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- Chapter 1—Our Bodies, Temples of the Holy Ghost
- Chapter 2—Duty to Study the Laws of Life
- Chapter 3—The Great Decalogue
- Chapter 4—Natural Law Part of the Law of God
- Chapter 5—Blessings from Obeying Natural Law
- Chapter 6—The Consequence of Violating Natural Law
- Chapter 7—Natural Law; How Violated
- Chapter 8—Health
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- Chapter 11—Disease and Providence
- Chapter 12—The Influence of Disease Upon the Mind and Morals
- Chapter 13—Heredity
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- Chapter 15—Resistance Against Disease
- Chapter 16—Ventilation
- Chapter 17—Appetite
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- Chapter 20—Stimulants
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- Chapter 23—Manual Training
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- Chapter 30—Auto-Intoxication, or Self-Poisoning
- Chapter 31—Colds
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- Chapter 35—Prayer for the Sick
- Chapter 36—Drugs
- Chapter 37—The Missionary Nurse
- Chapter 38—Medical Students
- Chapter 39—The Missionary Physician
- Chapter 40—Medical Missionary Work
- Chapter 41—Christian Help Work
- Chapter 42—Lessons from the Experience of the Children of Israel
- Chapter 43—God in Nature
- Chapter 44—The Spirit-Filled Life
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 6:57.HL 171.1
705. In order to have good blood, we must breathe well.—The Health Reformer, November 1, 1871.HL 171.2
706. The lungs, in order to be healthy, must have pure air.—How to Live 4:63.HL 171.3
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.HL 171.4
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 becomes vitiated, and disease follows.—The Health Reformer, February 1, 1877.HL 171.5
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.HL 171.6
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 work designed, they must be left free, without the slightest compression. 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 the lower part of the lungs should have the greatest freedom possible. The compression of the waist will not allow free action of the muscles of the respiratory organs.—The Health Reformer, November 1, 1871.HL 171.7