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The
Embezzlement
of Health
To embezzle something is to use
fraudulently some valuable—some
treasure—entrusted to one's care.
Fraud is an intentional perversion of truth in order to induce
someone to part with something of
value or to surrender his right to it.
That's a trap most of us watch
out for in business. But how can
one embezzle health?
Hard as that may seem, the
fact is, it is hard not to do it. It is
so easy not to guard and keep in
good functioning condition the
treasures of health committed to
our trust. For example:
Vinod was in his prime, educated, successful, the proud head
of a growing family when he was
struck down by a coronary, Seeing
him in his robust youth, active in
all the functions of his home and
high school, who would have
guessed that life would end so suddenly, so soon?
What perversion of truth induced this young man to yield his
body to a mode of life that took
from him his entrusted right to
live? When, in his later twenties
and even more so in his thirties and
forties, he succumbed to the easy
chair in the office and the overstuffed at home, did he not know
he was sacrificing vigour? And
when he upped his cigarette consumption from an initial ten a day
to two and three packs a day, did
he not know he was playing with
fire? There was no way for him to
fail to notice his increasing girth
and his decreasing inclination to
walk even a block. Yet, knowing
it all, he perverted the truth about
his own deteriorating condition and
quieted his better sense with the
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deceptive reasoning that this was
nothing more than a natural, inescapable aging process. But he
dropped dead long before he had
a chance to get old.
Then there is Valsula, Valsula
has high blood pressure. Her head
throbs end she gets dizzy when
she excrts herself. She is also
arthritic and it hurts to get around.
It can't be her age; she is only 55.
When friends come to chat, she
loves to linger over the family
album, which shows her a tall,
athletic girl—her father's pride, As
she turns the pages, she stands, a
stunning bride, beside an equally
handsome groom.
Valsula and Pramod lived "well"
by modern standards. They enjoyed "good" food as taste and
richness go. Popular with their
peers, they thought nothing of being out late several nights a week.
But next morning—how could it
come so early? They had to get up
long before they were rested.
Both Valsula and Pramod knew
they should get on a more regular
programme but they were young
and it was hard to be different.
They deceived themselves into
thinking that somehow things
would adjust themselves without
any planning on their part. So
their lives continued as before.
Gradually the bloom began to
fade from the still young cheeks.
Valsula was feeling tired all the
time and her fine posture began to
sag. Whenever the children got a
bit noisy in their play, it was painful to her ears. She was glad whenever they were away at school or
at the neighbours. Things were not
as she had thought they would be.
Finally, the last fledgling grew
up and left the nest and Valsula
and Pramod were alone as at first,
but it was not the same. They
lacked vigour. Overweight plagued
them both. Pramod was tense with
business worries and Valsula's high
blood pressure and arthritis were
quite incapacitating compared to
her garden-loving neighbour.
How had Valsula and Pramod
embezzled the superior health entrusted to them? Not in any unusual or bizarre way, but just in
letting themselves be led into a
life-style which made no allowance
for healthful living, They spent
prodigiously
now
with little
thought for the then seemingly distant future.
But the gap had closed surprisingly fast. The future was now
with its limitations of a premature
old age. They felt trapped, cheated.
Life has not yielded what they had
expected. Why? They had not
cherished the trust committed to
their keeping, and the joys made
possible by good health had been
stolen along the way.
Is it too late to make amends?
It is never too late to improve,
even though the embezzled riches
cannot be fully recovered, An adjustment to right living habits can
do much. If you are Valsula and
Pramod, take courage and start at
once to mend your ways. Adopt
regular hours of work and relaxation and of bedtime and rising. Observe set mealtimes and give your
stomach a chance to recuperate before more food is taken. If your
food intake has been too great or
the food too rich, cut down.
Avoid tense involvements whenever possible, Strive to develop an
attitude of faith and trust in your
fellow man and in God. With the
counsel of your physician, work
out a plan for regular exercise
suited to your ability.
Stop embezzling your health
and start paying back, even if what
you are able to do is ever so little.
The sooner you start, the greater
will grow your bank balance. ***
HERALD OF HEALTH
herald of health
Vol. 54 • No. 9 • October 1977
2 The Embezzlement of Health
3 Did You Know?
4 Clippings and Comments
4 Lengthen Your Lifel ne
Lionel Acton-Hubbard
6 How I Stopped Smoking
A. Pragasam
7 The Importance of a Complete
Physical Check-Up
Dr. Jay Shekhar Jhaveri
9 How to Keep Cool
10 Slimming the Effective Way
Alice G. Marsh
12 Natural Diet
Mervyn G. Hardinge
14 Vegetus = Vegetarian
Daniel Grotta-Kurvka
17 Dara Singh and Self-Regulation
Mohan Abhane
18 Around the Home
19 Guide to Healthful Living
20 How to Communicate at Home
H.M.S. Richards, Jr.
