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Allan R. Handysides M.B.,Ch.B.. FRCPC, FRCSC, FACOG.Director Health Ministries Department
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Kathleen H. Liwidjaja-Kuntaraf M.D., M.P.H.Associate Director of Health Ministries Department
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
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Symbols of SuccessSuccess Magazine
Good Health 58% Enjoyable Job 49% Happy Family 45% Peace of Mind 34% Good Friends 25% Intelligence 15%
Unlimited Money 11% Talent 7% Luck 6% Luxury Car 2% Expensive Home 1%
Motivating Factors in Life
/ Desire to be happy/ Desire to avoid suffering
National Geographic Magazine November 2005
/ Okinawans/ Sardinians/ Seventh-day Adventists
in Loma Linda, California
Centenarians
Dr. Ellsworth Wareham (91 years old)
Frank Shearer (100 years old)
/ Marge Jetton (101 years
old) / At 100 got 5
years driver’s license
renewal
/ Lydia Newton (112 years)
/ Ranks among
the world’s 20 oldest people
/ No suffering/ No lingering illness
October 31, 2005October 31, 2005
Lydia NewtonGraceful in Her Death
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Everyone likes to be healthy.
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Your Assessment Report
/ You know your “age”/ You know your “health
age”- your body’s true age based on your current health practices compared to the Good Health Practices study population
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What is the prescription for
the healthy lifestyle?
???
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Gathered Proven Practices that ensure the
Best Possible Health!
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The elements of CELEBRATIONS
make the whole concept of health a success!
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Is for
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Is for
Integrity
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Take these CELEBRATIONS principles as a packaged
prescription!
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We can not say . . .
“Well, we will be strict vegetarians but do not
want to change our poor lifestyle habit of
insufficient rest!”
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Known more as the “angry vegetarian ”!
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What difference
does it make if a person
follows this health
prescription?
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Since the1950s, there have been more than
320 publications in the peer-reviewed
literature spread over 40 years through
dozens of different journals dealing with
health research among Adventists.
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Confirmed findings
Nationalities
Life span
Dutch Norwegian Polish California(American
)
MaleSDAs
8.9 years more than
the average
4.2 years more than
the average
9.5 years more
than the average
9.4 years more than
the average
FemaleSDAs
3.7 years more than
the average
1.9 years more than
the average
4.5 years more
than the average
6.2 years more than
the average
Gary Fraser. M.D., Ph.D.
“ The average Adventist lived four to 10 years longer than the average
Californian. That makes the Adventists one of the nation’s most convincing cultures of longevity.”
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Dr. T. Oberlin (Harvard University)
“Such an increase in life expectancy at these adult ages is greater than all of the gains in life expectancy made in the
past 60 years…….”
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Sidney Katz in 1980(Canadian official)
“I have got some advice on how to improve the health of Canadians, and at the same time, cut billions of dollars off our annual health costs. I think we should study the lifestyle of the adherents of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and then explore ways and means of persuading the public to emulate the Adventist in at least some ways.”
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Choices….
Good AndPoor
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“The health you enjoy
is largely your choice.”
YourHealth
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Most Important Factor/ In making decisions,
good information isabsolutely important
/ The more you understand about
your health the more likely you are
willing to change
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Drs. Nedra Belloc and Lester Breslow
Among the first to present lifestyle as a longevity factor 6,928 adult residents of Alameda County, California were studied
7 influential lifestyle components were identified
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Department of Public HealthBerkeley California
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1. Adequate Sleep7-8 hours/night
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3. Nutritious daily breakfast
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4. Maintenance of Recommended Weight
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5. Regular physical activity.
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6. Reduction of Alcoholic Beverages(we suggest non-use the better choice)
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7. Avoidance of tobacco.
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5.5% 5.3%
12.3%
20.0%
Relationship of Health Habits & Mortality
(9 year follow-up)
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Followed 7 habits Followed 3 habits
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Let us live up the principles of CELEBRATIONS
as a packaged prescription including making a right choice…
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So He can fill our lives with
The End
