1. Eat only when hungry: There are two types of hunger; we have normal and abnormal hunger. Normal hunger was given to us by nature to make us active enough to get food. Normal hunger asks for food, but no special kind of food. It is satisfied with anything that is clean and nutritious. It is strong enough to make a determined demand for food, but if there is no food, it will be satisfied for the time being with a glass of water and will not cause much inconvenience. Abnormal hunger is completely different. It is a very insistent food craving and if it is not satisfied it causes bodily discomfort such as headache. The erosion remains and does not give rest to those who suffer it. Very often you have to pamper him. It requires some special type of food, and if it is not satisfied, the results may be nervousness, weakness, or headache, etc.
When skipping a meal brings discomfort, this is always a sign of a degenerate or degenerate body. A healthy person can go a day without eating without any inconvenience. He feels a great desire to eat at mealtime, but as soon as he has decided that he cannot get it or that he is not going to take it, the hunger disappears. Normal hunger is a servant. Abnormal hunger is a tough teacher.
2. Living on water during acute illness or fasting: This rule is contrary to the teachings of doctors. They teach that when people are sick there is much waste, which is true, and that it is therefore necessary to partake of a generous amount of nutritious food, so they give milk, broth, meat, etc., along with stimulants. . Eating during illness would be fine if the body could take care of food, which it cannot. In all serious diseases, digestion comes to a near or complete standstill and the food given under these circumstances breaks down in the alimentary tract, providing additional poison for the system to excrete. And food under the circumstances is harm and a burden on the body.
In fevers, the temperature rises after feeding. This shows that more poison has entered the blood. In fevers, little or no digestive fluids are secreted, but the alimentary tract is so hot that food spoils rapidly. Eating during acute attacks of the disease is one of the most serious and fatal mistakes. There is an aversion to food, which is nature’s command that none should be taken.
Chronic disease is often due to neglected acute illness, other times to abnormality formation through life mistakes that have not resulted in acute disorders. While acquiring the chronic disease, the individual may be quite comfortable, but never quite up to it. Most chronic illnesses can be quickly cured by fasting, but complete fasting is usually not necessary. The desire to eat is generally not absent, and there is usually enough power to digest. One of the most successful, if not the most successful, methods of treating chronic disease is to reduce food intake, and instead of giving so much of the concentrated staple food, more succulent vegetables and fresh, cooked and raw fruits using but small amounts of meat, bread, potatoes and sugar. This will give the body a chance to get rid of impurities. There are always many impurities in a crazed (disordered) body.
3. Moderate in eating: Simplicity is a great help for moderation. It is necessary to exercise the conservative measure of self-control. By exercising self-control, disease will be avoided. By using willpower daily, it becomes stronger and those who force themselves to be moderate at first are eventually rewarded by making moderation second nature. People should always stop eating before they are full. Those who eat until they feel uncomfortable are gluttons. And they should be classified with drunks and drug addicts. If the discomfort continues after a meal, it is a sign of overeating.
4. Chew food well: Food has to be finely divided and subdivided or the digestive juices cannot fully act on it. The stomach is well muscled and agitates the food, helping to break it down, but it cannot take the place of the teeth. All food must be chewed completely. As chewing continues, saliva mixes with the food. In saliva is ptyalin, which begins to digest starch. Starch that is well chewed is not as prone to ferment as starch that receives hasty attention in the mouth. Starches and nuts need a more thorough chew. If thorough chewing were the rule, meat gluttons would be fewer, because when meat is chewed well, large amounts cause nausea.
A. Milk is best digested when it is swished around in the mouth long enough for it to mix with saliva. Treating milk as a drink is a mistake, because it is a highly nutritious food.
b. All kinds of nuts must be well chewed. If they are not, they cannot be digested well, since the digestive organs cannot break down large chunks of hard nut meals.
against Succulent vegetables contain a considerable amount of starch. If chewing is neglected, they often ferment enough to produce a considerable amount of gas.
d. Fruits are generally eaten too quickly and therefore often produce poor results. Even green fruits can be eaten with impunity if chewed well.
my. Those who are fond of overindulged spirits should sip their alcoholic beverage very slowly, savoring each drop before swallowing, and this will greatly decrease their liquor intake.
F. The water should also not be swallowed. Rather it should be taken slowly, especially on hot days. When it’s hot, many people drink too much water. This tendency can usually be overcome by avoiding ice water and by drinking the water slowly.