Welcome again to
Secrets to Wellness,
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my friends.
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We are studying
principles of wellness
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that will help
you to live longer,
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healthier, and happier.
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And we've studied
the first one on water,
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and I hope you're
drinking your water every day,
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the amounts that we need.
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And then exercise, and love,
and lifestyle, and nutrition,
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and now we are
studying environment.
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And our planet
was perfectly designed
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to promote optimum health.
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In fact, our loving Creator
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made this world's
environment perfect.
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Eden was so beautiful
with colorful flowers,
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and majestic lofty trees,
and rivers of flowing water.
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Eden was so
beautiful, my friends,
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with all those colorful
flowers and lofty trees.
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And the earth's
atmosphere was unpolluted,
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its air was fresh and clean.
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And, my friends,
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the more we live in harmony
with God's original plan,
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the healthier we will be.
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And so
environment is also important
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for our health.
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In fact, it is
vital to our health.
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It's either health restoring
or it is health destroying.
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And pure air refreshes the body,
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making it strong and healthy.
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So we need that good fresh air,
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and fresh air is
especially important
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even if you're sick.
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So if we're well,
we need good fresh air,
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but if we're sick,
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we also need to get out in
the sunshine and fresh air,
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it is so important.
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And a 19th century
health writer said this,
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"The influence
of pure, fresh air
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is to cause the blood
to circulate healthfully
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through the system.
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It refreshes the body,
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and tends to render
it strong and healthy."
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So the influence of
fresh air, my friends,
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is going to help you to
have a strong and healthy body.
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"It excites the appetite,
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and renders the
digestion of food more perfect,
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and induces sound, sweet sleep."
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Look at all of the things
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that fresh air does, my friends.
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It actually is going to
stimulate your appetite,
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so you're going to
feel more ravenously hungry,
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and then it's going to
even assist in your digestion,
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and even help you to
sleep better at night.
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And, "The
strength of the system is,
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in a degree dependent upon
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the amount of pure air breathed.
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Air is the fresh
blessing of Heaven,
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calculated to
electrify the whole system."
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So good fresh air
electrifies the entire system.
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And fresh outdoor
air has wonderful power
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to build the immune system
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and assists in the
body's healing process.
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We've been talking a lot about
building the immune system,
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and all of these
principles of wellness
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will help us to build
a strong immune system,
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and so is good
fresh air very important.
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In Ministry of
Healing, page 263, it says this.
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"Nature is God's physician.
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The pure air, the glad sunshine,
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the beautiful flowers and trees,
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the orchards and vineyards,
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and outdoor exercise
amid these surroundings,
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are
health-giving and life-giving."
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Have you ever
thought about the fact
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that nature and good fresh air
actually is like a physician?
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Well, it is, my friends.
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And we need that
air, that good fresh air
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because it is
that breath of life.
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In fact, one of
life's most overlooked,
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but most precious
health gifts is pure air.
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But today, the
quality of our air
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has dramatically changed.
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It's not so fresh.
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We have polluted outdoor air
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where people are
actually wearing mask
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because it is so polluted.
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And we also have
polluted indoor air.
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We have a lot of
polluted air everywhere,
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fumes from vehicles,
toxins from factories,
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toxins from tobacco smoke,
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and damp
uncirculated air even indoors.
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In fact, many people use
air conditioners constantly
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and rarely getting
any good pure fresh air.
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Our lifestyle habits
can significantly impact
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our ability to
breathe in pure air.
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And so let's look at
some of the hindrances
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to the body's oxygen supply.
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What are some of
those things that hinder us
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from getting good
body's oxygen that we need?
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Well, tobacco
smoke is one of them.
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We talked about that in
our lifestyle presentation.
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And tobacco smoke
damages the lungs,
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and limits the
circulation of the blood,
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and pollutes the body.
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So tobacco smoke
even for the non-smoker
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pollutes the air.
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And from
Smokefree.gov, it says this.
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"Smoking causes inflammation
in the small airways
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and tissues of your lungs.
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This can make
your chest feel tight
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or cause you to wheeze
or feel short of breath.
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Continued inflammation
builds up scar tissue,
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which leads to physical changes
to your lungs and airways
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that can make
your breathing hard."
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So smoking, my friends,
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causes inflammation
in the small airways
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and tissues of our lungs,
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so that's why
we need to get away
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from even the
people who are smoking
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and try to get into
some good pure fresh air.
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And another thing
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that actually hinders
our breathing is alcohol.
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Alcohol impairs circulation
and limits our breathing.