23 Home Treatments
74 For Juniors
25 The Doctor Advises
27 Med'cine Today
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ing pills for several weeks stops,
he will suffer sleeplessness and
perhaps total insomnia. The
Stanford sleepologist says the
only effective treatment is
gradual withdrawal. The patient
cuts back a small dose at a time
under a physician's care.
When Einstein was a Failure
When parents complain that
their apparently intelligent child
is late in talking or is doing
badly in school, Ronald IllingSleeping Pills Cause Insomnia
worth of the University of Sheffield (England) Department of
"The most prevalent cause of Child Health tells them about
insomnia is sleeping pills," says famous scientists who started as
Dr. William C. Dement, director underachievers.
of the Stanford University Sleep
Albert Einstein caused his
parents anxiety because he was
Disorders Clinic.
According to Dr. Dement, late learning to talk. Claude
sleeping pills usually increase Bernard did badly in school
sleep at first but lose their because he thought that all
effectiveness in about two reading was a waste of time.
weeks. If use is prolonged, the Gregor Mendel twice failed an
person becomes a drug addict, examination for a teaching certificate. Thomas Edison was
say Dr. Dement.
"After taking the pills for a emotionally disturbed because
year or more," he says, a he was always at the bottom
person will believe with his heart of his class.
and soul that, if he does not
According to Illingworth,
take the barbiturates, he will "When children are undernot sleep. That is absolutely achievers, refuse to wash, look
right. But what the person does dreadful, or behave abominably,
not understand is that he is a it is a good thing to know that
drug addict, and the insomnia one can never tell what they will
he is taking the drug to cure is achieve in the long run; they
caused by the drug itself."
may be the world-famous men
If a person who takes sleep- and women of tomorrow.
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Lengthen Your
COMMENTS
LIONEL ACTON-HUBBARD
Potatoes produce some 4,800,
000 calories an acre, or about five
times as many as rice and ten
times as many as wheat.
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Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf is the
largest floating ice sheet in the
world. It has an area about equal
to that of Texas, and the ice thickness ranges from about 990 to
2,970 feet.
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A new "Environmentalists
Dream" electric bike with a 24-volt
motor may soon be produced in
Britain. It runs up to 30 miles at
a top speed of 20 miles per hour
at a cost of four cents, and has a
good hillclimbing performance.
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A south polar skua hatched and
banded in Antarctica was found
about six months later in Greenland after a flight of 9,000 miles,
report ornithologists at the University of Minnesota The flight
of this skua is unusual because of
the short time between banding
and recovery after such a long
migratory flight. The South Polar
Skua is a gull-like bird about the
size of a small goose, with a heavy
powerful beak and a wingspread
of four to five feet.
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The Federal Aviation Administration has been asked to ban
smoking in airplane cockpits in a
petition contending that the smoke
impairs the pilot's ability. The
petition further seeks a ban on
smoking by pilots for eight hours
before flights, citing studies showing that carbon monoxide in
smoke impairs the mental, visual,
and physical abilities of pilots and
other crew members. The petition
came from Ralph Nader's Health
Research Group, his Aviation
Action Project, and a group of 76
commercial pilots.
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SIR BARNES WALLIS, eighty- into old age, but quite another to
five-year-old inventor, was inter- be really LIVING in one's adviewed on radio. Far from easing vanced years, active, alert and
off he confessed to working on the savouring to the full the intellecbiggest project of his life—a non- tual and, on a reasonable scale,
stop plane from London to Sydney, even the physical pursuits.
which he said would make ConMen in the fourth to sixth decorde look like a toy. The list of cades are coronary prone—the ininventions ranks him with intel- cidence of coronary heart disease
lectuals like Leonardo da Vinci and is alarmingly high—there is an
Sir Isaac Newton who were also avoidable wastage of life which we
vegetarians.
can and should do something
The interviewer, Robert Wil- about.
liams said: "You look incredibly
With a knowledge of, and athealthy. Are you in fact healthy? tention to, your "Pressure-Line,"
Do you feel healthy?"
"Smoke - Line,"
"Heart - Line,"
"Yes, my gracious, yes. Try "Frown-Line," "Waist-Line," and
running this garden if you're not "Pipe-Line," there is no reason at
healthy—two acres! I go to a all why you should not extend
Harley Street specialist every year, your "Life-Line."
before I go for my holiday, and
ask, 'Can I climb Dale Head?' He Are you coronary prone?
takes an electrocardiogram and
You are if three out of the folsays: 'Yes, my boy, you're all right.
lowing
five apply to you:
You can do anything you like.' "
1. High Blood Pressure,
"Do you have a theory of
2. Habitual Smoker,
health?" asked Robert Williams.
