4. Good Hygiene
World Scripture
Nothing is to be found that can substitute for exercise in any way… Exercise will expel the harm done by most of the bad regimens that most men follow. Not all motion is exercise. Exercise is powerful or rapid motion or a combination of both, vigorous motion which alters breathing and increases its rate.
Maimonides, Mishneh Torah (Judaism)
Diseases caused by over-eating are cured by fasting; those caused by starvation are cured by feeding up. Diseases caused by exertion are cured by rest; those caused by indolence are cured by exertion. To put it briefly: the physician should treat disease by the principle of opposition to the cause of the disease according to its form.
Hippocrates
Those children who are nourished by their mother’s milk enjoy the most appropriate and natural food.
Galen
Teachings of Sun Myung Moon
Are you doing exercises in the morning? Some might say, “Why should I? I am still tired, and I need my rest.” However, those who do not make efforts to keep their health will gradually grow infirm. It is the law of nature.
(380:164, June 7, 2002)
Whenever my physical condition is poor, I know how to improve it with exercise and massage. For instance, if I feel an ache in my lower back, I massage it like this—a sort of acupuncture. If I examine myself, I can tell what is wrong with my body. I’ve trained myself to manage my health.
(203:176, June 23, 1990)
Before you love God directly, you should love the food you eat, love material, all things, and your body from head to toe. Through loving all things, you come to love your body, because your body absorbs the elements of all things.
(138:99, January 19, 1986)
Appreciate the grass growing in the earth, made by Heavenly Father’s hands. Fresh air is far more fragrant than any man-made perfume. Anyone who knows the taste of fresh air, sunshine and clean water, will not get sick. If we live with a heart to appreciate nature, we shall remain always healthy.
(9:177, May 8, 1960)
If you want to be healthy, you should love people, giving and forgetting what you have given continually. People who live this way will be happy and enjoy their life during their sojourn on earth.
(331:23, August 23, 2000)