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In the case of acute rheumatism, the patient should be put on a short fast of orange juice and water for three or four days. The procedure is to take the juice of an orange diluted in warm water, if desired, every two hours from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nothing else, whatsoever, should be taken, otherwise the purpose of the fast will be entirely lost. While fasting, the bowels should be cleansed through a warm-water enema.

After the juice fast, the patient should be placed on a restricted diet for 14 days. In this regimen, orange or grapefruit may be taken for breakfast; lunch may consist of raw salad of any vegetables in seasons, with raisins, prunes, fig or dates; and for dinner, one or two steamed vegetables such as spinach, cabbage, carrots, turnips and cauliflower and a few nuts or some sweet fruit may be taken. No bread or potatoes or other starchy food should be taken, otherwise the effect of the diet will be lost. Thereafter, the patient may gradually commence a well balanced diet of three basic food groups, namely seeds, nuts and grains, vegetables and fruits.

In case of chronic rheumatism, the patient may be placed on an all-fruit diet for four or five days. In this regimen, he should have three meals a day of fresh, juicy fruits such as apple, grapes, peach, pear, orange, pineapple and grapefruit. He may thereafter gradually adopt a well 'balanced diet of three basic food groups.

The short juice fast followed by restricted diet in case of cute rheumatism and the all-fruit diet in chronic cases may be repeated at intervals of two or three months, depending on the progress being made.

The patient should take ripe fruits and fresh vegetables in abundance. Lemons are valuable and the juice of two or three lemons may be taken each day. Lots of butter-milk should be taken. The .foods which should be avoided are meat, fish, white bread, sugar, refined cereals, rich, indigestible and highly seasoned foods, tea, coffee, alcohol, sauces, pickles and condiments.

The juice of raw potato is regarded as an excellent remedy for rheumatism. One or two teaspoons of the juice pressed out of mashed raw potato should be taken before meals. This will help eliminate an acid condition and relieve rheumatism.

The skin of the potato is also an excellent remedy for rheumatism. The skin is exceptionally rich in vital mineral salts and the water in which the peelings have been boiled is one of the best medicines for the ailments caused by excess of acid in the system. The potato peelings should be thoroughly washed and boiled for few minutes. The decoction should then be strained and a glass of the same should be taken three or four times daily.

Celery is another effective remedy for rheumatism. A fluid extract of the seeds is more powerful than the raw vegetable. This also has a tonic action on the stomach and kidneys. Five to ten drops of this fluid should be taken in hot water before meals. Powdered seeds can be used as a condiment.

Walnuts are valuable in rheumatism. They should, however, be thoroughly masticated to achieve beneficial results. About one dozen can be taken daily in the treatment of this condition.