Encyclopedia of Diet: A Treatise on the Food Question, Vol. 4Christian, Eugene
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Encyclopedia of Diet: A Treatise on the Food Question, Vol. 4
Christian, Eugene
Diet; Diet in disease; Food
Rheumatism and Gout 947
Bright's Dis-ease 979
Diabetes 983
Consumption 989
Dis-eases of the Skin 1013
Appendicitis 1029
Menus for the Pregnant Woman 1033
Importance of Food during Pregnancy 1033
The Nursing Mother 1040
Menus for the Nursing Mother 1042
Miscellaneous Menus:
Weak Digestion 1046
Building up Nervous System 1053
For Aged Person 1061
Strength and Endurance 1069
Malassimilation and Autointoxication 1074
No appetite 1081
Athletic Diet 1088
For Invalid Child 1098
For Mental Worker 1106
For School Teacher 1115
For Laboring Man 1122
For Cold Weather 1133
For Hot Weather 1134
To Build Up Sexual Vitality 1138
LESSON XV
CURATIVE
AND
REMEDIAL MENUS
CONCLUDED
LOW VITALITY (continued)
SPRING MENU
_LOW VITALITY--UNDERWEIGHT WEAK DIGESTION_
Take a cool sponge or a shower bath, a few minutes' vigorous exercise,
and a cup of hot water just after rising.
BREAKFAST
Strained orange juice, diluted--one-half water
One egg whipped five or six minutes with a rotary
egg beater, to which add a spoonful of sugar,
a flavor of pineapple juice, and a glass of milk
Half-cup of wheat bran, cooked, and a spoonful
or two of steamed wheat
LUNCHEON
Three eggs prepared as for breakfast, adding
two glasses of milk. Drink slowly
DINNER
A two-egg omelet rolled in cream and grated
nuts
Puree of peas or beans
A small baked potato
Take sufficient wheat bran night and morning to keep the bowels in
normal action.
SUMMER MENU
_LOW VITALITY--UNDERWEIGHT WEAK DIGESTION_
A very ripe peach or plum, a cup of cool water, exercise and deep
breathing on rising.
BREAKFAST
Cantaloup, peaches, cherries, or any very ripe
sweet fruit
Buttermilk or egg, prepared choice
A baked sweet potato
LUNCHEON
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