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How to
Live Younger, Healthier and Happier
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proper fuel is fed into the
furnace (stomach), the machine (heart, blood, lungs and
organs) operates efficiently. When poor fuel is fed into the
furnace, it will not supply the machinery with the needed
energy. The fuel is not consumed and remains half burned
within the furnace grate (colon). This half burned fuel
cannot be naturally eliminated and the painful result is
called constipation. The related results, the sapping of
bodily energy, may result in the infection of any area of
the body through the toxic matter that this waste throws
into the blood stream.
Laxatives, oils, so-called liver pills, all of these are
worthless in treating constipation. Constipation is not a
disease of the colon or bowels, but rather of the digestive
system. The root of constipation can be found in your
refrigerator and on your stove, not in your body. Laxatives
attempt to stimulate the peristaltic action (muscles which
perform elimination) and induce bowel movements. Instead,
they cause the peristalsis to become dependent upon such
stimuli and what you then have is a crutch, not a cure.
Furthermore, laxatives which are based upon high roughage
content, without providing other mineral and vitamin value,
will eventually cause grave damage to the stomach and
bowels.
The following simple recipe will be found to stimulate most
common conditions of constipation.
1 lb. dried prunes
1 lb. dry figs
1/4 lb. dried apricots
2 quarts of water
3 lemons
2 tablespoons of honey
The fruit should not be cooked. It is never necessary to
cook dried fruit and such cooking will destroy much of the
food value. Simply soak the prunes, figs and apricots in a
solution of water and honey into which the lemons have been
squeezed and sliced. Allow the fruit to steep overnight. The
syrup produced by these fruits is delicious and should be
drunk frequently through the day. A heaping plate of this
natural stimulant each morning will serve to quicken the
laggardly pace of your eliminatory system.
Also, increased physical activity is primary in combating
chronic constipation. Walking, swimming and bowling are
three perfect sports in overcoming constipation.
Calisthenics, with particular emphasis on knee bends and
other toe touching exercises, are equally effective. Healing
should never be an uncomfortable or annoying process.
Both acute and chronic constipation can only be ended
through wise food habits and constant attention to bowel
movements. The constipation sufferer cannot hope to attain
regularity without providing a program of regularity for his
eliminatory system. Once the cleansing and maintenance of a
healthy digestive system has begun, you must provide a
definite hour of the day for evacuation and you must keep
that appointment as regularly as you keep your office hours.
Morning hours, following the two large meals of the
preceding day, are best. But morning, noon and night,
consistency is demanded. You must not fool your system, for
in the end it is yourself who is being tricked.
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