An Essay of Health and Long Life. The second edition.

CHEYNE, George.

Verlag: Printed for George Strahan, at the Golden Ball over-against the Royal Exchange in Cornhill. 1725, 1725

Beschreibung

[4], xx, [24], 232pp. 8vo. Old water staining to inner front board, endpaper, titlepage & dedication leaf, otherwise a clean copy. Written in a contemporary hand: 'valuable' at head of titlepage. Contemporary panelled calf, raised bands, unlettered spine; spine worn at head & tail. ESTC T129688. A very popular work running to seven editions in the year of publication. George Cheyne can be considered the 'diet and exercise guru' of his day. His popular publications about vegetarianism and nutrition were essentially the 'self help' lifestyle guides for his contemporaries. Departing from the contemporary conventional medical wisdom, Cheyne advocated that good health depended upon five critical components: diet, ample rest, exercise, plenty of fresh air and purgative vomiting. His recommendations included abstinence from red meat and alcohol (except for a moderate intake of wine); a diet consisting of milk, vegetables, poultry and mineral water; and an early to bed (10 p.m.), early to rise (6 a.m.) sleep schedule. As for dietary specifics, he suggested eating half a chicken a day and avoiding foods that were smoked, pickled or spicy. Recommended foods include plain portions of beans, oats, rice and potatoes. Further, Cheyne highly approved of green tea and disapproved of chocolate flavoured drinks, which he believed provoked 'a false and hysterical appetite'. His patients included Alexander Pope, Samuel Richardson, Robert Walpole's daughter, the Earl and Countess of Huntingdon, the Earl of Essex, the Earl of Bath and numerous other wealthy and well-connected visitors to Bath. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 91646

Bibliografische Details

Titel: An Essay of Health and Long Life. The second...

Verlag: Printed for George Strahan, at the Golden Ball over-against the Royal Exchange in Cornhill. 1725

Erscheinungsdatum: 1725