This was certainly a case of "vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself, and falls on the other." And it was not unique.
The over-emphasis of "What shall I eat?
How much shall I eat?
How often shall I eat?
When shall I eat?
How shall I eat ?"--all extreme attention to these questions is just as liable to bring chronic indigestion as a reckless neglect of them altogether is liable to upset a good, strong stomach and keep it upset.

The woman who chewed herself into indigestion fussed herself into it, too, by constantly talking about what was not healthful to eat.

Her breakfast, which she took alone, was for a time the dryest-looking meal I ever saw.

It was enough to take away any one's healthy relish just to look at it, if he was not forewarned.
Now our relish is one of our most blessed gifts.

When we relish our food our stomachs can digest it wholesomely.