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In fact, alcohol affects nearly
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every major organ
in the human body,
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including the brain,
the heart, liver, pancreas,
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and kidneys.
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But a team of researchers
from Loyola University
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has found it can
also make it harder
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for the lungs to breathe.
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In fact, binge
drinking may be the reason
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it's hard to catch your breath.
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And they say,
"Alcohol appears to disrupt
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the healthy
balance in the lung,"
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said the study's lead
author Dr. Majid Afshar,
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a pulmonologist
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at Loyola
University's School of Medicine.
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And there are other
factors as well, my friends.
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A high fat diet.
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A high fat diet reduces
the oxygen level in our blood,
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making the blood thicker
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and causing it
to flow more slowly.
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And so there are other factors.
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There are so many
factors that hinder this oxygen
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and help us to not
breathe as well as we should,
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and dehydration is one of those.
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Drinking too little water keeps
the blood from flowing freely.
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Have you ever
thought about the fact
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that just not
drinking enough water
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keeps you from your
blood flowing freely?
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Well, there is
another thing, too,
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and that is tight clothing.
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Tight clothing that
restricts healthy circulation,
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inhibits the
lungs from expanding,
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and actually
decreases the oxygen supply.
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So we need to keep our clothing
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a little bit more
loose on our bodies
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that will keep us from
having our lungs restricted.
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And then poor
posture prevents the lungs
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from expanding fully,
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so we need good
posture with our head erect
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and our shoulders back,
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especially when
we're not only walking,
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but also when we're
sitting, we need good posture.
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Sometimes we have a
tendency to slouch down
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in that easy chair.
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And then, incorrect breathing.
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We need to learn to
take those deep breaths,
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so that we get that
oxygen in our lungs.
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And so we inhale deeply
and the diaphragm contracts
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and the lungs expand,
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and then when we
exhale, the diaphragm relaxes.
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So we need to inhale and exhale
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and practice that,
actually, regularly.
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Ministry of
Healing, page 272 says this.
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"Full, deep
inspirations of pure air
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which fill the lungs
with oxygen, purify the blood.
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They impart to it a
bright color, and send it,
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a life-giving current,
to every part of the body."
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It's amazing.
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Deep inspirations of pure air
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are going to fill the
lungs with good oxygen.
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So we need to be taking, my
friends, those deep breaths.
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There are many, many
health benefits of fresh air,
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good pure fresh air.
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So let's look at them.
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Well,
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serotonin can
significantly lighten your mood
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and promote a sense of
happiness and well-being.
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So pure air can
actually promote happiness.
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Have you ever
wondered why you feel so good
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when you're out
in the fresh air?
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It's because of that
serotonin that you get
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when you're in some
good pure fresh air.
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And according to a
group of studies published
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in a 2010 issue of the "Journal
of Environmental Psychology,"
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research participants reported
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actually feeling
happier, and healthier,
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and more alive when
they spent time in nature.
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It might be a
good idea, my friends,
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to get outside in
that good fresh air
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and sunshine.
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Pure air also
improves digestion.
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What a wonderful
thing pure fresh air is
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even to help us
digest our food better.
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Pure air improves
the blood pressure
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and the heart rate.
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Some people have
high blood pressure.
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And did you ever
think about the fact
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that just getting
out in the good fresh air
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will actually help
lower your blood pressure?
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"A 2008 study
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published in the "Journal
of Biological Regulators
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and Homeostatic
Agents" recruited participants
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to spend time
walking forest and city areas
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to evaluate the impact
of walking in the fresh air
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on blood
pressure and heart rate."
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So they took these two groups
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some in the
forest, out in nature
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and some in the city.
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"And according to the
research, participants showed
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more physical
signs of relaxation,
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including lower blood pressure
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and lower amounts of
stress hormone cortisol,
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when they spent
time in the forest
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rather than in the city."
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So it is so
important to get out there,
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especially if
you live in the city.
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Find some park or
someplace where you can go out
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and take in that good
deep fresh air by the trees.
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Pure air increases your energy.
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In fact, not long ago,
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my husband and I climbed
the mountains in the Swiss Alps
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with our friends Ted and Nancy.
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And wow, it was
amazing just to get out there
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in those beautiful Alps,
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it actually increased
our energy, I know that.
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And pure air cleanses
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and improves your lung function,
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so your whole lungs are
going to function better
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when you get out
in the fresh air.
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But you know, just as
we are a sedentary nation,
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we tend to be
living indoors a lot,
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but we need to get
out in the fresh air
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and the sunshine.
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And in a book called
Child Guidance, page 339,
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it says, "By active exercise
in the open air every day,
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the liver, the
kidneys, and the lungs
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also will be strengthened
to perform their work."
