Chapter 28—The Skin and its Functions
Physiology of the Skin
Elimination
791. Impurities are constantly and imperceptibly passing from the
body, through the pores, and if the surface of the skin is not kept in a
healthy condition, the system is burdened with impure matter.—
How
to Live, 60
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792. The burden of labor is thrown upon the liver, lungs, kidneys,
etc., and these internal organs are compelled to do the work of the
skin.—
Testimonies for the Church 2:524
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793. The skin needs to be carefully and thoroughly cleansed, that
the pores may do their work in freeing the body from impurities.—
Testimonies for the Church 3:70
.
794. You have not given your body a chance to breathe. The
pores of the skin, or the little mouths through which the body breathes,
have become closed, and the system has been filled with impurities.—
Testimonies for the Church 3:74
.
795. Its million little mouths are closed, because they are clogged
by the impurities of the system, and for want of air.—
Testimonies for
the Church 1:701
.
796. They breathe the same air over and over, until it becomes
impregnated with the poisonous impurities and waste matter thrown off
from their bodies through the lungs and the pores of the skin.—
How
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to Live, 63
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Absorption
797. If the garments worn are not frequently cleansed from these
impurities, the pores of the skin absorb again the waste matter thrown
off. The impurities of the body, if not allowed to escape, are taken
back into the blood, and forced upon the internal organs.—
How to
Live, 60
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