A Handbook of Health (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Lodge, Freemasons. Quatuor Coronati

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1451012039 ISBN 13: 9781451012033

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2012

Synopsis

Looking upon the human body from the physical point of view as the most perfect, most ingeniously economical, and most beautiful of living machines, the author has attempted to write a little handbook of practical instruction for the running of it. And seeing that, like other machines, it derives the whole of its energy from its fuel, the subject of foods their properties, uses, and methods of preparation has been gone into with unusual care. An adequate supply of clean-burning food-fuel for the human engine is so absolutely fundamental both for health and for efficiency we are so literally what we have eaten that to be well fed is in very fact twothirds of the battle of life from a physiological point of view. The whole discussion is in accord with the aim, kept in view throughout the book, of making its suggestion and advice positive instead of negative, pointing out that, in the language of the old swordsman, attack is the best defense. If we actively do those things that make for health and efficiency, and which, for the most part, are attractive and agreeable to our natural instincts and unspoiled tastes, such as exercising in the open air, eating three square meals a day of real food, getting nine or ten hours of undisturbed sleep, taking plenty of fresh air and cold water both inside and out, this will of itself carry us safely past all the forbidden side paths without the need of so much as a glance at theD on tand Must not with which it has been the custom to border and fence in the path of right living.
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Using the metaphor of the body as a machine this book gives great advice on how to live a healthy lifestyle. The advice is positive and the aim is for the healthy activities and lifestyle choices suggested to be fun and enjoyable for everybody. Simple to follow and full of good advice and easy humour this book is a good start for anyone wanting to turn their unhealthy habits into beneficial ones. The author Woods Hutchinson was a doctor and professor of medicine with a talent for writing and communication. He also had a heroic streak, volunteering his services as a doctor for the allies in the First World War. 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1451012039
• ISBN 13: 9781451012033
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 390