Participants: Christopher Hudson
Series Code: FRC
Program Code: FRC000007
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01:58 Hi, and you're now with The Forerunner Chronicles.
02:02 Alright everybody, did you know, or at least have you ever 02:06 considered that since the beginning of this world 02:09 to this very time, and I'm talking about a span of some 02:12 6000 plus years here, there has not been one invention, 02:17 not one invention, that has been conceived by the greatest 02:22 efforts of human ingenuity that can even begin to come close in 02:26 paralleling the absolute excellence of the organic 02:30 machinery known as the human body. 02:33 All of us, you and I, we are the products of divine development. 02:39 The Bible tells us in the book of Psalm 139:14, I will praise 02:46 thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: 02:49 marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. 02:54 Now what I'm going to share with you next is a thought that I 02:57 don't want you to ever forget. 02:59 I want it to resonate in your mind for as long as you live. 03:02 Are you ready for this? Well, here it is. 03:06 I don't care what you may have learned in school. 03:09 And I don't care what you possibly may have heard 03:12 and learned in your own home. 03:14 You are not the product of somebody's mistake. 03:19 You did not come into existence by happenstance. 03:24 You are the product of the careful, loving, methodical, 03:28 painstaking efforts of the God Almighty. 03:32 God has brought you into existence for the purpose of 03:36 fulfilling some infinite design in His eternal kingdom, 03:40 because you are fearfully and wonderfully made. 03:44 And for this reason alone, all of the combined assets of the 03:50 financial institutions in our world could not even begin 03:54 to accumulate a sum that is sufficient to equal the worth 03:58 of one human being. 04:00 And I praise God for that. 04:02 But you know, there's another reason in the Scriptures why 04:05 we are worth so much more than anything that 04:08 this world could offer. 04:09 The Bible tells us in the book of 1 Corinthians 6:19: 04:32 How many of us honesty consider on a day by day basis that we 04:38 were created by God to be the living temple of the third 04:42 person of the godhead? 04:44 This is not just an awesome thought; 04:47 this is an awesome reality. 04:49 An awesome reality which brings me to my next point. 04:53 The Bible tells us in the book of 1 Kings 6, that King Solomon 04:58 took upon himself the work of building a temple for God. 05:02 And, of course, this was a physical structure. 05:05 But when choosing the materials that would make up this 05:08 structure, Solomon chose the very best materials out of his 05:12 treasure house, and out of the world, that would optimize 05:16 the beauty, and the durability of that physical building. 05:21 And after he erected the temple for God, and prayed, 05:25 and consecrated it to the service of God, we are told in 05:28 1 Kings 8:11, that the glory of the Lord filled the house. 05:34 The glory of the Lord filled the temple. 05:38 This is an important point for us to consider. 05:41 Because if Solomon would take such care in choosing the 05:45 materials that would optimize the beauty, and the durability 05:49 of that physical building, how much more careful should we be 05:54 in choosing how we treat our bodies? 05:57 What we place within our bodies, which were made by the hands 06:01 of God Himself, to be His living temple, so that we can show 06:05 forth His glory in this world. 06:08 Do you know the Bible teaches exactly what I said to you? 06:11 In the book of 1 Corinthians 10: 31, we are told, whether 06:17 therefore ye eat, or ye drink, or whatsoever ye do, 06:21 do all to the glory of God. 06:25 This means that we cannot just eat any type of food that we 06:29 want to eat, because we like the taste of it, 06:32 or drink any types of beverages, for that matter, as well. 06:36 Our health is extremely important. 06:39 Our minds are the only medium through which the Spirit of God 06:43 can communicate to us. 06:44 And our bodies are the instruments that God uses to 06:47 spread His love in this world. 06:49 Therefore, when we make our choices about what type of food 06:53 we'll ingest, or what type of substances we'll place within 06:56 our bodies, we need to be certain that these things will 07:01 minister to us having optimal health, so that we can give 07:05 optimal glory to God. 07:07 The key word here is optimal. 07:10 God requires of us to keep our bodies in good condition, 07:15 and He knows in exactly what condition He has given each 07:19 and every one of us our bodies. 07:21 The Bible tells us in the book of Psalm 139:16, Thine eyes did 07:28 see my substance, yet being imperfect; 07:31 and in thy book all my members were written, 07:35 which in continuance were fashioned, 07:37 when as yet there was none of them. 07:40 Before we even came into existence, God already had an 07:44 accurate record of our lungs, our hearts, our intestines, 07:47 our kidneys, our livers, all of these things, and He requires 07:52 of us to keep them in good condition. 