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easier to pour alkalis down the throat instead of
searching out the primary cause of the acidity and
and eradicating it. But the finaJ effect of introdu-
cing artificial alkalis inio the human stomach, is, as
Kellcg has shown to encourage the secretion of
more acid to overcome the artificially induced
acidity.
THE BLAND DIET
It is not true to say that the allopath has not
paid any attention to diet. He does advise some
dietetic modifications to the dyspeptic patient, but
the sort of diet which he recommends only tends to
make the condition worse.
Medical science has its roots in a mechanistic
concept of life; medical practice consists in the
treatment of isolated symptoms- So the fault of
prescribing the wrong diet lies not on the indivi-
dual medical man but on the system itself.
The walls of an overworked stomach will natu-
rally be sore and inflamed. The medical man. feels
that such sores should be soothed by the eating of
soft pasty foods/ mixed with plenty of ghee*
A bland but highly nourishing diet is the usual
prescription for a dyspeptic.
The only thing that an average allopath knows
of dietetics is a crude idea of how much a man of
a certain age/ height,, weight and occupation should
consume. So when he speaks oi a nourishing diet
he does not refer to something health-giving but
only thinks of the quantity of starch protein and
fat which will be available in that diet,^ He thinks
in terms of Calories to give life, and of protein and.
fat to enable the patient to put on weight. BUT lie
ignores the Inner Eater (Life) who assimilates the
food.