By: General Conference Health Ministries Department Seventh-Day Adventist Church
By: General Conference Health Ministries Department Seventh-Day Adventist Church
By: General Conference Health Ministries Department Seventh-Day Adventist Church
General Conference
Health Ministries Department
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Copyright © 2003
General Conference Corporation SDAs
Produced by the General Conference Health Ministries Department
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The empowerment of our community.
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• Environment
• Any conditions or circumstances that affect the
development of an organism or group of organisms
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Health
conscious
people care
for the
environment.
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Pollution
comes
from:
• Automobile emissions
• Industrial wastes
• Burning grasslands
• Discarded oil
• Open dump garbage
• Pumping sewage into rivers and oceans
• Tobacco smoke, etc
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Community attitudes regarding
pollution begin with the individual !
• In this way it
supports both plant
and animal
existence and is a
vital ingredient in
our environment.
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2. Plants require sunlight for
photosynthesis
• They transform
carbon dioxide and
water into oxygen and
form organic
substances, vitamins,
proteins,
carbohydrates, fats,
and fiber.
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3. SUNLIGHT
PRODUCES
VITAMIN d
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sunlight exposure
• Those in more equatorial
climates, who rely on
sunlight for their vitamin D
conversion, require at
least five minutes per day
of exposure to the face
and hands.
5 minutes/day exposure
is sufficient to provide
400 units of vitamin D.
Dark-skinned
person
6 times as much
exposure to
manufacture same
amount of vitamin D.
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4. SUNLIGHT KILLS MANY
BACTERIA, VIRUSES, AND MOLDS
• If a petri dish in
which bacteria
have been grown,
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5. SUNLIGHT AND CANCER
• Decreased death rates from certain cancers
appears to be due to the ability of vitamin D and
related compounds to suppress the abnormal
growth of certain cancers.
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6. SUNLIGHT POWERS THE
RECYCLING OF WATER
• Loss of energy,
• Change in appetite,
• Tendency to oversleep,
• Difficulty concentrating, and
• Irritability
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• The cure is very straightforward: more light
during the winter months.
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“There are but few who realize that
in order to enjoy health and
cheerfulness, they must have an
abundance of sunlight, pure air, and
physical exercise. . . .Clothe your
boys and girls comfortably and
properly . . . Then let them go out
and exercise in the open air, and
live to enjoy health and happiness.”
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“Vigor declines as years advance,
leaving less vitality with which to
resist unhealthful influences;
hence the greater necessity for
the aged to have plenty of sunlight
and fresh, pure air.”
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• Pollution of the
atmosphere with
polychlorinated
hydrocarbons has led to a
depletion of the ozone
layers with an increase in
radiation. Consequently
the incidence of several
varieties of skin cancers
has increased.
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1. Malignant Melanoma
• There has been a
significant increase in the
incidence of this disorder
over the last 20 to 30
years. Dermatologists
encourage the use of
broad-brimmed hats and
sun screens to reduce the
effects of “excessive”
ultraviolet light on the skin.
• This cancer is
increased in
individuals living in
areas where they are
exposed to prolonged
sunshine.
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• Researchers
found the lung
growth of children
is lower than
those who breathe
cleaner air.
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• Simple measures
could have significant
impact on energy
saving.
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The Adventist Home, p. 343 Fill your
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• When we are
exposed to the Sun
of Righteousness,
our whole life will
be illuminated and
changed.
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• When we drink
of the fountain of
life that He
imparts within us,
we will not thirst.
When we breathe
the atmosphere of
Heaven, we will
be at peace.