The A.B.-Z. of our own nutrition

The A.B.-Z. of our own nutrition

[Pg ix] Introduction DO WE EAT TOO MUCH? (A propos of the Scientific-Military Experiments at Yale University) Do we eat too much? Nine out of every ten physicians tell us Yes, and tell us true! How much too much? Luigi Cornaro suggested that all persons in his time ate more than was necessary; most persons ate twice as much as was good for them; and some, who were extravagantly gluttonous, ate ten times as much as was their most economic need; and Cornaro, who was a dissipated wreck at forty, reformed his manner of eating and lived to be a hundred to prove his declaration. Experiments carried on in this country and in Europe during the past five years confirm this estimate of habitual excess; but fortunately they have also revealed a natural protection,[Pg x] heretofore unappreciated, available to all, which can regulate the appetite to suit the real needs of nutrition and thus avoid the dangerous excess which predisposes to discomfort and disease. Luigi Cornaro lived more than three hundred years ago. His charmingly frank and interesting autobiography has been published in English upwards of forty times in different new editions, and no one has disproved the possibility or probability of his claim. We all know that Cornaro was right. We know, in a general way, that the great Italian dietitian and philosopher was wise and uttered wisdom, and we are told that most, if not all, of the diseases which pain, worry, and afflict us are caused by indigestion or mal-assimilation of food, the result of some indiscretions of eating. The questions then are What are our indiscretions? How can we avoid them? and What is the new discovery that will protect us and, at the same time, add to the pleasures of the palate and of living? ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 67326
Author: Fletcher, Horace
Release Date: Feb 5, 2022
Format: eBook
Language: English