Rational Remedies for Disease
189
986. The burden of sin, with its unrest and unsatisfied desires, lies
at the very foundation of a large share of the maladies which the sinner
suffers.—
Testimonies for the Church 4:579
.
987. Sickness of the mind prevails everywhere. Nine tenths of the
diseases from which men suffer have their foundation here. Perhaps
some living home trouble is, like a canker, eating to the very soul and
weakening the life forces. Remorse for sin sometimes undermines the
constitution and unbalances the mind.—
Testimonies for the Church
5:443
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Help for the Body through the Mind
988. Great wisdom is needed ... in order to cure the body through
the mind. But few realize the power that the mind has over the body.
A great deal of the sickness which afflicts humanity has its origin in
the mind, and can only be cured by restoring the mind to health. There
are very many more than we imagine who are sick mentally. To deal
with men and women whose minds as well as bodies are diseased, is
nice work.—
Testimonies for the Church 3:184
.
Influence of the Will
989. Thousands are sick and dying around us who might get well
and live if they would; but their imagination holds them. They fear
that they will be made worse if they labor to exercise, when this is just
the change they need to make them well. Without this, they never can
improve. They should exercise the power of the will, rise above their
aches and debility, and engage in useful employment, and forget that
they have aching backs, sides, lungs, and heads.—
Testimonies for the
Church 3:76
.
990. I have met many who were really sufferers through their
imagination. They lacked will power to rise above and combat disease
of body and mind; and therefore they were held in suffering bondage.—
The Health Reformer, January 1, 1871
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991. You have a determined will, which causes the mind to react
upon the body, unbalancing the circulation, and producing congestion
in certain organs; and you are sacrificing health to your feelings.... And