Science Of Life

Author(s): U S Dugar
Publisher: U S Dugar

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instantly. Water baths might let the bad air into the body through the pores. Avoid baths which might let the bad air into through pores.
Modern science says that as a natural agent, water takes only an inferior place, above it comes natural air, whilst Sun takes precedence over every other natural agent, and is the greatest essential wherever organic life exists. The nervous system which is an inherent principle of our organism is acted upon by light, especially through the skin. Air-hygiene concerns the skin quite as much as the lungs. Air bath and sun baths are atmospheric cure and more important than water baths. The cooling power of natural air not only increases the heat production of the body during exposure, but raises the basal metabolism to a higher level. The fire of life is made to burn faster. An air-bath promotes healthy skin and aids it in the performance of its normal functions. Air plying over the body may increase metabolism fifty per cent in ten minutes. Thyroid extract the only claimed stimulant of metabolism, is said to require a year to accomplish this same thing. Exposing the body to natural air reduces the hydrogen ion content of the blood to normal and strengthen the skin by restoring its natural functions and vitality and elasticity it has absorbed from its primitive state when directly in contact with the skin. Sitting under a fan is not complete cleaning. Sweat is not pure water; it always contains a small amount (0.21%) of solute.
The Sun bath could be the most vigorous activity. Sunshine is the most natural and effective antiseptic available to us. Sunlight kills many germs and enhances the immune system by increasing gamma globulin, and
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