Rejuvenated with Each Breath Legacy Time Capsule
The first western Adventist health center, which was modeled after Battle Creek Sanitarium, opened in St. Helena, California, in 1878. Within a week, every bed was occupied and tents were pitched...
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Cleaning Up Health Care Legacy Time Capsule
In the mid-1800s, when Adventist health care began, the United States had only about 200 hospitals, one-third for the mentally ill. Because of the absence of hygiene and a lack of understanding about... -
Nurturing the Whole Person Legacy Time Capsule
Adventist sanitariums in the late 1800s had unique features such as evening parlor programs and band concerts, dining rooms complete with menus and waiters, and flower and vegetable gardens that were... -
A Devotion to Care and Friendship Legacy Time Capsule
Former slave and active abolitionist Sojourner Truth lived in Battle Creek and spoke at the Sanitarium often. Dr. Kellogg greatly admired her. Near the end of her life, Kellogg admitted her to the San... -
A Call for Cleaner Cities Legacy Time Capsule
In the late 1800s, few understood the health impact of poor sanitation. Each day on the streets of New York, horses deposited 2.5 million pounds of manure and 60,000 gallons of urine. The uncollected... -
A Legacy Born from Sacrifice Legacy Time Capsule
Raffling a community-sewn quilt, collecting donations with roadside “bucket brigades,” and working for little or no pay were ways community, staff, and Adventist church members came together to open... -
A Debt Repaid Legacy Time Capsule
Traveling businessman Henry Porter was pleased with the care he had received at two different Adventist sanitariums in California. And when he received a 45-cent check as a refund for an overpayment... -
Spreading Health Care Legacy Time Capsule
Doctors and nurses who trained at Battle Creek traveled the U.S. and around the globe extending the healing touch of Christ. By 1910, 54 Adventist health care facilities had opened in 24 states and 17... -
Investing in True Fulfillment Legacy Time Capsule
C.W. Barron, founder of The Wall Street Journal, told a reporter in the 1920s he didn’t understand Dr. Kellogg. “He should have been one of the richest men in the world, but that he lets money slip... -
The Healthy Food Movement Legacy Time Capsule
Seeking to improve his patients’ diets, Dr. Kellogg invented as many as 80 plant-based food products. Many of these products were successfully sold across the country by mail-order. Their popularity... -
The Inspiration for Corn Flakes Legacy Time Capsule
One day, a patient at the San broke one of her dental plates while breakfasting on a piece of hard toast. Dr. Kellogg decided he needed to develop a precooked cereal for patients that would be easy to... -
A Shared Philosophy Legacy Time Capsule
Henry Ford, American industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company in 1899, was a regular patient at the Battle Creek Sanitarium. A teetotaler and vegetarian, Ford was a hearty man who ran his... -
A Wellness Fly-Over Legacy Time Capsule
Not long before Amelia Earhart’s disappearance over the South Pacific in 1937, she visited the Battle Creek Sanitarium. Treating Dr. Kellogg to his first plane ride, she swooped low over the...