Mind, Character, and Personality Vol. 2 - Second Advent Revival

indigestible food is often equally injurious to health and in many cases sows the seeds
of drunkenness. True temperance teaches us to dispense entirely with everything
hurtful and to use judiciously that which is healthful. There are few who realize as they
should how much their habits of diet have to do with their health, their character, their
usefulness in this world, and their eternal destiny. The appetite should ever be in
subjection to the moral
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and intellectual powers. The body should be servant to the mind, and not the mind to
the body.--PP 562 (1890). {2MCP 394.4}
Shunning Extremes.--Those who understand the laws of health and who are
governed by principle will shun the extremes both of indulgence and of restriction. Their
diet is chosen, not for the mere gratification of appetite, but for the upbuilding of the
body. They seek to preserve every power in the best condition for highest service to
God and man. The appetite is under the control of reason and conscience, and they are
rewarded with health of body and mind. While they do not urge their views offensively
upon others, their example is a testimony in favor of right principles. These persons
have a wide influence for good. --MH 319 (1905). {2MCP 395.1}
BOOKS / 2MCP - Mind, Character, and Personality Volume 2 (1977) / Chap. 42 -
Mind and Health
Chap. 42 - Mind and Health
Mind Controls the Whole Man.--The mind controls the whole man. All our actions,
good or bad, have their source in the mind. It is the mind that worships God and allies
us to heavenly beings. . . . All the physical organs are the servants of the mind, and the
nerves are the messengers that transmit its orders to every part of the body, guiding the
motions of the living machinery. . . . {2MCP 396.1}
The harmonious action of all the parts--brain, bone, and muscle--is necessary to the
full and healthful development of the entire human organism.--SpTEd 33, c1897. (FE
426.) {2MCP 396.2}
Electric Power Vitalizes Whole System.--The electric power of the brain,
promoted by mental activity, vitalizes the whole system, and is thus an invaluable aid in
resisting disease.--Ed 197 (1903). {2MCP 396.3}
Few Realize the Power of Mind Over Body.--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. Heart sickness makes many
dyspeptics,