The Health Ministries Department within our church is responsibile for promoting the strongh health message the Seventh-day Adventist Church was founded on. This is summarised by the NEWSTART acronym below:
- Nutrition - the best diet is plant based
- Exercise - on a regular basis is essential for health
- Water - best fluid to drink
- Sunshine - free, (sometimes) plentiful replenishing source
- Temperance - temperance in all things, even things that are good for us
- Air - clean, fresh air best found outside in nature
- Rest - at least 7th day rest
- Trust - in a Creator God who has our best interests at heart