Sabbath Blessings, Church Family,
Today I have wisdom from Ellen White's writings: Education, Diet, and Mental Development.
"The relation of diet to intellectual development should be given far more attention than it has received. Mental confusion and dullness are often the result of errors in diet.
It is frequency urged that, in the selection of food, appetite is a safe guide. If the laws of health had always been obeyed, this would be true. But through wrong habits, continued from generation to generation, appetite has become so perverted that it is constantly craving some hurtful gratification. As a guide it cannot now be trusted.
In most cases two meals a day are preferable to three. Supper, when taken at an early hour, interferes with the digestion of the previous meal. When taken later, it is not itself digested before bedtime. Thus, the stomach fails of securing proper rest. The sleep is disturbed, the brain and nerves are wearied, the appetite for breakfast is impaired, the whole system is unrefreshed and is unready for the day's duties.
The importance of regularity in the time for eating and sleeping should not be overlooked. Since the work of building up the body takes place during the hours of rest, it is essential, especially in youth, that sleep should be regular and abundant."
God wants us to use the wisdom He gifts us with to be deliberate about our diets so that we can reap the benefits of a happy and joyful disposition. So that our mental capacity will be at its peak and we will enjoy clarity of mind to receive His Holy Spirit.
May God bless your journey to good health,
Sandra Torres
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