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Page 1: 2. * * * * * HEALTHY LIFE BOOKLETS NO. 1. THE LEAGUE AGAIN...
Page 2: 2. FOOD REMEDIES. By FLORENCE DANIEL. _Ready in September,...
Page 3: 5. MIND _VERSUS_ MEDICINE. By ARNOLD EILOART, B.Sc., Ph.D....
Page 4: W. DANIEL 11 CURSITOR STREET, E.C. 1908 _PREFACE_ There is...
Page 5: After this I should, perhaps, give a list of the periodica...
Page 6: FOODS AND THEIR MEDICINAL USES Almond 15 Apple 16 Asparagu...
Page 7: Barley 23 Blackberry 24 Black Currant 26 Brazil Nuts 26 Be...
Page 8: Fig 38 Grape 39 Gooseberry 43 Lavender 43 Lemon 44 Lettuce...
Page 9: Plum, Prune 64 Potatoe 66 Radish 67 Raspberry 68 Rice 68 R...
Page 10: INTRODUCTORY _While there is Fruit there is hope._...
Page 11: When this truth is realised by the laity nine hundred and ...
Page 12: 1] I have not visited a "grape cure" centre in person, but...
Page 13: Dr. Buzzard advises the scorbutic to take fruit morning, n...
Page 14: In the consumption of sodium chloride (common table salt),...
Page 15: I had done this for ten years, and nearly every tooth in m...
Page 16: It has consequently been banished from its rightful place ...
Page 17: He says: "Every adult requires from twelve to sixteen ounc...
Page 18: It is true that the consumption of large quantities of fru...
Page 19: Tea is a slow poison, and so is coffee except under except...
Page 20: Lambe, a contemporary of the poet Shelley. His last book a...
Page 21: The second is that the principles and practices of Dr. Lam...
Page 22: And when it comes to illness some of the systems of bathin...
Page 23: I know of an elderly man who fasts for a fortnight every s...
Page 24: If the grapes are grown out of doors and ripened in the su...
Page 25: Another pint of milk or stock is then to be added and the ...
Page 26: They are generally very expensive, but the reader is assur...
Page 27: For this reason it is an invaluable nerve and brain food. ...
Page 28: Apples will afford much relief to sufferers from gout. The...
Page 29: A diet consisting chiefly of apples has been found an exce...
Page 30: 2) Bake 2 apples. Pour over them 1 pint boiling water. Str...
Page 31: nutriment, it does not possess sufficient waste matter to ...
Page 32: First of all my friend administered a warm water enema. A ...
Page 33: A very palatable way of taking them is with fresh orange j...
Page 34: The fine white dust that adheres to it is most unwholesome...
Page 35: _Blackberry._ Fresh blackberries are one of the most effec...
Page 36: Put it into the preserving pan, crush it, and allow it to ...
Page 37: It is made by pouring half a pint of boiling water on to a...
Page 38: Haig, the gout specialist, on account of the belief that t...
Page 39: A soup made of distilled water and red lentils may be take...
Page 40: And Athenian doctors prescribed cabbage for nursing mother...
Page 41: But for children half an ounce of the bruised seeds are to...
Page 42: Raw carrot juice, or a raw carrot eaten fasting, will expe...
Page 43: The most useful plants for this purpose are small, not too...
Page 44: It should not be gathered from streams running through mea...
Page 45: One prescription is the following: Take 1 lb. of Ceylon st...
Page 46: A tablespoonful of freshly-ground cocoanut should be taken...
Page 47: They are easily digested, and for this reason are often re...
Page 48: In Denmark there is a legend to the effect that the trees ...
Page 49: and B. May's recipe for preserving fruit juice. Put the fr...
Page 50: The juice of the elderberry is excellent in fevers, and is...
Page 51: It must also be remembered that no outward application can...
Page 52: The fresh figs were rarely seen at one time outside of the...
Page 53: The grapes should be well chewed, the juice and pulp swall...
Page 54: It has been cited as an infallible specific in cases of sm...
Page 55: Dr. Fernie notes that it is of the same proteid value as m...
Page 56: But it has been said that gooseberries are not good for me...
Page 57: Lavender flowers were formerly used for their curative vir...
Page 58: _Lemon._ Lemons are invaluable in cases of gout, malaria, ...
Page 59: Dr. Fernie recommends the juice of one lemon mixed with an...
Page 60: Fernie recommends lemon juice for nervous palpitation of t...
Page 61: They are excellent for sufferers from gout and skin erupti...
Page 62: If he did so he would probably eat too many nuts, not real...
Page 63: There are several of these machines on the market, and the...
Page 64: Speaking very roughly, we may liken walnuts, hazel nuts, a...
Page 65: The fine oatmeal gruel of our grandmothers has gone almost...
Page 66: Unfortunately our so-called olive oil is generally cotton-...
Page 67: Pure olive oil is pale and a greenish yellow. If equal vol...
Page 68: _Onion._ The uses of the onion are many and varied. Fresh ...
Page 69: Raw onions are a powerful antiseptic. They also attract di...
Page 70: Cover the basin tightly and leave for twelve hours. After ...
Page 71: But it has the advantage of being more palatable. The juic...
Page 72: Herbalists sell dried orange pips to be crushed to a powde...
Page 73: The bruised leaves applied to the breasts of nursing mothe...
