Orthorexia nervosa - Adventist disorder?

[Tom Wetmore]

The Dark Side of Healthy Eating...

[CoAspen]

[Pockey]

The author does bring up some good points.

Even Ellen White said:

The Lord desires our ministers, physicians, and church-members to be careful not to urge those who are ignorant of our faith to make sudden changes in diet, thus bringing men to a premature test. Hold up the principles of health reform, and let the Lord lead the honest in heart. They will hear and believe. Nor does the Lord require His messengers to present the beautiful truths of healthful living in a way that will prejudice minds. Let no one put stumbling-blocks before the feet that are walking in the dark paths of ignorance. Even in praising a good thing, it is well not to be too enthusiastic, lest you turn out of the way those who come to hear. Present the principles of temperance in their most attractive form.

We must not move presumptuously. The laborers who enter new territory to raise up churches must not create difficulties by attempting to make prominent the question of diet. They should be careful not to draw the lines too closely, for impediments would thus be thrown in the pathway of others. Do not drive the people; lead them.

Wherever the truth is carried, instruction should be given in regard to the preparation of wholesome foods. God desires that in every place the people shall be taught by skilful teachers how to utilize wisely the products that they can raise or readily obtain in their section of the country. Thus the poor, as well as those in better circumstances, can be taught to live healthfully.

Gospel Workers 1915, Page 233

[phkrause]

Great article and some rather interesting replies afterwards.

[phkrause]

The author does bring up some good points.

Even Ellen White said:

The Lord desires our ministers, physicians, and church-members to be careful not to urge those who are ignorant of our faith to make sudden changes in diet, thus bringing men to a premature test. Hold up the principles of health reform, and let the Lord lead the honest in heart. They will hear and believe. Nor does the Lord require His messengers to present the beautiful truths of healthful living in a way that will prejudice minds. Let no one put stumbling-blocks before the feet that are walking in the dark paths of ignorance. Even in praising a good thing, it is well not to be too enthusiastic, lest you turn out of the way those who come to hear. Present the principles of temperance in their most attractive form.

We must not move presumptuously. The laborers who enter new territory to raise up churches must not create difficulties by attempting to make prominent the question of diet. They should be careful not to draw the lines too closely, for impediments would thus be thrown in the pathway of others. Do not drive the people; lead them.

Wherever the truth is carried, instruction should be given in regard to the preparation of wholesome foods. God desires that in every place the people shall be taught by skilful teachers how to utilize wisely the products that they can raise or readily obtain in their section of the country. Thus the poor, as well as those in better circumstances, can be taught to live healthfully.

Gospel Workers 1915, Page 233

we tend to forget all of her advice, we seem to pick and choose only what we want and leave the rest for others.

[philo]

the young misiter and his wife invited another young minister and his wife. The guest woman immediately rushed into the kitchen and instantly demanded to see the packages of the ingredients for the mmeal -so to be sure only to eat healthy food. (Told by the hosts)

Church potluck : Everybody brings some food specialities to be shared. One couple comes with two little pots - only for themselves - so they could be sure to have their reliably healthy food for themselves. No sharing. (Told by the local minsiter)

The well situated ccouple - a new house with pool and garden, beautiful landscape not far away from the capital, tells me of getting more and more loney becaue of notmaking use of the room facilities for joyful companies. You can no more invite just some folks of their SDA acquantances, because the one does not eat this, the other does not eat that, the third only eats raw fruits, and everybody critisizes the other guests - and of course the hosts - for not maintaini8ng our health stadards.

And there is penty of anxiety guiding the individual about maybe possibly somewhen becoming sick because of not strictly sticking to his diet. Healthy to be anxiety -ridden in the matter of diets ?

[Gail]

I remember Sang Lee talking about the value of eating your meal with a good attitude (like thankfulness). He talked about home-cooked meals being made by Mom with love.

[LifeHiscost]

The Dark Side of Healthy Eating...

[olger]

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[philo]

Maybe (I do not say : indeed), when I look at some US SDA conferences or meetings on youtube. A GC physician quite fifteen years ago addressedthe German SDA physicians audience : "You are slim; Amiericans are just fat:") (Literal quotation).

But just around here in Europe the Mssage is - as one minister put it - "Our kitchen gospel" and living healthy is - point one - getting the primary issue and - point two - reduced to "Healthy dishes". (I could supply you with mision folders, one page about Biblical things and the other page about acid / base balance and calcium in form of limestone crystals invading the ganglia cells in your brain - - - )

[Gordon1]

..calcium in form of limestone crystals invading the ganglia cells in your brain..

I've not heard this alexandra. Tell us more. What's the specific source of calcium? Is it related to atherosclerotic calcium?

[philo]

This is just rubbish, out of a periodically distributed mission folder, edited by engaged lay members. In the context it celarly does not speak of atherosclerosis in the wall of the vessels, but of calcium(carbonate) invading the ganglia of those not sticking to "our" dietary rules.