Editing Louis Armstrong (section)

===Personal habits===
[[File:Armstrong secret 9.jpg|thumb|The [[Armstrong Secret 9]], 1931]]
Armstrong was concerned with his health. Armstrong used [[laxatives]] to control his weight, a practice he advocated both to acquaintances and in the diet plans he published under the title ''Lose Weight the Satchmo Way''.<ref name="bergreen7" /> Armstrong's laxative of preference in his younger days was [[Pluto Water]], but when he discovered the herbal remedy [[Senna glycoside|Swiss Kriss]], he became an enthusiastic convert,<ref name="bergreen7" /> extolling its virtues to anyone who would listen and passing out packets to everyone he encountered, including members of the [[British Royal Family]].

Armstrong also appeared in humorous risqué cards that he had printed to send to friends. The cards bore a picture of Armstrong sitting on a toilet—as viewed through a keyhole—with the slogan "Satch says, 'Leave it all behind ya!{{'"}}<ref name="LeaveItAllBehindYa">{{cite web| first = Peter | last = Gilstrap | url = https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/leave-it-all-behind-ya-6431842 | title = Leave It All Behind Ya | website = Phoenix New Times |date = February 29, 1996 |access-date = August 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111214821/https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/leave-it-all-behind-ya-6431842|archive-date=November 11, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The cards have sometimes been incorrectly described as ads for Swiss Kriss.<ref>[[Terry Teachout|Teachout, Terry]] (2009). ''Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong''. pp. 293–294.{{ISBN|978-0151010899}}.</ref> In a live recording of "[[Baby, It's Cold Outside]]" with [[Velma Middleton]], he changes the lyric from "Put another record on while I pour" to "Take some Swiss Kriss while I pour."<ref>Armstrong, Louis. ''Christmas Through the Years'', Laserlight 12744.</ref> Armstrong's laxative use began as a child when his mother would collect [[dandelion]]s and [[peppergrass]] around the railroad tracks to give to her children for their health.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Brothers|first=Thomas|title=Louis Armstrong: Master of Modernism|publisher=W.W. Norton & Company|year=2014|isbn=978-0393065824|location=New York|pages=390}}</ref>

Armstrong was a heavy [[marijuana]] smoker for much of his life and spent nine days in jail in 1930 after being arrested outside a club for drug possession. Armstrong described marijuana as "a thousand times better than whiskey."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.history.com/news/9-things-you-may-not-know-about-louis-armstrong|title=9 Things You May Not Know About Louis Armstrong|first=Evan|last=Andrews|website=History.com|date=October 17, 2022|access-date=April 3, 2021|archive-date=November 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120054543/https://www.history.com/news/9-things-you-may-not-know-about-louis-armstrong|url-status=live}}</ref>

Armstrong's concern with his health and weight was balanced by his love of food, reflected in such songs as "Cheesecake", "Cornet Chop Suey",<ref>Satchmo.net. 'Red Beans and Ricely yours, Louis Armstrong.'</ref> and "Struttin' with Some Barbecue", though the latter was written about a fine-looking companion, and not food.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20031227020046/http://www.cabcalloway.cc/_vti_bin/shtml.exe/jive_dictionary.htm ''Jive Dictionary''], by [[Cab Calloway]]: "''Barbecue (n.) – the girl friend, a beauty''." Retrieved February 10, 2009.</ref> Armstrong kept a strong connection throughout his life to the [[Louisiana Creole cuisine|cooking of New Orleans]], always signing his letters, "[[Red beans and rice]]ly yours ...".<ref>Elie p. 327.</ref>

A fan of Major League Baseball, Armstrong founded a team in New Orleans that was known as Raggedy Nine and transformed the team into his Armstrong's "[[Secret Nine Baseball]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/rare-footage-duke-ellington-highlights-when-jazz-baseball-were-perfect-harmony-180950303/|title=Rare Footage of Duke Ellington Highlights When Jazz and Baseball Were in Perfect Harmony|last=Hasse|first=John E.|date=April 1, 2014|website=Smithsonian|access-date=March 6, 2017|archive-date=March 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307050207/http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/rare-footage-duke-ellington-highlights-when-jazz-baseball-were-perfect-harmony-180950303/|url-status=live}}</ref>