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Amazing.
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Even the liver, the
kidneys, and the lungs
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are going to
function so much better
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as we get out
there in the fresh air.
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Have you ever
thought about fresh air
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as being such a
remedy to help your health
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and to help you to live
longer, healthier, and happier?
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Well, it even
helps our mental health
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because pure air
improves the brain power.
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And pure air
fosters mental health
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from Harvard University
Medical School, they reported,
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"Researchers at the
University of Essex in England
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are advancing the notion
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that exercising in the presence
of nature has added benefit,
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particularly for mental health."
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So our mental health even
improves in the fresh air.
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And, my friends,
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we've been talking a lot about
building the immune system,
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and pure air
enhances the immune system,
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so that you feel so much better
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and you can live
longer and healthier.
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And so here are some benefits
of how it actually improves
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the immune system.
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It can improve our happiness,
it improves our digestion,
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and even our blood pressure
and our heart rate goes down.
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Get those elderly
people, my friends,
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out there in the fresh air.
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Many elderly
people tend to be indoors
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when they need to be outdoors,
breathing that good fresh air.
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And it improves the energy.
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I know that my energy
level goes up when I am outside.
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And it improves
the lung function,
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improves brain power,
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and improves mental
health, and, best of all,
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it's going to
improve your immune system.
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So there are many, many benefits
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to good fresh pure air.
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Well, let's look at some tips
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for getting good pure fresh air.
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Exercise in nature.
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My husband and I
will get on our bikes
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and go through those trails.
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In fact, one of the
things that I love to do
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is just walk through
the trails even, singing,
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listening to the birds
sing, and talking to my Creator.
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So exercise out there in nature,
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it's going to improve
your health, my friends,
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I know it will.
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Well, living in the
country is the ideal,
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but not everyone
can live in the country.
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It's not possible for all of you
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to move to the country.
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So what are some
things that we can do?
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Well, wherever you live,
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find someplace in
nature to exercise.
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I know recently,
we were in Bulgaria,
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and I thought, "How
can I get my exercise
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and get some good fresh air?"
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Well, we found a beautiful park,
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not far from our hotel,
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and every day, we were out
there walking and exercising.
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Taking those deep breaths,
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and imbibing the good
fresh air from the trees
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because there's health-giving,
life-giving properties
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in those trees.
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And so every day, we
were walking in the park.
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So find a park
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where you can just
get that good fresh air.
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Walk out among the trees
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because the trees
actually purify the air.
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Have you ever thought of that?
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Just to put a tree
even in your backyard
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will help you to
have good fresh air.
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There are health-giving,
life-giving properties
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in the trees.
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In fact, we are told
that there are health-giving,
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life-giving properties
in the balsam of the pine.
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So just a pine
tree will give you
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that good
cleansing of your lungs.
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And spend more time outside,
take a walk after you eat.
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So after you've had
your lunch, take a good walk.
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According to one
government estimate,
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the average American spends
90% of his or her life indoors.
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Wow. That's only
10% going outside.
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We need to have an outdoor
life more than an indoor life.
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God created us to be outdoors.
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And fresh air
is health promoting
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while constant air
conditioning, my friends,
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is not the best.
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So open those windows,
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get that fresh air
at night when you sleep,
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open the windows,
don't close them up tight.
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Open the widows.
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Open the windows
and even the blinds.
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So many people
close their blinds
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because they don't want that sun
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to fade the furniture
or get into the house,
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but we need to open the
windows and open the blinds.
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And wherever you live,
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keep the air in
your house circulating
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by just having
the air flow through
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by opening those windows.
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And sleep with the windows open,
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it's going to
help you immensely.
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Another little tip for you
is to have some houseplants
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because again, you're
going to get that good oxygen
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from those houseplants.
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A study of 647
grade-schoolers found
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that students who grew
plants scored about 12% higher
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on academic tests,
compared with those who didn't.
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So your children are
even going to score higher
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on their tests at
school if you just give them
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a little plant to
put in their room.
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And then, my friends,
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don't allow
smoking inside your house.
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Just graciously ask,
if someone is smoking,
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"Would you mind
smoking outside?"
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Because according to the
2014 Surgeon General's Report,
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there were more than 20
million smoking-related deaths
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in the United States since 1964.
00:19:46.95\00:19:50.49
2.5 million were
among non-smokers
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who died from
exposure to second-hand smoke.
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We know that second-hand
smoke is detrimental today.
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And so we want to
get rid of that smoke
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even if it's second-hand smoke.
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And then eat some
wholesome nutritious foods.
