Show vu u D DIETING I E T I N 0 I Iu IS ADVISED AS RHEUMATIC TREATMENT I By ny DR DP MORRIS Editor Journal of or the tho J Medical Association and of the tho Magazine The most modern treatment of rheumatism and joint disease is Ie tile the search for lor or a spot of ot Infection Infection tion somewhere In the body from which germs erms pass paiS to the inflamed joints It has hu been learned also how bow however however ever that many ninny modifying mOdifying- factors may enter Into consideration tho chemistry or the special nature of the blood and the tissues may bG be besuch besuch such as to i the tissues tu to resist the attack of the germs For instance Dr Ralph Fern Pem Pern-berton Pern berton has found that the ability o of the blood to take care of ot sugar In the diet is distinctly lowered in such euch cases The Tho lowering Is not of the same nature as that which occurs In diabetes In that die die- dis dh disease ease case an organ called the pancreas Is chiefly Involved In the clUe case of ot Joint the disturbance seems stems to bO be bOIn bein bIn In the blood Itself There seem seems to be bo no doubt also that the in- in intestinal In Intestinal tract may be Inefficient In such Instances and that putrefactive tive tin products may be kept and absorbed Into the blood thus bringIng about a tacIt lack o of resist resist- resl t-ance t once to the Inciting germs Tho The evidence tor for the latter view Is largely based on the tho fact that thata a cleansing of the intestinal tract is II frequently accompanied by re- re re relief lief lIer of the symptoms and that the use of ot milk soured with the ba- ba bacillus ba bacillus cillus acidophilus sometimes brings bring about unusual improvement FASTING F BENEFICIAL There are oth other r Instances In which a n mere lowering of the amount of food tood taken talen Into the thu body i Is accompanied by a benefi bendl- beneficial cial response As to whether the special case concerned Is on one for dietary treat treat- treatment treatment ment the decision must be made by a a physician who has considered all alt of the Important factors fadora If It some of the tho other points mentioned may be eliminated the first step In the dietary treatment Involves a n reduction of the amount of calories taken into the body each day doy These calories are rep rep- represented resented rup-resented resented chiefly by carbohydrates carbohydrate or sugar foods The average person takes take t ke Into his body from to OO cal cal- calories calones cal calories ones ories each da day so eo that a reduction to 2000 Is II simple and safe on this amount of food rood It is possible to live IhlI quite comfortably I |