Page 74: In an old recipe book I found the following tribute to Ber...
Page 75: I suspect the secret to lie in the chewing. Almost any kin...
Page 76: A writer who records this says: "The patient should be for...
Page 77: The juice may now be given with a silver teaspoon. It is p...
Page 78: Dr. Hillier, writing in the _Herald of Health_ in 1897, sa...
Page 79: Tinned or cooked pine-apple is useless for curative purpos...
Page 80: The prune, a variety of dried plum, has been recommended a...
Page 81: It is made as follows: To every pint of washed prunes allo...
Page 82: A raw potato scraped or powdered to a pulp is an excellent...
Page 83: A syrup made with the juice expressed from pounded radishe...
Page 84: _Raspberry._ Raspberries are excellent against the scurvy,...
Page 85: One cup of rice should be put on in a double saucepan with...
Page 86: At the same time the general health suffers. "Dr. Prout," ...
Page 87: It should be thoroughly ripe before eating. I am _not_ rec...
Page 88: _Strawberry._ The strawberry is exceptionally wholesome on...
Page 89: To this end he especially commends spinach. Dr. Luff puts ...
Page 90: Vegetarian cancer patients who have recovered after being ...
Page 91: It should be renewed frequently, and applied hot. _Turnip....
Page 92: It is said to inspire courage and enliven the spirits, and...
Page 93: About one dozen per day is the quantity prescribed. It is ...
Page 94: The ordinary coarse wholemeals are apt to produce intestin...
Page 95: INDICES INDEX TO DISEASES AND REMEDIES ABSCESS-- PAGE Pars...
Page 96: Bran 77 Lentil 27 Spinach 72 Strawberry 72 Water-cress 31 ...
Page 97: BRAIN FAG-- Apple 16 BRONCHITIS-- Onion 54 Radish 67 BRUIS...
Page 98: Parsley 58 CHEST AFFECTIONS-- Almond 15 Orange 57 CHILBLAI...
Page 99: 28 Carrot 30 Cinnamon 33 Cresses 31 Date 34 Grape 2, 40...
Page 100: Orange 57 Pea Nut 60 CORNS-- Lemon 46 COUGHS-- Black Curra...
Page 101: Pine-apple 60 DYSPEPSIA-- Apple 18 Celery 31 Pea Nut 60 EC...
Page 102: FEVER-- Apple 19 Barley 23 Elderberry 37 Grape 40 Lemon 44...
Page 103: Banana 20 Barley 23 GOUT-- Apple 18 Carrot 30 Celery 31 Gr...
Page 104: HEADACHE-- Lavender 44 Orange 57 Thyme 75 HEART, PALPITATI...
Page 105: Pea Nut 60 INEBRIETY-- Apple 19 INFLAMMATION-- Apple 18 Ba...
Page 106: KIDNEY DISEASE-- Parsley 58 LIVER COMPLAINTS-- Apple 18 Ca...
Page 107: MELANCHOLY-- Thyme 75 MENSTRUAL OBSTRUCTION-- Parsley 57 N...
Page 108: Seville Orange 57 PALPITATION OF HEART-- Asparagus 20 Lemo...
Page 109: 28 Carrot 30 Grape 1 _et seq_ Sage 71 RHEUMATISM-- Asparag...
Page 110: RICKETS-- Potato 66 SCURVY-- Cress 31 Lemon 44 Potato 66 R...
Page 111: SMALLPOX-- Grapes 41 SORES-- Beet 28 SORE THROAT-- Apple 1...
Page 112: STONE-- Apple 17 Pear 59 Radish 67 Strawberry 72 TYPHOID F...
Page 113: Prune 65 WEAK DIGESTION-- Chestnut 32 Grape 40 Lettuce 46 ...
Page 114: Walnut 76 INDEX TO PRESCRIPTIONS AND RECIPES Almond Soup 1...
Page 115: Chestnuts, Boiled 32 Elderberry Leaf Poultice 37 Figs, Ste...
Page 116: Turnip Juice 75 Walnut Leaf Tea 76 INDEX--MISCELLANEOUS Ar...
Page 117: Readers of the Healthy Life Booklets will doubtless be gla...
Page 118: Artox" Flour.+ This is so finely ground that, although who...
Page 119: This cocoa has stood the test of time and chemists for so ...
Page 120: Shearns.+ Mr. Shearn is the acknowledged "Fruit King" of t...
Page 121: The Wallace Bakery is a boon and a blessing to Physical Re...
Page 122: Sold by Health Stores and Grocers everywhere in 7 lb. seal...
Page 123: 2d.; 2s. 10d.; and 3s. 6d. per lb. +THE UNIVERSAL DIGESTIV...
Page 124: Where no agent, 1 lb. and upwards will be sent post free. ...
Page 125: The I.H.A. Health Foods are sold by all Health Food Stores...
Page 126: _ * * * * * +A Word about Nut Foods.+ The high value of Nu...
Page 127: Ltd. LANCASHIRE MENTION HEALTHY LIFE BOOKLETS. * * * * * +...
Page 128: There are also several pages of delightful recipes that wi...
Page 129: Our Fruit Stores will supply you with the choicest fruit o...
Page 130: When so many manufactured foods are more or less adulterat...
Page 131: In the making of these foods only the very choicest ingred...
Page 132: _Interesting explanatory literature Free._ +THE WALLACE P....
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