Eating For Health And Efficiency

Errors in diet are very largely responsible for the majority ofthe chronic ailments which afflict the civilized portions of thehuman race. This is particularly true of maladies which affectthe alimentary canal. It naturally follows that the adoption ofa biologic diet is of first importance in any serious attempt tocure patients suffering from disorders of nutrition. The following simple rules if faithfully followed should enablea patient who has changed his flora and gotten a new start inlife by the aid of the fruit regimen and the milk regimen, tomaintain and greatly add to the improvement which he hassecured by the aid of these specific regimens. 1. Eat only natural foods; that is, those which are naturallyadapted to the human constitution. The natural dietary includesfruits, nuts, cooked grains, legumes, and vegetables. Naturalfoods impart to the body the greatest amount of energy, andmaintain normal conditions of life. No animals but scavengersand men eat everything. 2. Avoid meats of all sorts (flesh, fowl, fish, including "seafood"). These are unnatural foods. They are all likely tocontain parasites of various kinds, and countless numbers ofnoxious germs. "Meat bacteria" or "wild germs," which infectthe intestines, cause putrefaction and other poison-formingprocesses, and inoculate the body with colitis and many otherdiseases. These germs are not destroyed by ordinary cooking,such as stewing, broiling, frying, and roasting. 3. Take care to avoid an excess of protein; that is, thealbuminous element which is represented by lean meat, the whiteof eggs, and the curd of milk. An excess of protein promotesputrefaction, and thus intestinal autointoxication, the chiefcause of "biliousness," colitis, appendicitis, gall-stones,arteriosclerosis, possibly cancer, Bright's disease, andpremature old age. Ordinary bread contains a sufficient amountof protein, as do also other cereals. Most nuts, also ripe peasand beans, contain an excess of protein. 4. Eggs should be eaten in great moderation, if at all. Theyencourage autointoxication, and thus often cause "biliousness."The yolk of the egg is more wholesome than the white. Eggs andeven milk as well as meat may be discarded if nuts are eaten. 5. Such animal fats as lard, suet, and ordinary butter, shouldbe avoided. They are difficult of digestion, and promoteintestinal auto-intoxication, and thus cause "biliousness."Vegetable fats are more easily digestible, and do not encourageintestinal autointoxication. Butter must be perfectly sweet, andshould be made from certified or sterilized cream.About The Author: For more tips on eating for health, pleasevisit the following url:http://www.oldandsold.com/articles02/health6.shtml