A Guide to Health

A paper rose may match a real flower’s colour, Gandhi argues, but it cannot give off fragrance. What, then, is a body without a sound mind?

In this early-twentieth-century health guide, Mahatma Gandhi challenges the easy measure of wellness: eating well, moving freely, and never consulting a doctor. True health, he insists, joins body to mind and character—and depends on ordinary elements we too often neglect, from clean water and nourishing food to fresh air. In crowded towns such as Bombay, even that last necessity can mean leaving the city for the hills. Gandhi asks readers to learn the laws of health rather than wait for illness to demand attention. What does it take not only to gain health, but to keep it?

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