The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-05
HOME HEALTH CLUB

%AAT11NNIANG 411G O1E1. II is QulLc I
probable that the changes in diet de-
manded by the necessity now existing |
will affect over IS per cent. upon fish !
and vegetables. The diet of even the |
vegetarians is affected because they |
have been very free in the use Of |
wheat foods and of milk and butter |
One of the greatest dangers to be |
overcome in making these necessary
changes will be the tendency to over |
eat of certain dishes that are recon-
mended as substitutes for meat. Many
people will suffer with hyper-acidity
and although they do not recognize
the cause, will complain of gas in the
stomach, of flatulence and palpitation
of the heart. Many cases indeed, will
be gravely diagnosed as valvular
heart trouble, while as a matter of
fact it is merely case of over-eating
of certain foods that are incompatible
and in trying to rid the system of the
toxins the vital forces are doing their
best by changing the solid matter into
gases and expel them, but sometimes
these gases are not easily expelled but
pass from the stomach to the intes-
tines and from there to the ascending
colon and from there to the trans
verse colon where they frequently are
held until this part of the colon is dis
tended to 3 or times its normal size.
The sufferer complains of bloating
and as the distended colon lies direct
| ly below the heart the pressure upon
that organ becomes so great as to
seriously interfere with it's action.
| Deadly fear then enters the brain and
this aids in paralyzing the action of
the nerves and so aggravates the con-
dition that death sometimes results
and the death certificate says Heart
Failure
Now, as a matter of fact the heart
did fail but that was not the cause
of death. Instead of accusing the poor
overworked and badly crowded heart
let US accuse the head that refused to
profit by the simple and practical
experience of dietician and whenever
an excess of acidity appears with the
resultant gas and flatulence, not only
| change the diet but cut down on the
quantity.
It is quite probable that few people
really know the dttrerence between
hunger and appetite. A true hunger
is natural condition exhibited by all
animal and plant life when nourish-
ment is needed. Appetite is an en-
tirely different proposition. No human
being ever had a natural hunger for
tobacco or tea, coffee, alcohol, pickles
or saltd olives, but in all cases where
these things are craved it is the result
of an appetite unnaturally created and
in all cases of acidity, especially
where it has progressed to such a
point that constantly increasing doses
of bicarbonate of SODA are required
to "sweeten the stomach" or various
digestive tablets must be constantly
used, then you must call a halt on
these unnatural condiments, cut down
on the quantity eaten, find out the
+ proper combinations of food and live
naturally or you are liable first to
gastric ulcer and this progressing I'M
} der continued abuse in combinations
: and qutntity of food finally becomes
a cancer or the fermenting process
| passes on to the colon end the balloon
, ing of its transverse portion results in
: the so-caIled heart trouble.
Now, just a few hints. Don't eat
a larger portion Of baked beans than
you would of roast beef or steak.
When you eat beans, don't at the same
: meal eat, cheese, squash, pumpkin or
, sweet potato. Instead eat an album
: dance of raw fresh vegetables and
chew them thoroughly.
: Among the raw vegetables best
suited to the solid nourishment of
beans are cabbage, lettuce, spinach,
celery, parsley, tomatoes, carrots and
cucumbers. With some of these there
t may be combined in salad form, ripe
= apples and bananas with dressing
/ made principally of olive oil, few
/, drops of lemon juice, a liberal dash
: of red pepper and a little salt. Hygia
1 salad dressing, however. is preferred
r in most cases. It is made as follows:
= Juice of half lemon, two eggs
S two tablespoonfuls olive oil, one cup
= whipped cream and salt and sugar
/ to taste. In making this dressing a
= good cook will US extreme care and
s first separate yolks from the whites
= of the eggs, then beat the yolks thor
ouhgly, then add the oil and lemon
e Juice very slowly and of course, stir.
= ring rapidly all the while. The wHTte:
s of the eggs should be thoroughly
: whipped and added with the salt anc
: sugar, after which beat all together
: with the whipped cream.
e This dressing keeps well if careful
o ly covered and kept in the refrigera
e tor I must frankly state just herr
: that this salad dressing is not de
: manded by natural hunger but is {
e harmless and pleasing substitute fol
It other and harmful things for which
e an unnatural appetite has been &C
II quired.
d I will gladly answer all inquiries
II for information on health subjects
/, from readers of this publication i
l. same are addressed to Home Health
1t Club, 5O39 Cottage Grove Ave-, Chi
e cago, Ill. Send full name and ad
is dress with 4 cents postage.
e Dear Doctor: would like to hav
l. done as you suggested about going
If South, but our finances do not ALLOW
If it this winter. Next summer I viii
e see to it that we get fresh vegetables
IS if God gives US rain. I have in tn
l., meantime purchased some vegetable
Iond frOit and baSideS that T cat healt1