Brain and the Nervous System
163
846. Doubt, perplexity, and excessive grief often sap the vital
forces, and induce nervous disease of a most debilitating and distress-
ing character.—
The Review and Herald, October 16, 1883
.
Irregular Habits
847. The mind does not wear out or break down so often on
account of diligent employment and hard study, as on account of
eating improper food at improper times, and of careless inattention
to the laws of health.... Diligent study is not the principal cause of
the breaking down of the mental powers. The main cause is improper
diet, irregular meals, and a lack of physical exercise. Irregular hours
for eating and sleeping sap the brain forces.—
The Youth’s Instructor,
May 31, 1894
.
Insufficient Air
848. Stomach, liver, lungs, and brain are suffering for the want of
deep, full inspirations of air.—
Testimonies for the Church 2:67
.
Improper Dress
849. Artificial hair and pads covering the base of the brain, heat
and excite the nerves centering in the brain.... The heat caused by
these artificial coverings induces the blood to the brain, producing
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congestion. In consequence of the brain’s being congested its nerves
lose their healthy action.—
The Health Reformer, October 1, 1871
.
850. Their limbs, as well as their arms, are left almost naked.... The
heart, weakened by too great labor, 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,
71, 72
.
Errors in Diet
851. The brain is closely connected with the stomach, and its
power has so often been called to aid the weakened digestive organs
that it is in its turn weakened, depressed, congested.—
Testimonies for
the Church 2:318
.