit inside the sun. 02:33 Have you ever thought about how big the sun it? 02:37 It doesn't seem that big when you are looking up into the sky. 02:41 But we could fit a million earths inside the sun. 02:46 And the sun and the light of the sun and its heat influence 02:51 all of the objects in the solar system. 02:53 Without the sun, life on earth would not exist. 02:57 We need the sun just to exist here on planet earth. 03:02 And the all-powerful Creator of the universe causes the sun 03:07 to rise and sets on time. 03:10 Think about it, every day the sun comes up on time 03:14 and the sun sets on time. 03:20 So we have order in the universe. 03:23 And with all the spectacular aspects of the sun, 03:27 our loving Creator has created for us the sunlight 03:33 to benefit our health. 03:34 The sunlight is to benefit our health but sometimes many of us 03:38 don't even get out in the sunlight because 03:41 we are living indoors. 03:43 Sunlight is a revalation my friends of God's love. 03:47 God says, I love you so much that I've given you the 03:52 sunlight, I've given you the flowers, I've given you all 03:55 these good things. 03:56 And yes my friends, sunlight is another prescription 04:00 for abundant health right from The Garden of Eden. 04:04 Right from the beginning of creation, God gave us sunlight. 04:09 In Ministry of Healing, page 263 it says this. 04:14 The pure air, the glad sunshine, the wonderful sunshine, 04:19 the beautiful flowers, and the trees, the orchards 04:23 and the vineyards and outdoor exercise amid these surroundings 04:27 are health giving and life giving. 04:29 So have you ever thought about the sun as a health giving, 04:34 life giving remedy to keep you living to that healthy 100? 04:40 Yes, we need the glad sunshine, every day we need that 04:45 glad sunshine. 04:46 And you know, I know that we need it too. 04:49 And I was thinking about that when I was thinking of 04:52 great memories in life. 04:54 Of course a great memory in life...one great memory for us 04:58 is to be with our grandchildren. 05:00 These are our five grandchildren, 05:03 five beautiful, wonderful grandchildren. 05:06 Dyson in the middle, the oldest and then Claire 05:10 on the other end and then Shea and Aden and little Evelyn. 05:17 These five precious little children bring great memories. 05:21 And you know what, we need those great memories 05:25 to be healthy in life as well. 05:27 But I think about other memories. 05:29 I think of the 50 years ago when my husband and I 05:34 were married. 05:35 This last year we celebrated our 50th Wedding Anniversary. 05:40 That's a great memory, it's been a great life 05:44 and so our children ask us, you know this is a once in a 05:48 lifetime event, what would you like to do? 05:51 What special thing would you like to do 05:53 on your 50th wedding anniversary? 05:55 And we said to them, we would like to be with all of our 05:59 children, our grandchildren, and we'd like to be outdoors. 06:04 We'd like to be out in the sunshine. 06:06 And so we decided we were going to a place called 06:11 Tybee Island. Tybee Island is off the coast of Savannah, GA 06:18 and Tybee Island is a wonderful little island 06:22 and we thought, we just want to be with our children, 06:25 our grandchildren and we want to get out in the sunshine 06:29 and the fresh air because we need also these health giving, 06:33 life giving agents that will help us to live longer as well. 06:38 And so we decided to go to Tybee Island and here we are 06:43 50 years from our wedding to now. 06:48 Fifty years later my husband and I had this wonderful event. 06:53 In fact, we got into our wedding clothes. 06:58 I got into my wedding dress, my husband had his sport coat there 07:05 that he had on and our children, our grandchildren 07:10 were so excited when they saw grandma and grandpa 07:14 coming up the stairs in their wedding clothes 50 years later. 07:21 It was an amazing event my friends. 07:24 Our little grandchildren ages from four to eight 07:26 were so excited. They were up there clapping as we just 07:30 were excitedly walking up there. 07:32 We just thought we would do this for the fun of it for them. 07:37 But again, it was a wonderful memory, a wonderful memory. 07:42 And we went out on the beach and had a wonderful time 07:46 with all of our family, our three children and their spouses 07:52 who are now our children and our five grandchildren. 07:56 It was an exciting time out there in the fresh air 08:01 and the sunshine getting those health giving, life giving 08:06 properties. 