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Title: Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency)
Note: Reading ease score: 71.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Contents: Preliminary considerations -- Mental attitude -- Food -- Overeating -- Daily food intake -- What to eat -- When to eat -- How to eat -- Classification of foods -- Flesh foods -- Nuts -- Legumes -- Succulent vegetables -- Cereal foods -- Tubers -- Fruits -- Oils and fats -- Milk and other dairy products -- Menus -- Drink -- Care of the skin -- Exercise -- Breathing and ventilation -- Sleep -- Attitude of parent toward child -- Children -- Duration of life -- Evolving into health -- Retrospect.
Credits: Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Tiffany Vergon, Yvonne Dailey, David Garcia, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency)" by Rasmus Larssen Alsaker is a health and wellness guide written in the early 20th century. The work emphasizes the importance of proper nutrition, mental well-being, and natural living as fundamental components of good health. Through a blend of personal philosophy and practical advice, Alsaker addresses how modern lifestyles often lead to disease and how individuals can take control of their health through educated choices. The beginning of the book outlines the historical context of health education and critiques the overwhelming amount of vague information available to the public. Alsaker asserts that society has strayed from natural health practices, leading to widespread illness and premature death. He discusses the significance of individual responsibility in maintaining health, emphasizing that proper living, healthy eating habits, and mental clarity can lead to a longer, more fulfilling life. He also introduces the idea that many health issues stem from poor habits that can be corrected through education and self-discipline, encouraging readers to understand the impact of their choices on personal and societal health. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Alsaker, Rasmus Larssen, 1883-1960
EBook No.: 8521
Published: Jul 1, 2005
Downloads: 155
Language: English
Subject: Hygiene
Subject: Diet
LoCC: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency)
Note: Reading ease score: 71.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Contents: Preliminary considerations -- Mental attitude -- Food -- Overeating -- Daily food intake -- What to eat -- When to eat -- How to eat -- Classification of foods -- Flesh foods -- Nuts -- Legumes -- Succulent vegetables -- Cereal foods -- Tubers -- Fruits -- Oils and fats -- Milk and other dairy products -- Menus -- Drink -- Care of the skin -- Exercise -- Breathing and ventilation -- Sleep -- Attitude of parent toward child -- Children -- Duration of life -- Evolving into health -- Retrospect.
Credits: Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Tiffany Vergon, Yvonne Dailey, David Garcia, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency)" by Rasmus Larssen Alsaker is a health and wellness guide written in the early 20th century. The work emphasizes the importance of proper nutrition, mental well-being, and natural living as fundamental components of good health. Through a blend of personal philosophy and practical advice, Alsaker addresses how modern lifestyles often lead to disease and how individuals can take control of their health through educated choices. The beginning of the book outlines the historical context of health education and critiques the overwhelming amount of vague information available to the public. Alsaker asserts that society has strayed from natural health practices, leading to widespread illness and premature death. He discusses the significance of individual responsibility in maintaining health, emphasizing that proper living, healthy eating habits, and mental clarity can lead to a longer, more fulfilling life. He also introduces the idea that many health issues stem from poor habits that can be corrected through education and self-discipline, encouraging readers to understand the impact of their choices on personal and societal health. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Alsaker, Rasmus Larssen, 1883-1960
EBook No.: 8521
Published: Jul 1, 2005
Downloads: 155
Language: English
Subject: Hygiene
Subject: Diet
LoCC: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.