If sleepy or drowsy after meals, devote from one to two minutes to exercises Nos. 3 and 5 (see Vol. V, pp. 1344 and 1345), together with deep breathing, before an open window or in the fresh air.
Fourth Day: Same as the third.
Fifth Day: Same as the first, repeating these menus for about thirty days, making such variations in vegetables and fruits as demanded by normal hunger.
These menus will seem insufficient in quantity measured by appetite, but appetite, which comes from irritation of the mucous surface of the stomach, is not a safe guide.
See menus for “No Appetite,” p. 1081.
The greatest difficulty will be experienced the first week. After that, nature will begin her process of adjustment, and the patient will begin to reduce in weight and gain in strength; sleep will become more restful and the sleepy and drowsy feeling after meals will gradually disappear.
The following natural laws should be rigidly observed:
| 1 | Limit the quantity of food to the actual needs of the body |
| 2 | Thorough and complete mastication |
| 3 | An abundance of deep breathing |
| 4 | A given amount of vigorous exercise every day |