3 The diet should consist of—
An abundance of green salads
Baked potatoes (Including the skins)
Egg whites
Fats—limited quantity—
Such as—
Dairy butter
Nut butter
Olive-oil
Nuts
Fresh vegetables—not canned
{Beans
Legumes {Peas
{Lentils
In cases of Nervous Indigestion:
| OMIT | EAT |
| Acid fruits | Baked potatoes |
| Bread and cereals | Fats (limited quantity) |
| Coffee and tea | Fresh vegetables |
| Condiments | Green salads |
| Desserts and pastries | Legumes |
| Pickles | Limited quantity of milk (preferably |
| Red meats | sour) |
| Stimulants of all kinds | White of eggs |
| Sweets | |
| Tobacco |
The experience of the writer for many years has been that the fewer the articles composing the diet, the better the progress could be made in treating nervous indigestion. In many instances, the mono-diet system (eating only one kind of food at a meal) has been adopted with excellent results.
SUBACIDITY
Indigestion is a term used to describe the condition caused by food remaining in the stomach over Nature's time-limit. In such cases there is usually a lack of hydrochloric acid. This disorder is sometimes called hyperchlorhydria. The expression of indigestion, which is a lack of acid, and the expression superacidity or hyperchlorhydria, which is too much acid, are often confusing, inasmuch as both conditions cause a feeling of heaviness or a lump in the stomach. (See "Superacidity," p. 419.)
SUBACIDITY—THE CAUSE
The most prolific cause of subacidity is sedentary habits or lack of activity. This is especially true of young people, while in adults, or those who have passed forty, the usual cause is incorrect eating, or an unbalanced diet.
Another cause of subacidity is the overconsumption of flesh foods. Flesh requires considerable acid for dissolution; sometimes more than is normally supplied by the stomach, and consequently results in indigestion or non-dissolution.