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EGW practiced intermittent fasting before it was popular
Intermittent fasting, also known as time-restricted eating, is where you alternate between periods of eating and fasting during certain hours of the day or certain days of the week. For instance, the 16/8 method involves [...]
Can bread be deadly?
"Many have been brought to their death by eating heavy, sour bread." [CH 145.3]. So wrote Ellen White in 1868 as part of her efforts to encourage people to learn how to cook healthy meals, [...]
Why on earth would she say that tuning pianos could cause insanity?
In 1901, Ellen White wrote a letter to a friend to advise him on his livelihood as a busy piano tuner. Pianos were very popular at that time since radios and televisions did not exist, [...]
She wasn’t against using all medicines, just the popular but poisonous ones- which weren’t recognized as poisons at the time
Some Seventh-day Adventists believe that Ellen White didn't like any prescription medications and only recommended "natural methods" for healing. But this isn't the case. Doctors in the 1800's had little understanding or agreement on how [...]
Why I am a Believer
She wasn’t against using all medicines, just the popular but poisonous ones- which weren’t recognized as poisons at the time
Some Seventh-day Adventists believe that Ellen White didn't like any prescription medications and only recommended "natural methods" for healing. But this isn't the case. Doctors in the 1800's had little understanding or agreement on how [...]
Fish as a food source is not what it used to be
We know the Matthew 14 story of Jesus feeding the 5,000 with five barley loaves and two fish. John 21 describes Jesus cooking fish over a fire and serving it with bread to the [...]
Too much sugar can be bad for babies
In 1893, Ellen White wrote that it was a mistake for pregnant women to eat anything and everything they might crave, because this could harm their children; "women... will consider that another life is dependent [...]
Choose your friends wisely because their genetic risks impact your own.
In 1878 , before scientists even began using the words "gene" or "genetics", Ellen White wrote a letter to her nephew advising him to "be careful of your associates. If you had been more circumspect [...]
She said mental illness could be triggered by frequently wearing tight and heavy hairpieces. Sounds impossible, right?
If a subject could improve your health and happiness, it didn't escape Ellen White's notice. In 1871, she wrote an article for "The Health Reformer" about the heavy wigs and head gear worn by many [...]
Is meat addictive?
Ask someone to give up eating beans or Brussels sprouts and you won't get too much pushback. Ask that same person to give up eating meat and you may have a battle on your hands. [...]
SDA’s are a Blue Zone community
Ellen White wrote that eating too much sugar posed a bigger problem than eating meat.
In 1870, Mrs. White wrote an article published in her Testimonies series number 18 that went into detail about the health risks from eating "large quantities" of sugar. "From the light I have, a large [...]
Christians debate if Jesus turned the water into fermented wine… or was it grape juice?
With help from Google's AI assisting my own internet research, I've discovered a few things. In today's language wine, by definition, is fermented grape juice. But- and anyone can look this up- the term "wine" [...]
Fresh air is important
Ellen White often wrote of the benefits of fresh air, and the problems posed by air pollution: "In the preparation for the home, our children must be kept in physical health. They must be placed [...]
Walk and be healthy
Ellen White wrote, "There is no exercise that will prove as beneficial to every part of the body as walking. Active walking in the open air will do more for women, to preserve them in [...]
She said eggs were good, scientists said they were bad. The scientists were wrong.
In the mid-1900's, scientists discovered cholesterol in the arteries of men who'd had heart attacks. Realizing that egg yolks are rich in cholesterol, by the 1960's they were recommending that eggs be cut from our [...]
People are only now beginning to understand this, but long ago EGW said many illnesses begin in the mind.
Ellen White wrote that, "Sickness of the mind prevails everywhere. Nine tenths of the diseases from which men suffer have their foundation here" [Testimonies for the Church 5:442 (1897)], and "A great deal of the [...]
Your Children’s Health
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EGW practiced intermittent fasting before it was popular
Intermittent fasting, also known as time-restricted eating, is where you alternate between periods of eating and fasting during certain hours of the day or certain days of the week. For instance, the 16/8 method involves [...]
Can bread be deadly?
"Many have been brought to their death by eating heavy, sour bread." [CH 145.3]. So wrote Ellen White in 1868 as part of her efforts to encourage people to learn how to cook healthy meals, [...]
Why on earth would she say that tuning pianos could cause insanity?
In 1901, Ellen White wrote a letter to a friend to advise him on his livelihood as a busy piano tuner. Pianos were very popular at that time since radios and televisions did not exist, [...]
ODDS, ENDS, AND RANDOM THOUGHTS
Can bread be deadly?
"Many have been brought to their death by eating heavy, sour bread." [CH 145.3]. So wrote Ellen White in 1868 as part of her efforts to encourage people to learn how to cook healthy meals, [...]
Why on earth would she say that tuning pianos could cause insanity?
In 1901, Ellen White wrote a letter to a friend to advise him on his livelihood as a busy piano tuner. Pianos were very popular at that time since radios and televisions did not exist, [...]
Your Financial Health
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EGW practiced intermittent fasting before it was popular
Intermittent fasting, also known as time-restricted eating, is where you alternate between periods of eating and fasting during certain hours of the day or certain days of the week. For instance, the 16/8 method involves [...]
Can bread be deadly?
"Many have been brought to their death by eating heavy, sour bread." [CH 145.3]. So wrote Ellen White in 1868 as part of her efforts to encourage people to learn how to cook healthy meals, [...]
Why on earth would she say that tuning pianos could cause insanity?
In 1901, Ellen White wrote a letter to a friend to advise him on his livelihood as a busy piano tuner. Pianos were very popular at that time since radios and televisions did not exist, [...]