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Copyright © 2003General Conference Corporation SDAs

Produced by the General Conference Health Ministries DepartmentAll rights reserved

By:General ConferenceHealth Ministries DepartmentSeventh-day Adventist Church

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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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Environmentincludes:

• Climate• Atmosphere • Water• Soil• Vegetation• Sunshine


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Health Health conscious conscious

people care people care for the for the

environmenenvironment.t.

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Pollution Pollution comes comes from:from:

• Automobile emissions• Industrial wastes• Burning grasslands• Discarded oil • Open dump garbage• Pumping sewage into rivers and oceans• Tobacco smoke, etc

Community attitudes regarding pollution begin with the

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Without a pleasant

environment our health

and survival will be

negatively impacted.


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All life on earth depends on the

energy of the sun.


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In short life would cease of there was no sunshine!


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Invisible Light

• Ultraviolet light provides biological effects• Positive• Negative

• (5% of the solar radiation)• Infrared light that provides warmth (54% of

the emissions)

• Makes up 40%40% of solar radiation.


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• Shorter cosmic rays

• Gamma rays• X-rays• Longer radio

waves• Electric waves


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Plants and humans cannot live without it.


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1. Sunshine helps 1. Sunshine helps maintain ambient maintain ambient temperatures of temperatures of

the planetthe planet

• In this way it supports both plant and animalsplant and animals existence and is a vital ingredient in our environment.


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2. Plants require sunlight for 2. Plants require sunlight for photosynthesisphotosynthesis

• They transform carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and form organic

substances, vitamins, proteins,

carbohydrates, fats, and fiber.


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3. SUNLIGHT 3. SUNLIGHT PRODUCES PRODUCES VITAMIN dVITAMIN d

• Sunlight helps in the building and repairing of the bones bones through an increased level of

vitamin D in the system.


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• Those who are insufficiently

exposed to the sun-all require

vitamin D supplementation.

This should highlight the

importance of dietary vitamin D.


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sunlight sunlight exposureexposure

• 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.

Fair-skinned personFair-skinned person


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5 minutes/day exposure is sufficient to provide 400 units of vitamin D.

6 times as much exposure to

manufacture same amount of vitamin D.

Dark-skinned Dark-skinned personperson


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4. SUNLIGHT KILLS MANY 4. SUNLIGHT KILLS MANY BACTERIA, VIRUSES, AND BACTERIA, VIRUSES, AND

MOLDSMOLDS

• If a petri dish in which bacteria

have been grown,



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is half covered and the other half of the dish exposed to direct sunlight,

the covered part of the petri dish will swarm with bacteria;



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whereas, the half exposed to sunlight will show no growth at all because the bacteria have

been killed!



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• It is healthful practice to open curtains and windows to allow the sunlight to enter our rooms, helping to destroy bacteria lurking gin the dust. Glass filters much of the ultraviolet light and removes the risk of sunburn.


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Ellen G. WhiteMinistry of Healing, p. 179

“In the building of houses, it is especially important to secure

thorough ventilation and plenty of sunlight. Let there be a current of air and an abundance of light in

every room in the house… No room is fit to be occupied as a sleeping

room unless it can be thrown open daily to the air and sunshine.”


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5. SUNLIGHT AND CANCER5. 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

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6. SUNLIGHT POWERS THE 6. SUNLIGHT POWERS THE RECYCLING OF WATERRECYCLING OF WATER

• Evaporation raises clean, distilled water into the air where it condenses into clouds. As rain precipitates, it washes the air and provides dissolved nitrogen to the soil as well as purified water to replenish streams, rivers, and lakes.

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7. SUNLIGHT 7. SUNLIGHT INFLUENCES INFLUENCES SEROTONIN SEROTONIN

PRODUCTIONPRODUCTION

• Researchers has found that bright light, as well as sunlight, is associated with increased serotonin production during the day.


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• Is regarded as a type of major seasonal depression and has many of the same symptoms as clinical depression:

• Loss of energy,• Change in appetite,• Tendency to oversleep,• Difficulty concentrating, and• Irritability


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• The cure is very straightforward: more The cure is very straightforward: more light during the winter months.light during the winter months.



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• “For those with mild cases, thirty minutes of exercise out in the

morning sun may be all that is needed to keep the winter blues at bay.”



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Ellen G. White,My Life Today, p. 138My Life Today, p. 138

“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.”

Ellen G. WhiteMinistry of Healing, p. 275

“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 increased

of radiation. Consequently the

incidence of several varieties of skin cancers

has increased.

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• There has been a significant increase in the incidence of this

disorder over the last 20 to 30 year.

Dermatologists encourage the use of

broad-brimmed hats and sun screen s to reduce

the effects of “excessive” ultraviolet

light on the skin.

1. Malignant Melanoma1. Malignant Melanoma



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2. Squamous cell carcinoma

• This cancer is increased in

individuals living in areas where they are

exposed to prolonged sunshine.



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• This cancer is similarly increased, especially in

light-skinned people living in the tropics. In all of these conditions, damage to the skin is cumulative, and many children receive solar

irradiation that will progress to skin cancer

in later life.

3. Basal Cell Carcinoma



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• Industrial emissions have resulted in acid rain, which can destroy vegetation.


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• Young children in a smog-polluted

atmosphere have a

decreased decreased growth rate of growth rate of

their lungstheir lungs.



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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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• Outbreaks of infection often result from water polluted with sewage. Equally serious is the pollution of water supplies with industrial waste such as mercury, lead, and polychlorinated biphenols (PCBs).



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• The dumping of waste products onto the soil has resulted in serious health problems. Chemical fertilization and pesticide residues continue to pose challenges. Irrigation projects in many instances resulted in serious alteration of soil composition.



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• God in His love and mercy to

humankind has provided to everyone,

regardless of their status, an internal

atmosphere of peace, joy, and contentment.



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Matthew 6:45Matthew 6:45

“ . . .for He makes His sun to rise on the evil and on the good . . .”

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The Adventist Home, p. 343

• “If your voices are uplifted in prayer to heaven for

light, the Lord Jesus, who is light and life, peace and joy, will hear your cry. He, the Sun of Righteousness,

will shine into the chambers of your mind,

lighting up the soul temple.”


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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 When we drink of the fountain of the fountain of life that He of life that He imparts within imparts within us, we will not us, we will not

thirst. When we thirst. When we breathe the breathe the

atmosphere of atmosphere of Heaven,Heaven, we will we will

be at peace.be at peace.



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• When we are grounded in the rich soil of biblical truth, we will live a healthful

lifestyle.


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So God can fill our lives with


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