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...
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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... -
A Tropical Paradise in the Snow Legacy Time Capsule
In the early 1900s the Battle Creek Sanitarium featured a large, sunny palm garden in an all-weather sun porch off the lobby. Patients would gather under 20-foot banana trees and other delightful... -
The Sounds of Fun Fitness Legacy Time Capsule
Dr. Kellogg believed that exercise should be fun. Patients at the San were encouraged to walk, cycle, swim, and aerobicize. Calisthenics were set to music to make it fun for the patients and encourage... -
Gold Medal Care Legacy Time Capsule
Olympic Gold Medal swimmer and Tarzan film star Johnny Weissmuller was a regular guest at the Battle Creek Sanitarium. Dr. Kellogg tested Weissmuller’s strength levels using a Universal Dynamometer... -
Natural Remedies Legacy Team Member Series
Adventists founded the health care institutions based on the Bible’s principles of health outlined in the Bible’s story of creation. Unlike the common thought of the day, they believed health care... -
A Place For Learning Legacy Team Member Series
The whole-person principles of the Seventh-day Adventist Church are grounded in the biblical view of how God created us—an inseparable integration of mental, physical, and spiritual well-being... -
Growth of Sanitariums Legacy Team Member Series
The success of the unique health center in Battle Creek—and a widespread craving for the healing therapies found there—launched an Adventist health care movement that soon extended throughout the... -
John Harvey Kellogg Legacy Team Member Series
Adventists see themselves as called by God to share with the world a message of wholeness for the mind, body, and spirit. This model is the healing ministry of Christ, “who went about doing good.”... -
Ellen and James White Legacy Team Member Series
Ellen and James White were instrumental in forming the Seventh-day Adventist Church. They realized from their study of Scripture that Jesus devoted a great deal of His time on Earth to healing the... -
The Story of Whole Person Health Legacy Team Member Series
The first Adventist health care center opened in 1866, a time when most people, including Adventists, suffered from poor health. Medical practices were atrocious by today’s standards. Doctors... -
Quick Start Guide Legacy Team Member Series
The first sanitarium doors opened in Battle Creek, Michigan, through the effort of a small group of Seventh-day Adventist church pioneers who believed in a new way to live healthy and whole. This... -
Getting to Know Adventists Adventist Team Member Series
The early Adventist pioneers named their faith community the Seventh-day Adventist Church. They chose the “Seventh-day” part of the name because it describes the sacred day God set aside to spend with...