The Washington herald., 1915-05-06
Influence of Breathing on Nutrition
Copyright, lel5.l

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| Do you know why II is that after
| a good. brisk walk in the open air
you come home with a good appetite?
| 1t Is because your walk has started
a good circulation and the deep
breathing which accompanies a good
walk has provided your system with
lots of oxygen. This oxygen has pu:
the waste of your system. which the
body is tearing down every second of
life in condition to be thrown eff.
! II your walk has been sufficiently
! brisk to create perspiration. more
waste is thrown off than usual and
| the body. having rid itself OF the
waste matter. calls for more food.
One of the laws of Nature is that
this waste must come in contact with
oxygen. so as to liberate the poison
Gus gases. else they are boarded in
| the system and the body poisons it
self. This is ADMINISTRATION.
II your appetite is not good and
you will go through some brisk eXer
cises which call the blood to every
part of your body. SO as to liberate
all of the waste, and then take deep
breathing exercises in perfectly fresh
air, and abstain from food for some
hours, you will do more to correct the
autointoxication than you can do in
any other way.
Eighty per cent of the fats, starches
and sugars consumed goes 10 keep up
the continuous fire of the body. 1t must
be kept warm in order to do its work of
digestion. assimilation and elimination,
and no matter how much fat you take
into the system, unless this fat comes
in contact with oxygen it does not create
warmth.
The heat In a wood or coal fire is
created by the oxygen of the air conf
ing in contact with the carbon in the
fuel. forming carbon dioxidc. If you want
to shut off the fire you close the drafts
and shut of the oxygen. II You want
your fire to burn briskly You open the
draft and send circulation of air
through the stove. If you want to create
body heat, you bring the carbon or fat
in the body in contact with oxygen of
the air through exercise and deep breath
ing. In other words, you turn on a
draft. That is, you take good. deep, full
breaths.
You will find that you can warm your
self up on the coolest day in winter by
taking in deep breaths.
Lower the supply of air in the body by
insufficient breathing and the temperature
of the body Immediately lowers.
Keep all air away from fire and it
goes out" Keep all air away from the
body and life is extinct.
The measurements of 1S,W0 women
show that e. per cent Use only about
one-half Of their lung capacity: less than
2 per cent use their full capacity. The
failure to take in sufficient oxygen is
one reason why so many people today
have sallow skins, muddy compilations
and pimples.
An over-cloggina of the system through
lack Of elimination is a frequent cause
of loss of appetite, digestive disturb
ance, excess OF bile or cloggng of in
testines or liver. The body cannot prop
erly assimilate more food when it is
clogged with waste.
Isn't II strange that when a little every
day exercise for every vital organ and
every tissue of the body, and just the
habit Of deep breathing Of fresh air will
correct so many physical ailments. that
We are so dull I'm the matter and neglect
to take the time?
The brain will not work well when II |
Is not properly nourished. and those who |
spend hours in trying to accomplish some |
mental task. because of dullness of brain. !
will find fifteen minutes of brisk. daily |
exercise a great time saver.
Instead of taking so many cathartics, !
etc, why not simply take in the good, |
fresh air? In fact, clean house every |
day. Exercise the system SO that the !
blood picks up all Of the waste. Their, !
clean the blood out with plenty Of oxy-
gen. Keep your skin active: drink lots |
of water. Compilations will clear, eyes |
will brighten. and life will take on a new !
aspect.