The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-23
YANKEE STOMACH

Yankee stomach, is not confined to any section of the country. N occurs wherever people are unwiSe about their eating and drinking and careless about their digestion, par ticularly that part of digestion that goes on (a) in the mouth dur ing mastication and (b) in the stomach for half an hour or more after the food is swallowed if the food has been well chewed. Come to think of it, that is the only part of the entire digestive process over which one has any control. All the more reason why every one who values health, vite and long life should keep ALL TEETH in good working order at all times and all the time-his own teeth or his dentists, that is immaterial so long as the teeth function efficient ly. The trouble I call Yankee stom- ach is a functional Arrangement, at least in the majority of cases, characterized by hyperacidity, hun ger pain, heartburn, acid erucationS (waterbraShD, uneasiness from full ness after eating, bloating by gas, and general crankinesS, impatience and irritability engendered by these discomforts.
 One with Yankee stomach had hot al, cfoiV ovn n. bacco or at most smoke only after the midday or evening meal, eat regularly and five or six light meals day rather than the ordinary three meals a day, take plenty of time to eat and never undulge in quick lunches, never eat when un- der tension of excitement, never take dessert or concentrated sweets, sit quietly at rest or lie down for brief day after eating whenever possible avoid acetylsalicylic acid ("aspirin'O which agravates acid- ity.
 Diet for excessive acidity of the stomach? My friend, if your trou- ble is that bad you should consult physician. I advise you not to restrict your diet for more than 8 day or two at any time without the advice of your physician. No fool ing. It is risky business following rigid or formal diet for weeks or months without benefit of assay of the adequacy of the diet to supply the essentials of nutrition.
 These are the only suggestions 1 have to offer one with Yankee stomach: l. Omit nothing from your diet if
 the item has not certainly given
 you trouble on one or more pre-
 vious occasions.
 2. As rule milk and egg, raw or#
 cooked as you like, are agree 4
 able foods, either or both to-y
 gether taking up or combining X
 with excess acid and supplying
 the essentials of good nutritiin.
 If you wish 1t is all right to
 take tablespoonful or two of
 lime water with each glass of
 milk. Make your own lime water
 by putting piece of unslaked
 lime size of walnut in crock
 or jar of water Ca quar0, let
 stand till sediment settles, pour
 off clear upper fluid = that is
 lime water Lime water con-
 tains actually less lime (calciumD than milk itself contains, ounce
 for ounce. 3. Replace all items made of re-
 fined white flour or containing
 it with items made of whole
 wheat, and keep a supply of
 plain wheat on hand and chew
 handful every day as you
 would chew gum. In lieu of
 using whole wheat instead of re-
 fined white our, supplement your
 diet with a daily ration of vita
 min B-compleX.
 4. If you cannot take oranges or
 other citrus fruits or their juices.
 or fresh or factory Vacuum pro-
 cess) canned tomato or tomato
 juice, or fresh greens and fresh
 raw or slightly cooked vegetables
 you must get your daily ration
 Of vitamin c in tablet or other
 concentrated form of pure vita
 min C-cevitamic acid.