Chiropractor and Strongman

Joe Greenstein was a chiropractor and strongman in New York. He also worked vaudeville, and made a living as a pitchman. His main focus was on living a healthy and happy life. His stage name was The Mighty Atom, and here is his formula for health:

THE MIGHTY ATOM’S SIMPLE RULES FOR SOUND HEALTH AND LONGEVITY

· Moderation. Do not overload your stomach. It is not a garbage can.

· Forget the clock. Eat one or a half dozen small meals a day…but only when you are hungry.

· Fast at least once a week. Rest your bodily machinery and double its life.

· Drink pure water in sufficient amounts.

AVOID:

Constipating, mucus-producing foods, sugar and bleached flour products, greasy and junk foods;

The heart-killers: fatty foods, consumption of red meats and egg yolks to excess;

Fats, sugar, and bleached-flour products, salt, coffee, tea, preservatives, and denatured foods.

*Eat:

A generous daily diet of raw fruits and vegetables which have been well washed;

Nonfat dairy products, fish, poultry, any red meat should be lean;

A daily amount of roughage for sound digestion: raw fruits and stalk vegetables, whole grains, bran.

· Move your bowels at least once a day.

· Use a good vitamin supplement.

· Daily exercise after a warm-up. Slow, steady progress.

Source: The spiritual Journey of Joseph l. Greenstein