07:54 He is going to require this at each and every one of our hands. 07:59 What have we done with His possession? 08:02 The Bible tells us in the book of 2 Corinthians 5:10, 08:19 This means that whatever we do in these bodies 08:23 that impacts our moral health, as well as our physical health, 08:27 all of these things will be brought before 08:29 us in the judgment. 08:30 And this makes it imperative that we clearly understand, 08:34 and obey by faith all of God's moral laws, as well as all of 08:39 God's health laws, which He has set in place to govern 08:43 our physical beings. 08:45 How many people have this knowledge? 08:47 How many people in our world truly have a working knowledge 08:52 of proper healthcare principles? 08:55 Millions of people every year are dying because they lack 08:58 knowledge in this one area: healthcare. 09:01 The Bible tells us in Hosea 4:6, My people are destroyed 09:06 for lack of knowledge. 09:08 And we can see how this text applies to this 09:11 issue of healthcare. 09:13 Because day in and day out people are being overtaken 09:16 by disease and all manner of healthcare issues, because 09:20 1. They lack knowledge on how to maintain their health. 09:24 And then 2. They lack knowledge on how to restore their health 09:29 once they lose their health due to habitual unhealthy practices. 09:34 And, by the way, is the presently popular system of 09:38 healthcare that is dominant in our world at this time 09:42 really the best way? 09:44 And you can't make a guess on this thing. 09:46 You can't say, I think so, it seems right, I'm not sure. 09:49 It's not safe to do that on this issue; an issue upon which hangs 09:53 the lives of millions. 09:55 The Bible tells us in the book of Proverbs 16:25, There's a way 10:00 that seemeth right to a man, but the end thereof 10:03 are the ways of death. 10:04 So really and truly, is this the proper method of healthcare 10:09 that is dominate in our world at this time? 10:12 Well, to give us a little bit of help on answering this question, 10:16 I sat down with a good friend and colleague of mine, 10:19 author, educator, and registered healthcare professional, 10:22 Ron Menhart, and he had some very interesting insights 10:26 to share with me, and, of course, I'm going to share it 10:29 with you at this time. Take a look. 10:32 I'd like to take you back to a model that I discovered 10:36 a few years ago dealing with the ideal healthcare system. 10:39 This was actually put out by the U. S. Public Health Service 10:43 a couple of decades ago. 10:44 And what it did was it looked at resources and how we can best 10:48 use our resources; how we can best allocate our resources. 10:52 And it actually put these, stratified these, 10:56 in like a pyramid. 10:57 And the pyramid is actually, it has several layers on it. 11:02 The first layer is the primary form of healthcare 11:08 we should be practicing. 11:09 The second, the third, and the fourth stratifications are 11:14 actually less and less resources we need to put into these 11:17 various components of the ideal healthcare system. 11:21 Well, let's start at the base. 11:22 The base of the pyramid is actually a form of 11:26 wellness education. 11:27 Now it makes sense for us to keep people well, right? 11:31 Not just to treat them when they're sick. 11:34 In fact, if we could keep a population relatively healthy 11:38 we need to spend less, and less amount on actual 11:41 treatments in healthcare. 11:43 It makes a lot of sense, both economically, 11:46 and socially, and morally even. 11:49 Now moving up this pyramid we have the second 11:53 stratification here. 11:54 This is primary healthcare. 11:55 Now even with the best wellness education 11:58 people will still get sick. 12:00 What happens when people get sick? 12:02 They need to go to a qualified practitioner; someone who knows 12:07 how to help them get back into that level of wellness 12:11 which they have fallen from, or risen to in this model. 12:16 And so what happens is with the ideal healthcare system 12:21 there's also an ideal practitioner who is focused on 12:24 wellness, who is bringing their patient back down into a 12:28 state of wellness. 12:29 Even with a practitioner who is focused on wellness, on bringing 12:33 their patient into a level of wellness in which they can 12:37 actually just live life normally, 12:40 and actually prosper and be in health. 12:42 Even with this, there sometimes is a progression of disease. 12:47 And so what we need ideally is another backup. 12:51 This backup is secondary healthcare. 