The TRUTH About Cheese ~ Healthy or Not Healthy? January 27, 2024 by Tammy Roesch Posted in Health & Christianity Tagged Cancer, Cheese, Constipation A woman I put 100% stock in, wrote way back in 1905, nearly 120 years ago, that CHEESE is “wholly unfit for food.” This woman had a 3rd grade education, and knew little about science, but she was a humble woman who God was able to use to educate and instruct people with TRUTH. During her lifetime, she wrote more than 5000 Periodicals and 40 books, and she is the most translated female non-fiction author in the history of literature, as well as the most translated American non-fiction author of either gender. Her name is Ellen White. I have found from the study of her writings, over the last 50 years, that EVERYTHING she wrote, eventually SCIENCE comes to the same conclusion. She was just 100+ years AHEAD of her time. Because she wasn’t a Scientist, she often didn’t know the WHY’s of some of the things God showed her 100+ years ago. In this post, I’d like to share with you what she said about eating CHEESE, and what Science says today. “If milk is used, it should be thoroughly sterilized; with this precaution, there is less danger of contracting disease from its use. Butter is less harmful when eaten on cold bread than when used in cooking; but, as a rule, it is better to dispense with it altogether. Cheese is still more objectionable; it is wholly unfit for food.” Ministry of Healing, pg. 302. So, WHY is CHEESE “wholly unfit for food”? I recently read an article about what gives cheese its various flavors….it was very enlightening, and well, I am very thankful that I don’t eat cheese! If you really want to know what gives cheese its flavor, please take the time to read this article ~ Unless you are OK with eating mold, fungi and bacteria. “Like microbes on a rotten log in the woods, the bacteria and fungi in cheese break down their environment — in this case, the milk fats and proteins. This makes cheeses creamy and gives them flavor.” https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-science-behind-your-cheese-180981199/ The TRUTH About Cheese ~ Does the sound of eating microbes, bacteria and mold sound appetizing to you? It sure doesn’t to me! Have you ever wondered why, if/when you have driven in Amish Country, why is it that they sell so much cheese? It’s because they have no electric, no way to keep their milk cold, so the bacteria in Amish milk is far higher than bacteria in conventional milk (Amish don’t believe in sterilizing their milk either, so they start out with a much higher bacteria count than Conventional Dairy farms), the higher the bacteria count, the “better cheese” the milk makes! That is why so much of the Amish milk is turned into cheese ~ their milk is so high in bacteria that it can’t be sold to the dairy industry….but it makes WONDERFUL cheese! (If you like the thoughts of mold, bacteria and microbes! Let’s look at CHEESE from another angle….What health problems are related to Cheese? In the 1970’s, people ate an average of 11 lbs of cheese. Today, people eat 35+ lbs of cheese! https://www.livestrong.com/article/504830-what-does-too-much-cheese-do-to-the-human-body/ Cheese causes: 1. Indigestion & Heartburn 2. Cheese is usually high in Saturated Fat – the kind of fat that causes heart attacks and strokes. 3. Cheese is high in cholesterol, too much cholesterol also causes heart attacks and strokes. 4. Cheese is often high in sodium, resulting in high blood pressure. 5. Cheese is associated with higher risks of prostate cancer. 6. Cheese is high in fat, leading to excess weight gain. According to the Center for Disease Control, excess weight gain causes the following serious health issues: All-causes of death (mortality). High blood pressure (hypertension). High LDL cholesterol, low HDL cholesterol, or high levels of triglycerides (dyslipidemia). Type 2 diabetes. Coronary heart disease. Stroke. Gallbladder disease. Osteoarthritis (a breakdown of cartilage and bone within a joint). Sleep apnea and breathing problems. Many types of cancer. Low quality of life. Mental illness such as clinical depression, ,anxiety, and other mental disorders. Body pain and difficulty with physical functioning. Share Do you suffer from Chronic Constipation? Guess what WebMD says the most constipating food is? You guessed it! CHEESE. Cheese is extremely constipating, it literally rots in your gut…. 16 percent of Americans and a third of those older than 60 suffer from chronic constipation. Giving up Dairy products and Cheese will go a long way in alleviating constipation. I hope I’ve convinced you that there really isn’t anything GOOD about Cheese except the taste. Whatever protein is in it, you can get that from a much healthier source. Plant-Based Cheese Now a days, there are some very good Plant-Based Cheeses you can buy, to replace the regular, unhealthy cheese. And, there are some very good recipes you can make in your own kitchen that are healthy and delicious. This Cashew Cheese Sauce recipe is a staple in our house. We love it as a dip with chips and vegetables, it’s wonderful in macaroni & cheese, grilled cheese sandwiches, pizza, etc. Cashew Cheese Sauce Cashew Cheese Sauce Whiz in blender: 1 cup raw cashews 1 tsp. Sea salt 1 cup water ¼ cup oil (add slowly) 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice 1 tsp. Onion powder 4 -Tab. Nutritional Yeast Flakes pinch of garlic pwd. Then add and blend till very smooth: 1 – 4 oz. Jar of pimentos. Share If you find these posts interesting, please SHARE them with your family & friends 🙂 And if you haven’t already subscribed, please do!
