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Healthful Living
to still greater exertion, to throw the blood to the extremities which are
never as healthfully warm as other parts of the body. The heart fails in
its efforts, and the limbs become habitually cold; and the blood, which
is chilled away from the extremities, is thrown back upon the lungs
and brain, and inflammation and congestion of the lungs or the brain
is the result.—
How to Live, 72
.
Nervous Control of the Circulatory System
743. The nerves control the circulation of the blood; ... for instance,
you are impressed that if you bathe, you will become chilly. The brain
sends this intelligence to the nerves of the body, and the blood-vessels,
held in obedience to your will, cannot perform their office and cause a
reaction after the bath.—
Testimonies for the Church 3:70
.
744. You have a determined will, which causes the mind to react
upon the body, unbalancing the circulation, and producing congestion
in certain organs; and you are sacrificing health to your feelings.—
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Testimonies for the Church 5:310
.
745. The exercise of the brain in study without corresponding phys-
ical exercise has a tendency to attract the blood to the brain, and the
circulation of the blood through the system becomes unbalanced. The
brain has too much blood and the extremities too little.—
Testimonies
for the Church 3:138
.
Causes of Diseases of the Blood and Circulation
746. Those who are not in health have impurities of the blood.—
Testimonies for the Church 3:70
.
747. A bad circulation leaves the blood to become impure, induces
congestion of the brain and lungs, and causes diseases of the heart, the
liver, and the lungs.—
The Health Reformer, April 1, 1872
.
748. By interrupting the circulation of the blood, the entire system
is deranged.—
The Health Reformer, November 1, 1870
.
749. The chief if not the only reason why many become invalids
is that the blood does not circulate freely, and the changes in the vital
fluid which are necessary to life and health do not take place. They
have not given their bodies exercise nor their lungs food, which is pure,
fresh air; therefore it is impossible for the blood to be vitalized, and