Counsels on Diet and Foods (1938) - EllenWhiteDefend

Counsels on Diet and Foods (1938)

Table of Contents Contents by Sections

I Reasons for Reform ............................................

15

II Diet and Spirituality .........................................

43

The Relation of Diet to Morals .............................

60

III Health Reform and the Third Angel's Message ........... 69

IV The Proper Dietary ............................................

81

I The Original Diet ......................................

81

II The Simple Diet ........................................

82

III An Adequate Diet .......................................

91

IV Diet in Various Countries ..............................

94

V Physiology of Digestion ...................................... 101

VI Improper Eating a Cause of Disease ...........................117

VII Overeating ...................................................

131

VIII Control of Appetite ..........................................

145

IX Regularity in Eating .........................................

173

I Number of Meals ........................................

173

II Eating Between Meals ...................................

179

X Fasting ......................................................

185

XI Extremes in Diet .............................................

195

XII Diet During Pregnancy ........................................ 217

XIII Diet in Childhood ............................................

225

XIV Healthful Cookery ............................................

251

XV Health Foods and Hygienic Restaurants ................... 267

XVI Sanitarium Dietary ........................................... 281

XVII Diet a Rational Remedy .......................................

301

XVIII Fruits, Cereals, and Vegetables .............................. 309

I Fruits ................................................

309

II Grains ................................................

313

III Bread .................................................

315

IV Vegetables ............................................

321

XIX Desserts .....................................................

327

I Sugar..................................................

327

II Milk and Sugar ........................................

330

III Pie, Cake, Pastry, Puddings ...........................

331

XX Condiments, Etc. .............................................

339

I Spices and Condiments .................................

339

II Soda and Baking Powder ................................

342

III Salt ..................................................

344

IV Pickles and Vinegar ...................................

345

XXI Fats .........................................................

349

I Butter ................................................

349

II Lard and Grease .......................................

353

III Milk and Cream ........................................

355

IV Olives and Olive Oil ..................................

359

XXII Proteins .....................................................

363

I Nuts and Nut Foods ....................................

363

II Eggs ..................................................

365

III Cheese ................................................

368

XXIII Flesh Meats (Proteins Continued)............................ 373

Progressive Dietetic Reform in Seventh-day

Adventist Institutions .....................................

405

XXIV Beverages ....................................................

419

I Water Drinking ........................................

419

II Tea and Coffee ........................................

420

III Cereal Substitutes for Tea and Coffee ................. 431

IV Cider .................................................

432

V Fruit Juice ...........................................

436

XXV Teaching Health Principles ...................................

441

I Instruction to Be Given on Health

Topics ................................................

441

II How to Present the Principles of

Health Reform .........................................

457

III Cooking Schools .......................................

469

Appendix

I Personal Experience of Ellen G. White as a Health Reformer .......................

481

II A Statement by James White Relating to the Teaching of Health Reform .

495

AS AN AID TO THE STUDENT, THE DATE OF WRITING OR OF FIRST PUBLICATION OF EACH SELECTION IS INDICATED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOURCE REFERENCE. WHERE ARTICLES HAVE BEEN DRAWN FROM PUBLISHED VOLUMES, THE DATE OF PUBLICATION APPEARS PRECEDING THE REFERENCE. IN THE CASE OF THE MATTER DRAWN FROM THE PERIODICAL ARTICLES AND THE MANUSCRIPT FILES, THE YEAR OF WRITING OR OF FIRST PUBLICATION FORMS A PART OF THE SOURCE REFERENCE. IN A NUMBER OF INSTANCES THE ARTICLES DRAWN FROM LATER BOOKS, SUCH AS "COUNSELS ON HEALTH," APPEARED FIRST IN WORKS NOW OUT OF PRINT. THE REFERENCE TO THE CURRENT WORK IS GIVEN, BUT THE INFORMATION AS TO THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THE ARTICLE IS NOTED IN PARENTHESES IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOURCE REFERENCE. COMPILERS.

KEY TO CREDITS AND ABBREVIATIONS:

THE ARTICLES COMPRISING THIS BOOK HAVE BEEN GATHERED FROM THE ELLEN G. WHITE WRITINGS AS THEY APPEAR IN CURRENT BOOKS, BOOKS

NOW OUT OF PRINT, PERIODICAL ARTICLES, PAMPHLETS, AND THE E. G. WHITE MANUSCRIPT FILES. IN EACH CASE THE SOURCE OF THE SELECTION IS GIVEN. THE FOLLOWING ABBREVIATIONS TO SOURCES HAVE BEEN USED:

