GOLDEN RULES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21467, 15 April 1933, Page 6 (Supplement)

GOLDEN RULES

" Xew Health " gives the following golden rules to follow; — 1. Diet. —Include in the daily food wholemeal flour and bread, milk (one pint at least for children, whenever possible), green vegetable leaves (cooked and raw) and some fresh fruit (especially orange, lemon, apples or tomato). 2. Flesh Foods.—Fat flesh foods (butchers' meat, iish and fowl), in strict moderation. Milk, cheese and eggs are good and sufficient substitutes for flesh foods. One meat meal a day is as a general rule, sufficient. 3. Internal Cleanliness.—Avoid constipation. Endeavour to have an action of the bowel at least twice a day. This should bo effected by suitable diet (sec rule 1) and regular habits. 4. Water. —Drink water freely, or its equivalent in fruit drinks, or other non-alcoholic beverages. These should be taken between, as well as at meals, and especially on waking. 5. Fresh Air.—Avoid close, stuffy, rooms. Work and sleep when possible with the windows open, but not in a direct draught. 6. Sunlight.—Take every opportunity of allowing tho fresh air and sunlight free access to the skin. 7. Clothing.—Wear only light, porous under-clothing which will enable free action of tho skin to take place. Clothing and collars should be loose, avoiding the constriction of any part of the body. 8. External Cleanliness. —Equally important to the healthy functioning of the skin is the daily bath and cleansing of tho entire surface of the body. 0. Clean Mouth. —Keep tho mouth and teeth scrupulously clean. Brush the teeth and gums at least night and morning, particularly just before going to bed. 10. Exercise. —Take out-of-door exercise every day. Also practice daily exercises for a few minutes every morning or evening, especially such as will bring into plav the abdominal muscles.