Admittedly, this way of life cannot prevent old age but it does keep one young and flexible inside. Such people are content with the experience and maturity age has given them, knowing that these qualities compensate for their former youthful agility and energy. This attitude helps them to use their energy reserves moderately even at a highly advanced age, rather than squandering them in senseless pursuits. It is no doubt an art not to let the many worries and annoyances irritate and upset us too much and, instead, think more about the good and beautiful things, showing grateful appreciation for them. But this art can be learned and it is worthwhile doing so, since it helps to make the twilight of one’s life more pleasant and happy.

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Let me illustrate this by an experience I have already mentioned elsewhere in my publications. A doctor once spent his vacations in the mountains together with a diabetic friend. When he realised that his friend’s condition was threatening to send him into a coma he resorted to a ruse to save his life. Having no insulin on hand, the doctor could see the patient getting weaker and more listless and knew that the only way he could help was to oblige the man to walk faster, or better still, run, in order to get rid of the acetone in the lungs and make him inhale more oxygen. To force his friend to do this, the doctor had to try and make him angry and did this by whispering something in his ear! As expected, the sick man turned on his doctor friend furiously and then ran off as fast as his legs could carry him. The excitement and movement provided the man with the oxygen he needed to prevent him going into a coma. Later, when he found out that his friend had made him angry only in order to save his life, he was most grateful and both men rejoiced over the successful outcome.

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Centuries of tradition lie behind Chinese cuisine and its habitual use of seaweed, and this ingredient is appreciated for the sake of its minerals and trace elements that are so necessary to our health. This goodness is present in very small quantities, or not at all, in other plants, and the ancient Chinese must have used seaweed instinctively as they would not have known about these substances. However, they must have been good observers and noticed that nature offers us many things that may not be visible to the eye, nor tangible, but are nevertheless of vital importance to us. This precious gift of observation has no doubt contributed to the way in which Chinese cuisine has developed. Even though much else has been forgotten that once was an intrinsic part of their culture, the Chinese people still benefit from this tradition, as they have for thousands of years.

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I would like to answer this enquiry in print because it will be of interest to everyone. It is quite true that in preserving fruits and vegetables by the heat process many of the vitamins are destroyed. However, the statement about preserved fruits having no nutritional value is absolutely untrue. The actual nutrients, such as carbohydrates, sugar, starch and minerals, remain unchanged and for this reason preserved fruits and vegetables do have considerable food value, assuming that a natural process is used to preserve them.

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If a chronic condition suddenly flares up again, accompanied by a high temperature and an increase in the number of white blood corpuscles, there is most likely an inflammation. In that case, the patient unfortunately has no alternative but to undergo surgery to remove the gallbladder. This is not the ultimate solution, however, because after the operation condensed bile will no longer be available; it cannot accumulate as it previously had done in the gallbladder that now no longer exists. The bile entering the duodenum will always be thin and fresh and if digestive disturbances are to be avoided, a protein- and fat-restricted diet will have to be adopted thereafter. Thus, if the oil treatment can bring the desired cure, the patient will escape the need for surgery and the undesirable consequences it brings with it.

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So, if the pancreas should be too weak to digest starchy foods, we must take good care of it and do everything we can to restore it to its normal and full capacity. Only then will it be able to help us digest a reasonable amount of starchy food in the future.

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Generally speaking, the field of psychosomatic medicine is still mysterious and little explored, so that it is impossible to establish doctrines and principles that are valid in every case. Nevertheless, experience and observation have clearly shown that one-sided treatment is insufficient and often fails to achieve good results, whereas the treatment of the patient as a whole, a unit, is more likely to succeed.

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When a kidney stone becomes stuck in the ureter the resulting pain is so excruciating that the patient may end up in a state of delirium. It is not unusual for him to lose all control, knocking into things around him, screaming in agony and, of course, causing great concern to those around him. The pain can last for hours and there is great danger if the proper treatment is not given.

The patient must be placed in a hot bath and with light, careful massage, the stone must be made to move from the ureter into the bladder. The hot water itself will make the patient feel more comfortable. Should the heart start to give trouble or if he suffers from hyperthyroidism (exophthalmic goitre), he must also be assisted with cold compresses. The best way to do this is to apply a ‘heart tube’. Place a tube in a circle around the heart area and let cold water flow through it. This will cool the heart down and bring relief. If necessary, put cold compresses on the wrists and forehead, renewing them frequently to keep them cold. With this treatment the patient should be able to remain in the hot bath for half an hour without fainting.

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