Health Breakthrough

Health Breakthrough is coming to SLS in 2018! This exciting new series is hosted by Dr. John Scharffenberg. The doctor will offer simple tips on eating a healthy diet and how to incorporate different healthy food groups into your daily life. “People think eating healthy has to be complicated, but I want to show them that it doesn’t have to be!” Dr. Scharffenberg looks at me as he points his finger at a stack of papers in his hands. He shows me a diagram of how to incorporate healthy fats into your diet. You need to know what is right to put into your body and the right ratio. He says healthy eating is about when and how you eat.

Two meals a day. This is how many times Dr. Scharffenberg eats. The doctor is quick to point out that eating is different for each person. Based on the amount of activity he does and his physical makeup, he feels that two meals a day is best for him. Dr. Scharffenberg said he would describe the way he eats as health conscious. He is a total vegetarian and he eats a mainly plant-based diet. Food can be your medicine and Dr. Scharffenberg has the goal of sharing just this message with people everywhere. The way you eat determines the way you feel. The way you feel determines the way you live.

Dr. Scharffenberg is a walking testament. A health enthusiast, he himself has lived well into his nineties. At 93 years old he still loves travelling the world teaching and instructing others on how to live healthy and long lives. Last year alone he travelled to Romania, Ukraine and Israel to give lectures. The doctor is quite an expert in his field, yet he remains a humble man. He has never stopped learning, earning several degrees throughout his life. He served as head of the health department for the General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists for many years. Dr. Scharffenberg was born and raised in China and he is a fluent speaker of Mandarin. These many qualities would eventually lead him to become the health liaison to China under former US President Jimmy Carter.

You can look to Health Breakthrough for a term Dr. Scharffenberg has coined as “nutrition theory simplified”! This is a unique opportunity to learn more about healthy living from a man who has experienced the results firsthand. Make sure you check out this exciting new program focused on helping you live a life full of health, happiness, and longevity.