C.O.L.--"CHRIST'S OBJECT LESSONS" C.T.B.H.--"CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE AND BIBLE HYGIENE" [OUT OF PRINT.] C.H.--"COUNSELS ON HEALTH" C.T.--"COUNSELS TO TEACHERS" D.A.--"THE DESIRE OF AGES" ED.--"EDUCATION" E. FROM U.T.--EXTRACTS FROM UNPUBLISHED TESTIMONIES IN REGARD TO FLESH FOODS [OUT OF PRINT.] F.E.--"FUNDAMENTALS OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION" G.W.--"GOSPEL WORKERS" H. TO L.--"HOW TO LIVE" [OUT OF PRINT.] (SIX PAMPHLETS) LETTER--STATEMENT FROM E. G. WHITE MANUSCRIPT FILES [+ THE SOURCE OF ARTICLES SELECTED FROM THE MANUSCRIPT FILES IS INDICATED BY THE USE OF THE FILE NUMBER OF THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS AS THEY APPEAR IN THE ELLEN G. WHITE FILES IN THE WHITE ESTATE OFFICE, SUCH AS LETTER 3, 1884, AND MS 49, 1908.] L. & T.--"LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF ELLEN G. WHITE" MS.--STATEMENT FROM THE E. G. WHITE MANUSCRIPT FILES [+ THE SOURCE OF ARTICLES SELECTED FROM THE MANUSCRIPT FILES IS INDICATED BY THE USE OF THE FILE NUMBER OF THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS AS THEY APPEAR IN THE ELLEN G. WHITE FILES IN THE WHITE ESTATE OFFICE, SUCH AS LETTER 3, 1884, AND MS 49, 1908.] M.H.--"MINISTRY OF HEALING" M.M.--"MEDICAL MINISTRY" R. & H.--REVIEW AND HERALD SP. GIFTS IV--"SPIRITUAL GIFTS," VOL. IV (ALSO REFERRED TO AS "FACTS OF FAITH," VOL. II) 1T--"TESTIMONIES FOR THE CHURCH," VOL. 1 Y.I.--YOUTH'S INSTRUCTOR

Chapter 1 - Reasons for Reform For the Glory of God

[C.T.B.H. 41, 42] (1890) C.H. 107, 108 I. Only one lease of life is granted us; and the inquiry with every one should be, "How can I invest my powers so that they may yield the greatest profit? How can I do most for the glory of God and the benefit of my fellow men?" For life is valuable only as it is used for the attainment of these ends.

(15.1)

Our first duty toward God and our fellow beings is that of self-development. Every

faculty with which the Creator has endowed us should be cultivated to the highest degree of perfection, that we may be able to do the greatest amount of good of which we are capable. Hence that time is spent to good account which is used in the establishment and preservation of physical and mental health. We cannot afford to dwarf or cripple any function of body or mind. As surely as we do this, we must suffer the consequences.

(15.2)

Choice of Life or Death

Every man has the opportunity, to a great extent, of making himself whatever he chooses to be. The blessings of this life, and also of the immortal state, are within his reach. He may build up a character of solid worth, gaining new strength at every step. He may advance daily in knowledge and wisdom, conscious of new delights as he progresses, adding virtue to virtue, grace to grace. His faculties will improve by use; the more wisdom he gains, the greater will be his capacity for acquiring. His intelligence, knowledge, and virtue will thus develop into greater strength and more perfect symmetry.

(15.3)

On the other hand, he may allow his powers to rust out for want of use, or to be perverted through evil habits, lack of self-control, or moral and religious stamina. His course then tends downward; he is disobedient to the law of God and 16 to the laws of health. Appetite conquers him; inclination carries him away. It is easier for him to allow the powers of evil, which are always active, to drag him backward, than to struggle against them, and go forward. Dissipation, disease, and death follow. This is the history of many lives that might have been useful in the cause of God and humanity.

(15.4)

Seek for Perfection

(1905) M.H. 114, 115 2. God desires us to reach the standard of perfection made possible for us by the gift of Christ. He calls upon us to make our choice on the right side, to connect with heavenly agencies, to adopt principles that will restore in us the divine image. In His written word and in the great book of nature He has revealed the principles of life. It is our work to obtain a knowledge of these principles, and by obedience to cooperate with Him in restoring health to the body as well as to the soul.

(16.1)

Letter 73a, 1896

3. The living organism is God's property. It belongs to Him by creation and by redemption; and by a misuse of any of our powers we rob God of the honor due to Him.

(16.2)

A Question of Obedience

MS 49, 1897 4. The obligations we owe to God in presenting to Him clean, pure, healthy bodies are not comprehended.

(16.3)

Letter 120, 1901 5. A failure to care for the living machinery is an insult to the Creator. There are divinely appointed rules which if observed will keep human beings from disease and premature death.

(16.4)

R. & H., May 8, 1883 6. One reason why we do not enjoy more of the blessing of the Lord is, we do not heed the light which He has been pleased to give us in regard to the laws of life and health. 17

(16.5)

(1900) C.O.L. 347, 348 7. God is as truly the author of physical laws as He is author of the moral law. His law is written with His own finger upon every nerve, every muscle, every faculty, which has been entrusted to man.

(17.1)

MS 3, 1897 8. The Creator of man has arranged the living machinery of our bodies. Every function is wonderfully and wisely made. And God pledged Himself to keep this human machinery in healthful action if the human agent will obey His laws and cooperate with God. Every law governing the human machinery is to be considered just as truly divine in origin, in character, and in importance as the word of God. Every careless, inattentive action, any abuse put upon the Lord's wonderful mechanism, by disregarding His specified laws in the human habitation, is a violation of God's law. We may behold and admire the work of God in the natural world, but the human habitation is the most wonderful. [SIN OF TAKING A COURSE WHICH NEEDLESSLY EXPENDS VITALITY OR BECLOUDS THE BRAIN--194]

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