Show WHAT TO EAT AND WHY food provides the key to mental and physical power you can be strong beautiful wise rear healthy children only if you know how to combine the right food materials in f the lie diet by C HOUSTON GOUDISS 6 east street new york S SINCE INCE the world began food has been mans first consideration for it he has fought and died to find it he has traveled over great continents and braved unknown dangers his quest for food has changed the map of the world and colored the history of nations but in all of these se historic struggles he has been motivated solely by thin the desire to get enough food to satisfy hunger today actual hunger huner hun Z er is rare but hundreds of thousands of people starve in the midst of plenty because they do not realize the tremendous poirer of food for good or for evil they do not realize that as a man eats so he is and that his choice of food materials gives or takes away the power to live vigorously to think clearly to feel warmly to be and wise it can be truly said that your food is your fate it has the power to shape your body to make it strong and beautiful or weak and ugly it has the power to influence your language your gait your tone of voice in short your life with the right food life becomes a glorious adventure for it increases your leadership intensifies your magnetic qualities strengthens your morale and increases your physical defenses and resistance food the fuel of life the body machine cannot be run efficiently without proper food fuel any more than a car could be run without gas or a house could be heated without oil coal or wood food oso also has ains the power to speed up or slow down the workings of the mind it likewise influences the state stale of our nerves the warmth 0 of our affections the type of characters we pos dowst finally the power to have strong healthy children is based on proper food and nutritional scientists have discovered that ee the wrong food can even take away from us the greatest blessing that nature has bestowed our earthly immortality for it c can a n deprive us of the ability to bear children who will carry on after we are gone six groups of food substances what food substances are necessary to build and maintain to top P health to develop the greatest physical and mental power 1 1 PROTEINS which build and repair body tissues these are found in such foods as milk eggs meats fish cheese and nuts 2 PATS FATS which yield heat and energy the fats are represented by butter cream oils and the fat of meats 3 carbohydrates the starches and sugars these also supply heat and energy and are found chiefly in such foods as bread potatoes cereals and sweets 4 MINERALS which build repair repair protect and regulate among the minerals which are absolutely necessary to health and ad vigor are calcium phosphorus iron copper iodine sulphur manganese magne slum sodium and potassium these are found in varying amounts in milk eggs fruits vegetables whole grain cere als s and meats 5 VITAMINS which are i essary for body regulation and ril as a protection astion Ps tion against dread deficiency diseases six have been discovered to date A B C D E and G 6 WATER which is a part of all body tissue and must be present in order to have the other food elements function properly the ideal dietary is one that includes a correct proportion of the different food elements required to supply bodily needs without any of them being supplied in excess or in insufficient amounts food can make or mar alar there are many striking examples of the power of food to make or mar existence I 1 could cite hundreds of laboratory experiments peri ments many of which have been confirmed by clinical experience peri ence nor is this power of food to af feet feci mental activity confined t to 0 prenatal life even if a child enters this world with a strong body and a clear mind the wrong food during childhood has the power to wreck health investigation after investigation by leading specialists throughout the country has proven that a surprising percentage of retarded children those who cannot keep up with their school grades do not really have inferior minds they only seem stupid because the action of their minds is clogged and slowed down by sluggish underfed under fed bodies physical fitness is a far greater asset than material possessions for in times of stress and trouble those who can call stand up under the physical strain wi win 7 the haute battle for those who collapse al all 1 it 1051 0 o the homemakers responsibility every wife and mother is therefore faced with the tremendous responsibility of keeping her family mentally and physically fit her husband must have the rig right ht kind of food in order to earn a living her own diet must be adequate and well balanced if she is to have the energy wisdom and patience required of a mother at all hours of the day her baby will not grow into a healthy man or woman unless ess he or she has the right nourishment from the moment of birth and school children cant keep up wit with h their classes without the right food if you will foll follow ow this series of articles and put ft into ito practice the principles of correct eating that I 1 advocate I 1 carl can promise that you will increase both mental and physical efficiency and as a result achieve greater health and happiness for eve every ry member of your family food affects your body and mind each morning when you awake a new life is ahead of you whether that day a and nd the days to follow will be better or worse v Z 6 41 11 1 C houston II goudiss outstanding food authority author and radio lecturer author of what to eat and why ile he knows food from soil to serving from table to tissue watch tor for his articles each week than those that went before depends largely upon what y you ou eat within a few hours the bread meat vegetables and liquids that you swallow are transformed into your personality they begin to think feel and act they become YOU what was food yesterday today is carrying or on the important business of the world each meal that you ou eat helps or hinders the efficiency and ease with these lanous duties ditties are performed perl ormed that thai is why it is true irue that as you eat so you are and that is I 1 say that three times a day at your table you SIT DOWN TO LIFE 0 C houston goudiss 1038 1933 |