Chapter 30—Auto-Intoxication, or Self-Poisoning
886. The more active the circulation, the more free will be the
blood from obstructions and impurities.—
The Health Reformer, May
1, 1873
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Toxins Generated
887. Impurities are constantly and imperceptibly passing from
the body through the pores, and if the skin is not kept in a healthy
condition, the system is burdened with impure matter. 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. Nature, to relieve herself of poisonous
impurities, makes an effort to free the system, which effort produces
fevers and what is termed disease.—
How to Live, 60
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888. Many families suffer with sore throat, and lung diseases, and
liver complaints, brought upon them by their own course of action....
They keep their windows and doors closed, fearing they will take cold
if there is a crevice open to let in the air. 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. These impurities are conveyed to the blood
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through the inhalations of the lungs.—
How to Live, 63
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889. Many are made sick by the indulgence of appetite.... So
many varieties are introduced into the stomach that fermentation is the
result. This condition brings on acute disease, and death frequently
follows.—
Unpublished Testimonies, August 25, 1897
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890. If physical exercise were combined with mental exertion, the
blood would be quickened in its circulation, the action of the heart
would be more perfect, impure matter would be thrown off, and new
life and vigor would be experienced in every part of the body.... They
closely apply their minds to books, and eat the allowance of a laboring
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