Old age deferred : the causes of old age and its postponement by hygienic and therapeutic measures. [On The Appearance Of Symptoms Of Old Age In Young Persons; On The Agencies Which Govern Our External Appearance And The Nutrition Of The Tissues; On The Agencies Which Govern Immunity Against Infections And Intoxications—The Origin Of Fever; On The Agencies That Govern The Condition Of The Nervous System And Mentality; On The Influence Of The Sexual Glands Upon Vitality And Long Life; On Heredity And Longevity; On Means Which Can Help Us To Determine The Probable Duration of Life; On The Causation Of Old Age; The Rational Prevention Of Premature Old Age And The Treatment Of Old Age; The Destruction And Elimination Of Toxic Products]

Philadelphia : F.A. Davis Company, Publishers, 1912, ©1910 ., 1912. Very Good. 3rd ; [2], xii, 480 p., 1 leaf of plates : portrait ; 25 cm. ; OCLC: 8897110 ; LC: RA776; Dewey: 612.68 ; green cloth with gold lettering ; no dustjacket ; foxed ; "...we need no longer grow old at forty or fifty; we may live to the age of ninety o r one hundred years, instead of dying at sixty or seventy. All this can be brought about by the observance of certain hygienic measures, and by improving the functions of a certain few of the glandular structures in our body, provided incurable organic disorders have not already too gravely compromised one or more of our main organs." ; Contents: On The Appearance Of Symptoms Of Old Age In Young Persons -- On The Agencies Which Govern Our External Appearance And The Nutrition Of The Tissues -- On The Agencies Which Govern Immunity Against Infections And Intoxications—The Origin Of Fever -- On The Agencies That Govern The Condition Of The Nervous System And Mentality -- On The Influence Of The Sexual Glands Upon Vitality And Long Life -- On Heredity And Longevity -- On Means Which Can Help Us To Determine The Probable Duration of Life -- On The Causation Of Old Age -- The Rational Prevention Of Premature Old Age And The Treatment Of Old Age -- The Destruction And Elimination Of Toxic Products From The Body And Hygienic Measures For The Improvement Of These Functions -- On The Destruction Of Poisonous Products Through The Thyroid And Parathyroid Glands -- Hygiene Of The Thyroid Gland -- The Destruction Of Toxic Products By The Liver And The Improvement Of Its Protective Functions -- The Hygiene Of The Liver -- On The Destruction Of Toxic Products By The Adrenals -- Hygiene Of The Adrenals And Of The Circulatory System- A Few Remarks On The Cause, Prevention, And Treatment Of Arteriosclerosis -- The Elimination Of Toxic Products Through The Intestines And The Improvement Of This Function -- On The Prevention And Treatment Of Habitual Constipation -- Hygiene Of The Intestines -- Hygiene Of The Intestines-A Few Remarks On The Cause And Prevention Of Appendicitis -- On The Elimination Of Toxic Products Through The Kidneys -- Hygiene Of The Kidneys, And The Prevention Of Renal Disease -- On The Elimination Of Toxic Products Through The Skin -- The Hygiene Of The Skin-Air Baths -- On Rational Clothing -- Improved Hygiene Of The Skin And Kidneys Through Bathing—Foot-Baths -- Hygiene Of The Skin And Kidneys By Means Of Perspiration -- On Exercise, Swedish Gymnastics-Massage-Sport, And Walking And Running Exercise -- A Few Remarks On Cold Feet—Their Cause And Treatment -- On The Benefits Of Sunlight -- On The Advantages Of An Open Air Life And Of Breathing Exercises -- On The Dangers Of Living In Confined And Ill-Ventilated Quarters -- Hygiene Of Artificial Heating-The Dangers Of Heat By Steam And A Few Hints About Their Prevention -- Food Hygiene-General Remarks -- On Protein Food, Animal Food, Meat, Fish, Eggs, Milk, Etc -- On Carbohydrates And Fats, And The Great Advantages Of VegeTables And Fruit -- On The Advantages And Disadvantages Of A Vegetarian Diet -- On The Dangers Of A Too Abundant Meat Diet-A Few Hints On The Dietetics Of Meat -- On The Great Advantages Of Much Milk In The Diet For The Prevention And Treatment Of Old Age -- On Bloo d As An Article Of Food Containing Iron And Animal Extracts-Sausages And Blood Puddings -- Some Remarks On The Hygiene Of Eating-How To Obtain An Appetite-On Mastication -- On The Uses Of Small Doses, And The Deleterious Action Of Large Quantities O f Alcohol -- Some Remarks On The Causes And Prevention Of The Alcohol Habit -- On Other Stimulants-Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, Tobacco: Their Merits And Disadvantages -- On Sleep, And Its Importance In Ridding The Body Of Toxic Products -- On The Causation Of Sleep, Sleepiness, And Insomnia -- Hygiene Of Sleep-Prevention Of Insomnia -- The Treatment Of Sleepiness And Insomnia -- Hygiene Of The Sexual Glands—The Dangers Of Sexual Overactivity And Of Total Sexual Abstinence, etc ; VG