Do You Want the TRUTH About ~ Alcohol Drinking, Smoking & Chewing Tobacco July 24, 2021 by Tammy Roesch Posted in Health & Christianity Tagged Alcohol, Cigarettes, Tobacco Do You Want the TRUTH About ~ Alcohol Drinking, Smoking & Chewing Tobacco An estimated 95,000 people (approximately 68,000 men and 27,000 women) die from alcohol-related causes annually,15 making alcohol the third-leading preventable cause of death in the United States. The first is tobacco, and the second is poor diet and physical inactivity.16 https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/brochures-and-fact-sheets/alcohol-facts-and-statistics We have talked about the importance of a healthy diet and exercise throughout this catalog, but we haven’t spent much time on Alcohol, Smoking or Chewing Tobacco. I think we’d be negligent if we didn’t encourage those who drink and smoke and chew to break away from these health destroying, expensive and terrible vices. I know I’m going to step on some toes here, but I hope that in that process, if you are a user of any of these things, that your conscience will be pricked and you will desire to be set free from their bondage, and that someday not far down the road, you won’t be angry with me, but instead, you will thank me for shining the spot light on these things and helping you to see that our bodies truly are “the temple of the Lord” (1 Corinthians 6:19) and that God says that if we destroy our bodies, He will destroy us. (1 Corinthians 3:17.) ALCOHOL ~ the 3rd leading cause of preventable death What claims 50 times more lives than all the illegal drugs combined?t And what destroys 1 in every 4 families in America? And lastly, wha kills over 200,000 Americans each year? Is it crack? Is it cocaine? Could it be heroin? No, the undisputed heavy-weight champion of the drug world and number one killer of Americans is ALCOHOL! THANKS TO ALCOHOL . . . There are over 18 million alcoholics in America Cirrhosis of the liver kills over 30,000 each year and rising 50 percent of the people on welfare are due to killer alcohol 80 percent of all fire deaths are due to killer alcohol 65 percent of the drownings 22 percent of home accidents 77 percent of falls 36 percent of pedestrian accidents 65 percent of all murders 40 percent of all assaults 35 percent of all rapes 30 percent of other sex crimes 30 percent of all suicides Over 80 percent of all arrests are linked to killer alcohol! Alcohol destroys the liver and damages the brain. There is no “safe” amount of alcohol to drink. The ONLY safe practice is to NOT drink at all. SMOKING ~ the 1st leading cause of preventable death My mother-in-law started smoking when she was 9 years old. When Al & I got married, she was smoking 3 packs a day. 25 years later, she died from COPD. The MEDIA is so deceptive, they show these handsome manly men in their smoking ads but they never show you pictures of men on their deathbed, hooked up to oxygen machines which is how many die who smoke. I very much doubt that there are many people who need to be convinced of the harm of smoking these days, so we’ll spend a little time on the habit of CHEWING now. CHEWING ~ The Risks: Chewing Tobacco vs. Cigarettes Some people who have been persuaded to give up smoking have ended up placing the tobacco directly inside their mouth instead—in the mistaken belief that smokeless tobacco (a.k.a. spit tobacco, chew, chaw, dip, plug, etc.) is less toxic and dangerous. In 2016, about 3% of American adults used spit tobacco. This percentage is likely to increase as more public establishments enforce smoking bans across the country, alongside the rise in vaping, which can also have many harmful side effects. Users can get their tobacco fix by “dipping” snuff (a fine tobacco, either moist or dry is held between the bottom lip or cheek and gum) or chewing (a wad of leaves, either shredded, twisted or in brick form, is placed between the cheek and gum). If you hold an average-sized plug in your mouth for 30 minutes, you’ll end up with as much nicotine as if you had smoked four cigarettes. What are the health risks of chewing tobacco as compared to smoking? Smokeless tobacco includes more than 28 cancer-causing substances, including the tobacco-specific carcinogen nitrosamines. Some products also contain more than 3,000 chemicals. But that’s not all: Because tobacco often has an unpleasant taste, smokeless brands tend to be loaded with sugar, and that leads to tooth decay. The gritty material in the tobacco leaves wears down the surfaces of the teeth, stains the enamel and scratches the soft tissues in the mouth, allowing the nicotine and other chemicals to enter the bloodstream directly. As an added bonus, your gums will likely recede, and you’ll develop oral lesions, a black hairy tongue and bad breath. Some smokeless tobacco products also contain salt that can raise blood pressure in vulnerable persons and may cause kidney disease. I haven’t even mentioned cancer yet: Long-term snuff users have a 50% higher incidence of cancer of the mouth and pharynx, as well as more malignancies of the larynx and esophagus. And here’s something you may not have considered: Tobacco chewers must spit—and thereby spread their germs to the rest of us. (About one in three Major League baseball players chew, and if you’ve ever watched a ballgame, you know it’s not pretty.) The bottom line? If you chew, you have not kicked the nicotine habit. The risks of chewing tobacco