Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-21
YOU'RE
HEALTH
BY ROYAL S. COPELAND
Commissioner OF Health. New York City
Copyright 1921. by Newspaper Features. inc.
PROPER NUTRITION

To maintain the body in health and
to provide it proper nourishment. IL
chemical elements are required. When
/ told this to a friend of mine and read
him the list he said:
THAT sounds more like the inventory
of q drug store than of the essential
elements of A society bud.'
OF these elements, the fats, sugar
and starches which we eat supply three.
Five more are given by the protein
~foods--chief of which are lean meat
and the white of egg.
OF the other seven there are three
-flourino iodine and silica-which are
present in the body in very infinitesi-
NAL quantities. Indeed, we may dis
regard them, trusting that they will be
picked up from one or another source.
Vial Minerals
The remaining chemical elements are
minerals which are needed to supply
strength to the bones and to supply
substance to the muscles. They furnish
the salt content of the fluids and juices
of the body. Without such minerals
the blood serum, the gastric juices and
all the various secretions would be
water alone and would not possess the
acid or alkaline qualities essential to
their proper action.
Without lime and iron and phos-
phorous we could not go far in our
growth and activity. In Russia and
the central nations of Europe the lack
of milk during the wal deprived the
children of their chief supply of lime.
AS a result. there was softening of the
bones and the development of ricketts,.
Without an abundance of lime during
pregnancy the bones and teeth of the
expectant mother are drawn upon and
she suffers in consequence.
Carrots, turnips. cabbages and
oranges are rich in lime. Apples con-
tain a good deal. Mix and cheese are
the most available sources of supply
for the average person.
Iron is needed for the blood where
it assists in the carrying of the life
giving oxygen. Egg volk. whole wheat.
dried beans and peas, spinach. dried
prunes and nuts are rich in iron.
Phosphorus is needed by every cell
Of the body. The bones and muscles,
and particularly the nervous system.
cry for it. Fortunately this element is
found in the same foods which are rich
in iron and lime, so if one is supplied
all the elements are likely to be.
The chlorine which helps to make
the acid of the gastric juices is taken
into the system in great part as com
mon salt-sodium chloride.
Balancing Your Diet
The nitrogen and sulphur are fur
nished by the protein foods. and these
are present in pretty con
slant proportions-that familiar old
political formula 10 to T." is main
tanned here. Sixteen per cent of nitro
gen to l per cent of sulphur is about
the ratio in the common foods of this
type.
Eggs, milk. whole wheat. oatmeal,
potatoes, beans, peas and beef contain
sulphur, as well as larger quantities
of nitrogen, of course.
Does not this short story Of YOUR
needs point out the Importance Of a
properly balanced and well chosen die
tary? You cannot live on candy and
pastry. because they supply energy and
not substance. You must have the
constructive materials or your body
will fall into disrepair.
To have good health you need not
be rich. You can easily provide your
self with eggs, milk. whole wheat
bread. the common vegetables | have
named, and the simple fare which will
give You bone. muscles, brain substance |
and well functioning organs. Then YOU |
may add the Injuries which tickle your |