Download or read book Autointoxication Or Intestinal Toxemia (Classic Reprint) written by J. H. Kellogg and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-22 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Autointoxication or Intestinal Toxemia It 15 not claimed that diet alone is capable of doing all that can be done in these cases, and it is, of course, expected that other rational meas ures will be simultaneously employed. But diet is certainly the dominant factor. Especial prominence is given to the milk regimen and the fruit regimen, because these two have been found most efficient. Variousother useful and efficient regimens have been worked out and are occasionally used. Although a milk diet has been recognized as a therapeutic measure, and employed in the treat ment of various acute and chronic maladies since the time of Hippocrates, its use in this manner even at the present time has been largely, if not altogether, empirical. The rationale of its use has not been understood, and hence it is not surprising that this exceedingly valuable cur ative means has been little appreciated. The same may be said in relation to the grape and other fruit cures, which from the most ancient times have been more or less in vogue, especially in certain countries. Thanks to the labors of Pavlov, Pasteur, Tissier, M'etchnikoff and vari ous other physiologists and bacteriologists there has been developed within recent years the neces sary scientific data upon which to base a sound rationale for the milk regimen, and fruit regi men and various other special regimens, and to perfect exact and efficient methods for the em ployment of these physiologic and remarkably efficient methods of dealing with a class of dis orders which have baffled the most persevering efforts alike of internists and surgeons. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.