Temperance is the abstinence from all things which are harmful and the moderate use of things that are beneficial. Temperance is considered one of the ten laws of health. Applying the principles of temperance provides healing for the soul.

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2. DISCLAIMER:
The intent of this presentation
is not to cure, mitigate or treat
any disease, but rather to
provide knowledge about
health. The conclusions are
personal & without affiliation.
These remedies are
complementary, but they should
not be applied without having
first consulted with the
physician that is caring for you.
Do not stop taking your
medicines, or apply these
remedies without the
authorization of a qualified
practitioner that is familiar with
your individual case so that you
can discuss your options, arrive
at an agreement and monitor
your progress.

3. THE ART AND SCIENCE OF HEALING
God pledged Himself to keep this human machinery in healthful action if the
human agent will obey His laws and cooperate with God. MS 3, 1897 CD p.17
If man will first trust in God, rest, exercise, be temperant, dress with modesty and
use His simple agents properly, and maintain good hygiene in using His temple,
then God will continue to cooperate with the human agent in providing His
natural agents of sunlight, water, clean air, life bearing grass, seeds and herbs, in
the prevention of disease. Gen. 1:11, Ex. 15:26; 1 Cor. 3:9-11; 1MR 345.2-346.3
There are many ways of practicing the
healing art, but there is only one way
that Heaven approves.
God's remedies are the simple agencies
of nature that will not tax or debilitate
the system through their powerful
properties. {5T 443.1}
The work of cultivating the heart is
profitable at all times and in all places.
1 MR 345.2

4. Temperance means “to exercise self control.” Of
course, this definition may include abstaining from
harmful things, but it also means maintaining
balance in every aspect of life.
According to Xenophon, an ancient Greek philosopher,
Temperance can be defined as: “Moderation in all things
healthful; total abstinence from all things harmful.”

5. HOW CAN ONE OBTAIN
SELF CONTROL?
Self control is obtained by weighing
good against bad, followed by
acting on one’s best judgment.
BAD
GOOD

6. PRIORITIES INVOLVED
IN BEING TEMPERANT:
ORDER OF TEMPERANCE:
1- PUT GOD IN FIRST PLACE.
2- TAKE CARE OF THE TEMPLE (OUR BODIES) THAT THE LORD HAS
LOANED US:
(Care involves: Nutrition, Exercise, water, Sunlight, Pure Air, Rest,
Modesty in Dress and Principles of Hygiene)
3- TAKE CARE OF OUR FAMILY.
4- WORK SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE NEEDS OF THE FAMILY
WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE FIRST THREE.

7. PRINCIPAL PRIORITY: PUT GOD IN
FIRST PLACE.

8. WHAT KIND OF CARE SHOULD WE GIVE
TO THE BODY THAT WE LIVE IN?
THE BODY IS THE
TEMPLE OF THE HOLY
SPIRIT AND IS A
VEHICLE THAT HAS
BEEN LOANED TO US.
THIS VEHICLE WILL
CARRY US FROM THE
BEGINNING TO THE
END OF LIFE.

9. NUTRITION: ARE WE TO LIVE TO
EAT OR EAT TO LIVE?

10. PHYSICAL INACTIVITY: WE NEED TO HAVE SELF
CONTROL AND WILL POWER TO EXERCISE.

11. WATER, SUNLIGHT & AIR: COLLECTIVELY, WE NEED TO HAVE
SELF CONTROL IN ORDER FOR US TO SAVE OUR ENVIRONMENT.

12. REST: WE NEED TO HAVE SELF CONTROL
TO GET TO SLEEP WHEN IT IS NEEDED.

13. MODESTY IN DRESS: WE NEED TO HAVE GOOD
JUDGEMENT TO KNOW HOW TO DRESS
APPROPRIATELY.

14. PRINCIPLES OF HYGIENE: WE NEED TO HAVE WILL POWER AND
SELF CONTROL IN ORDER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN
OUR BODIES IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.