12:54 Secondary healthcare, for example, would be something 12:58 like an overnight stay in a hospital, or a visit with a 13:02 more specialized doctor; someone who has a little bit more 13:06 knowledge in-depth in one system in the body, 13:10 who's able to help, of course, bring that person back to a 13:14 state of wellness. 13:15 This is the ideal to have people well. 13:17 Now even with the best of secondary healthcare, 13:20 there may still be some who kind of fall through the cracks, 13:24 who continue to progress in illness. 13:27 And so what happens here is we need another backup. 13:30 What if that person who went to their physician went to the more 13:34 specialized physician dealing with high blood pressure, 13:38 and complications actually had a heart attack, or a stroke, 13:42 because of their high blood pressure? 13:44 What would they need to do? 13:45 They would need to actually go and receive even more 13:48 specialized healthcare. 13:49 And so basically what would need to happen is they would need 13:53 to go and have some kind of highly specialized, 13:57 very expensive treatment done. 14:00 And, you know, it is needed in some cases. 14:05 But what we actually have in our current system is a total 14:10 reverse of this ideal. 14:13 What we have is the most expensive, 14:15 most highly specialized treatments taking up 14:19 the most resources. 14:21 How did this happen? 14:23 Well, the Bible tells us the love of money is the root 14:27 of all kinds of evil. 14:28 And we can see that this system is a profit based system. 14:32 So what is the result of this type of system? 14:35 this not ideal, or less than ideal system? 14:39 Well, it's very, very sad. 14:42 The average 75 year old suffers from three chronic, debilitating 14:47 conditions, and takes over five prescription medications. 14:52 And this is just the average. 14:53 There are many who take much, much more medication. 14:57 In fact we call this term polypharmacy. 15:01 It gets to a point where they take so many medications that 15:05 we don't even know what the interactions are going to cost. 15:07 We don't know what side effects. 15:09 So many of these people are actually suffering 15:12 they're debilitating. 15:13 Their debility is even increasing because of the 15:16 medications they're on, because of the treatments 15:19 they're receiving, because of all this mixture going on. 15:22 But they're really suffering the most because they've not been 15:25 educated into how to stay well, how to prevent disease, 15:30 how to enjoy life without being in bonds, in bondage 15:35 to medication, to physicians, to the medical establishment. 15:41 So what it really comes down to is that disease is profitable. 15:47 In fact if you were to look at the top four diseases that 15:51 Americans suffer from today, and you looked at the total 15:55 amount of revenue that's generated by these, 16:00 it gets close to 800 billion dollars per year. 16:04 800 billion dollars! 16:06 Imagine if all of that was put over into wellness education. 16:10 We need to ask ourselves, are we even treating 16:13 our patients correctly? 16:14 Are we promoting health, or are we confining them indoors, 16:19 shut away from fresh air and sunlight, 16:22 and the enjoyment of nature, and bringing about a further 16:26 state of debility just by keeping them indoors? 16:30 And are hospitals even healthy to begin with? 16:33 I mean think of the concept. 16:35 We're putting most of our resources into hospital 16:39 type environments. 16:40 So most of the people that get sick in this not so ideal system 16:44 are going to the hospital. 16:45 And so if you're a person that has cancer, let's say, 16:48 would you want to be in a room right next to someone who has 16:52 the Ebola virus, or AIDS, or HIV, Hepatitis, 16:56 any of these things? Ideally no. 17:00 Ideally you would want to be somewhere away from other 17:03 people that are sick, that have viruses, that have bacteria, 17:07 that have fungal infections. 17:08 You want to be away from them. 17:10 Now what happens is when we coop up all of our ill in the 17:14 same place, we have things happening; 17:16 this transmission of disease going on. 17:19 It's actually referred to as nosocomial infections. 17:23 Now in terms of nosocomial infection deaths per year, 17:27 we have something like 80,000 deaths per year due to hospital 17:32 acquired infections. 17:34 What about medications? 17:36 Are medications really that safe? 17:38 In hospital medications ideally should be the most safe. 17:44 Did you know that even in the hospital we have over 200,000 17:50 deaths per year due to medication errors, 17:54 and medication toxicity. 17:57 200,000 deaths per year. 17:59 Add up all of the minutia in terms of hospitalization based 18:06 death, and you have a greater danger even than stroke. 18:11 In fact, how many of you know someone who has 18:13 died from a stroke? 18:15 For every one person that you know that's died from a stroke 18:19 there are two more that have died from a hospitalization, 18:23 from a hospital stay. 18:25 The number is astounding. 