Comparative anatomy and physiology, anthropology and archeology all point to the fact that man is best constituted to live on fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. The idea is not new. Wise men have advocated vegetarianism for ages. These shall be our food . Eight hundred years ago, Maimonides, greatest Jewish philosopher of the middle ages and physician to the court of Saladin in Egypt, treated his sick patients by prescribing vegetable diets.
Excessive eating is to the body of man like deadly poison and can be the root of all diseases.
Many illnesses which befall man arise either from bad food or excesses of the wholesome kind . Today, hygienists echo the same viewpoint. They teach that eating small amounts of food at a time enables the body to digest and absorb the food more thoroughly than otherwise, thus ensuring adequate assimilation of vital ingredients our body needs. When to Eat It should go without saying to eat only when hungry , but most of us need to remind ourselves of this rule - and to apply it. We should allow sufficient time to elapse between each meal.