15. CARE OF THE FAMILY:
WE NEED TO HAVE WILL POWER AND SELF CONTROL AS
WELL AS ASKING FOR WISDOM IN THE CARE AND
MAINTENANCE OF OUR FAMILY UNITED

16. WORK: WE NEED TO WORK AT LIVING AND NOT LIVE TO WORK.
IT REQUIRES SELF CONTROL AND WILL POWER TO CONTROL
OUR SPENDING SO AS TO NOT END UP INDEBTED.
WE NEED TO WORK SUFFICIENT TO COVER
THE NEEDS OF THE FAMILY,
WITHOUT COMPROMISING OUR
RELATION WITH GOD, OUR HEALTH OR
OUR FAMILY.

17. DOCTORS: HAVE YOU HEARD THE SAYING “PHYSICIAN, HEAL
YOURSELF?” AS WE RECOGNIZE TEMPERANCE AS A TRUE
REMEDY, IT IS EITHER OUR CURE OR OUR CURSE.
Let’s evaluate our judgement:
• Why is it that we do or don’t make right
choices? Because we either choose to, or
we don’t.
•What is better: When we keep doing
something that we like that is wrong just
because we can get away with it?
•Or abstain from something that is wrong
only when we get caught?
•What is worse: When we purposefully
don’t do something that we know we
should, even though we know it will harm
us?
•Or we don’t avoid doing bad things
when we can even though it may harm
others?

18. IN ORDER FOR US TO BE TEMPERANT, WE NEED TO
EVALUATE OUR HABITS, CUSTOMS & MOTIVATIONS.
HABITS:
Why do we do what we do ? In many
instances, it is because this is the way
we were taught to do things.
When we repeat what we have
learned, this forms habits.
CUSTOMS:
When someone else does what you
do, or because it is the way you taught
them, this then becomes a custom.
MOTIVATIONS:
When a habit or custom is right, why
change? When a habit or custom is
wrong, it takes a stronger motive in
order for a person to make a change.
BUENO MALO

19. MANY PEOPLE TRY
TO SATISFY THEIR
FRUSTRATION WITH
FOOD.
WE NEED TO TAKE
INTO ACCOUNT
THAT WHAT WE
PUT INTO OUR
BODIES AFFECTS
EFFECTS OUR
BEHAVIOR IN A BIG
WAY.
WHEN WE EXPERIMENT DISGUSTING OR
UNFAVORABLE SITUATIONS, HOW DO WE REACT ?

20. WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR BEHAVIOR WHEN WE PUT
APPROPRIATE FOODS IN OUR BODIES ?
THERE IS MORE OF A TENDENCY
TOWARDS A PEACEFUL BEHAVIOR.

21. WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR BEHAVIOR WHEN WE PUT
SUBSTANCES IN OUR BODIES THAT ARE
INAPPROPRIATE?
THESE CHEMICALS PRODUCE EXCITATION Y DEPRESSION IN
THE BRAIN THAT IS MANIFESTED BY: ANGER AND HATE !!!
ARTIFICIAL
SUGARS
FLAVOR
ENHANCERS

22. HOW IS IT THAT INAPPROPRIATE
SUBSTANCES PRODUCE ANGER
AND HATE ?
WE ARE WHAT WE EAT, DRINK
AND INJECT INTO OUR BODIES:
THE CHEMICALS WE PUT INTO
OUR BODIES ARE WHAT
CONSTITUTES THE BLOOD
CHEMISTRY.
THE BLOOD CHEMISTRYIS
WHAT PASSES THROUGH THE
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM TO THE
HEART AND BRAIN THAT
MAKES UP THE FUNCTIONING
OF THE MIND
ACCORDING TO WHAT
CHEMICALS ARE AVAILABLE .

23. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT EVERYONE THAT ABUSES THEIR
BODY WILL HAVE BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS?
NOT ALWAYS.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN PEOPLE THAT TAKE EXCELLENT
CARE OF THEIR BODIES AND MISBEHAVE ? SOMETIMES
NEVER THE LESS,“OUT OF THE ABUNDANCE OF THE HEART,
SPEAKS THE MOUTH”.
IT IS EASIER FOR US TO MAINTAIN SELF CONTROL WHEN WE ARE
TEMPERANT.
THE TEMPTATION IS GREATER WHEN A PERSON IS
INTEMPERANT, AND THE FACTS PROVE IT.

