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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 7—Natural Law; How Violated
General Statements
82. Needlessly to transgress the laws of our being is a violation of the law of God.—Testimonies for the Church 2:538.HL 27.1
83. If we unnecessarily injure our constitutions, we dishonor God, for we transgress the laws of our being.—The Health Reformer, October 1, 1871.HL 27.2
84. If appetite, which should be strictly guarded and controlled, is indulged to the injury of the body, the penalty of transgression will surely result.—Unpublished Testimonies, August 30, 1896.HL 27.3
85. Every careless action, any abuse put upon the Lord's mechanism, by disregarding his specified laws in the human habitation, is a violation of God's law.—Unpublished Testimonies, January 11, 1897.HL 27.4
86. Intemperance of any kind is a violation of the laws of our being.—The Health Reformer, March 1, 1878 par. 2.HL 27.5
Indulgence of Appetite
87. The laws of our being cannot be more successfully violated than by crowding upon the stomach unhealthful food just because it is craved by a morbid appetite.—How to Live 1:52.HL 27.6
88. Eating merely to please the appetite is a transgression of nature's laws.—Unpublished Testimonies, August 30, 1896.HL 27.7
89. Any course of action in eating, drinking, or dressing that is unhealthful injures the fine works of the human machinery, and interferes with God's order. Obstructions are created in bone, brain, and muscle, which destroy this wonderful machinery that God has organized to be kept in order. Any misuse of the delicate workmanship results in suffering.—Unpublished Testimonies, May 19, 1897.HL 27.8
90. God has not changed, neither does he propose to change, our physical organism, in order that we may violate a single law without feeling the effects of its violation.... By indulging their inclinations and appetites, men violate the laws of life and health; and if they obey conscience, they must be controlled by principle in their eating and dressing, rather than be led by inclination, fashion, and appetite.—The Health Reformer, September 1, 1871.HL 28.1
Lack of Exercise
91. Neglecting to exercise the entire body, or a portion of it, will bring on morbid conditions. Inaction of any of the organs of the body will be followed by a decrease in size and strength of the muscles, and will cause the blood to flow sluggishly through the blood-vessels.—Testimonies for the Church 3:76.HL 28.2