Diet and Health

"Our bodies are built up from the food we eat. There is a constant breaking down of the tissues of the body; every movement of every organ involves waste, and this waste is repaired from our food. Each organ of the body requires its share of nutrition. The brain must be supplied with its portion; the bones, muscles, and nerves demand theirs. It is a wonderful process that transforms the food into blood and uses this blood to build up the varied parts of the body; but this process is going on continually, supplying with life and strength each nerve, muscle, and tissue."

Selection of Food

"Those foods should be chosen that best supply the elements needed for building up the body. In this choice, appetite is not a safe guide. Through wrong habits of eating, the appetite has become perverted. Often it demands food that impairs health and causes weakness instead of strength. We cannot safely be guided by the customs of society. The disease and suffering that everywhere prevail are largely due to popular errors in regard to diet."

Taken from the writings of E. G. White, Ministry of Healing, p.122-123

 In the past few years I have become familiar with some of  the writings of E.G. White,  I have thoroughly enjoyed her writings on health, healing and ministry. I will from time to time quote some of her writings and one note of interest is the timeline of her writings, which is around the turn of the century. I find that her writings are very timely and are just as important today as they were well over  a hundred years ago.