Health Message (June 06, 2026)

Good Sabbath to you all!

This week I was looking at the benefits of watermelon and I was astounded at how good they are for us. Every time I read about a fruit of vegetable that is full of good things. I think of creation and how God created the garden and called it good. What a gesture of love to pack our food with much needed nutrients.

“Scientists have taken notice of watermelon's high lycopene levels — about 15 to 20 milligrams per 2-cup serving, according to the National Watermelon Promotion Board — some of the highest levels of any type of fresh produce. Lycopene is a phytonutrient, which is a naturally occurring compound in fruits and vegetables that reacts with the human body to trigger healthy reactions. It is also the red pigment that gives watermelons, tomatoes, red grapefruits and guavas their color. Lycopene has been linked with heart health, bone health and prostate cancer prevention. It's also a powerful antioxidant thought to have anti-inflammatory properties,” according to Victoria Jarzabkowski, a nutritionist with the Fitness Institute of Texas at The University of Texas at Austin.

We can glory in the fact that God made so many fruits and vegetables to bring us a long and abundant life. We can see that there is much harm in a lot of man made products and we are reading about new developments every day. People argue that there are also contaminates in our produce, but brothers and sisters statistics don’t lie. We have a strong testimony of being recorded as the longest living people in the nation. Let us praise God for bringing us this gift of health education and let us take it upon ourselves to be advocates of health to a world that is dying from an overabundant meat and processed food diet. When we can help to heal someone physically they will want more of this Jesus who wants to also heal them spiritually.

33” For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. ” 35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:33, 35

Your Sister in Christ,

Sandra Torres