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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... -
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... -
Baby Corbyn's Story
The Schoolcraft family was faced with a high-risk pregnancy. Baby Corbyn was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect that could be life threatening. Hear how Victoria and baby Corbyn were able to... -
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...