1. ELLEN G. WHITE ON WATER HOW TODAY’S RESEARCH HAS PROVED HER RIGHT By Julie MacLafferty

2. OBJECTIVES 1.Explore what EGW believed about water 2.Analyze current research on the benefits of water 3.Discover similarities between a 20 th century prophet and 21 st century research

3. EGW COUNSEL: PERSONAL USE & CLAIMS Claimed divine inspiration had been given her in regard to health—drinking and treatment White personally used water as a method of treatment United her efforts with prayer

4. EGW COUNSEL: BASIC BENEFITS “In health and in sickness, pure water is one of Heaven’s choicest blessings. Its proper use promotes health. It is the beverage which God provided to quench the thirst of animals and man. Drunk freely, it helps to supply the necessities of the system, and assists nature to resist disease.” —The Ministry of Healing, 237, 1905 Recommended “pure water” instead of other drinks

5. EGW COUNSEL: REASONS FOR SICKNESS “Many are living in violation of the laws of health, and are ignorant of the relation their habits of eating, drinking, and working sustain to their health. They will not arouse to their true condition until nature protests against the abuses she is suffering, by aches and pains in the system.” -- Spiritual Gifts 4a:133-135, 1864

6. EGW COUNSEL: WATER’S HEALING POWER “If, even then, the sufferers would only commence the work right, and would resort to the simple means they have neglected,—the use of water and proper diet,—nature would have just the help she requires, and which she ought to have had long before. If this course is pursued, the patient will generally recover without being debilitated.” —Spiritual Gifts 4a:133-135, 1864

7. EGW COUNSEL: FIGHT DISEASE Sick should turn to natural remedies provided by God Cites water as one of “the most effective remedies for disease” Discourages use of antibiotics and drugs Counsels less dependency on these and more on “God’s physicians”—water!

8. CURRENT RESEARCH: BASIC BENEFITS Water = integral component in every system of the body Body weight: 40-75% water Brain: 78% water Needed for brain to function properly

9. CURRENT RESEARCH: DEHYDRATION EFFECTS Constipation Kidney stones Dietician’s story: 3 different people with the same problem “muscle cramps, headaches, fatigue”

10. CURRENT RESEARCH: WATER FIGHTS DISEASE Lowers risk of cancer Study: Women & colon cancer Difference between water & other drinks Study: Men & bladder cancer Both bettered odds by almost 50%!

11. CURRENT RESEARCH: WATER FIGHTS DISEASE Pushes toxins out from body Ann Shattuck, epidemiologist: “express train” Prevents formation of kidney stones Aids asthma Contributes to healthier teeth & gums

12. CURRENT RESEARCH: DIAGRAM

13. DISCUSSION: EGW VS. CURRENT RESEARCH Basic benefits Sickness prevention Ward off disease

14. CONCLUSION: MY STANCE I agree with EGW Current research backs up her writings Personal evidence

15. CONCLUSION: BIBLICAL EVIDENCE “God requires the body to be rendered a living sacrifice to him, not a dead or a dying sacrifice” (CTBH 52.3). “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies” (1 Cor. 6:19-20).

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