About Health
We Think Health Matters
People are often perplexed about why the Seventh-day Adventist Church — or any church — cares about health. After all shouldn’t we just worry about the spiritual stuff, salvation, heaven and all that? In fact, the Bible encourages us to find balance in all aspects of our lives including the physical, emotional, social, intellectual and of course, spiritual. Interestingly, major health bodies such as the World Health Organisation now recognise that true health means a total state of well-being. The Seventh-day Adventist Church has a particular emphasis on helping communities and individuals live life to the full. We believe that through healthy living everyone can reach their true God-given potential!
SANITARIUM NUTRITION SERVICE (SNS)
The SNS team is passionate about good food and helping people enjoy simple, healthy living. Their philosophy is to prepare, share and appreciate simple combinations of nature’s whole plant foods to nourish body, mind, heart and spirit. Included in their range of services and resources are:
Nutrition Resources: The SNS provides a range of comprehensive nutrition booklets (on topics such as Healthy Eating for Kids, Diabetes, Your Heart, Weight Loss, Coeliac Disease and more) and cookbooks that show how easy it is to incorporate nature’s whole plant foods into everyday meals.
Download the Resource Order Form for more details.
Good Food News: Is a FREE quarterly mini-mag that features health updates, exercise tips and the most up-to-date health research. Good Food News is written by a team of dedicated nutritionists and dieticians who are passionate about health and wellbeing. Download an example copy or subscribe for free.
Lifestyle tips: If you would love some tips to help you and your family enjoy a happy, healthy lifestyle then check out the Sanitarium database of quality articles about health and nutrition.
Recipe of the Week: If you need inspiration for dinner or new additions to the weekly repertoire – the SNS Recipe of the Week email newsletter brings you a delicious and healthy recipe each week. The email also contains a nutrition profile of each recipe and useful cooking tips. Subscribe for FREE!
Recipes online: If you are looking for something great to make right now check out the comprehensive range of great recipes Sanitarium has available online.
Common health questions: It can be difficult to filter the fads from the facts when you are trying to improve your health. Sanitarium has made the task a little easier with a comprehensive database be frequently asked nutrition and wellbeing questions. And if you cannot find the answer you need feel free to ask a nutritionist.
Ask a Nutritionist: Have you got a health or nutrition question and are finding it difficult to find good, credible information? The SNS has a team of qualified nutritionists and dieticians available to help. Whether it’s a question about the best way to lose weight, getting fussy children to eat well or a question about one of the Sanitarium products – the team is more than happy to provide the best information available. All you have to do is ask!
Nutrition Dictionary: Sometimes reading health magazines and other recommendations can feel like you are learning a new language. The SNS Nutrition dictionary lists all of those unusual words and acronyms that you might be trying to understand.
Nutrition Research Bulletin: Draws on leading nutrition journals to identify important research, especially for health professionals and people interested in health research. The Bulletin has a special interest in plant-based nutrition, will be sent to you on a regular basis and is totally free of charge. Subscribe here.
Superfoods: Superfoods are some of nature’s greatest gifts. These foods are unique in the range, and amount, of particular nutrients known to promote good health. Check out the full list of foods and their health benefits.
Soy Facts: The media, and the internet in general, is full of misinformation about soy. The research-backed-truth behind soy foods can be found at www.soyfacts.com.au.