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To Be Healthy
And then, as a final step in the experi
ment, the prisoners were put on a mineral-
complete ration, and were soon restored to
health.
This experiment showed that without
doubt deficiency of any one of the sixteen
important mineral elements causes sickness
in some form. The problem of the diet spe
cialist is to find those foods that contain the
necessary mineralsin the proper proportion.
These foods of high mineral content are
sure to be rich in the mysterious vitamins,
which are essential to health. And the min
eral-rich diet abounding in vitamins is sure
to give increased pep and vitality.
The search of the scientists for foods with
these qualifications is not difficult. Dozens
offruits and vegetablesfrom Nature's boun
tiful storehouse contain these organic min
erals and vitamins. Their alkaline reaction
in the body offsets the acid by-products of
starch and protein digestion and prevents
acidosis.
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