18:26 Let's take another look at pharmaceuticals. 18:29 You see, in the current system pharmaceuticals are the 18:33 treatment of choice. 18:35 In fact, in the whole allopathic paradigm pharmaceuticals are 18:40 really the only way that's seen as a qualified treatment for 18:46 those ill that are suffering from chronic 18:49 disease, and so on. 18:50 Now are medications really safe? 18:54 We know that there are side effects to about every 18:56 medication that you can take. 18:58 But did you know that many of these are deadly? 19:00 In fact if you were to take all of the data that has been 19:05 compiled in research, and you compiled it all together; 19:09 you looked at in hospital medication error related death, 19:13 you looked at drug toxicity related death, 19:17 you looked at outpatient drug related deaths, 19:20 and these are all legal drug related. 19:22 These are not, we're not talking about illegal drugs. 19:26 If you added all of these together, 19:28 they are on a very conservative level even, you would have 19:34 something like 500,000 deaths per year related to total 19:40 legal drug deaths: 500,000 deaths per year. 19:47 Now this is a conservative estimate. 19:50 There are some who have said we may even have close to a 19:53 million deaths per year related to drugs, related to legal drug 19:58 use prescription medication, over the 20:01 counter pharmaceuticals. 20:03 When we look at this total amount of drug related deaths, 20:07 anywhere from 500,000 to a million deaths per year 20:11 related to drug use, and this is legal drug use, 20:15 we find something very startling. 20:17 Tobacco accounts for over one half a million deaths per year. 20:22 When we compare this with legal drug usage, we find something 20:28 very interesting, and that is that total legal drug use 20:33 surpasses tobacco in terms of its death toll. 20:37 Now we all know that tobacco is dangerous. 20:41 But how many of you knew that drugs were taking this many 20:45 Americans lives each year? 20:48 And it's not only in America, it's all over the world. 20:50 Because allopathy has dominated medical practice 20:54 throughout the globe. 20:56 If you look at the way our economy is going, it's set up 21:00 right now that health care is just growing, 21:03 and growing, and growing. 21:04 And experts actually predict that if it keeps growing at 21:08 this rate, we will not be able to compete with foreign markets. 21:12 Our economy will be totally destroyed by this system 21:18 that is destroying people's lives. 21:21 In terms of treatment, is there a better way? 21:26 Is there another option? 21:29 I would submit to you that there is. 21:31 There are many alternatives to pharmaceuticals. 21:35 In fact in the early 1900's many of these 21:38 alternatives were practiced. 21:40 However, now allopathy stands alone in its preeminence, 21:45 and also in its dominance in using, and forcing others to 21:50 use this treatment paradigm, and that is prescription drugs, 21:54 over the counter drugs, under the counter drugs, you name it. 21:58 It all has to do with drugs. 22:00 But what it really comes down to is that we are still looking for 22:06 a profit, a way of profiting due to treatment. 22:10 Now many people could just go outside and get some sunlight 22:14 and decrease their risk for cancer. 22:16 In fact, experts recommend moderate sunlight exposure, 22:21 and they actually estimate that over 100,000 cancer deaths 22:25 per year could be prevented if adequate sunlight 22:29 exposure took place. 22:31 Now this is a very benevolent thought. 22:36 But, unfortunately, many people are actually put on other 22:40 prescriptions for preventative measures. 22:44 The allopathic mindset is very much a drug dependent mindset. 22:49 Are we truly focused on bringing our patients into a 22:54 state of wellness? 22:55 Well, I won't leave that up to conjecture. 22:59 In fact a recent gallop poll actually looked at patients who 23:04 had recently seen a physician, and they actually came apart 23:08 from their physician. 23:10 50% of them had not received any counsel whatsoever about 23:16 fitness and/or wellness. That's 50%. 23:20 That's not even asking someone, Do you get a chance to walk 23:24 every now and then? 23:26 That's not even asking someone, Would you consider losing 23:29 a little bit of weight? 23:30 It's not even asking someone, Are you having any 23:35 medication side effects? 23:37 You see, when it really comes down to it, our physicians, 23:42 our little army of physicians here in the United States today 23:47 is so overwhelmed with generating, and keeping the 23:52 gears turning on this huge conglomerate, 23:54 this huge healthcare system, this profit based system 23:57 that they have less and less time that they can even 24:01 get these words out. 24:02 It's not just their fault; it's the system. 