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The bram brain brain1 1 ke other parts of ofthe ofthe ofT the body requires requiresa a balanced diet No Nocase Nocase o ocase case has ever been reported of a aman aman aman man soothing soothmg the irritated Irntated nen ner nervesof ' es esof esof of his wife by feeding feedmg her celery celeryArd celeryArd celeryArd Ard as for lettuce it is a fine finesource finesource finesource source of minerals mmerals vitamins vltamms and andgentle andgentle andgentle gentle roughage but it does not notcontain notcontain notcontain contain any narcotic drug that m in mduces induces mduces duces sleep - * A - Other Fallacies Dsproved D sproved sprovedSCience sprovedScience sprovedScience SCience has exploded many manycommon manycommon . common notions about vegetables vegetableswhich vegetableswhich ! . WhICh may change your ideas Idcas of ofwhat ofwhat what is best to buy and eat Many Manyhomemakers Manyhomemakers . homemakers prefer lettuce that IS ISlight islight islight light green in m color and they beheve be belIeve beleeve lIeve leeve that string stnng beans which snap snapare snapare snapare are superior supenor m in quality But it has hasbeen hasbeen hasbeen been demonstrated that deep deepgreen deepgreen deepgreen green lettuce is much richer ncher m in mvltamms invitamins invitamms vltamms vitamins and that a snap m in strmg string strmgbeans stringbeans stringbeans beans merely indicates mdlcates that the thebeans thebeans thebeans beans have been kept in m a cold coldmOist coldmoist coldmoist mOist place placeFalse --False False - * - False Notions About FruitA FruitA Fruit A score of superstitions cling to tothe tothe tothe the eating of fruits There is a afalse afalse afalse false notion that acid tasting frUits frUitscause fruitscause fruitscause cause or aggravate rheumatism rheumatismbecause rheumatismbecause rheumatismbecause because they produce aCIdity aCIdityThe acidityThe acidityThe The truth is that most fruits re regardess regardless regardless , gardess gardless ] of their acid taste leave leavean leavean leavean an alkaline ash following followmg dlges diges dlgestIon digestion digestion digestionOne tIon tIonOne One often hears that fruit should shouldnot shouldnot shouldnot not be taken at the same time as asmilk asmilk asmilk milk because the fruit acids will willcause willcause willcause cause the milk to curdle But the thefact thefact thefact fact is that milk is always cur curdIed curdled curdied dIed dled m in the stomach by the hydro hydrochlonc hydrochloric hydrochloric chlonc chloric acid - * - Not Necessary to S p M IkAnother IkAnother Ik IkAnother Another false idea is the wide widespread widespread widespread spread notion that milk must be besIpped besipped besipped sIpped slowly or it will be dlfficut difficult dlfficutto difficultto ] to digest This has been refuted refutedby refutedby refutedby by a widely known mvestIgator investigator mvestIgatorwho investigatorwho investigatorwho who made many tests One day dayhe dayhe day.he dayhe . he fed a man a pint pmt of ml milk ] ] . 111 in m10 10 seconds The next net ' ! : day the same sameman sameman sameman man was fed the same amount of ofmilk ofmilk ofmilk milk in m 10 minutes mmutes On both oc occ.lons occ0 ocCoaions c.lons clons c0 . : . ions the contents of the stom.xcli stom stomch .eh eh .xcli xcli . . ch were eJ.ammeda examineda examined eJ\.ammed eJ.ammed eJ .ammed ammed \ . a half hall hour hourlater hourlater hourlater later laterIt It was discovered that the milk milkwhich milkwhich milkwhich which was drunk in 10 seconds secondshad secondshad secondshad had formed smaller curds than the themIlk themilk themilk mIlk which was sipped in m 10 mm min mmutes minutes mmutes utes And in ID both cases the curds were nere ere of practically the same can con canslstency consistency consistency slstency sistency - * - Water With Meals MealsIt ? It is widely held that water watershould watershould watershould should not be taken with meals mealsthe mealsthe mealsthe the argument being bemg that it dilutes dilutesthe dilutesthe dilutesthe the gastric gastnc juice and thus mter inter mterCeres interferes interferes Ceres feres with digestion This sounds soundsoglcal soundslogical soundslogical oglcal logical ] and many people have havebeen havebeen havebeen been fooled But the truth of the thematter thematter thematter matter is that water stimulates stimulatesthe stimulatesthe stimulatesthe the flow of the digestive JUices JUicesand juicesand juicesand and careful research has estab estabhshed established established hshed lished that normally water hken taken hkenwIth takenwith tikenwith wIth meals in reasonable quanti quanta quantihes quantaties quantities hes ties aids digestionDanger digestion wgcshon digestionk - -k k - * - kDanger -Danger Danger - Danger of Half TruthsThe TruthsThe Truths TruthsThe The most insidious IDSldIOUS food Calla falla Callacles fallaties fallacies cles ties are those which contain contun : some someportion someportion someportion portion of truth-for truth for truth - for example e'Cample eCample ' the thebelIef thebelief thebelief belIef that cooked fruit is more morewholesome morewholesome morewholesome wholesome