| Show tir Diet JL U and Health A JO m k J I fl By Lulu Lu U Hunt I e ers I ru r f Key J io to iho ilzo Calorie lOri 3 DIET IN CHRO IC BRIGHTS BRIGHT'S DISEASE v I It wasn't very l ng ago that I ran rann an n article on on- Diet In Chronic Brights Bright's Disease Evidently W we w have an arrn array army of f f new readers for formy formy formy my mail mall Is deluged with witt questions on this subject so ap I am anI running the tho I j article again with a little littlemore littlemore more Information added I Chronic Dright's Brights disease may last for many ye years rs so obviously we cannot keep a 8 sufferer of this disease ills dis ea ease e on the very limited diet we e doin do doIn doin in the acute cases Rather we have to see that all of oC the the body body needs for tor food are supplied But Dut I overweight must be avoided and reduced if it present The weight should be kept slightly below norma norma nor nor- ma mal nor Because most of the protein wastes of ot the bc body dy are eliminated by the he kidneys w we have to be v very ry careful that there is no excess protein protein protein pro pro- I tein in the diet but on the the- theother other hand we have to be careful that I there is not too little One of 01 the faults of Dt the older treatment ot of Chronic Brights Bright's Disease Disease Dis Dis- i I ease was that through the fear of protein the diet was kept too low lowin lowIn lowin in that food The consequence was that hat all of the organs suffered for tissues being protein themselves are I Imade I made and repaired by the protein elements largely One and one half calorie lorie of ot pr protein t ln per pound of body weight js is considered the minImum minimum minimum mini minI- mum of ot protein necessary for tOr well wen being in h health alU althor or ot any chronic ills dis ease should be given but no more Because the kidneys are weakened weakened weakened weak weak- ened we not only have to spare them excess protein but we have to spare them excess work that would come from eliminating eliminating- waste products from I overeating in genera gen gen- genera era eral We Ve also also- have have- to spare them the irritation f which would result I from condiments spices mustard excess e salt vinegar etcetera the irritation from alcohol and nicotine and In many cases tea coffee coee and strong cocoa Salt should be used only in the smallest amounts In severe severo cases oases It mi may have to be omitted entirely to for awhile AVe We must see that the diet contains contains contains con con- a preponderance of ot alkalinizing alkalinizing alkalinizing izing foods so the acid forming foods must be limited The foods leaving an acid residue are starchy foods breads cereals cereas and P ps- ps s- s tries cane sugar flesh foods eggs and prunes cranberries and plums they have some some b benzoic acid which may Irritate Inflamed conditions and rhubarb and sorrell sorrel they have ha haven haea a n small amount of oxalic acid That leaves lavos all of the vegetables potatoes included most fruits milk and its products and nuts for forthe forthe forthe the major part of ot the diet Two or orI three thre glasses of milk should be beI betaken betaken I taken dally daily I As far a ag as meat is concerned It ItIs Itis itis is not thought now that red meat has any more waste products than i white meat 1 and many physicians allow a small amount of meat inthe in inI inthe I the diet of the chronic Brighter The glandular organs such as liver kidney sweetbread and brains may prove injurious because they have havea I I a higher content of ot purine bodies on one of ot the protein products which may irritate I 1 Plenty of ot water should be taken Jaken to dilute the normal waste products I Constipation ailon should be avoided by bythe the inclusion of some bran or agar or mineral minerai oil or a combination of i these The skin skIp must be kept active by moderate exercises and by daily dally warm baths followed by cool water if jf the reaction Is good so soI I that it does its snare share of ot eliminating All AU other measures for tor health such as sleeping in well aired rooms be beIng being being be- be ing in the open and sunshine as much uch as p possible adequate sleep I and re rest t- t tand and mental poise haVe hate be practiced 4 j Let me warn again against ove 3 eating Holiday feasts have cause caused I the death of many a man and worn Wom Woman an with chronically inflamed kidneys kid I in the prime of life ute apparently apparently apparently i perfectly healthy f Tomorrow Tomorrow Answers Answers to Corre Copyright 1925 by the George Georgia Matthew Adams Service |
