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FAITH, HEALTH & HEALING DEVOTIONAL – DAY 25

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Identifying What You Eat

“ And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to everything that creeps upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.” – Genesis 1:30

God is so particular about the food we eat. The entire scripture is loaded with several references to food and its importance. Food indeed is an essential for human life and survival though Jesus mentioned it is not sufficient on its own to sustain the human life as it feeds only a third of the three components of man.

Having a general understanding of what food we ingest is important. We can derive this knowledge through the acronym ABC.

The A stands for Architecture which identifies fruits and vegetables with physical structures similar to specific parts of the human body. Such fruits have been found to have health benefits for those parts of the body they resemble. The avocado pear when cut open looks like the female womb with a baby. The avocado pear has been described to be beneficial in balancing hormones and weight management especially those gained in pregnancy. It takes nine month for the avocado pear to ripen just as a full-term pregnancy.

The carrot is also a good example as it looks like the eyes when it is cut transversely. Carrots are rich in Beta-carotene which is good for eye health. Oranges and the female breasts have similar structure and have been found to possess the ability to fight cancer because of their vitamin C content.

Letter B in the acronym stands for Bible where we find the health benefits of certain foods as mentioned in the scriptures. Mandrake (Genesis 30:14 -16) is an aphrodisiac. Raisins (Numbers 6:3) mentioned in several places in the bible as dried grapes is known as a food for energy for travellers on a long journey. Raisins have been known to confer energy and works well than glucose D even for athletes as it confers health benefits.

Several seasonings and foods were mentioned in the bible like garlic, ginger, lettuce, cucumber, basil, dill, dates, etc.

The third letter, C stands for Color. This is the ability to understand the benefits of fruits and vegetables by their colors. As seen in the opening scripture where God specifically mentioned plants with the green color for food in Genesis 1:30, others with different colors have several health benefits as well.

Chlorophyll is responsible for the green pigmentation in green plants. A type of power house which enables plants in their food production process in the presence of sunlight and carbon dioxide. Chlorophyll has been found to help digestive function, it also help in detoxification, hormonal balancing, blood clotting and helps in wound healing.
Red foods like tomatoes are rich in lycopene which is good for the heart. White colored vegetables like the allium family containing garlic, onions, fennel, etc. are strong antioxidants with ability to fight off cancer and eliminate carcinogenic substances.

The advice is to eat the rainbow which is an attempt to have a minimum of seven different colors on your plate. Ensure these colors are not obtained from processed or refined foods. Artificial colorings should also be avoided
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