An essay on health and long life
Book • 1813
George Cheyne's 'An Essay on Health and Long Life' (published 1724) is a widely read early-modern health manual advocating moderation, fresh air, fasting, and a temperate lifestyle.
Cheyne combined medical observation with personal experience, arguing that overindulgence and sedentary habits caused many illnesses and that diet and emotion influenced wellbeing.
The book popularized advice on food, sleep, exercise, bowel care and emotional balance, influencing later wellness thinking.
It reached a broad audience in its time and helped establish a genre of health self-help literature.
Cheyne himself was a notable public figure who used his personal story to lend authority to his recommendations.
Cheyne combined medical observation with personal experience, arguing that overindulgence and sedentary habits caused many illnesses and that diet and emotion influenced wellbeing.
The book popularized advice on food, sleep, exercise, bowel care and emotional balance, influencing later wellness thinking.
It reached a broad audience in its time and helped establish a genre of health self-help literature.
Cheyne himself was a notable public figure who used his personal story to lend authority to his recommendations.
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