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Food Treatment For Many Ailments

MOTHER GUARDS

MENU

Diet, which plays such an impor, the body in a solution which is near! tance role in the prevention of a the. neutral point. thousand and, one minor. illa, "is It appears to be well established [also a valuable aid in the treat-that many persons with nephritis ment of certain diseases. It works have high blood pressure, and high- in one of two ways: If the dis- by acid urihes Such people are ense is caused by the lack of one troubled with dizziness, headaches of the vitamins or certain of the and shortness of breath; they also minerala, an abundance of the excrete casts of the kidney tubules. element for which the body has These symptoms decrease or en been starving is added to the nor-tirely disappear when the patient mal diet. It is a mother's duty to eats a diet which has a.proper balance of acid and alkaline foodid. guard the menu.

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Acid Foods

MENU SUGGESTIONS FOR TO-MORROW.

TIFFIN

Salmon Belle Vue

Grilled Kidney and Bacon Potatoes and Onions en Casserole

French Beans

Queen of Puddings

DINNER

Clear Soup (cold) Poulet a la Marengo

Creamed Potatoes,

Green Peas

Passion Fruit Ice Cream Occasionally the foreign shops jin Shanghai devoted to the sale of imported fruit advertise passion" fruit from Australia. Folks hailing from lands under the Southern Cross know this fruit is almost indispensable to the perfecting of a fruit salad..

The greeny-purple rind encases large dark seeds set in a jelly-like substance which add'an exotic touch to salads no other fruit can supply.

Far from their native soil they are somewhat expensive, but two or

three only serve to flavour a fruit: salad whilst a like number turned) Into an ice cream just before its final stage make a delicacy new to (most Shanghai tables.

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If, on the other hand, the dis- In selecting such a diet, the best ease is due to soma metabolic die-method is to follow special menus turbance which has weakened one for nephritis. However, the follow- of the vital organa, a diet is plan-ing lists of food will be of interest

If you feel really extravagant buy ned to spare the disabled organ, because it is important for general

a dozen or two and eat and in this way promote the re-health to have in the diet a slight amounts

eaten should be just true Australian fashion: covery of health.

excess of alkaline over acid foods. enough to keep the body a little slice off the top, shake in a little It is in this second way that

below the correct normal weight, power sugar and scoop diet" helps in the treatment of Cereas products such as wheat Preference should be given to those contents with a small spoon, whip- flour, corn meal, rice, breakfast carbohydrate-rich foods which are ped cream adding the last epicurean nephritis (Bright's disease).

As you know, the kidneys have a cereals, crackers, oatmeal; and all listed on page 88 under "Alkaline touch. remarkable ability to get rid of foods of animal origin such Foodal"

Poulet a la Marengo. waste products, thus help-eggs, fish, lean beef, veal, mutton, It is generally believed that the Cut a chicken into neat joints, fry

blood lamb, pork, game and poultry. Egg, kidney's excrete keep the

concentrated them a good brown in 2 tablespoons stream pure.. in nephritis the fish, meat, and fowl are the strong solution of waste products of butter; and a glass of sauterne kidneys are unable to carry est acid-forming foods..

as easily as they do a dilute (white wine), a chopped onion, some In full load of work. They may be Then there are alkaline foods, as solution. For this reason it is cua- herbs and allow all to cook a little

able for a long time to do a cer- follows: Milk; fruits such as ap tomary to restrict the amount of tain amount; but if they are push-ples, bananas, oranges, grapefruits, liquids in the diet as much as pos- ad beyond their capacity they may lemons, peaches, raisina, currants.Įsible without causing discomfort fail to accomplish their duty com- prunes; melons, almonds; and ve- from thirst. Experience has prov pletely, and may be further dam-getables such as tomatoes, beets, ed that edema may be reduced and dried beans. controlled by this means. Water, aged by having extra work imposed cabbage, lettuce, on them. The problem, then, is to potatoes,

Brussels milk and other beverages; soups; plan a diet which will put the sprouts.

fruits; and cooked vegetables are lightest load possible on the kid- In nephritis it is difficult for the all on the restricted list. neys without depriving the body of kidneys to eliminate chlorine, an