compared to smoking cigarettes ~ Don’t Believe that “MODERATION IN EVERYTHING” Phrase! Some people will cry, “Moderation in everything!” That is one of the biggest lies ever. I hope no one reading this thinks it’s OK to use cocaine moderately. And the same thing goes for meth & heroin. Well, alcohol & nicotine are drugs, too, and for some who use them, they are just as hard to quit as are the harder drugs, sometimes even harder. All of these drugs affect the mind, and it is through the mind that God reaches us and communicates with us. We need to do all we can to keep the mind in the clearest and best condition possible. And REMEMBER, there should be no “moderation” when it comes to alcohol drinking, smoking & chewing tobacco. Completely abstaining from it is the ONLY right thing to do. Alcohol Drinking, Smoking & Chewing Tobacco If you are addicted to alcohol or tobacco or other drugs, don’t be discouraged. Take heart! God wants to free you from your addiction and make you healthy, physically, mentally & spiritually. Ask for the free book we offer called, The Ministry of Healing. There is a chapter in it that will bring great hope & encouragement to you. “The good resolutions made in one’s own strength avail nothing. Not all the pledges in the world will break the power of evil habit. Never will men practice temperance in all things until their hearts are renewed by divine grace. We cannot keep ourselves from sin for one moment. Every moment we are dependent upon God.” Ministry of Healing, 179. Before my husband was a Christian, he was an alcoholic and heavy drug user. He’s been free from the slavery of addiction now for over 45 years. He knows that the ONLY SAFE COURSE is 100% total abstinence. He has written a book titled, “THIS IS MY BELOVED SON, HEAR HIM…” and chapter 13 is on Health, I hope you find it a blessing. Well, I hope and pray that this section of the catalog has not made you angry, but rather has inspired you to break free from alcohol drinking, smoking & chewing tobacco, and help others break free, too.
TRUTH: Learn From Daniel ~ Use Encounters as Witnessing Opportunities April 3, 2021 by Tammy Roesch Posted in Health & Christianity Tagged Daniel's Example is For Us, Don't Compromise the Truth to Appease Use Encounters as Witnessing Opportunities Read here how Daniel turned ENCOUNTERS into WITNESSING OPPORTUNITIES. “And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king’s meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.” Daniel 1:5. I often hear Christians say, “We must be careful not to offend someone by not eating whatever they offer to us.” If there were ever a time when it would have been right to compromise and eat what was set before him, Daniel had that opportunity. Think about it. He was told to eat whatever food & drink the King set before him, food that he knew was UNHEALTHY and on top of that, it had been offered to Idols. Remember, Daniel was young and he was a slave. He and his three friends and many other Jewish youth had just been taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar’s army. Then they were hauled off to Babylon, and were put into a rigorous 3 year educational program. The King was providing them with what he considered the BEST food he could give them. It would have been very easy for Daniel and his three friends to justify eating that food and drinking the alcohol set before them. Their mothers taught them, “Don’t compromise the truth.” They knew the risks they were taking by not compromising the diet that had been handed down to them from God Himself. They knew that much was at stake, perhaps, even their lives. But they also knew ….that if they compromised here, they would be on a slippery slope that only went one direction ~ down. And they knew too, that if they stood firm, that they could ask for God’s blessing and protection. They trusted God enough to believe that even when their lives were in danger, they should obey Him, and let the chips fall wherever they would fall. And God blessed Daniel and his three friends wonderfully! At the end of the 3 years, when they went for their final exams, Daniel and his friends were found them not just twice as intelligent as their peers, no, he found them 10 TIMES more intelligent! “Whenever the king consulted them in any matter requiring wisdom and balanced judgment, he found them ten times more capable than any of the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.” Daniel 1:20 So too, today, we should do the right thing don’t compromise the truth, and don’t be afraid to offend our friends or family. Be as diplomatic as possible, but know where the line is and refuse to compromise where we should not compromise. My Personal Witnessing Opportunities For me, it has been rare that people are offended, when I kindly decline accepting their offer of tea or coffee, cheese, or some kind of meat or unhealthy dessert. I just simply explain my convictions, why I believe those things are not healthy and that as a Christian, we should only take into our bodies things that are healthy. Instead of compromising, use these opportunities as WITNESSING OPPORTUNITIES, where you can share the TRUTH with those in darkness. The only times people have been offended were times when they were Christians who KNEW BETTER. Their conscience made them feel guilty when I wouldn’t join them in their disobedience. These Old Testament stories have wonderful lessons for you and me TODAY!
