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Maimonides was
one of the most colorful personalities of the twelfth
century. He was an eminent physician, commentator,
philosopher and a rabbi.
He held an
important medical appointment in the royal court of
Egypt, when he wrote "The Preservation of Youth - Essay
on Health" in 1198.
Wine Is
Nutritious
It is well known among physicians that the best of the
nourishing foods is one of the Moslem religion forbids,
i.e., wine. It contains much good and light
nourishment. It is rapidly digested and helps to
digest other foods. It also removes the
superfluities from the pores of the flesh and excretes
urine and perspiration. It has other virtues
besides these and is very useful, as the physicians tell
us.
The benefits of wine are many if it is taken in the
proper amount, as it keeps the body in a healthy
condition and cures many illnesses. But the
knowledge of its consumption is hidden from the
masses. What they want is to get drunk and
inebriated which causes harm. The one who taught
that intemperance is useful once a month is in error,
because it causes only injury and abrogates the strength
of the entire body, particularly of the brain. The
small amount that is useful must be taken after the food
leaves the stomach. Young children should not come
close to it because it hurts them and causes harm to
their body and soul. Galen has said: A child
should abstain from it till the age of twenty-one.
The older the man is, the more beneficial the wine is
for him. Old people need it most.
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