In the early stages of acute neph- anything which is necessary for element found in common salt. Both ritis about one quart of liquid is health.

the sodium and chlorine of the salt allowed daily when there is edema; Acid-Alkaline: Balance,

are retained; and the body, to avoid one and a half quarts when edema During the past few years much becoming too salty, retains water in is not present. When the disease research has been carried on to de- proportion to the amount of salt is chronic and there is no edema termine how the acid-alkaline bal-which accumulates. This causes the the patient may have two quarts ance in foods affects the health of edema or swelling which frequently daily. the kidneys. Certain eminent auth-accompanies this disease. It is im- orities now believe that excessive portant, therefore, to eat as little amounts of acid-forming foods will salt as possible. actually injure the kidneys. Some persons, on reading this statement. will jump to the conclusion that we

"turnips,

In acute nephritis, when it is im- perative to reduce the salt content while.

border of rice.

of the food considerably, distilled and a quantity of tomato purse and Add 1⁄2 pint of brown sauce

Salt-Free Diet Used

(salt-free) water is used.

dried mushrooms (as fresh ones are The diet used for this purpose is

Avold Condiments.

out of season); simmer for about 40 called the salt-free die slightly In severe cases, condiments 'minutes till tender. Just before should avoid these foods entirely in inaccurate term since ak foods con- should be avoided: All kinds of removing add aome olives: dish in favour of alkaline foods. This is not tain some salt before any is added spices, pepper, and other condi desirable. The kidneys do not work in the kitchen. The salt-free diet ments are likely to cause some ira

Salmon Belle Vue." well when they are forced to secrete is advisable only in acute cases and ritation to kidneys whose function

Jiné oval moulds with aspic jelly, solutions which are either too acid a physician should always direct has been weakened, and this strain

decorate with fancy cooked carrot for too alkaline. Balance. is the im-how long it should be continued. In should not be imposed on them

portant consideration. The Ideal is chronic cases it is never used be- There should be diagnosis to de-

When set pour in a layer shapes, achieved when the kidneys are able cause, over a long period, people termine whether there are foci of of mayonnalae and aspic mixed in Remove the skin to eliminate the waste products of are likely to eat too little food due infection; if any are discovered equal quantities.

to its unpalatability. A salt-poor they must be removed. When

and bone from 1⁄2 lb. of cooked sal-

a little more! diet can easily be planned by using nephritis is known to exist, the mon and pound, add salt sparingly in cooking and by patient should always secure expert tayonnaise cream, anchovy paste avolding such foods as salted nuts, advice as to what and how much to and 2 sheets of gelatine dissolved alted Bah or meats, salted butter eat in order to give the kidneys the in hot stock (a capful)," "Let cool and salted crackers."

rest which they must have. Physi-and fill the moulds with this. Another important thing to con-cal and mental rest (which are so on ice to set. Turn out on a silver sider is the amount and character necessary for the maintenance of dish and garnish with "chopped of the proteins in the diet. It is health) are of particular impor- aspic and slices of cucumber. wise to select those of the highest tance to the nephritic patient.

Queen of Puddings, quality Milk proteins combined Anyone who wishes to study diets Boil a pint of milk with some with cereal proteins; or meat, flah, which have proved to be beneficial strips of lemon peel, strain it over] or egg proteins in combination with for nephritis will find detailed des- 5 oz. of breadcrumbs and cook them cereal are excellent. The quantiferiptions of menus in the following for a few minutes; allow the mix- les of these protein-rich foods must books. "Nutrition in Health and tare to cool slightly, add an ounce of course, be relatively smally about Disease? by Cooper, Barber, Mit-of butter, 2 ounces of sugar and the half as much as healthy people chell, “Diet In Disease" by George yolks of 2 eggs; pour into a butter- should eat

4. Harrop Jr. and "Practical Die-ed pie dish and bake for half an No Bestriction. On Fat. tetics" by Alida Frances Pattee. hour; spread the jam over, make a There is no special restriction-on You should be able to find one or meringue with the stiffly beaten fat or

carbohydrates such at all of these books on the shelves whites and some sugar; pile on top starches or sugar-except that the of your public library,

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