Parkinson’s, Lewy Body Disease, and Alzheimer’s are progressive dementias for which there is no existing cure.  A dementia is a brain disorder creating senility.  We now know that these illnesses are associated with the loss of acetylcholine, an organic neurotransmitter, which is a necessary building block in creating the myelin sheath around the “tails”or “tentacles” of each of our neurons (brain cells).  Interestingly, the loss of acetylcholine has also recently been linked to the development of schizophrenic illness.

Imagine a sword without a scabbard. Imagine that the sword is in active use, twenty-four hours each day, seven days a week, three hundred sixty-five days per year.  It is never housed in a sheath, but is continually exposed to all of the elements- weather and clashes with other weapons, stones etc., without the occasional rest and protection provided by the scabbard.  Perhaps our neurons are similarly in need of being sheathed.

While it is likely that there is, as with possibly any bodily malfunction, a genetic pre-disposal to these brain disorders as well as environmental/behavioral triggers, the destruction of acetylcholine has been found to be particularly associated with excessive orgasmic activity and self-stimulation.   The use of fantasy and/or porn appears to increase the risk.  It is easy to see that those diagnosed with an intimacy disorder or sexual addiction are at an unusually high risk for developing these mental diseases.  Do you have google in your pocket? Access to the internet? Be bold.  Do some research.

Excess (gluttony) and self-centeredness are prohibited by our Maker. God has his reasons for His instructions concerning the use of His design- His functioning systems. If only we would learn to take Him at His Word. His character is trustworthy and has never been on trial. It is our character that is lacking, ours that is in need of defense.

Copyright 2018. L.L. Shelton.