Herald A. Habenicht
Herald A. Habenicht, M.D., is associate professor of health education at Andrews University Theological Seminary, Berrien Springs, Michigan.
Articles by Herald A. Habenicht
The Vegetarian Advantage (Part 2)
August 1974
In our article last month we discussed some of the health hazards of using flesh as food. Let us now look at some positive advantages of the vegetarian way of life.
We often hear misinformed flesh-users refer to the feats of strength…
The Vegetarian Advantage
July 1974
FREQUENTLY at professional and scientific luncheons or banquets, colleagues and friends will ask, "Why don't you eat meat?" Wives at the supermarket compare the high cost of food as they wait in line to check out, and in these days of high…
Hazards Mount for the Unborn—Prudent Life Styte Rewarded
December 1977
THE 1971 EDITION of The Health Consequences of Smoking contains an extensive survey of world medical literature on the effects on the unborn child of the mother's smoking during pregnancy. One phase of the review, reporting…
How do you treat it "with contempt"
July 1977
WHAT IS IT?
The most frequently encountered infection in America today,1 it affects children much more than adults. Children are the usual source of transmission in the home and in the community.
You…
Health and Religion
December 1979
Obesity has been defined as an excess of adipose mass, or body fat. Over weight, on the other hand, is weight in excess of one's normal range, which may or may not involve obesity. Dr. Jean Mayer, in his book Overweight: Causes,…