Ellen G. White Writings

281 Healthful Living, p. 179.3 (Ellen Gould White)

744. 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.— Testimonies for the Church 5:310 .

282 Healthful Living, p. 180.5 (Ellen Gould White)

… their bodies exercise nor their lungs food, which is pure, fresh air; therefore it is impossible for the blood to be vitalized, and it pursues its course sluggishly …

283 Healthful Living, p. 184.2 (Ellen Gould White)

770. Inaction of any of the organs of the body will be followed by 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 .

284 Healthful Living, p. 184.5 (Ellen Gould White)

… the Church 2:531 .

285 Healthful Living, p. 186.7 (Ellen Gould White)

… their bodies exercise nor their lungs food, which is pure, fresh air; therefore it is impossible for the blood to be vitalized, and it pursues its course sluggishly …

286 Healthful Living, p. 188.3 (Ellen Gould White)

793. The skin needs to be carefully and thoroughly cleansed, that the pores may do their work in freeing the body from impurities.— Testimonies for the Church 3:70 .

287 Healthful Living, p. 188.4 (Ellen Gould White)

794. You have not given your body a chance to breathe. The pores of the skin, or the little mouths through which the body breathes, have become closed, and the system has been filled with impurities.— Testimonies for the Church 3:74 .

288 Healthful Living, p. 189.4 (Ellen Gould White)

… the Church 1:702 .

289 Healthful Living, p. 191.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… the Church 2:524 .

290 Healthful Living, p. 193.2 (Ellen Gould White)

820. Every organ of the body was made to be servant of the mind.— Testimonies for the Church 3:136 .

291 Healthful Living, p. 193.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… the body, the seat of all the nervous forces and of mental action. The nerves proceeding from the brain control the body. By the brain nerves, mental impressions …

292 Healthful Living, p. 194.5 (Ellen Gould White)

828. When the minds of ministers, school-teachers, and students are continually excited by study, and the body is allowed to be inactive, the nerves of emotion are taxed, while the nerves of motion are inactive.— Testimonies for the Church 3:490 .