Before dressing, devote from two to three minutes to exercises Nos. 3 and 5. (See Vol. V, pp. 1344 and 1345.) Take these movements calmly.
Do not worry. Masticate all food to infinite fineness. Take plenty of time to eat.
Inflate the lungs to their fullest capacity one hundred times a day. This is of very great importance.
If the quantity of food prescribed is more than the appetite calls for, eliminate any one thing entirely, or reduce the quantity of the whole.
_THIN--NERVOUS--IRRITABLE INSOMNIA--STOMACH AND INTESTINAL TROUBLE_
FIRST DAY: Immediately on rising, drink two cups of cool water and devote from five to ten minutes to vigorous exercise.
A cup of hot water A small portion of boiled wheat or rice One or two eggs, coddled Cocoa or chocolate
Three eggs, whipped; add a glass of milk and a flavor of sugar and fruit-juice
Carrots, parsnips, turnips, winter squash--any two of these A baked potato A small portion of fish or chicken (white meat); or, one egg prepared choice, eaten with either a baked potato or a bit of whole wheat bread
Just before retiring, repeat the exercises which have been prescribed for the morning, and, if constipated, take two or three tablespoonfuls of wheat bran in hot water.
SECOND DAY: Same as the first, slightly increasing the quantity of food, if hungry.
THIRD DAY: Same as the second, adding one or two whipped eggs for breakfast, and changing vegetables to suit the appetite for luncheon and for dinner. Nearly all vegetables such as beets, carrots, parsnips, and turnips may be substituted for one another.
A cup of hot water Two eggs lightly poached; or, a very rare omelet rolled in nuts and whipped cream, eaten with a whole wheat muffin A cup of chocolate A liberal portion of wheat bran, cooked and served as an ordinary cereal, with butter and cream
Endive, lettuce, or celery Choice of any two fresh vegetables A potato or a whole wheat gem
Exercise as prescribed for the first day.
SIXTH DAY: The same as the first, repeating these menus for a period of about three weeks.
For diet and general instructions in regard to nervousness, see menus for "Fermentation" and "Superacidity." See also Lesson XVII, "Nervousness--Its Cause and Cure," Vol. V, p. 1211.