24. More than 65 % of the inmates incarcerated
in prisons are due to drug related crimes.

25. WHAT COMPUTES IN OUR BRAINS?
•THE BRAIN IS LIKE A COMPUTERIZED
ROBOT WITH THE POWER OF CHOICE.
•THIS HUMAN COMPUTER HAS BEEN
PREPROGRAMMED WITH BASIC
FUNCTIONS.
•THE HUMAN COMPUTER PROCESSES
THOUGHTS AND HAS MEMORY.
•THIS COMPUTER COMES WITH A USER
FRIENDLY MANUAL FOR HEALTHY
LIVING WITH 10 LAWS OF HEALTH
•THE INFORMATION WITHIN THE BRAIN
IS CATEGORIZED AND INTEGRATED
AMONG THE FIVE SENSES.
• SOME MEMORIES ARE PLEASANT AND
OTHERS ARE PAINFUL.

26. WHY IS IT THAT WE SHOULD NOT EXPERIMENT
WITH MIND ARTERING SUBSTANCES ?
•Generally speaking, when we
try something that is not
pleasant, we do not want to try
it again.
•However, when we try
something that is pleasant, we
want to try it again because we
like the way it makes us feel.
•This is why we need to be
careful with what we try.
People can get hooked with
trying something just once.

27. THE BATTLE FOR CONTROL OF THE MIND
Pain vs. Pleasure:
Pleasure always feels
MORE than pain.
When we feel pain,
there is a battle for
control of the mind.
Self control is a key
element in temperance.

28. BATTLE FOR CONTROL OF THE MIND
CURIOSITY IS THE PRINCIPAL
REASON WHY PEOPLE
EXPERIMENT WITH DRUGS.
PAIN AND PLEASURE ARE THE
TWO PRINCIPLE REASONS WHY
PEOPLE CONTINUE TAKING
MIND ALTERING SUBSTANCES.
MANY PEOPLE DUE TO THEIR
CURIOSIDITY FIGHT A BATTLE
FOR PLEASURE AND LOOSE,
RESULTING IN DEPENDENCE.

29. IN WHAT WAY DOES PAIN PROTECT
THE BODY FROM HARM?
THE HUMAN BODY HAS MANY
OFFENSIVE WEAPONS AND
DEFENSE MECHANISMS.
THE BODY IS ARMED WITH
FIVE SENSES WHICH ARE
VISION, HEARING, TOUCH,
TASTE AND SMELL.
THE SENSES PERCIEVE
PLEASURE OR PAIN IN THE
MIND.
PLEASURE IS A DOUBLE
EDGED SWORD.
HOWEVER, PAIN IS A
DEFENSE MECHANISM.

30. IN WHAT WAY DOES PAIN PROTECT
THE BODY FROM HARM?
THE SENSES ARE GIFTS.
IF WE ARE NOT
TEMPERANT WITH OUR
GIFTS, WE CAN GET
INTO SERIOUS
PROBLEMS .
WHEN WE FEEL PAIN,
WE NEED TO ASK WHY.
ONLY WHEN WE TAKE
AWAY THE CAUSE, CAN
THE PAIN GO AWAY.

31. HOW MANY METHODS DO WE KNOW
OF FOR TAKING AWAY PAIN?
Natural
Remedies
Medical
Prescriptions
Prayer
Illegal Drugs

32. TRUE REMEDIES
NUTRITION
EXERCISE
THE USE OF WATER
SUNLIGHT
TEMPERANCE
PURE AIR
REST
TRUST IN GOD

33. REMEDY OR PRESCRIPTION ?
Name:
Address:
Date:
Age:
Allergies:
Sig:
Name of Doctor:

34. HOW DOES ONE DEFINE A TRUE
REMEDY OR A MEDICAL PRESCRIPTION?
A TRUE REMEDY IS A
MEANS THAT EXISTS TO
REMOVE OR ALLEVIATE A
DISEASE OR CONDITION.
IT IS A CURE.
A MEDICAL PRESCRIPTION
IS AN ORDER OR A
RECOMMENDATION FOR
TREATMENT, THAT MAY
OR MAY NOT BE
CURATIVE.