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What does that have to
do with good fresh air?
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Well, eating
nutritious food, my friends,
00:20:17.25\00:20:20.08
helps to reduce
the damaging effect
00:20:20.12\00:20:22.92
of pollution on the body,
00:20:22.95\00:20:25.15
so you can actually
repair your cells in your body
00:20:25.19\00:20:29.56
by eating those
good nutritious foods.
00:20:29.59\00:20:32.79
So what are the
right kinds of foods?
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Yes, we learned in one
of our earlier sessions
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that the right kinds of
foods are colorful foods
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like reds and greens
and purples and oranges
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and all those colorful...
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What are those foods?
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They are these
beautiful fruits and vegetables
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that are full of color.
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So eat foods rich in color,
and that's going to help us,
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but every day, my friends,
eat a variety of fruits, nuts,
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grains, and vegetables.
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And this is going to help you
00:21:05.79\00:21:07.60
to live longer,
healthier, and happier
00:21:07.66\00:21:09.56
because you're
going to expand your lungs
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and improve your health.
00:21:13.30\00:21:15.77
So take those
deep, deep breaths,
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very important, every
day, to take deep breaths.
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Breathe deeply
several times daily.
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And when you feel tired,
00:21:26.38\00:21:28.88
stand up and
take several breaths.
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In fact, even in offices today,
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they have some of
these stand-up desks
00:21:34.69\00:21:37.29
so people can
expand their lungs,
00:21:37.33\00:21:39.73
so just stand up if
you're feeling tired
00:21:39.76\00:21:42.56
and take those deep breaths.
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Deep breathing releases tension.
00:21:44.93\00:21:48.40
Deep breathing
makes the heart stronger.
00:21:48.44\00:21:50.87
Deep breathing elevates moods.
00:21:50.91\00:21:53.81
And deep breathing
improves your posture.
00:21:53.84\00:21:57.21
So all of these
things can happen
00:21:57.28\00:21:59.65
when we take
those good deep breaths.
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Breathing deeply of fresh
air also helps our memory,
00:22:02.48\00:22:06.96
fosters sound, refreshing sleep,
00:22:06.99\00:22:09.76
aids in balancing
our nervous systems,
00:22:09.79\00:22:12.43
and increases our energy.
00:22:12.46\00:22:14.93
Even your energy is
going to be increased
00:22:14.93\00:22:17.47
by just taking some of
those good deep breaths.
00:22:17.53\00:22:21.97
And have you ever
thought about singing?
00:22:22.00\00:22:24.61
Actually, singing
is an excellent way
00:22:24.64\00:22:27.38
of increasing oxygen,
00:22:27.44\00:22:29.51
so some of you
may want to just...
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Even if you're not
some great musician,
00:22:31.78\00:22:34.62
you don't have to be.
00:22:34.65\00:22:35.98
You can just go
out in the fresh air
00:22:36.02\00:22:38.32
among the trees and sing.
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I do this at my home
00:22:40.16\00:22:41.99
when I'm out there in
nature and walking the trails.
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So sing, it's an excellent
way of increasing oxygen.
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Our environment and fresh air
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is beneficial for
our whole well-being.
00:22:52.90\00:22:56.40
And it can either contribute
to sickness, my friends,
00:22:56.44\00:23:01.91
or it can contribute to health.
00:23:01.94\00:23:04.85
And what are we trying to do?
00:23:04.88\00:23:06.58
We're trying to
increase our health
00:23:06.61\00:23:09.48
so that we can live
longer, and better, and happier.
00:23:09.52\00:23:13.39
And so Counsels on
Health, page 166 says this.
00:23:13.46\00:23:19.49
"Life in the open air
is good for body and mind.
00:23:19.53\00:23:22.66
It is God's medicine
00:23:22.70\00:23:24.23
for the
restoration of our health.
00:23:24.27\00:23:26.47
Pure air, good water, sunshine,
00:23:26.50\00:23:29.07
the beautiful
surroundings of nature,
00:23:29.10\00:23:31.74
these are His means
for restoring the sick
00:23:31.77\00:23:34.98
to health in natural ways."
00:23:35.01\00:23:37.75
What we've been
talking about is ways
00:23:37.78\00:23:39.98
that we can restore
our health, natural ways,
00:23:40.02\00:23:42.98
not through all
of the medications
00:23:43.02\00:23:44.75
that people take today,
00:23:44.79\00:23:46.42
but these are
God's natural remedies.
00:23:46.45\00:23:48.96
So every day, get exercise
and fresh air, my friends,
00:23:48.99\00:23:53.66
out in the sunshine.
