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had a chance to rest, and before a sufficient supply of gastric juice is
provided. Five hours at least should be given between each meal, and
always bear in mind that if you would give it a trial, you would find
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two meals better than three.—
Unpublished Testimonies, August 30,
1896
.
382. A second meal should never be eaten until the stomach has
had time to rest from the labor of digesting the preceding meal.—
How
to Live, 55
.
383. It is quite a common custom with the people of the world
to eat three times a day, besides eating at irregular intervals between
meals; and the last meal is generally the most hearty, and is often taken
just before retiring. This is reversing the natural order; a hearty meal
should never be taken so late in the day. Should these persons change
their practise, and eat but two meals a day, and nothing between meals,
not even an apple, a nut, or any kind of fruit, the result would be seen
in a good appetite and greatly improved health.—
The Review and
Herald, July 29, 1884
.
384. Most people enjoy better health while eating two meals a
day than three; others, under their existing circumstances, may require
something to eat at supper time; but this meal should be very light. Let
no one think himself a criterion for all, that every one must do exactly
as he does.—
Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene, 58
.
385. If the third meal be eaten at all, it should be light, and several
hours before going to bed.—
How to Live, 55
.
386. The stomach, when we lie down to rest, should have its work
all done, that it may enjoy rest, as well as other portions of the body.
The work of digestion should not be carried on through any period of
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the sleeping hours.—
How to Live, 56
.
387. If you feel that you must eat at night, take a drink of cold
water, and in the morning you will feel much better for not having
eaten.—
Testimonies for the Church 4:502
.
388. The stomach may be educated to desire food eight times a
day, and feel faint if it is not supplied. But this is no argument in favor
of so frequent eating.—
The Review and Herald, May 8, 1883
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