Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

properly taken, fortifies against cold, because the
circulation is improved, and the uterine organs,
which are more or less congested are relieved; for
the blood is brought to the surface, and a more easy
and regular flow of the blood through all the blood
vessels is obtained.—Testimonies for the Church
3:70, 71 (1871).
How to Preserve Our Sensibilities
[Testimonies for the Church 3:50-52 (1871).]
God created man a little lower than the angels and
bestowed upon him attributes that will, if properly
used, make him a blessing to the world and cause
him to reflect the glory to the Giver. But although
made in the image of God, man has, through
intemperance, violated principle and God’s law in
his physical nature. Intemperance of any kind
benumbs the perceptive organs and so weakens the
brain nerve power that eternal things are not
appreciated, but placed upon a level with the
common. The higher powers of the mind, designed
for elevated purposes, are brought into slavery to
the baser passions. If our physical habits are not
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