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FAITH, HEALTH & HEALING DEVOTIONAL – DAY 22

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Wisdom for Longevity
 
“ So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom..” – Psalms 90:12

The above Psalm was written by Moses the servant of God which is a follow-up to his conversations with God in the sixth chapter of the book of Genesis. God had told Moses that man would live up to one hundred and twenty years Genesis but the reality they were faced with after the disobedience and various rebellion in the wilderness led many of them to die before the age 120.

Hence Moses, God’s servant lifted this prayer in the 90th Psalm to God asking questions about the reason for deaths at ages 70 and 80 which many today erroneously believe is the approved age for longevity.

The question on Moses’ mind was why they were dying at 70 and those who are strong live up to 80 while God had promised 120 according to Genesis 6:3. He admitted there must be something they do not know which was why he requested “Teach us….”

What are the things to learn for longevity? It is important to note that certain functions in our bodies decreases with age. Two of these vital functions are our digestive function and our ability to sleep. Newborns have a high production of melatonin which enables babies sleep more than they stay awake. As toddlers in early years while in school, nap periods are intentionally created between activities as it becomes impossible to keep them awake for long hours without sleep.

This ability to sleep decreases with age and oftentimes become difficult in late adult life but can be intentionally controlled. The same decrease happens to our digestive functions. This can be observed when a sixteen-year old and a sixty-year old are served the same portion of food. In about 2 hours, there is every chance that the teenager would request another meal or a snack while the sixty-year old would still be battling with digesting the earlier meal.

The wisdom here is for us to eat in relation to our age. When we practice age-related feeding, it helps our digestive functions and promotes longevity. Babies can exclusively feed on breast milk for the first six months of life as every nutrient requirement is made available thru breastfeeding except in cases where the mother is unable to breastfeed.

Have you observed what happens when you visit the toilet after a meal of cooked leafy vegetables? It is very likely you see the traces of the leafy vegetable in your fecal material when you visit the restroom. In contrast, you would not see any trace of salad in your fecal material if you had a bowl of salad. The former had been cooked and the digestive enzymes destroyed due to their thermal-sensitivity. The latter was served raw and the digestive enzymes are still intact.

Individuals below the age of twenty-five can afford to feed thrice or more daily but should avoid late night meals as a general rule. Also, cooked meal should be moderated for breakfast but substituted with whole grains and cereals, organic oats, juices, smoothies, etc.

Individuals between the ages twenty-five and forty-five cannot afford to continue with three cooked meals daily as the body’s digestive functions would have started waning at this age. If you must do cooked meals, it should be reduced to twice daily. While folks above forty-five are advised to keep to one cooked meal per day as raw feeding should substitute for the other meals.

Raw foods have its digestive enzymes intact and thereby the meals would not depend solely on the body’s digestive system for digestion. Juices, smoothies, vegetables, salads, plant-based milk, whole oats, whole cereals, etc. are healthy alternatives.

This is wisdom for longevity as you prepare your body for old age. Longevity is possible for every believer. 

© 2016. Nutraceutical Health Solutions. www.nutraceuticalng.com

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