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Vitality Supreme
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Bernarr Macfadden
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The
special
exercises
for
the
spine
which
I
have
recommended
for
years
have
the
general
effect
not
only
of
maintaining
the
proper
alignment
of
the
vertebrae
and
thus
promoting
the
health
and
welfare
of
the
central
nervous
system,
but
also
of
strongly
stimulating
the
nervous
system,
and
thus
toning
up
the
entire
bodily
organism.
All
movements
of
the
spine,
whether
of
a
twisting
or
bending
character,
naturally
influence
the
spinal
cord
and
the
spinal
nerves
in
a
mechanical
way.
The
result
is
something
akin
to
a
massage
of
these
nerve
structures,
and
in
this
way,
as
I
have
long
contended,
it
is
possible
directly
to
stimulate
the
source
of
energy
and
vitality.
I
am
convinced
for
this
reason
that
muscular
exercise
for
the
back
is
infinitely
more
important
than
for
any
other
part
of
the
body,
important
as
it
is
for
all
parts.
If
one
has
only
very
little
time
each
day
to
devote
to
exercise,
then
it
would
pay
him
best
to
give
that
time
to
movements
which
will
strengthen
and
stimulate
the
spine.
The
various
movements
that
I
am
presenting
in
this
chapter
have
been
devised
especially
to
accompany
the
hot-water
regimen
that
will
be
described
in
the
following
chapter.
They
are
intended
not
only
to
add
to
the
strength
of
the
backbone
itself,
but
have
been
devised
with
a
view
to
stimulating
to
an
unusual
degree
the
nerve
centers
located
in
the
spine.
As
I
have
already
said,
the
spinal
nerves
control
the
functions
of
all
the
vital
organs,
and
when
the
activity
of
these
organs
is
stimulated
not
only
through
increased
nerve
force
but
also
by
the
increased
supply
of
blood
that
will
result
from
the
hot
water-
drinking
regimen
referred
to,
then
indeed
will
we
have
a
combination
of
stimulating
forces
which
will
bring
about
vital
changes,
in
very
many
cases,
little
short
of
astounding
in
character.
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