| Description |
1 online resource (123 pages) |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Title; Contents; Translator's Note; Introduction; PART I -- GENERAL; Chapter I -- The Meaning of Health; Chapter II -- The Human Body; Chapter III -- Air; Chapter IV -- Water; Chapter V -- Food; Chapter VI -- How Much and How Many Times Should We Eat?; Chapter VII -- Exercise; Chapter VIII -- Dress; Chapter IX -- Sexual Relations; PART II -- SOME SIMPLE TREATMENTS; Chapter I -- Air-Treatment; Chapter II -- Water-Cure; Chapter III -- The Use of Earth; Chapter IV -- Fever and its Cure; Chapter V -- Constipation, Dysentery, Gripes and Piles; Chapter VI -- Contagious Diseases: Small-Pox. |
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Chapter VII -- Other Contagious DiseasesChapter VIII -- Maternity and Child-Birth; Chapter IX -- Care of the Child; Chapter X -- Some Accidents; Chapter XI -- Some Accidents-(Contd.); Chapter XII -- Some Accidents-(Contd.); Chapter XIII -- Some Accidents-(Contd.); Chapter XIV -- Conclusion; Endnotes. |
| Summary |
Though he is best remembered as the civil rights leader whose nonviolent protests called attention to a number of important issues, including the negative consequences of British imperialism, Mahatma Gandhi was an ascetic person who strove to maintain health and purity. A Guide to Health sets forth his beliefs and practices related to a wide range of health and wellness issues, ranging from diet to exercise to sexual activity. |
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Health.
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Nutrition.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Healthy Living.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference.
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MEDICAL -- Preventive Medicine.
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Health. (OCoLC)fst00952743
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| Added Author |
Rama Iyer, A.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gandhi, Mahatma. A Guide to Health. Auckland : The Floating Press, ©2014 |
| ISBN |
9781776535590 (electronic bk.) |
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1776535596 (electronic bk.) |
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