Chapter 26—The Lungs and Respiration
Physiology of Respiration
704. The health of the entire system depends upon the healthy
action of the respiratory organs.—
How to Live, 57
.
705. In order to have good blood, we must breathe well.—
The
Health Reformer, November 1, 1871
.
706. The lungs, in order to be healthy, must have pure air.—
How
to Live, 63
.
707. Your lungs, deprived of air, will be like a hungry person
deprived of food. Indeed, we can live longer without food than
without air, which is the food that God has provided for the lungs.—
Testimonies for the Church 2:533
.
708. The strength of the system is, in a great degree, dependent
upon the amount of pure, fresh air breathed. If the lungs are restricted,
the quantity of oxygen received into them is also limited, the blood be-
comes vitiated, and disease follows.—
The Health Reformer, February
1, 1877
.
709. It is impossible to go out in the bracing air of a winter’s
morning without inflating the lungs.—
Testimonies for the Church
2:529
.
710. The compression of the waist by tight lacing prevents the
waste matter from being thrown off through its natural channels. The
most important of these is the lungs. In order for the lungs to do the
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work designed, they must be left free, without the slightest compres-
sion. If the lungs are cramped, they cannot develop; but their capacity
will be diminished, making it impossible to take a sufficient inspiration
of air. The abdominal muscles were designed to aid the lungs in their
action. Where there is no compression of the lungs, the motion in full
breathing will be observed to be mostly of the abdomen.... When tight
lacing is practiced, the lower part of the chest has not sufficient room
for action. The breathing, therefore, is confined to the upper portion of
the lungs, where there is not sufficient room to carry on the work. But
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