The Vegan Lifestyle

Let us be happy  and live longer. This  is the sole purpose of our striving under the sun. To be happy and to live longer in order to see our grandchildren succeed in their lives – this is the reason for all our perennial endeavors on Earth.

In the primeval days, after Adam and Eve fell from their pristine Edenic state, men started looking for the elixir of youth. Expeditions were sent around the globe to conquer unreach territories and to find the elusive elixir believed to restore man to eternal youth.

All of them searched the globe painstakingly, and have grown old and weary until old age took their lives. Even now, in this 21st century era, some are still searching and hoping that somehow this elusive elixir of youth can finally be found.

Can we really live longer and be happy?

Of course, yes! Regular exercise, balanced diet, healthy lifestyle, and positive mental attitude can restore us to vibrant health, youthful body, and longer life.

To live longer we must be healthy; to stay younger we must be healthy. It is therefore imperative that we strive to be healthy.

How can we be heathy?

To be healthy, we need to eat nutritious food. When we say nutritious, it must contain all the essential nutrients needed by the body for proper functioning. These essential nutrients are found in fruits, grains, nuts, and vegetables.

A balanced diet must contain carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins and minerals. Fruits, grains, nuts, and vegetables contain all these.

To live longer we must abstain from fleshly meats – they are carriers of communicable diseases, and they hasten us to the grave. To live longer, we should avoid intoxicating liquours that can destroy our liver and other organs of our body. These alcoholic drinks can lead us to petty brawls that can sometimes cost our lives, or to vehicular accidents that can cripple, maim or even result to our untimely death.

To live longer, we must believe in long life. Believing is the most important thing. We must enjoy life and live it with zest. A natural vitality inherent in the body will manifest itself when we believe in good health and hope to live longer. We are what we think. The mind has a tremendous power to make us what we want to be. As we think, we become. Therefore, let us feed our mind with enobling thoughts. Let us think about health; let us think about long life.

To live longer and happy, we must practice healthy living. Let us wake up early in the morning, and give thanks to the Lord who has given us another beautiful day. Have a regular exercise: muscle stretching, walking, jogging, and deep breathing until you perspire. Take a bath, and take your breakfast. Never ever skip your breakfast. Skipping it tends to make one obese, and this can cause a lot of health problems for us. Eat lots of fruits, grains, nuts, and vegetables. If possible, if you can afford it, drink lots of fruit and vegetable juices. They are rich in antioxidants and phytochemicals that can cure many diseases including cancers.

To live longer, we must not abuse our body. We must not gulp or use toxic substances that can destroy our body, such as coffee, cigarettes, softdrinks, ice creams, synthetic food flavors, enhancers and colors, and illegal drugs. These are all the causes of so many diseases and deaths in the world. So avoid them, and live longer.

To live longer, we must sleep on time. Sleep has rejuvenating effects on the body. Sleep before 10 o’clock in the evening. This is the most beneficial time to sleep when the body’s production of melatonin is at its peak. And do not oversleep – it is not good for the body either.

Have you heard about Seventh Day Adventists’ healthy lifestyle? Have you read about the results of studies done in Norway, Sweden, California, and other parts of the world on the healthy lifestyle of Seventh Day Adventists?

You might have heard or read about these  studies, and you are interested to know the healthy lifestyle of  Seventh Day Adventists.

In a study done on 34,192 Seventh Day Adventists in California from 1976 up to 1986,  it was found out that Seventh Day Adventists have longer lifespan compared to non-Adventists. This could be attributable to their healthy lifestyle.

Seventh Day Adventists, like most Christians believe that the body is the holy temple of God. As such, they refrain from all intoxicating drinks, coffee, tobacco, sea foods, and other unclean food such as pork that may defile it.

Some Seventh Day Adventists follow a strict health diet. More are vegetarians, and abstain from eating flesh meats of animals including fish. Some are total vegetarians, but others are lacto-ovo vegetarians, consuming some eggs and milk sometimes.

The healthy lifestyle of Seventh Day Adventists is not in diet alone. Their healthy lifestyle includes the balanced relationship of the 4 aspects of life: physical, mental, social, and spiritual. They believe that to be truly healthy a man must be healthy physically, mentally, socially,  and spiritually.

Seventh Day Adventists practice vegetarianism. They have regular physical exercise under the sun every morning, and practice sanitary hygiene. They visit the sick and help the needy in the community, and encourage and tell them of God’s amazing love for all.

Seventh Day Adventists have their daily devotional worship every morning and every night by singing praises to the LORD and studying the Holy Bible. They go to church to worship every Wednesday night, Friday night, and during the whole day of Saturday. The secret of their health is in their resting from their secular labors and keeping the seventh day sabbath holy on Saturday.