for t
h
e onset of t
h
e disease.
Tip 69. The
more fibre, the better.
The more fibre, the bet
t
er.
There are divergent vi
e
ws as to the requirement of dietary fibre for good health. Th
e
re is no recommen
d
ed daily die
t
ary allowance for it
and
h
ardly any d
a
ta about optimum
a
m
ou
n
ts.
Some Africans known f
o
r lower inci
d
ence of de
g
enerative diseases t
a
ke about 150
g
rams of fibre a day. In Europe and North America, where there is a high incide
n
ce of such diseases, people take
25 grams or less a day.
Dr. John H. Cummings, a noted fibre expert in England, considers
t
h
at a fibre in
t
ake of 30 g
r
ams (about one ounce)
per day is sufficient for
good health.
Excessive consumption of fibre, es
p
ecially bran,
should ho
w
ever, be av
o
ided. Due to its
content of c
r
ude fibre, b
r
an is relati
v
ely harsh and it may irritate the delicate functioning of the digestive system, especially in the sick and the
weak. Excessive use of
fibre may a
l
so result in loss of valu
a
ble minerals like c
a
lciu
m
, phosphor
u
s
, magnesi
u
m and potassium from the body through excretion due to
quick p
a
ss
a
ge of food f
r
om the intestine.
Tip 70. The
real causes of eczema.
Many opine
that eczema results from
an imbalan
c
e of the immune system. This is
n
ot correct. The real ca
u
s
e of ecze
m
a however is the failure of the human system to excrete the poisons
from the var
i
ous orific
e
s of the body. Waste matt
e
r is excret
e
d from the rectum through stools,
from the bladder through urine, fr
o
m the lungs through breath and from the pores of the skin through sweat. Sometime the pores
of the skin
a
re overwor
k
ed as waste matter is not properly eliminated from the other orifices.
If
t
he pores a
r
e not given the chance
t
o perform their normal function, the sweat will
b
e full of morbid matter and this gives rise to skin
diseases like eczema, acne, boils
and other eruptions.
Tip 71. The
real causes of heart disease.
The most important cause of arteriosclerosis is
ex
cessive intake of white sugar, refi
n
ed foods and high fat
diet, rich in
cholesterol.
A sedentary life and excesses of
a
ll
kinds are t
h
e major contributing ca
u
s
es. Harde
n
ing of the arteries may also be ca
u
s
ed by other diseas
e
s
s
u
ch as high
b
l
ood pressu
r
e, obesity, diabetes, rheumatism, Bright's disease, malaria, and syphilis.
Emotional stress also
p
l
ays an important part,
a
nd heart at
t
acks are m
o
re common
during the periods of mental and
em
otional disturbances,
p
articularly in those eng
a
ged in sed
e
ntary occupatio
ns
. Heredity also plays its
r
ole and this
disease ru
n
s
in families.
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