▁in ▁America . ▁ ▁Lor and ▁den ounced ▁excess ive ▁use ▁of ▁alco hol ▁and ▁to b acco . ▁In ▁the ▁book , ▁Lor and ▁presented ▁" tw elve ▁command ments " ▁to ▁prolong ▁life . ▁These ▁included ▁health y ▁di eting ▁and ▁the ▁regular ▁use ▁of ▁bath ing , ▁exercise , ▁open ▁air ▁and ▁rest . ▁He ▁believed ▁the ▁command ments ▁could ▁prolong ▁life ▁until ▁one ▁hundred ▁years ▁or ▁more . ▁ ▁Health ▁and ▁L on ge vity ▁Through ▁R ational ▁Diet ▁ ▁Lor and ' s ▁Health ▁and ▁L on ge vity ▁Through ▁R ational ▁Diet ▁( first ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ), ▁is ▁a ▁work ▁on ▁di et et ics ▁and ▁was ▁posit ively ▁review ed ▁by ▁the ▁medical ▁community . ▁American ▁phys ician ▁Victor ▁C . ▁V aug han ▁wrote ▁a ▁support ive ▁introduction ▁for ▁the ▁book . ▁The ▁Massachusetts ▁Medical ▁Journal ▁concluded ▁it ▁is ▁of ▁" high ▁cal ib re ▁and ▁worthy ▁of ▁high ▁recommendation ". ▁The ▁Pacific ▁Medical ▁Journal ▁commented ▁that ▁" no ▁work ▁of ▁modern ▁times ▁has ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁profession ▁such ▁a ▁complete ▁volume ▁on ▁rational ▁di et ". ▁A ▁review ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Journal ▁of ▁Ph arm acy ▁was ▁entirely ▁positive , ▁considering ▁it ▁free ▁from ▁f ads ▁and ▁a ▁serious ▁work ▁on ▁di et et ics . ▁Like wise , ▁The ▁New ▁England ▁Medical ▁Gazette ▁commented ▁that ▁Lor and ▁" pres ents ▁no ▁f ad ▁or ▁h ob by , ▁but ▁bases ▁his ▁many ▁practical ▁suggestions ▁upon ▁sound ▁phys i