Alzheimer's, Dementia and Dehydration: A Speaker's Story

Australia, there are 1,700 cases of Alzheimer's being

diagnosed every week. Now, that's a bit scary.

Did you know that God never meant our brain to deteriorate?

And tomorrow we're gonna go to the brain, and tomorrow I'm gonna show you how you

can get brighter and smarter and wiser with

age. Brains should not be deteriorating.

Have you read of Alzheimer's or dementia in the Bible?

I certainly haven't.

And

before the flood, you know, people were living till they were 700 and

800 years old. We're getting people today who are

showing signs of dementia and Alzheimer's in their 40s

and in their 50s, and th- this should not be.

And it's often not just one point. Often it's several points,

but one is certainly dehydration.

So I'll give you a story to illustrate.

We had a lady came and did our program a few years ago now.

It's probably about six years ago now.

She was 45, and she brought her mother, who had dementia.

So we always say if someone has Alzheimer's or dementia, they will need

to have a carer with them, 'cause we're not a hospital.

We're, we just teach you how to give your body

the conditions for

healing.

When the mother first arrived, so the mother was probably early

70s. I went into the bedroom, and she was just standing there looking

out the window, and she looked at me.

She didn't seem to even know who I was or acknowledge

me. So I talked to the mother and ...

Well, I couldn't say much to the mother, but I talked to the daughter and I found

out she hadn't drunk any water for two days.

And because she had dementia, her daughter would ask her, and she'd say,

"Oh,

yes, I've drunk lots of water," but she actually wasn't drinking any, and

she hadn't been to the bathroom for three days.

I'm talking about her bowels.

So they're two things that we can fix pretty good.

So we gave her herbs to get the bowels moving, and we gave her

... We just got her to drink little bits of

water.

See, a lot of elderly people are put off water because they don't want

to have an

accident.

But if you can explain to them, just have a mouthful at a time.

That, that's reachable. Just have a mouthful at a time. Just a ...

If you have a mouthful of water every couple of minutes, you'd be

surprised how much water you can get into the body in a day.

So just have lots of little, little bits.

Within 24 hours, this lady had no dementia.

She was lucid. She was talking to people, sitting and

dialoguing. And, and the daughter looked at her,

and she hadn't seen her mother like this for a long time.

You see, I, I understand what it's like in an aged

care facility, 'cause she

had her mother in an aged care facility 'cause it was just so difficult

to, to look after her. She really couldn't, couldn't leave her.

But the nurses are so busy, they don't have the time to

make sure everyone drinks enough water.

And something else happens. When they get them to drink more

water, more of the elderly people are having accidents,

and then there's a lot

more work for the nurses. I, I understand that.

I understand it.

I think it's our role to give our body the conditions so we never get

there. Is that right?

So that when we're getting into our latter years, our kids

will want us to live in the little granny flat because we're gonna mind the

children. We're gonna put the washing on the line.

Oh, that's right, you put them in the ...

Anyway, the clothes line, and do the ironing.

They chop up the vegetables. You know, I say they're, they're,

they're queen mother

activities. You know, slow down a little bit.

But how helpful is that for s- most busy

families to have the mother or the mother-in-law

there who's got a, a clear mind and can be of a help?

I understand why so many are put in aged care facilities,

because they, they

can't be looked after. One lady said, "My mother gets up at 3:00 in the morning.

She goes to the people next door. She puts the clothes on off their clothes

line. Oh, and my mother was found down the middle of the road

naked." You know, that, that's very hard, and I feel so much for the

person because,

you know, that's, that's very debilitating for the mind to

deteriorate like that. And so here we had this lady

who got, who got her faculties back within 24

hours because we got her bowels working and she started to

drink more water.

She really liked the salt, and if you give salt to someone, you know,

what's the

next thing they do? They reach for the water.

So this mo- this, uh, daughter and her mother,

the daughter's name was Isabelle, she decided to book in for the next week.

So she stayed for two weeks. She hadn't seen her mother like this for

10 years.

Halfway through the second week, she rang up the aged care facility,

she canceled her room, and she brought her back home.

And she lived with her for another 10 years.

She eventually, I think, had a heart attack in her,

in her early 80s and passed. But what, what a lovely

thing that that could happen. So the scary thing about that

story is how many people-

Mm-hmm

... h- are losing their minds are in aged care facilities, that

if they just had someone who could work with them and get

these body functions working well would be okay.

But as I said, the person we can work on is ourselves,

and when our friends and relatives see the

effect of what these lifestyle changes

are doing, then they'll be inspired to make the

changes too,

we hope and we gather.

So I wanna give you a few Bible verses that illustrate the body.

So we've got Romans chapter 12,

verses one and two. The Bible says, "I beseech you therefore, brethren,

by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies living

sacrifices." What's a living sacrifice? It works well.

"That we present our bodies living sacrifices, holy and acceptable

to God, which is your reasonable service." Do you

know why it's so reasonable?

'Cause we're living in the body, and it's nice living in a body that works.

But notice verse two. It says, "Be not conformed to this world." Now,

we all know

what that means. Just go to,

to the fast food shops. Isn't that the way the majority of people

live? "Be not conformed to this world,

but be transformed by the renewing of your mind."

When you're transformed by the renewing of your mind, you get a

clear mind. And I think you'll agree with me.

Are you finding now... What are we now?

Sunday, Mon- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.

You're on your sixth day

of being at the retreat. Do you find your mind is clearer?

And when your mind is clearer, you can make the decision

to surrender, to surrender yourself to God.

So that's why it means, "Be not conformed to this world, but be

transformed."

That's what God wants to do in each one of us.

Not just transform our bodies, but transform our minds.

"Be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the

renewing of your mind."

And part of renewing your mind is doing what you've just done for six

days.

You've got a clearer mind.

So, "Be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your

mind, that you may prove what is that good,

acceptable, and perfect will of God." Who do we prove

it

to?

Well, you're gonna be proving it when you leave the property.

You'll be proving it to everyone you meet, to your family when you

go home. And remember, the most powerful testimony you can give

is just

you.

You're happier.

You're, you're easier to live with.

You're, you're actually looking good.

So let's define that again. "Be not conformed to this world,

but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may

prove what is that good, acceptable, and

perfect will of God." And what's the perfect will of God?

We find that in, um, 3 John chapter one,

verse two, where he says, "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou

mayest prosper and be in health,

even as thy soul prospers." That's God's will for each

human being on this planet, isn't it?

God has no delight in the suffering of humans.

And yet the turning around, you can see why I chose those two verses.

I think they encapsulate it very nicely.

So the turning around, the transforming of the mind,

the first step

really is to drink more water, going to bed early, eat more food.

Then your mind becomes clear, and you start to see things

clearly. And that's when you can make a decision, "No, I,

I wanna do what is right. I wanna show respect

to this incredible body that God has given me.

I wanna be a, um, faithful sentile-

sentinel over the body that God has given me."