The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-25
HOME HEALTH CLUB

:. AUTO-INTOXICATI - Compara-
 lively few people understand anything
 about the Chemistry of foods and the chemical phenomena which take place in the body during diges ton. For
 that reason it will. be necessary to make a. few explanations.
 p Digestion begins in the mouth Gf
 enough time is given by thoroughly chewing and masticating the foodD and when the food is thoroughly chew ed and mixed with the saliva, par
 ticles of it are absorbed before it is foods and sugar are acted upon, that is, partially digested, by the saliva and by some of the digestive juices of the stomach for period of 15 to 30 minutes before they are taken into the stomach, then often digestion ceases, to be taken up again in the foods is meant, potatoes. white bread, rice, various buildings, flour gravy, bananas, syrup, candy, sugar, and some of the fruits. Acids stop the is why they are not digested in the stomach, and that also is why, if one eats potatoes and other starches and drinks lemonade, or uses vinegar at the same meal, he is troubled soon af- ter with an uncomfortable feeling in the stomach, followed by indi gestion es should not be eaten at the same meal. Acids may, however; be eaten with meats and certain vegetables. W bite bread, potatoes, rice and pud- meal, they are all mostly starch, and too much starch overtaxes~ the in testines and causes bloating and con- stipation- Fats and starehesA should be eaten sparingly, if at all, at the same meal, for the same reason.
 An exclusive meat diet will not do, as it is too highly concentrated as food and often too greasy, for most digestive organs. This is especially true of pork. man working out of doors such a, farm hand, team ster, or laborer can eat a certain amount of pork and other greasy foods and find that he can handle or men who work indoors. this diet would be entirely unsuitable and would certainly result in auto-intox1- cation. The ideal diet then, is a prop l erly balanced died containing little meat, and a little starch, and some vegeta bles, all thoroughly nasticated; quantity and proportion, and not mix | ed with all sorts of drinks, and rich | highly seasoned particles.
 Suppose nay digestion is all wrong l and nv system loaded down with poi- 1 son what am I to do?'' someone asks. 1 Get the necessary information regard | ing yourself your food, and your haLb- i it's; then use the brains that the Crea- | tor gave you.
 A gentleman recently wrote to the Home Health Club, giving a, long list |
  nervousness, and some kidney trouble, | and occasional attacks of rheumatism, | and asked for help For years he had l eaten his three squares daily, as a matter of course. He was given the | necessary knowledge and taught how 1 to treat himself 5ed and he again, writes that he now considers himself a well man, and fur ther states that this is the first time he was told the how and why of his | fr0JTIaI4 KnOWl6dgG with DRrSGVer- ance and brains properly mixed are a powerful combination.
 Take for instance, rheumatism which is so frequently the result of So many who Suf- fer with this symptoms expect a cure by merely using some local application to the parts affected and taking inter nalIy some preparation which is sup posed to counteract the effects of the ng the least thought to correcting the 5iet and habits which are responsible for the condition.
 The same that has been said of stances of headaches, loss of energy and ambition (which is ninety-nine times out of a hundred due to auto ntoxicatfon) catarrh, consumption. nervous breakdown, biliousd1ess, gall stones, cancers. etc. The list might De prolonged indefnitly.
 Does cutting out the appendix when of this organ results rom constipation and improper diet ,eInove the cause? Does removing in famed ovaries resulting from a. le- sion in the spine remove the cause? Does removing an organ which is pro- apsed or fallen down as a result of 1abby ligament and muscles, remove she cause? The answer to all these questions is obvious. Then, would it lot show greater proficiency on the bart of the physician to find the real md the first cause and if possible re- move it? It would.
 As has been shown. auto-intoxica- ion is the cause of most of the ills ,f the human body, and a 1ayman possessed of the correct knowledge of he simple laws governing the func- ions of his body can do much to- wards keeping his body in health.
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