3. Easily Stressed Personality,
"Yes, I have a theory if you
4. Lack of Exercise,
like. Health is due to two things.
5. High Blood
Cholesterol
First the ordiance of Divine ProviLevels.
dence; secondly, your ancestry.
If you will adopt the following
If you conserve the gifts which
these two agencies have conferred suggestions you can lengthen your
upon you, that is to say, as you lifeline.
grow older, don't drink, don't
Lessen you pressure-line
smoke, keep your weight down,
even though you are six feet high
Blood pressure over 165/95 diaand weigh only ten stone—you will stolic needs medical attention.
live for an incredible time."
Have your doctor check your blood
Sir Barnes Wallis already ad- pressure and see if it is normal.
vanced in years, has enjoyed a Remember Sir Barnes Wallis has
much longer than average life. As regular check-ups.
we note his "theory" expressed in
Appropriate drugs do help in a
the latter part of his interview, we stress situation, especially when
are impressed with its good sense used before the pressure becomes
and wisdom. Is there not some extremely high. Effective means to
good advice contained in it, which treat blood pressure are available
could be applied to our life style from your doctor.
with profit?
There is a 70 per cent greater
It is one thing to remain alive risk of heart attack with high blood
HERALD OF HEALTH
rest in bed, and a short relaxed rest
in midday if possible. Give up
trying to do two jobs—stick to one
if possible and do something that
you really enjoy. If you dislike
pressure. With both over-weight your job, then for the sake of your
and high blood pressure you have health make a change! If you feel
three and a half times the chance that you are under strain and
pressure, then your doctor may
of having a coronary attack,
be able to help you to reduce the
mental stress and gain calmness.
Slacken your smoke-line
Twenty cigarettes a day doubles Shorten your waist-line
the chance of heart attack. To stop
Persons who consume more
smoking try the "Five-Day Plan to calories than are expended in
Stop Smoking," or attend an anti- energy output become overweight.
smoking clinic.
Remember that excess fat:
Shortens life,
Strengthen your heart-line
Reduces efficiency,
Endeavour to exercise one hour
Lessens satisfactory living and
per day. Non-competitive exercise social involvement,
is best. It avoids stress and includes
Impedes sexual functions.
relaxation. Try swimming, walking,
If you are overweight, then rerunning, gardening. Have a spell duce your weight by dieting—
in a gym, keep-fit class, or health preferably with the help of your
club (under skilled direction, of doctor or other responsible person
course). If you have not exercised trained in this field. Whatever you
for a long time, work up to it grad- do, avoid "crash diet" programmes.
ually—exercise to the maximum Once on a special diet, remember,
point of exertion (not, to exhaus- no exceptions. Stay with it! If you
tion) for a short period, which is can find someone in the same boat
worth more than an easy-going
then work along together, and not
exercise period of a longer duration. only will it be more successful,
Better circulation may be debut there will also be an element
veloped in the heart with good exof fun in it. Endeavour to reduce
ercise,
your calorie consumption by one
third—if like myself you do not
Brighten your frown-line
enjoy counting calories then cut
Take holidays more frequently, out in between meal snacks—no
even though of shorter duration, chocolate. Drop the supper habit.
one week every three months in- You do not require three meals a
day. Stop taking whole milk, use
stead of four weeks at once.
Always take the full time for skimmed milk instead. Use only
morning and afternoon breaks—at fresh fruits for your desserts. Sublunch time, relax, enjoy your meal, stitute poultry and fish for beef,
pork, and lamb, or do the really
walk in the open air.
wise thing and make a gradual
change to vegetarian entrees.
Learn to relax
Lifeline
Not a bad idea to join a relaxation class if this is offered in your
area. Avoid worry—live down to
your means and enjoy it—not up
to the neighbour's with all the
agonies entailed. Avoid worry—
with non-competitive sport, leave
mgms., there is four times the
chance of a heart attack when
compared to a level under 200
mgms.
Diet is a major factor in blood
cholesterol control. In the matter
of meat and milk, the same applies
as for the reduction in overall
calorie intake.
Use as spreads special margarines—varieties that are soft,
and produced entirely from vegetable oils; and use vegetable oils
for cooking. Use only four eggs
per week—egg yolks are high in
animal fat and cholesterol.
Do not smoke
It is now recognized that the
use of tobacco raises blood cholesterol levels.
