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ОглавлениеOld Age Deferred THE CAUSES OF OLD AGE AND ITS POSTPONEMENT BY HYGIENIC AND THERAPEUTIC MEASURES
PREFACE TO NEW REVISED EDITION.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT To the Readers of “Old Age Deferred.”
PREMATURE OLD LOOKS: Their Prevention and Treatment. ────
The Dangers of Smoking in Women.
A Few Cosmetic Hints for the Remedying of Old Looks.
Rapid and Early Death Through Arteriosclerosis and its Prevention.
The Prevention and Treatment of High Blood-pressure and the Prevention of Apoplexy.
The Best Food for a Failing Heart.
CHAPTER I. On the Appearance of Symptoms of Old Age in Young Persons.
CHAPTER II. On the Agencies which Govern our External Appearance and the Nutrition of the Tissues.
CHAPTER IV. On the Agencies that Govern the Condition of the Nervous System and Mentality.
CHAPTER V. On the Influence of the Sexual Glands upon Vitality and Long Life.
CHAPTER VI. On Heredity and Longevity.
CHAPTER VII. On Means which can Help us to Determine the Probable Duration of Life.
CHAPTER VIII. On the Causation of Old Age.
CHAPTER IX. The Rational Prevention of Premature Old Age and the Treatment of Old Age.
CHAPTER XI. On the Destruction of Poisonous Products Through the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands.
CHAPTER XII. Hygiene of the Thyroid Gland.
CHAPTER XIV. The Hygiene of the Liver.
CHAPTER XV. On the Destruction of Toxic Products by the Adrenals.
CHAPTER XVIII. On the Prevention and Treatment of Habitual Constipation.
CHAPTER XIX. Hygiene of the Intestines.
CHAPTER XX. Hygiene of the Intestines—A Few Remarks on the Cause and Prevention of Appendicitis.
CHAPTER XXI. On the Elimination of Toxic Products Through the Kidneys.
CHAPTER XXII. Hygiene of the Kidneys, and the Prevention of Renal Disease.
CHAPTER XXIII. On the Elimination of Toxic Products Through the Skin.
CHAPTER XXIV. The Hygiene of the Skin—Air Baths.
CHAPTER XXV. On Rational Clothing.
CHAPTER XXVI. Improved Hygiene of the Skin and Kidneys through Bathing—Foot-baths.
CHAPTER XXVII. Hygiene of the Skin and Kidneys by Means of Perspiration.
CHAPTER XXVIII. On Exercise, Swedish Gymnastics—Massage—Sport, and Walking and Running Exercise.
CHAPTER XXIX. A Few Remarks on Cold Feet—Their Cause and Treatment.
CHAPTER XXX. On the Benefits of Sunlight.
CHAPTER XXXI. On the Advantages of an Open Air Life and of Breathing Exercises.
CHAPTER XXXII. On the Dangers of Living in Confined and Ill Ventilated Quarters.
CHAPTER XXXIV. Food Hygiene—General Remarks.
CHAPTER XXXV. On Proteid Food, Animal Food, Meat, Fish, Eggs, Milk, etc.
CHAPTER XXXVI. On Carbohydrates and Fats, and the Great Advantages of Vegetables and Fruit.
CHAPTER XXXVII. On the Advantages and Disadvantages of a Vegetarian Diet.
CHAPTER XXXVIII. On the Dangers of a Too Abundant Meat Diet—A Few Hints on the Dietetics of Meat.
CHAPTER XLI. Some Remarks on the Hygiene of Eating—How to Obtain an Appetite—On Mastication.
CHAPTER XLII. On the Uses of Small Doses, and the Deleterious Action of Large Quantities of Alcohol.
CHAPTER XLIII. Some Remarks on the Causes and Prevention of the Alcohol Habit.
CHAPTER XLIV. On Other Stimulants—Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, Tobacco: Their Merits and Disadvantages.
CHAPTER XLV. On Sleep, and Its Importance in Ridding the Body of Toxic Products.
CHAPTER XLVI. On the Causation of Sleep, Sleepiness, and Insomnia.
CHAPTER XLVII. Hygiene of Sleep—Prevention of Insomnia.
CHAPTER XLVIII. The Treatment of Sleepiness and Insomnia.
CHAPTER L. On Married Life as an Important Means for Prolonging Life.
CHAPTER LI. Hygiene of the Mind—Emotions and Worry as Causes of Old Age.
CHAPTER LII. Hygiene of the Mind—Religious Belief as a Means of Prolonging Life.
CHAPTER LIII. Disease Considered as a Self-defence of Nature.
CHAPTER LIV. Hygiene of the Mind—Advice to Brain Workers.
