SDA’s are a Blue Zone Community

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 use of sugar is more injurious than meat." [T18 24.1]. It is common knowledge that rates of colon cancer have [...]

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" used in the King James Version of the Bible (upon which modern versions are based) referred to both non-alcoholic as [...]

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 where they can breathe pure air"..."Think of how much better it is for those who are sick to breathe the [...]

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 health if they are well, than any other means.  Walking is also one of the most efficient remedies for the [...]

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 diets.  This confused me, because I recalled an EGW statement that, for most people, eggs from healthy and "suitably" fed [...]

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 sickness which afflicts humanity has its origin in the mind..." [Testimonies for the Church 3:184 (1872)].  I heard my mother [...]

The American Cancer Society links nearly half of adult cancer deaths to using alcohol, eating an unhealthy diet, getting too much sun, being overweight, being inactive and to smoking cigarettes. In the 1800's, tobacco was thought to improve health and well-being.  Meat was considered a mark of a good diet and consuming only limited amounts [...]

Ellen White kept a garden and loved growing beans, peas, and lentils in it.  She served beans for her family at every meal, "well cooked with a little salt and a tablespoonful of sugar, which makes them more palatable" as she understood their health benefits and used them as a protein rich replacement for meat. [...]

Mrs. White had a lot to say about the benefits of sunlight.  She described it as "one of nature's most healing agents.  It is a very simple, therefore not a fashionable remedy, to enjoy the rays of God's sunlight...", and "sunlight is one of the best tonics and beautifiers in the world; therefore, men, women, [...]