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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Lectures on Diet and Regimen: Being a Systematic Inquiry into the Most Rational Means of Preserving Health and Prolonging Life. Vol 2 |
| Reference | Shelved by Evans number |
| Library | The Library Company of Philadelphia |
| Date | 1800 |
| Author | Willich, A. F. M. (Anthony Florian Madinger) |
| Place of Creation | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Description | All the lifestyle books advocated the same things: moderation and regularity in eating, drinking, sexual activity and the expression of emotions, combined with fresh air, cleanliness and exercise. All medicine was holistic in this period; excess in these areas caused minor ills that could easily become major if balance was not restored. |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Theme(s) | Health and Hygiene; Sexual Health |
| Keywords | lecture, diet, hygiene, food, nourishment, plants, disease, sex, faculties, air, baths, temperature, corns, tuberculosis, indigestion, blood, clothing |
| Parts of the Body | digestive organs, urinary organs, eyes |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Library Company of Philadelphia’s catalogue, and 'An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform', compiled by Christopher Hoolihan. |
| Copyright | The Library Company of Philadelphia |