Maintaining Health (Formerly Health and Efficiency)

An accessible practical guide to personal hygiene and wholesome living, offering advice on mental attitude, dietary choices, and daily habits. The author explains how emotions such as worry, anger, and jealousy affect health, then details food classification, meal composition, overeating, and menus, and discusses beverages, fasting as a therapeutic measure, and preparation of various food groups. Chapters cover exercise, bathing, skin care, breathing and ventilation, sleep, childcare and prenatal care, and ways to promote healthy aging. The book blends prescriptive recommendations, case examples, and practical routines aimed at sustained physical and mental well-being.