Health

1. 1918 Flu and COVID-19

Can treatments used during the 1918 Spanish Flu outbreak be used to combat the pandemic we currently face? Learn from top medical professionals from across the country in this online symposium:

Dr Peter Landless, General Conference Health Ministry Director
Dr Richard Hart, President of Loma Linda University Health and CEO Loma Linda University Health
Dr Neil Nedley, President Weimar College
Dr Roger Seheult Pulmonologist, Intensivist, Founder MedCram
Dr John Kelly, President Oakhaven and Founder of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine
Dr Charles Zeno Marcel, General Conference—Assistant Director
Dr Mark Finley, Assistant to the President, General Conference
Dr Duane McKey, President of AW

Learn more here...
https://www.facebook.com/TheAdventistChurch/videos/medical-symposium-about-the-lessons-learned-from-the-1918-flu-and-their-applicat/260639508663860/

2. Urban and rural

The 1918 H1N1 influenza Pandemic was a serious threat to the United States and much of the world, resulting in the death of over 50 million people. SARS-CoV2 or COVID-19 has so far resulted in over 133,000 deaths globally and had a profound effect on each of our overall lives physically, financially, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

View comprehensive and updated resources from the Seventh-Day Adventist Health page on COVID-19:

https://health.adventistchurch.com/covid-19/

3. COVID-19 death rates

Join us as we explore the benefits of nutrition and exercise-induced antioxidants and the racial disparities in COVID-19 death rates. Why is it that African Americans are at a higher risk?

Up-to-Date mortality analysis for COVID-19:
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/mortality

4. Self-Restraint and sleep

Daily we are inundated with the question of when and how countries should "reopen". As individuals, how do we approach the issue? How do we protect ourselves, families, patients and the community we reside in? Evaluating the past and comparing it to today the current Pandemic the answer that we have routinely seen established is the need to “Optimize the immunity”.

5. Total person wellness

Did you know that there are a number of doctors in your kitchen? Join us as we discuss the power of different foods and how they can help strengthen our immune system. We will also have a live Q&A session at the end for you to ask questions that you may have.

More tips for 'Total person wellness' to boost your immune system here...

https://www.adventisthealth.org/blog/2023/august/give-your-immune-system-a-boost-/

6. City and country living

Hear valuable advice and practical tips on how to apply the benefits of country living to your life, even if living in a city.

Learn what Ellen White had to say about Country Living and When/Why to move from the Cities:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYuNObruxpw8wcw6lUhoKNnZeh8PpgFs9

7. Improve your immunity

Can a plant-based diet improve your immunity?

Watch this video from (the late) Dr. Hans Diehl discuss the why Vegans and Vegetarians live the longest and the studied "Blue Zones".

8. Creation, cornerstone

The creation story, found in the first few chapters of Genesis, is a hidden gem, often undervalued. The secrets for physical, mental and spiritual health shine out of these passages, providing illumination for our day and the crises we face. Discover the beauty of these essential truths for you and your family as Dr Justin Jackson, unpacks their significance in light of the current coronavirus pandemic. You’ll be amazed at the simple, yet powerful, means available freely to everyone which will reduce both transmission and disease severity.

Dr. Justin Jackson is an internal medicine and infectious disease consultant at Albury Wodonga Health and Border Cancer Centre. He is also a conjoint lecturer at the Rural Clinical School at University of New South Wales.

COVID-19 and immunity