Diättherapie der Lungentuberkulose

Abstract

This book, with a foreword by Felix Fleischner, contains an elaborate discussion of diet in the treatment of tuberculosis. Many pages are devoted to a theoretical discussion of acute and chronic infection, anaphylaxis, allergy, vitamins and minerals in the diet. Considerable attention is given to the importance of recognizing allergic conditions, which may result in migraine, asthma and gastro-intestinal disturbance, with the thought of discovering the exciting cause and removing it when the diet is responsible. Gerson's diet in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, which has become well known in various parts of the world, is outlined and discussed in considerable detail. Cases are reported representing various forms of tuberculosis that have been treated by the Gerson diet. This section of the book contains a large number of illustrations made from x-ray films of the chests of patients who have been treated by the dietetic method. It is interesting