What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? — 1 Corinthians 6:19 KJV
This week, I’m reminding all of us how we must pay closer attention to what we eat. Though it costs a bit more, shop for organic foods as often as you can, and stay out of these fried chicken, fast-food restaurants.
This month of June is my 15th radio show anniversary, a radio show which airs in memory of my mother Fannie Estelle Grant. Her birthday was April 1, but I’m writing this week to remind all of us that our bodies are indeed a temple. I wanted to say that again during my radio show’s anniversary month.
We loved you so much and will miss you forever. Your living was not in vain, because your daughter has been sharing your story around the world since you passed on Christmas Day in 2000. That has been 25 years!
Right here in this column in The Washington Informer newspaper, this health topic has been frequent. It has been the topic of discussion on my radio show, on Radio One, Spirit 1340, WYCB.
Why? Your family did not understand how Type 2 diabetes could devastate the lives of a family until we experienced what happened to you. Helping others became my mission, and I feel better now, because you came to give a message to help millions of others in your sacrifice. We thank you and we got the message.
“Sound Physical Health” is a principle that we must pay more attention to; it is self-evident and should be No. 1 on our list of priorities. Without health, you cannot create anything, you will not have the strength to be of service to mankind. Health is the ultimate gift because with it, everything else is possible. We can be a blessing to our Heavenly Father. Each and every day, we can fulfill your mission by helping yourself and others.
The day I learned I too had Type 2 diabetes, I was heartbroken because of how my own mother died with both legs amputated, kidney failure, seven strokes, high blood pressure; I felt a determination within myself to change my life immediately. I went into my kitchen and cleaned out foods I knew may be bad for my health.
During my mother’s illness, I had studied causes and effects of diabetes, and had learned that a change of diet and exercise would make a difference. In fact, my mother died on Christmas Day in 2000, and in 2005 when I was completing my communications program for my master’s degree at Trinity University, my public relations campaign was “Stop Fanning the Flames of the Diabetes Epidemic” done in memory of my mother.
Research from NIH, from the American Diabetes Association and other medical journals were included in my research to be included in my thesis, so when my own life became affected by this horrific disease, I knew immediately what must be done.
It worked! Within 90 days, my blood glucose had gone down to A1C of 6.2; and within eight months, I lost more than 40 pounds. My doctor said “You’re like my poster child, I’m so proud of your progress!”
She didn’t understand how strongly I felt about the topic of diabetes! The Lord knew I would share my story and He knew I would share my mother’s story with others so they too would know what to do.
Let us begin with the foods we are purchasing in most of our grocery stores. The meats are filled with hormones, chicken legs almost as large as a turkey! Meats sold from animals that became full-grown in a matter of weeks or months. The newest meats are lab-grown! Read more about that one!
Jeff Gillman, Ph.D., associate professor of horticulture at the University of Minnesota and author of “The Truth About Organic Gardening,” said “Many of these chemicals have the potential to be very damaging to humans if they are exposed to high concentrations, or to low concentrations over an extended period of time.”
Folks, let’s be willing to search for healthier foods for ourselves and our families. Buy organic foods, especially meats and vegetables. The health effects of these unwanted ingredients are causing cancers, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s and more. Let us stop spending money wastefully on fast foods, and in nail salons. Use that hard-earned money to feed your body the nutrition it needs in order to help us to function properly for the purpose of helping others.
Lyndia Grant is a speaker/writer living in the D.C. area. Her radio show, “Think on These Things,” airs Fridays at 6 p.m. on 1340 AM (WYCB), a Radio One station. To reach Grant, go to her website, www.lyndiagrant.com, email lyndiagrantshowdc@gmail.com or call 240-602-6295. Follow her on X @LyndiaGrant and on Facebook.