35. WHAT IS THE BEST AND SAFEST WAY
TO EVALUATE THE USE OF
NATURAL REMEDIES ?
THERE ARE NO TWO
PERSONS THAT ARE ALIKE.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT
TO REQUEST MEDICAL
COUNCIL TO:
EVALUATE YOUR HEALTH,
IDENTIFICAR IDENTIFY
YOUR RISK FACTORS,
ESTABLISH GOALS,
ANSWER QUESTIONS
AND EVALUATE YOUR
PROGRESS.

36. WHAT DID THOMAS EDISON SAY IN REFERENCE
TO THE DOCTOR OF THE FURURE ?
Thomas Edison said,
“The doctor of the
future will not
prescribe medicines,
But rather, will focus
on true remedies for
the human frame
and in the prevention
of diseases.”

37. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE SUSTANCES THAT
ALTER THE MIND ?
METAMPHETAMINE
ECSTASY
COCAINE
MARIJUANA
HEROINE
ALCOHOL

39. Methamphetamine is a stimulant that reduces fatigue,
increases confidence, makes a person alert, it
produces anxiety, enlarges the pupils, creates
insomnia, itching and takes away one’s appetite.
This illegal substance produces addiction, irritability,
aggression, and then fatigue, hallucinations,
psychologic dependency and depression. Deaths have
been reported with its use. It is known as Speed,
Uppers, Lid-Poppers and Ice.
It is made from ephedrine, pseudoephedrine and
phenilpropanolamine.

40. EXTASIS
ECSTASY

43. ECSTASY: WHAT IS IT
AND HOW IT WORKS?
• The structure of this illegal substance is 3,4 methyl-
ene-dioxi-meth-amphetamine.
• It has no smell or taste, it is easily put into drinks
without knowing it. It is comonly sold in colleges. It
is associated with sexual assaults.
• It produces “mind opening”, emotional warmth,
hallucinations and is a stimulant. It also produces
nausea, paranoia, panic attacks, anxiety, depression,
cramps and tremors.
•It is neurotoxic, causes enlarged pupils, convulsions,
permanently damages the brain and can be fatal.

45. COCAINE: WHAT IT IS
AND HOW IT WORKS ?
COCAINE IS AN ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE THAT COMES FROM THE
LEAVES OF A BUSH CALLED “COCA” IN SOUTH AMERICA.
IT IS ONE OF THE MOST POTENT NATURAL STIMULANTS IN
NATURE.
IT IS A WHITE POWDER THAT CAN BE INHALED THROUGH THE
NOSE OR CAN BE INJECTED INTO THE VEIN.
COCAINE CAN PRODUCE IRRITATION IN THE NOSE, INCREASE THE
BLOOD PRESSURE, ENLARGE THE PUPILS, PRODUCE
CONVULSIONS, FARTIGUE, HEART ATTACKS AND DEATH.
ADDICTION TO COCAINE CAN AFFECT NOT ONLY THE MOTHER,
BUT ALSO HER BABY.

48. MARIJUANA:
WHAT IT IS AND
HOW IT WORKS ?
•MARIJUANA IS A PLANT CALLED CANNABIS THAT PRODUCES
HALLUCINATIONS. HASHISH IS A RESIN DERIVED FROM THE
PLANT THAT IS EVEN MORE CONCENTRATED IN IT’S EFFECTS.
•THIS ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE CAN BE EATEN AND SMOKED IT
CAN PRODUCE RED EYES, TIREDNESS, COTTON MOUTH,
INCREASE IN APPETITE AND THIRST. MARIJUANA REDUCES
THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND REDUCES MEMORY.
•THE EFFECTS ON THE FETUS ARE SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE
FETAL-ALCOHOL SYNDROME. MARIJUANA USE INVITES THE
USE OF OTHER ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES.