08:07 Our three children Debbie, Rebecca and Mark 08:11 were excited with us as well. 08:14 And so we had a lot of fun as our five grandchildren 08:19 actually carried my train out on the beach 08:24 so that we could take some pictures and they were 08:27 just so precious as they felt like they were a part 08:31 of our wedding anniversary. 08:33 And here we are with our entire family 08:37 making memories together out on the beach, 08:41 enjoying one another's company. 08:43 And that's why we were saying in one of our programs 08:46 that it is so important to make those precious memories 08:51 because this will last forever. 08:52 I will never forget our 50th wedding anniversary 08:57 because we had our entire family together for one whole week 09:02 on the beach, out in the sunshine. 09:06 And here we are, having fun with each of them 09:09 running and playing and going into the water 09:13 and really improving our health as well. 09:16 And so we need sunlight my friends. 09:19 We knew that if we were going to have a wonderful 09:22 wedding anniversary, we needed to be out too in the sunlight 09:26 because sunlight is crucial for our overall health. 09:31 In fact sunlight happens to be one of the most effective 09:34 healing agents that we can find in nature. 09:37 Sunlight is so important for us to have good health 09:43 so let's look at some benefits of sunshine. 09:45 What are some of the benefits of sunshine? 09:48 Well sunshine in moderation provides multiple 09:52 health benefits. 09:54 Sunshine strengthens the immune system, 09:57 we've talked about that a lot because if we are going to 10:01 live longer and we're going to be healthier 10:03 we need a strong immune system. 10:06 And sunlight alleviates pain. 10:09 Have some of you been fighting with that or struggling 10:13 with that chronic pain? 10:15 And especially as you get a little older, you have 10:18 some of that pain, sunlight can actually help alieve 10:23 some of that pain and studies have shown that and proven that. 10:27 And sunlight lowers blood pressure and cholesterol levels. 10:31 So many people today have high blood pressure, high cholesterol 10:37 and we can actually lower that blood pressure by getting out 10:41 in the sunshine. 10:42 And sunshine stimulates the appetite. 10:46 Have you ever wondered why you feel like eating? 10:49 More eating out in the sunshine? 10:52 Of course you can eat a little more because you will 10:54 probably be exercising as well. 10:56 But sunlight actually stimulates the appetite and I can tell you, 11:02 our little grandsons Dyson and Aden were having 11:07 a wonderful time in the water and out there in the sunshine. 11:11 But when it was time to eat, they were ravenously hungry. 11:16 and they had a good appetite because they were out there 11:19 in the sunshine. 11:20 And our three little grand- daughters Claire and Shea 11:24 and Evelyn, they had a wonderful appetite because they were 11:28 out there on the beach in the water and in the sunshine. 11:33 Because sunshine actually improves our digestion 11:37 and elimination and so your whole digestive system 11:43 is going to work better when you are out there in the sunshine. 11:47 And what else does sunshine do? 11:49 Well many things, but it gives you a healthy complexion. 11:53 You are going to look more healthy even and my friends 11:57 I'm sure you want to look healthy 11:59 and so we need to get out there in the fresh air and sunshine. 12:04 And sunshine actually also benefits Alzheimer's patients. 12:09 We have talked about this before, where we need water 12:13 to help Alzheimer's, we need walking and exercise 12:17 but we also need sunlight. 12:43 So your whole system is improved my friends and even patients 12:49 who have Alzheimer's...your conditions can be improved 12:55 when you get out there in the sunshine. 12:59 And sunshine also reduces depression because sunshine 13:05 is a happy vitamin. 13:08 It's just like taking a happy vitamin my friends. 13:11 It's going to soothe the nerves and make you feel better. 13:15 Sometimes you may feel up or you may feel down, 13:18 you may feel nervous and jittery but get out there 13:22 in the sunshine, walk among the trees, 13:25 imbibing that wonderful sunlight and you will feel 13:28 so much better. 13:30 It elevates that mood... 13:32 Some days you may feel up or you may feel down. 13:35 Well, the good thing to do is to get out there in the sunshine 13:40 walking among the trees, in the fresh air 13:44 and this will truly help you to have a better mood. 13:48 In fact... 14:15 So bright rooms verses dim rooms made a difference. 