Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-27

WA SHINGTON, April 27.-That
the digestive troubles of America
are due to too much sweet and
starchy food is the conclusion reach
ed by DIR, Julie Stevens, former die
tician to Madame Sarah Bernhard.
Too much ice cream, candy, and
heavy food are having a bad effect
not only on individuals but on the
race, we are told.
DR.. Stevens, who is visiting this
country, is more interested in indi-
yiduals, however, than in races. She
breaches the doctrine that we are
what we eat. and that each persons
diet should be adjusted to suit the
needs of his w body. Thus, when
you ask the doctor for the magic
formula that enabled the "Divine
Sarah" to defy time so successfully,
you are told that Madame Bern
hardt's diet would not necessarily
produce similar results in others.
This is a call for specialization in
diet with each person as a separate
subject. The immediate objection
is raised that most people are not
skilled dieticians, nor can they af-
ford the services of experts. But
just as we have learned that eggs,
and milk, fresh vegetables and fruit
are health-giving foods, SO no doubt
We can advance another step and
try to find out still more definitely
what our bodies require in the way
Of fuel and building materials.
The trouble in the past has been
that general principles of diet have
been applied regardless of circum-
stances. . 1t became a recognized fact
that certain foods are nutritious and
easily digested, and therefore people
concluded that these foods must be
satisfactory on all occasions and
when consumed in large quantities.
The result is that a person can and
often does, overeat at a table con
tanning only the most wholesome
dishes. Almost every one has a
bowling acquaintance nowadays with
vitamines and Galleries. But the idea
that one may overload the stomach
in the process of acquiring calories
has not yet become n of our ma
tional beliefs. Yet it is quite gen.
orally stated that the average per-
son overeats, and the American ma
ton is accused particularly of eat
ing too much sugar and starch.
Potatoes are healthful and so we
eat them heartily and in combination
with bread and other starchy food.
Chocolate has fuel value, and we
load a one man power engine wNn
enough to u a four man power
motor. If indigestion accompanied
by pain, does not follow, a meal is
considered a success, even though
the stomach may be given such an
Herculean task of digestion that
very little energy is left for the days
work.
This is obviously a very elemen-
tary attitude toward e&eing, especi-
ally so now when pep, efficiency, and
cheerfulness are so much admired
and sought.
What Wrong Eating Does
DR.. Stevens points out facts in this
connection that most of US know
vaguely though we obviously do not
fully appreciate them.
Food is the material of which
the body is built and formed" she
says. zone must understand that
a great cause of disease is the pres
ence of waste matter in the blood
which is caused by mucus-forming
foods and ~overeating.
Wrong eating causes sickness.
Much more frequently it causes in
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ness. You have it within yourself
to be healthy if you only take time
to learn just what is the right food.
Learn daily combinations of food
that are digestible and suitable to
the needs of your body. Do not clog
your system with food that will lie
in the stomach to decompose and
ferment, for it will cause poisons.
Fermentation causes sleeplessness
and that feeling of painful awaken
ing in the morning and aimlessness
and depression.
ITO be healthy supply your body
with proper fuel and building ma
t~erials and then battle, rest. and
think right. Nature will do the
rest"
These are general suggestions.
More particularly. the French dieti-
clan urges whole wheat bread to the
exclusion OF white breads, and a
great deal more fruit and green
vegetables.
Citrus fruits are mentioned as a
means of clearing the system of fer
menting' foods that are assimilated.
We think of orange juice and lemon
ade as diet for invalids, but DIR. Stew
ems advocates a citrus diet for one
day asSh every tEae Yaskss This
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