Brain and the Nervous System
161
833. Every wrong habit which injures the health of the body, reacts
in effect upon the mind.—
The Health Reformer, February 1, 1877
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834. The brain is the citadel of the whole man, and wrong habits of
eating, dressing, or sleeping affect the brain, and prevent the attaining
of that which the student desires,—a good mental discipline. Any part
of the body that is not treated with consideration will telegraph its
injury to the brain.—
Christian Education, 125
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835. It is impossible for the brain to do its best work when the
digestive powers are abused. Many eat hurriedly of various kinds of
food, which set up a war in the stomach, and thus confuse the brain....
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At meal-time cast off care and taxing thought. Do not be hurried, but
eat slowly and with cheerfulness, your heart filled with gratitude to
God for all his blessings; and do not engage in brain labor immediately
after a meal. Exercise moderately, and give a little time for the stomach
to begin its work.—
Gospel Workers, 174
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836. When the mind or body is taxed heavily after eating, the
process of digestion is hindered. The vitality of the system, which is
needed to carry on the work in one direction, is called away and set to
work in another.—
Testimonies for the Church 2:413
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837. What the users of these stimulants call strength is only re-
ceived by exciting the nerves of the stomach, which convey the irrita-
tion to the brain, and this in turn is aroused to impart increased action
to the heart.—
Testimonies for the Church 2:65
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838. Those who are changing from three meals a day to two, will
at first be troubled more or less with faintness, especially about the
time they have been in the habit of eating the third meal. But if they
persevere for a short time, this faintness will disappear.—
How to Live,
56
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Causes of Nervous Diseases
839. Anything that hinders the active motion of the living ma-
chinery affects the brain very directly.—
Testimonies for the Church
2:370
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Unhealthful Surroundings
840. It is destructive to the health and life of young children to sit
in the schoolroom upon hard, ill-formed benches, from three to five