The Adventist Advantage Healthy by Choice – Not Chance
Michelangelo
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Premature Aging Smoking Alcohol Caffeine Drugs Rich food Inactivity
Seventh-day Adventists
Significantly less heart disease and cancer
“Eighty percent of cancer is potentially preventable with the best diet and lifestyle practices.”
Seventh-day Adventist Longevity years Men 4-10 Life Expectancy 2-5 years Women
Adventists live longer, healthier lives
Medical enlightenment – a century in advance
Healthy by choice
Heart Disease Death Rate Non-Adventist Men
Four times less
Choices
Adventist Lifestyle Plant-based diet Regular exercise Abstain from alcohol, caffeine, and illicit drugs Don’t smoke Maintain a healthy weight Trust in God
Extra 10-12 years
“My son, give attention to My words; Incline your ear to My sayings “My son, give attention to My words; Incline your ear to My sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; for they are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh.” Proverbs 4:20-22