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How Nature Cures Comprising a New System of Hygiene; Also The Natural Food of Man
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
436 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2003
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September 21, 2020
This book is a gem of long-forgotten wisdom! It goes against the way we were brought up, but it makes sense. Never mind that it was published in 1892, it is as relevant as tomorrow. Its language might seem dated, but its arguments are sound. Instead of cutting down forests to graze cattle and grow grain, we should be planting forests of fruit and nut trees, thus healing both ourselves and our planet. It makes a very convincing case for the fruit-based diet. Fruits and nuts are presented as the natural foods of our species.
The author argues that grains and starchy foods such as bread, rice, potatoes, and cereals, are "an unnatural and injurious food for man." That they cause digestive strain and tend to clog and harden arteries. Eating them leads to chronic disease. He seems to think that the "staff of life" is actually the stuff of death, that the "breakfast of champions" is a bowl of fresh fruit. He denies the germ theory of disease causation and links dietary starch to alcoholism.
Included are discussions of fasting, sleep, breathing, exercise, hydrotherapies. Human longevity, why it should be much longer than it is. The hygienic care of the sick. This is a big book that goes into great detail and quotes many sources. It is repetitious and could benefit from editing, but is worth reading. It has a threefold aim: to expose the fundamental errors of physicians and of the starch-based diet, and to offer a new system of hygiene
A book not to believe or to contradict, but to weigh and consider.
The author argues that grains and starchy foods such as bread, rice, potatoes, and cereals, are "an unnatural and injurious food for man." That they cause digestive strain and tend to clog and harden arteries. Eating them leads to chronic disease. He seems to think that the "staff of life" is actually the stuff of death, that the "breakfast of champions" is a bowl of fresh fruit. He denies the germ theory of disease causation and links dietary starch to alcoholism.
Included are discussions of fasting, sleep, breathing, exercise, hydrotherapies. Human longevity, why it should be much longer than it is. The hygienic care of the sick. This is a big book that goes into great detail and quotes many sources. It is repetitious and could benefit from editing, but is worth reading. It has a threefold aim: to expose the fundamental errors of physicians and of the starch-based diet, and to offer a new system of hygiene
A book not to believe or to contradict, but to weigh and consider.
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