I have eaten dry mixes that were 12 years past the expiration date, canned food that was 6 years past and kept eggs for 6 months without refrigeration. Handled and stored properly they say eggs will last over a year entirely without refrigeration. I have encountered canned food that was bad.
Word Origin & History. regimen mid-15c., act of governing, from O.Fr. regimen (14c.), from L. regimen rule, guidance, government, from regere to rule (see regal). Medical sense of course of diet, exercise, etc. for sake of health first recorded late 15c.
dose. n. 1. (Pharmacology) med a specific quantity of a therapeutic drug or agent taken at any one time or at specified intervals. 2. something unpleasant to experience: a dose of influenza.ose. 1. a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time. 2. an intense and often disagreeable experience: a dose of bad luck. 3. an amount of sugar solution added in the production of sparkling wine.