The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-30
DON'T LET THE ACID OBSEs.
 SION GET YOU DOWN

DON'T LET THE ACID OBSES.
 SION GET YOU DOWN
 Acidosis is a state of the body, that is, the blood and tissues and cells, which sometimes occurs In the course of one or another dis ease. It should be clearly under stood that acidosis is a result a feature, and not a cause of the ill., ness or disease. Acidosis is never due to acids naturally present in foods, nor is 1t ever produced by changes which meat or other pro- tein food undergoes in the digestive tract.
 The common notion that certain foods make the stomach acid or too acid and also make the system, the blood and tissues acid, is wrong.
 To the best of my Judgment there is no sound basis for the idea, still cherished by some of the el- derly medical bre;.iren who devote their leisure time to writing med ical essays, that foods containing nitrogenous material protein, es- pecially purines, is likely to leave an excess Of uric acid in blood or tissues-indeed there is no con- vincing evidence that uric acid is a factor of any disease.
 The less one knows about human physiology the more readily one believes silly teachings about the importance of choosing the right combinations of food. The truth is that any combination or mixture of foods that appeals to ones taste is quite as digestible, wholesome and healthful as either or any of the items of which the mixture is composed.
 A question that seems to worry many gullible folk nowadays is how can one be sure to get all of the, oh, pick any number from six to thirty-eight clements essential for health. I understand there are several clements necessary for health, but when you get beyond the digits I give up. But why worry about such academic matters? Any one whose diet includes Q fair amount of milk, cream, butter, cheese, eggs, fresh fruits will be certain to get all the clements, all the minerals, and nearly all the vitamins he needs. If the dairy products and fresh vegetables are freely used as staples of the every day diet, there will be no lack of minerals. As explained earlier, the important thing is to see to 1t that you get an adequate daily ration of vitamin D to insure utilization of the mineral clements.
 Hyperacldity of Stomach
 One with gastric hyperacidity, acid stomach, hyper -chlorhydria, sour stomach, acid dyspepsia, heartburn, -brash, hunger pain, or a suspicion of peptic, gas- tric or duodenal ulcer should avoid seasoning things with salt or eat- ing very salty things. He should avoid catsup, chili sauce, horse- redish, mustard, spices, vinegar, pickles. He should not eat grape- fruit, lemons, oranges or tomatoes. He should not eat concentrated sweets, cakes, candy. He should avoid meat soups and gravies. He should eat six meals 0 day instead of three or four.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Referring to the inquiry of the girl who has to carry heavy bags from door to door. My experience has taught that resting the elbow on the hip greatly reduces strain Long ago Q southern woman told me the old slave nanny carried the baby astride the hip and called this "toting." 70. K)
 Aiiswer-Thank you. Ideal way ig to carry the burden either balanced on the head, or knapsack fashion. Another meaning of "toting" is the long established custom permitting the cook to carry food home to her family, as one of the enoluinents of her job.
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