than raw fruit It IS IStrue istrue istrue true that cooking cookmg increases mcreases the dl di dlgestIbllity digestibility digestibility gestIbllity gestibility of some fruits and also alsohas alsohas alsohas has a sterilizing sterllIzlng , effect On the theother theother theother other hand most fruits are easily easilydigested easilydigested easilydigested digested in m the raw state are aremore aremore aremore more palatable and richer ncher m in vita vitamms vitamins vitamins vitaminsA mms mins mmsA minsA A widespread belief which has a asmall asmall asmall small portion but only a small smallportIon smallportion smallportion portIon of truth is that whole wholewheat wholewheat wholewheat wheat bread is vastly superior supenor to towhite towhite towhite white bread Whole wheat bread breadcontams breadcontains breadcontains contams contains more minerals mmerals vltamms vitamins vltammsand vitaminsand vitaminsand and roughage than white bread breadBut breadBut breadBut But the mmeras minerals ] and vltamms vitamins vltammsackmg vitaminslacking vitaminslacking ackmg lacking ] in m white bread can easly easlybe easily easilybe easilybe ] be supplied by other common commonfoods commonfoods commonfoods foods and there is no JustIfication justificationfor for going gomg to the extreme e'Ctreme eCtreme ' of omit omittmg omittang omitting tmg tang white bread entirely from the thediet thediet thediet thedietFad diet dietFad --Fad Fad - * - Fad Dets D ets Lack Balance BalanceFar BalancarFar ' Far more harmful than the fallacies Cal fal Callacles fallacies lacles lacies regarding regardmg individual mdlvldual foods foodsare foodsare foodsare are the fad diets constantly put putforth putforth putforth forth by those who seek to ex explolt expooit exploit plolt pooit the homemaker s desire for fordIetetIc fordietetic fordietetic dIetetIc knowledge - * - Foods Not Incompat blaA bleA bla ble blaA A fad diet which has gamed gained a alarge alarge alarge large number of adherents m in re- re recent recent re recent - - I reI cent years is based on the notion notionthat notionthat notionthat notablyI that certain certam foods - notably notablystarches notablystarches notablystarches I starches and protems-are protems are proteins-are proteins proteins - are Incom IncompatIble incompatible mcompatible patIble andshould and should not be con consumed consumed consumed sumed at the same moal meal m al because becausethey becausethey becausethey they cannot be digested dlgEsted : at the thesame thesame thesame same time It is interesting : to tonote tonote tonote note that this fad has been con condemned condemned condemned demned by the rneJical mellcal melical proCessIOn profession proCessIOnand professionand professionand and that a physiciin physlcnn physician of the high highest highest est standing standmg has proved clImc\lIy clImc lIy clinically clImclIythat clinicallythat climcillythat ' \ that shrchesnd stirches shrches starches ' \ ind \nd nd and proteins protems do not notInterfere notinterfere notinterfere Interfere with one another m ill in the thestomach thestomach thestomach thestomachThe stomach stomachThe The fallacy of this theory is fur further further further ther appreciated when one real realIzes realizes realizes Izes that there are few pure pro protems proteens proterns tems teens or pure carbohydrates most mostfoods mostfoods mostfoods foods containing contammg varying varymg propor proportlOns proportions propertions tlOns tions of protein protem carbohydrate and andfat andfat andfat fat Such foods as dried peas and andbeans andbeans andbeans beans and whole gram grain cereals con contain tam a substantial percentage percentageof of both starch and proteinDangers protein protem proteinDangers --Dangers Dangers - * - Dangers of Fastng Fast ng Fasting Fastmg ngFasting ngFastmg is urged by some fad faddlsts faddists faddists dlsts dists as a means of detoxlfymg detoxifymg detoxifyingthe detoxlfymgthe detoxifymgthe the body Advocates of this prac prat practIce prattice practice tIce claim that it is nature s meth method method method od of housecleaning housecleamng As a matter matterof matterof matterof of fact fasting for any length of oftime oftime ottime time may be dangerous to health healthbecause healthbecause healthbecause because it may result tn in the ac accumuatlOn accumulation accumulation cumuatlOn cumulation ] of incomplete oXlda oxida oXldatlon oxidation oxidation tlon tion products of fat and the de development development development velopment of aCidosIsHomemakers acidosishomemakers acidosis acidosisHomemakers Homemakers must put aside su superstltIons superstitions superstitions perstltIons perstitions half truths and food foodCallacles foodfallacies foodfallacies Callacles fallacies it If they are to nourish nourishtheIr nourishtheir nourishtheir theIr families famIllcs properlyPut properlyPut properly properlyPut Put your faith only m in estab established establtshed established lished ltshed food facts Remember that thatupon thatupon thatupon upon your knowledge and breadth breadthof of vision depend dcpend to a great de degree degree degree gree not only the health but the thehappmess thehappiness thehappiness happmess happiness of oC your family |