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The Art of Living in Australia
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The Art of Living in Australia was first published in 1893 and urged the value of Mediterranean eating and drinking habits for the Australian way of life.
First published in 1893, The Art of Living in Australia urges the value of Mediterranean eating and drinking for the Australian way of life.
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Unique historical importance and modern appeal
So far this year, the Mediterranean diet has been touted as able to lower your cholesterol, reduce pain, increase your lifespan, ease depression, and 'cure' ADHD. Whatever the real story might be, it's clear that eating more fruit and vegetables, and less meat and processed foods, provides real benefit to health.
In Australia, this story begins with Philip E. Muskett, a colony-born physician with a calling to improve the health and wellbeing of new colonists who were struggling with the climate and lifestyle of the land Down Under.
Muskett's seminal work was published in 1893. The Art of Living in Australia is an appeal to white Australians to embrace a southern European approach to food and climate.
Now, a new edition of The Art of Living in Australia, complete with index and original facsimiles, is available from Sydney University Press. This Australian classic offers a unique view on the daily lives of post-colonial Australians and includes some anachronistic gems, whilst also delivering over 300 Mediterranean-style recipes that predate the modern trend for healthy and natural eating by over 100 years.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781920898601
Publisher: Sydney University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 March 2017
Country: Australia
Imprint: Sydney University Press
Edition: This edition published by Sydney University Press, 2016. Prepared from the print edition published in 1893 by Eyre and Spottiswoode
Illustration: 10 b&w ill., 3 tables
Contributors:
- With H. Wicken
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 31.0mm
Width: 148.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 470g
Pages: 368
About the Author
Philip E. Muskett was an Australian-born medical practitioner and health reformer. Born in Collingwood in 1857, he studied medicine at universities in Melbourne, Glasgow and Edinburgh, and then practised in London before returning to Melbourne. In 1882 he took up a position at Sydney Hospital, and remained an honorary surgeon there after going into private practice.
As many of his patients were children, he became interested in infant health and mortality, and particularly the role of nutrition in preventing illness. This led to The Art of Living in Australia, published in 1893, his call to the Australian population to rethink all aspects of their physical life, and embrace Australia's 'Mediterranean' climate. His recommendations included best practices for ablution, bedroom ventilation, appropriate clothing for hot and cold weather, diet and exercise.
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