00:23:53.70\00:23:55.63
And so here is
your prescription.
00:23:55.66\00:23:59.23
Walk in the sunshine
with your head erect,
00:23:59.27\00:24:02.57
and your shoulders back
00:24:02.60\00:24:04.47
and taking those
good deep breaths,
00:24:04.51\00:24:08.31
and this truly will
help you to be healthier.
00:24:08.34\00:24:12.95
And so let's look at
some teenie tips here.
00:24:12.98\00:24:17.59
Walk out in the sunshine,
00:24:17.62\00:24:19.55
walk out in the fresh air daily,
00:24:19.59\00:24:22.16
open those windows
00:24:22.19\00:24:23.83
and get good
fresh air in your homes,
00:24:23.86\00:24:27.00
air out your bedding regularly.
00:24:27.03\00:24:29.53
In fact, this is very important
00:24:29.56\00:24:31.77
because when you sleep at night,
00:24:31.80\00:24:33.80
you want to sleep on a
fresh, clean smelling pillow.
00:24:33.84\00:24:38.31
And so put those
pillows and those blankets
00:24:38.34\00:24:41.94
and that bedding
out in the fresh air
00:24:41.98\00:24:44.45
and the sunshine, it
will help you as well.
00:24:44.48\00:24:48.38
And then practice deep breathing
00:24:48.42\00:24:50.75
until it becomes a habit.
00:24:50.79\00:24:53.25
So just practice
taking those good deep breaths
00:24:53.32\00:24:58.83
because air, my friends, is
the precious gift of heaven.
00:24:58.86\00:25:03.00
God has given it to us,
00:25:03.03\00:25:05.03
welcome it,
cultivate a love for it,
00:25:05.07\00:25:09.34
and it will prove
00:25:09.37\00:25:10.74
a precious
soother of the nerves.
00:25:10.81\00:25:13.98
So get that good
fresh air and cultivate it
00:25:14.01\00:25:19.28
because this is God's health
assurance plan, my friends.
00:25:19.31\00:25:23.15
All of these
together are going to help us
00:25:23.18\00:25:26.32
to live longer,
healthier, and happier.
00:25:26.35\00:25:29.02
Now before we go, I
think we better go over
00:25:29.06\00:25:32.46
and take some good deep breaths.
00:25:32.49\00:25:36.23
So let's get out
of our easy chair,
00:25:36.26\00:25:39.43
let's get out of off the sofa,
00:25:39.47\00:25:42.37
and let's take some of
those good deep breaths.
00:25:42.40\00:25:46.31
So I'm going to
have you stand up.
00:25:46.34\00:25:48.74
Those of you that
are watching at home,
00:25:48.78\00:25:50.91
stand up because
we're going to take
00:25:50.95\00:25:52.95
some good deep breaths.
00:25:52.98\00:25:55.18
So I want you to breathe in.
00:25:55.22\00:25:57.25
You're going to
breathe in through your nose,
00:25:57.29\00:26:00.29
and you're going to
breathe out through your mouth.
00:26:00.32\00:26:02.96
So breathe in through your nose,
00:26:02.99\00:26:04.89
and just shake
your hands a little bit
00:26:04.93\00:26:07.36
and make sure
you're plenty relaxed.
00:26:07.40\00:26:10.50
And breathe in
through your mouth
00:26:10.57\00:26:14.04
and out through your nose.
00:26:14.07\00:26:18.51
And then breathe
in through your nose
00:26:18.54\00:26:23.75
and out through your mouth.
00:26:23.78\00:26:27.02
Let's do it again.
00:26:27.05\00:26:29.38
Breathe in through your
nose and out through your mouth,
00:26:29.42\00:26:34.36
and just relax
00:26:34.39\00:26:36.73
because when you follow
these principles, my friends,
00:26:36.76\00:26:40.96
of just taking
good deep breaths,
00:26:40.96\00:26:44.70
God is going to bless you
00:26:44.73\00:26:47.30
as you follow all of
these principles of wellness
00:26:47.34\00:26:51.51
because these are
the natural principles
00:26:51.54\00:26:54.71
that God has given to us
00:26:54.74\00:26:57.11
so that we can live
longer, healthier, and happier.
00:26:57.15\00:27:01.95
So I know that you're going
to incorporate these principles
00:27:01.98\00:27:06.69
in your life starting
right now, starting today,
00:27:06.72\00:27:11.99
so God bless you, again,
00:27:12.03\00:27:14.73
as you determine to
follow God's ways of health
00:27:14.73\00:27:19.00
because they truly are
the very, very best ways.
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