14:31 And that's why it's important to have good big windows 14:36 or at least some windows in our house, especially in our 14:40 sleeping room, especially in the area where we 14:45 spend a lot of time so that we get sunlight even through 14:49 the window. 14:50 Sunlight increases our vitality. 14:54 We are going to feel more energetic. 14:56 Have you ever wondered why you feel so happy 15:00 and you feel so energetic when you are outside 15:03 and you are getting that sun beaming on you? 15:05 It increases your vitality. 15:08 As we get older we have less vigor and vitality to resist 15:13 unhealthful influences. 15:15 It is more important for the aged to have plenty of sunlight 15:20 and fresh, pure air. 15:22 Often times as people get a little older, 15:25 some care givers tend to keep people inside 15:29 but the very thing we need to do is to get them outside 15:33 in the sunshine and fresh air. 15:36 It will help their attitudes and their mental health very much. 15:42 So sunlight increases our vitality and also 15:49 when we get older. 15:50 And sunlight kills germs my friends. 15:53 Let's look at this. 16:12 Now I know today that we have these automatic dryers 16:16 and we don't get our clothes out on a clothesline. 16:19 Well except for some places, recently my husband and I 16:24 visited the Amish Country in Pennsylvania and as we were 16:29 taking a tour, I noticed and I took a picture of the clothes 16:35 hanging out on the clothesline with that pulley 16:37 you know, going into the house and people are still 16:40 hanging out their clothes. 16:43 And you know what? Many of the Amish have very good health. 16:46 So we might not be able to hang all of our clothes outside 16:50 all of the time, but occasionally we can air 16:53 some things outside because it kills germs. 16:57 And then of course sunshine provides vitamin D. 17:01 When natural sunlight penetrates the skin, it triggers the body's 17:06 production of vitamin D. 17:08 And we need vitamin D my friends, it is known as 17:12 "the sunshine vitamin." 17:24 So that means that we shouldn't always have sunscreen on 17:28 if we're going to get out in the sunlight. 17:31 We will get vitamin D from other sources as well. 17:35 And although some foods may be fortified with vitamin D, 17:41 sunlight my friends provides the best source of vitamin D. 17:45 So you will get some with the fortified foods, 17:49 but we really need to get it from the sunlight. 17:52 Why is vitamin D so important? 17:55 Well according to the National Institute of the health office 17:59 on vitamin D, we need that because it protects the body 18:04 from a number of diseases. 18:07 In fact people with low vitamin D usually tend to get many 18:13 of these chronic diseases. 18:15 And research confirms that vitamin D is protective against 18:20 cancers, osteoporosis, rickets and diabetes. 18:25 So when we get adequate amounts of vitamin D, 18:27 then we are going to lower the risk of many of these 18:32 diseases such as cancer, osteoporosis and 18:36 even diabetes 2 today. 19:00 In other words, although some people are saying you can't 19:04 you can't get into the sun because it's a hazard toward 19:08 and a risk of having cancer, it's quite the opposite. 19:13 It's those people who aren't getting in the sun 19:16 are tending to get cancer. 19:19 According to one study in American Journal of 19:22 Clinical Nutrition- 19:33 So we need to get out in the sunshine my friends... 19:36 Yes, we don't want to overdo it, but we need that 19:39 direct sunlight. 19:41 And the higher the vitamin D levels in the blood, 19:44 the lower the risk for colon and colorectal cancers. 19:48 Yes, the skin synthesizes vitamin D in response 19:53 to those UV rays. 19:54 So we need the sunlight my friends. 19:58 And vitamin D is required for the body to absorb calcium 20:02 and phosphorous. 20:05 So some people are not getting enough vitamin D, 20:09 not because they may not be taking it, 20:12 even in the form of a pill, but because they are not 20:15 absorbing it. 20:17 And so we need to absorb also that calcium and phosphorous 20:22 which vitamin D helps to do that. 20:25 And calcium is critically important for normal development 20:29 of our bones and our teeth. 20:32 So we need the calcium, we need the vitamin D to help 20:36 absorb that as well. 20:37 And many many people lack adequate amounts of vitamin D. 20:42 So what is the level that we really should have? 20:45 Well, somewhere between 30 and 60 is the level. 