"A multitude of women are nervous and careworn because they deprive themselves of the pure air that would make pure blood, and of the freedom of motion that would send the blood bounding through the veins, giving life, health, and energy. Many women have become confirmed invalids when they might have enjoyed health, and many have died of consumption and other diseases when they might have lived their allotted term of life, had they dressed in accordance with health principles and exercised freely in the open air. CT 306.1"
"A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones."
The proverb speaks of the connection between emotional state and physical health. EGW's statement about the importance of fresh air and exercise for health echoes this theme of the connection between lifestyle and physical well-being.
"In order to secure the most healthful clothing, the needs of every part of the body must be carefully studied. The character of the climate, the surroundings, the condition of the health, the age and occupation, must all be considered. Every article of dress should fit easily, obstructing neither the circulation of the blood nor a free, full, natural respiration. Everything worn should be so loose that when the arms are raised the clothing will be correspondingly lifted. CT 306.2"
"What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s."
The EGW passage directly applies the principle of glorifying God in one's body by advocating for healthful clothing that doesn't hinder bodily functions, aligning with the verse's call to treat the body as a temple of the Holy Spirit.