50. HEROIN: WHAT IS IT
AND HOW IT WORKS
•This illegal substance is a white powder that is
derived from morphine. Heroin called “Black Tar” is
a sticky dark brown substance with a fetid smell.
•There are more than 600,000 addicts in the USA.
•It produces euphoria, somnolence, small pupils,
depression and a loss of appetite. It can be injected
in the veins, cause respiratory depression and
death. It is less expensive than cocaine.

52. ALCOHOL: WHAT IS IT
AND HOW DOES IT DO?
•ALCOHOL IS PRODUCED BY FERMENTATION.
•70% OF AMERICANS CONSUME ALCOHOL WITH
REGULARITY.
•IT IS THE MOST USED DRUG IN OUR SOCIETY. ONE
THIRD OF ALL STUDENTS IN COLLEGE DRINK.
•ALCOHOL RELIEVES STRESS, BOREDOM, ANXIETY,
AND REDUCES THE STRESSES OF SOCIETY.
•ALCOHOL IS ASSOCIATED WITH VIOLENCE AND KILLS
MORE PEOPLE LESS THAN 21 THAN COCAINE,
MARIJUANA AND HEROIN COMBINED.
•IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH SUICIDE, AUTO ACCIDENTS,
AND FALLS. ALCOHOL IS ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH
CANCER AND CONGENITAL ANOMALIES.

53. WHAT IS FETAL ALCOHOL
SYNDROME?
THIS SYNDROME IS
PRODUCED BY MOTHERS
THAT DRINK ALCOHOL
DURING PREGNANCY.
THE RESULT IS SMALL
HEADS, MENTAL
RETARDATION, TREMORS,
ANOMALIES INVOLVING
THE FACE, EXTREMITIES
HEART AND BRAIN.

55. WHAT IS THE #1 CAUSE OF
CANCER IN THIS COUNTRY?
Lung cancer is the #1
cause of cancer in men
and women in this
country.
More people die of lung
cancer than colon, breast
and prostate combined.
Lung cancer is strongly
associated with cigarette
smoking.

56. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO BE CAREFUL
WHAT WE PUT IN OUR BODIES?
When we invite the Lord of Lords to live in this
temple, we need to recognize that our minds are
sacred.
They are sacred because what we do is regulated
be what we think. Our thoughts come from
chemical reactions. These chemical reactions come
from substances that we have allowed into our
bodies.
It is evident that the substances that penetrate the
mind govern our judgment. This is why the mind is
the most holy place.
Also, this temple is not ours, but the Lord’s.

57. IF I ALWAYS DO WHAT I HAVE ALWAYS DONE
WHAT CAN I EXPECT IN THE FUTURE?
THE SAME RESULT.
IF I DO NOT LIKE THE
RESULTS I AM
GETTING, WHY DO I
CONTINUE DOING IT?
IF I AM GETTING
NEGATIVE RESULTS, A
TEMPERANT MAN
WILL CHANGE.

58. IF I HAVE TRIED TO CHANGE AND HAVE NOT
BEEN ABLE TO DO IT, WHAT CAN I DO?
•THE LORD TELLS US THAT
HE WILL NEVER LEAVE US.
•THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE
•WE NEED TO TRUST IN
THE HEALING POWER OF
GOD.
•GOD HAS PROMISED US
THAT ALL THINGS ARE
POSSIBLE WHEN WE ASK
FOR HELP IN THE NAME OF
THE LORD.

59. IS ANYONE AMONG
YOU SICK?
The Lord asks us in James
5:14-15 “Is any sick among
you? Let him call for the
elders of the church, and
let them pray over him,
anointing him with oil in
the name of the Lord: And
the prayer of faith shall
save the sick, and the Lord
shall raise him up; and if he
have committed sins, they
shall be forgiven him.”

60. Daniel 1:8 “Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile
himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine
which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the
eunuchs that he might not defile himself.” Daniel 1:20 “And in
matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired of
them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and
astrologers that were in all his relam.”
What health
principle can we
learn from the Bible
about Temperance
that is within our
reach?

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Every effort has been taken to
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May the Lord bless you like it is
written in 3 John 2:
“Beloved, I wish above all
things that thou mayest
prosper, and be in good health,
even as thy soul prospereth”.
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