20:50 And research indicates at least 20% of children and adults 20:55 up to age 50 don't have adequate intake of vitamin D. 21:00 Why again my friends? Because of our sedentary indoor life. 21:06 And 95% of adults over 50 do not get adequate amounts 21:14 of vitamin D. 21:15 So studies are showing that people are not getting 21:19 enough vitamin D. 21:20 And vitamin D deficiency is associated with osteoporosis 21:26 and hip fractures. 21:28 And once we get enough adequate vitamin D and enough 21:32 weight bearing exercises, we can reduce the risk of 21:37 osteoporosis and particularly the hip fractures. 21:56 And so we need the sunlight my friends to strengthen our bones. 22:01 We need to get out there, not only in the fresh air, 22:06 but when the sun is shining and get some sunlight. 22:09 Sunshine helps prevent osteoporosis. 22:13 In fact World Statistics show that 1 in 2 women 22:17 and 1 in 3 men will get osteoporosis. 22:21 And 50% of the women and 30% of the men will get fractures. 22:26 We can reduce that by getting some good, extra sunshine. 22:32 But what about vitamin D supplements you ask? 22:35 Well, I'm glad you asked that question, 22:48 So supplements are still being debated my friends 22:52 The best is to get sunlight naturally. 22:55 And research at the University of Edinburgh, 22:58 researchers evaluated the results of 268 previous studies 23:04 of vitamin D. Their conclusion was this. 23:23 So all the studies aren't in, but if you need extra vitamin D, 23:28 and you are low, then you may want to do that. 23:48 So, we don't want to have a low level of vitamin D 23:51 and so, what about supplementation? 24:05 So when you get it naturally you absorb it. 24:08 But all of the studies aren't in yet on whether that pill 24:13 does help. 24:14 But even if you are taking a supplement, 24:16 the National Osteoporosis Foundation recommends 24:20 800 International Units daily. 24:23 And new evidence indicates that both high and low levels 24:30 may be associated with increased health risks. 24:33 So whether those levels are high or low, 24:36 they can be health risks. 24:39 Wo we need sunshine my friends, that's the bottom line. 24:43 We need to get out in the sunshine because we have no risk 24:47 with the sunshine if we use it moderately. 24:49 There are no shortcuts, we need about 20- 30 minutes a day 24:54 and it will give you all of the vitamin D that you need 24:57 just to get out there for 20 or 30 minutes. 25:00 While we have to understand our personal tolerance 25:04 toward the sun and get the appropriate amount, 25:07 we don't want to overdo and we never ever want to burn. 25:13 Because repeated burning the skin is harmful, 25:17 it destroys healthy living tissues and increases the risk 25:21 of melanoma. Melanoma is a type of skin cancer which tends 25:26 to spread and often kill the person. 25:29 So we don't want to overdo my friends, 25:32 we want to get adequate amounts. 25:36 Sunlight provides Melatonin and Melatonin is a natural 25:40 made by our bodies. 25:44 And natural melatonin from the sun helps us sleep better. 25:48 And I know everyone of my family slept really good 25:53 when we came in from the sunshine and the beach. 25:56 And we had a wonderful time just sleeping because 26:01 we were all together happy and enjoying nature out there 26:06 in the sunshine, having a wonderful time at the beach. 26:10 So my friends, I recommend this to you. 26:13 Daily time in the sun helps to regulate circadian rhythms 26:17 for a better night's sleep. 26:20 Sunlight increases also the serotonin. 26:23 Sunlight promotes positive thinking by increasing 26:27 serotonin, an important "happiness" brain chemical." 26:31 It's a brain chemical my friends. 26:33 So sunshine is truly the "happy vitamin" 26:37 so let the sun shine in. 26:38 Maximize your benefits so here are some "Teenie Tips". 26:42 Spend 20-30 minutes every day in the sunshine. 26:46 Don't use sunscreen, get those 20-30 minutes without it. 26:51 And play with your family at the beach and enjoy the sun 26:55 and open the blinds and let the sun shine in. 26:59 Don't worry about fading your furniture, 27:01 you'll get so many benefits and they are so much greater. 27:05 So incorporate my friends sunshine into your life. 27:09 You will have health and you and your family 27:12 will be on the road to better health. 27:15 You will live longer and healthier. 27:17 John 10:10 says this. 27:25 God wants you to have abundant life. |
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