24:05 There are many excellent physicians out there today, 24:08 many physicians I truly respect and love, 24:10 and I enjoy working with, but the vast majority is uneducated 24:16 in terms of wellness, in terms of fitness, 24:19 and in terms of prevention. 24:21 It's time to wake up. 24:23 Well, if you're anything like me, after hearing this type of 24:31 factual information, you may be saying to yourself, 24:34 Where do I go from here? 24:36 And that's why I want to share with you Newstart. 24:39 What Newstart is is eight principles; eight laws of health 24:43 that were given to us by God. 24:45 And these eight laws of health, they are not only effective 24:49 in aiding us to maintain good health, but they are just as 24:54 effective in aiding us to combat disease, or any healthcare 24:58 issues that we may be faced with. 25:00 So get a pen and paper, because here they are: 25:03 Law 1. Nutrition: The vegetarian diet is the best way to lose 25:09 weight and to keep it off. 25:11 It improves health, decreases disease, promotes longer life, 25:15 and it is more economical. 25:18 Eating generous amounts of whole plant based 25:20 foods is good for us. 25:22 Law 2. Exercise: Now this is very important for physical 25:27 and mental health as well. 25:29 Exercise lowers the heart rate, and the blood pressure. 25:32 It controls appetite, it burns up unwanted fats, 25:36 and it increases the blood circulation, 25:38 and the oxygen intake, and of course it improves muscle tone. 25:43 We need at least 45 to 60 minutes of 25:46 daily aerobic exercise. 25:48 Law 3. Water: Your blood is about 90% water, 25:52 and it carries nutrients to and from the cells. 25:57 The kidneys are dependent upon having adequate water so they 26:01 can filter out waste products. 26:03 Many times common constipation, headaches, and even backaches 26:08 can be relieved simply by drinking sufficient water. 26:12 We need at least 8 to 10 eight ounce glasses of water per day. 26:19 Law 4. Sunshine: One of the most healing agents 26:23 of nature is the sun. 26:25 Sunshine forms vitamin D in the skin. 26:28 It destroys bacteria and viruses. 26:30 It increases available white blood cells, 26:33 lowers blood pressure, and lowers cholesterol and fat 26:37 levels in the blood. 26:38 Getting regular exposure to early morning, or late afternoon 26:43 sunlight, while avoiding over exposure to intense sunlight, 26:47 and burning is great for our overall health. 26:50 Law 5. Temperance: Temperance is avoiding that which is harmful 26:56 to our mental, physical, and spiritual health, and using in 27:01 moderation those things which are good for us. 27:03 This includes the proper ratio of work and relaxation, 27:08 time for God, right eating, and right thinking. 27:12 Law 6. Air: We are generally benefited by negative ions, 27:18 which occur in fresh outdoor air. 27:20 Breathe deeply of fresh air to increase quantities of oxygen. 27:25 Enjoying regular outdoor recreation, and breathing mostly 27:29 from the diaphragm will improve the oxygenation of the blood. 27:34 Law 7. Rest: Every cell in the body expends energy. 27:39 Rest helps us resupply these cells with the energy they need. 27:43 Therefore sleeping at regular times, and balancing hard work 27:48 with time for relaxation is necessary. 27:51 And most importantly, Law 8: Trust in God. 27:55 God has given us the power of self government, 27:59 which is the freedom and ability to make decisions. 28:02 We are unable to change our hearts, but we can choose to 28:07 trust and obey God, and He promises to work in us to give 28:12 us the desire and power to live in harmony with Him. 28:15 By choosing to trust and obey God, a total change will be 28:20 made in our lives. 28:22 It is only by the strength of God that we can 28:25 live victorious lives. 28:27 Well, I hope that you took notes. 28:30 And even more importantly, I hope that you've already 28:33 planned to practice each one of these eight laws of health 28:36 in your own personal life, because they're practical, 28:40 they're economical, and above all else, 28:43 they're divinely appointed. 28:44 The Bible tells us in 3 John:2, Beloved, I wish above all things 28:50 that thou mayest prosper and be in health, 28:53 even as thy soul prospereth. 28:56 And so my prayer for you is that as you yield your heart to being 29:01 governed by our Lord Jesus Christ day by day, 29:04 moment by moment, so that you can receive power to obey 29:09 all of His moral laws. 29:11 I pray that as well you will utilize that very same power 29:16 to be disciplined, to be serious about practicing all of His 29:21 eight laws of health. 29:22 Because God desires you to have good health, 29:25 and He wants you to experience life, and life more abundantly. 29:29 If you have any more questions about these eight laws of health 29:33 please don't hesitate to contact us. 29:36 And as always, this is The Forerunner. 29:39 And whether you like it or not, the truth is the truth. |
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