Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-10
Health Talks, by Dr.. VIM. Brady
Copyright. 1915 National Newspaper service.J
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Every wel-fed doctor who really knows his
1ob Nhese days tells al his patients they eat
stand. lie goes about il like this: Your meta
bolism IS disturbed your oxidation process is
SLOW, your ductless glands driven too hard.
your blood pressure is triilc too high, your
"bilionsness' is due TO your wrong diet. your
auto int oNication demands Bulgarian bacillus
cultures and more vegetarian diet. your stomach
trouble is the result of low-grade Kidney
lesion which requires careful dieting, your loss
OF energy at the very prime of life is due to
incipcnt arterio sclerosis and clearly points the
need OF dictetc restrictions and vacation III
tho country. All OF which is roundabout,
pleasant professional way of saying You gor-
mand. quit stuiinr,
No two communities and no two individuals
have the same conception OF normal appetite
lated by custom and environment, and rarelyS
indeed by a common sense or scientific deter
misation of the proper amounts of food.
Here is a sample menu which constitutes
what is called a aintenance ration for a man
Of thirty-ive in fair health. weighing $50
pounds loing office work:
Rrcakfast-Fruit in season. One slice of
bread and butter toast. One egg. cup
Of coffee. containing ono ounce of milk
third ounce Of cream and one tcaspoonful OF
sugar
Lunch-one slice OF broad and butter. Piece
of meat 5x3N'. inches. one potato the size OF
\ small DISH Of ice cream. pudding or pic.
Dinner--A slice of bread and butter. small
ounces of SQUASH. An ounce is two table
spoonfuls) Piece Of meat size for
small dish of any vegetable salad. Baked po
tato The size of an egg Fresh fruit Small
cup OF coHcc with same amounts OF and
for breakfast.
If a man wcrc/ say, forty pounds overweight
and wished t. reduce his weight, this DIET
would probably serve the purpose. But for n
man of normal weight tho diet just maintains
weight and places no burden upon the meta
bolism.
one weighing $50 pounds could reduce weight
by following such diet and cutting off one
item from each meal day by day until n slow
decline in weight is noticed. then maintaining
tho diet 1T tho point necessary to maintain the
slow reduction. yc: not impair efficiency and
we'll being
1t is as nearly specific as We can make II for
more definite regime for the individual case
without taking into considerable age. occupa-
ton. general health and personal habits.
Questions and Answers.
Odorous Observation-Disclosures suggest some
thing harmless to apply for odorous perspira-
ton of the armpits. L. " p /,
Answer.-Bathc. the a day with n
solution of teaspoonful of official standard
formaldehydc liquid in pint Of water. Or
apply this solution whenever needed
Saicyclic acid. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 40 grains
Borc acid. ..................I ounce
Aicohol ............. ................ ounces
Water ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Il pint
perfume ........... ................. sufficient
Books About Food and Dct-Please mention
some good books upon food values and nutri-
ton and diet
Auswcr-Thc following probably in all
public libraries: Nutrition and Diet by Win
field $ Hall NJ. -. tApplo,ons): Food Values"
by Dr. Edwin \. Locke (AppIctons): What
shall ! Eat?' 10y Gouraud and Rchman fRch-
MANI Farmers Bulletins Nos. I2I. 1da oaS
ington. u. O.; "Colon Hygiene" by II. w. Kel-
log. NJ. IL. Good Health Publishing Conpany1