The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-09-13
HOW TO KEEP WELL


Over spiced foods are not good for
the digestion; eating too much meat
may make person sluggish; a strictly
vegetable diet, without milk or eggs
Is dangerous to the health Of the in
diyidual and the indiscriminate use OF
iodine in foods may do great deal
of damage in short time.
In four summarized statements the
educational committee of the Mime
sofa State Medical Association today
shattered many theories about what
to eat.
Many people are so fond of meat
that they will eat no vegetables or
other good foods while meat is at
hand" declares the bulletin. Meat
contains q considerable number OF the
really vital food compounds we need
for growth and for the maintenance
of strong bodies. But it is not COM
plete food. The common types Of meat
In America are lacking in some OF the
vitamins and in some of the minerals
which 60 to make sound teeth and
bones and which form part of our re-
sistance to disease. These vitamins
and mineral salts are furnished by the
plant foods, particularly the fruits and
the green vegetables.
1.-The vegetarians have become so
much interested in these values Of
plant foods, that they have overlooked
the necessity for meat, or at least for
eggs and milk These dairy products
are good substitutes for meat in many
cases. A true vegetarian eats no milk
or eggs, since these are animal foods.
A strictly vegetable diet is not an ade-
quate diet for growth or even for full
vigor of most people. Too large an
amount Of these foods often causes
great distress and sometimes genuine
diseases whose intestinal Innings are
too sensitive to the irritation of raw
fruit and salad vegetables. They need
foods which have ben softened by cook
ing. The proportion of vegetables and
fruits to other less stimulating foods
must be carefully regulated.
During the past few years there has
come a tremendous interest in pre-
venting and treating golfers. Iodized
salt is widely used There Is no doubt
that iodine is an essential food, but
the indiscriminiate use Of this food
can cause much harm in short time.
The addition Of iodine in any other
form than iodized salt is dangerous
unless it is done under the direction
and observation Of an experienced ad-
visor For prevention Of golfers the
use Of iodized salt certainly supplies
sufficient iodine. For the treatment
Of goiter there are several other con-
siderations which make a physicians
guidance necessary.
THE difficulties mentioned above are
concerned with the use Of too much
Of one food or an insufficient amount
Of another. Most people eat more than
is actually necessary and yet do not
become fat. There is little harm In
this overeating except its cost. But too
indoor work that does not make us
truly hungry. In order to stimulate
ourselves to eat as much as we former
ly needed we add to food the spices
and davors These are pleasant things,
and may actually improve digestion as
they add to our enjoyment in eating
We must be careful that we do not
eat just to enjoy these tastes. OF
course some fiavors are so strong that
they cause Inflammation in the
stomach. These cannot be called
good foods" when used in more than
the merest traces. In eating as in SO
many other activities temperance is
the way to happiness"