In The Power of Concentration by Theron Q. Dumont, I've found a couple passages about health I thought it would be good to quote here.
As I've mentioned before, without your health, you have nothing. That's why I believe attending to your health should be a top priority. Dumont writes, "I can think of nothing, but lack of health, that should interfere with one becoming successful."
And though I've not written much about it before, I believe optimal health is achieved both by external and internal influences. External influences are the things you put into your body, the kind of activities and exercises you engage in, etc. Internal influences are your thoughts, beliefs, values, etc. Regarding internal influences, Dumont writes:
I have found the following a very helpful exercise to take just before going to bed and on rising in the morning: Say to yourself, "Every cell in my body thrills with life; every part of my body is strong and healthy." I have known a number of people to greatly improve their health in this way. You become what you picture yourself to be. If your mind thinks of sickness in connection with self, you will be sick. If you imagine yourself in strong, vigorous health, the image will be realized. You will be healthy.
I have not practiced Dumont's bedtime exercise, but I have often imagined myself healthy when sick, and it seems to help greatly. There's nothing scientific about it... it's just the power of the mind over the body.
By the way, The Power of Concentration was written in 1918. I picked up a free copy at Gutenberg.org.
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