Chapter IV: Appendix: (veriform)

dis-eases of (see Appendicitis), II 580
functions of, II 581

APPENDICITIS
symptoms of, II 582
treatment of (mild cases), II 583
a natural remedy for, II 583
diet in, II 584
list of foods for, II 585
chronic cases of, II 586
---- treatment for, II 587
---- causes of, II 588
diet a factor in, II 589
coarse food a factor in, II 590
old diagnosis of, II 582
menus for, IV 1029

APPETITE
lack of, IV 1081
difference between hunger and, IV 1081

ARTERIO-SCLEROSIS
causes of, I 170
food in, I 171

ASSIMILATION
definition of, III 630

ASTHMA
described, II 519
causes of, II 533
symptoms of, II 533
remedy for, II 634
diet in, II 534
foods to eat in, II 535
foods to omit in, II 535

ATHLETES
selection, combination and proportioning of food for,
V 1188
summer diet for, V 1191
winter diet for, V 1192
suggestions regarding diet in exposure to extreme
cold or for exertion, V 1201

AUTOINTOXICATION
defined, I 247
bacteria in, I 247
meat a factor in, I 247

B

BACTERIA
discussed, I 166
origin of, I 167
not all harmful, I 168
species of, I 168
producers of, I 168
fermentation produced by, I 169
growth of, I 169
meat a producer of, I 259

BANANAS
varieties of, III 675
how to select and ripen, III 676
how to bake, III 677

BILE
defined, I 153
function of, I 153
purposes of, I 153

BILIOUSNESS
cause of, II 466
symptoms of, II 466
remedy for, II 466
what to eat, II 467
what to omit, II 467

BRAN
meal, composition of, III 683
---- bread made from, III 683
wheat, composition of, III 681
---- medicinal properties of, III 681

BLOOD, THE
Antipepsin in, I 152
glucose in, I 204
process of oxidation of, II 346
corpuscles of, II 386
automatic action of, II 388
incorrect feeding cause of impurity of, II 397
defective circulation of, II 398
exercise a factor in poisoning and purification of, V 1331
increase of circulation of, V 1335

BRIGHT'S DIS-EASE
described, II 550
causes of, II 551
symptoms of, II 551
prevention of, II 552
treatment for, II 553
general suggestion in feeding in, II 554
foods to eat in, II 555
foods to omit in, II 555

BROMIN
defined, I 73

BUSINESS MAN
a lesson for, V 1317
examples of poor, V 1318
wealth at the expense of health for the V 1319
the abnormal, V 1320
what is a good, V 1320
qualities of a, V 1321
routine life of the average, V 1322
bad habits of the average, V 1322
the ancient remedy for the average, V 1322
the physician of the average, V 1324
twelve rules of health for the, V 1324-1326

BUTTER
composition of, I 283
its value as a food, I 284
caloric value of, I 285
cocoa, how made, II 338
cocoanut, composition of, II 339
home-made, how to make, III 674

BUTTERMILK
how made, III 674

BUTYRIN
defined, I 123