Nutrition Habits – Widstoe
One with an intelligent interest in food and good life habits is in no sense a faddist or crank. Indeed, every one should have such a sound fundamental knowledge of nutrition that it would be a very part of one-self…
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Word of Wisdom Blessing – Hinckley
This Word of Wisdom came to us from the Father of us all, the God of heaven, for our blessing and the blessing of all who would observe it. I regret that we as a people do not observe it…
Hot Drinks – Petersen
There are many hot drinks. It is admitted that continuous taking of excessively hot substances into the mouth and stomach is harmful to health. It is well, therefore, to avoid such practices. . . . But is there some reason why we should…
Coca-Cola Heber J. Grant,
I am not going to give any command, but I will ask it as a personal, individual favor to me, to let coca-cola alone. There are plenty of other things you can get at the soda fountains without drinking that which is injurious. The Lord does not want you to use any drug that creates an appetite for itself. [in Conference Report, April 1922, p. 165.]
Caffeine – Marion Bennion
The harmful effects of the cola drinks have been mentioned many times. But other drinks are often marketed that contain caffeine. Buyers should know well the products they are purchasing. [“I Have a Question,” Ensign, vol. 4, no. 3 (Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, March 1974), p. 23.]
Laws of Health – Brigham Young, 1860
Our bodies are organized to derive enjoyment from their proper use. There is enjoyment in eating when you are hungry, and in resting when you are fatigued, to the extent the body rightly requires; but if appetite is so gratified…
Food & Depression – Ezra Taft Benson, 5 Oct. 1974
The condition of the physical body can affect the spirit. That’s why the Lord gave us the Word of Wisdom. He also said that we should retire to our beds early and arise early (see D&C 88:124), that we should…
lived Word of Wisdom – Gordon B. Hinckley 93
I thank the Lord for a testimony of the Word of Wisdom. I wish we lived it more fully. But even though we do not, the Lord pours out His blessings upon those who try. [“My Testimony,” Ensign, vol. 23,…
Anything harmful: A Gospel Reference 2004
Anything harmful that people purposefully take into their bodies is not in harmony with the Word of Wisdom. [True to the Faith: A Gospel Reference (Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2004), p. 186;…
Vegetarianism should be practicable – John A. Widstoe, 1937
John A. Widstoe of the Quorum of the Twelve, 1937 It was shown early in the history of plant science, but after the Word of Wisdom was received, that plants contained all of the necessary food substances: Proteins (flesh-formers), fats,…