Avoid all highly refined foods,
especially white sugar and white
flour products. This means cutting
out snacks and rich desserts. Use
natural desserts. Alcohol should be
eliminated completely from your
programme.
It is recognized that coffee elevates stomach acidity to excessive
levels, and that it strongly stimulates the central nervous system.
The heart rate is speeded up, and
often becomes irregular. The blood
pressure is raised. All this would
indicate the wisdom of omitting
coffee from your programme.
Remember, you can lengthen
your life-line, you can avoid a
coronary heart attack by:
Proper Diet and Exercise.
Healthy Habits and Mental Attitudes.
Regular Health Checks by Your
Doctor.
"Do not worry; eat three meals
a day; say your prayers; be
courteous to your creditors; keep
your digestion good; exercise; go
Widen your pipe-line
slow and easy, Maybe there are
Keep your arteries free and clear other things your special case
of cholesterol and other fatty de- requires to make you happy, but
posits which interfere with blood- my friend, these I reckon will give
flow. A blood cholesterol level of yon, a good
240 mgms. 100 ml, or greeter,
your work at your place of busi- means you are at risk, If your
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How I Stopped
Smoking
HE DAY I yielded to smoking was not the day
I actually smoked but the day I vehemently
reproached a friend of mine for smoking, May
1961. I advised him against it, scolded him, shamed
him, and even threatened not to speak to him unless
he gave up smoking.
All I got from him was "Console the wounded
mind by smoking." That catchy phrase edged its
way into my subconscious. Instead of dismissing it
I turned it over and over in my mind.
Five months later, October 23, 1961, it came in
handy. A 21-year-old youth, wounded because father
refused me permission to visit the Western Ghats, I
repeated, "Console the wounded mind by smoking."
I smoked my first cigarette that whirled my world
of worry away and rocked me to sleep. From that
one cigarette the number steadily rose until I was
smoking between 40 and 50 cigarettes a day. I had
become a slave to the habit. I longed to be free again,
but what a grip it had on me. Now I can only say, "I
gave up smoking several times."
Realizing the wretchedness of my condition, I
preached to my boys on the evil of smoking. They
laughed at the absurdity—a heavy smoker preaching
against smoking.
I knew then that I had to hack the habit once
for all. My determination had to be stronger than the
smoker's ready excuses. I had to convince myself that
I really wanted to quit. So I pulled out a sheet of
paper and began jotting down the advantages and
disadvantages of smoking, Against one advantage
"the relaxation it affords during periods of stress and
strain does more good than harm," I listed 28 disadvantages such as:
Waste of time and money
Pain in the heart and lungs
Yellow-stained fingers and teeth
Burnt clothes
Loss of taste, smell, energy, sleep and weight
Fire accident
Increased heart beat
Sinus trouble
Throat clogged with phlegm
High blood pressure
Cancer
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As the list of disadvantages grew longer _Ind
longer a shudder ran through me. So on June 21, 1976
at 9 p.m. I gave up smoking. When tempted to smoke
I would ask myself, "Will the crisis flee if I smoke?"
The answer rings clear, "No, Never." "Therefore,"
I would reason, "there is no benefit in smoking."
But whenever I was idle the devil in me urged
me to smoke. To defeat the devil I wrote the following on a piece of paper and read it out as a prayer:
I am going to give up smoking
I am going to stop smoking
I have given up smoking
I have stopped smoking
I am not going to smoke
I am not a smoker
I don't want to smoke
Smoking is injurious to health
Tobacco tastes awful, horrible and terrible.
To keep myself from weakening, I often boast
that I have given up smoking and that great is the
joy. Some of my friends dug at me and teased that
I sounded like a woman on a delivery table vowing
against another child, It did not discourage me. Instead it made me more determined to show them I
meant it.
The greatest struggle I face is the struggle
against self-pity. When I see others smoke I feel
sorry for myself to be deprived of the pleasures of
smoking. To guard against falling into such pitfalls I
keep my mind busy counting the advantages of not
smoking.
A more subtle temptation is my inclination to
accept that smoking only five cigarettes a day is not
bad. To this I reply, "If you can't stop smoking this
one cigarette, how are you going to stop at five? Where
is the surety you would not increase the number?"
Instead of smoking, I now chew and munch mints,
gums, peanuts and sweets. These attract my children
very close to me and I feel a strong affection for them.
When they, on seeing me, ask "Sweet, daddy?" I feel
happy. I like the two words together "Sweet Daddy."
Dear friends, you too can stop smoking and start
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living.
HERALD OF HEALTH
The Importance of a Complete
PHYSICAL
CHECK-UP
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DR. JAY SHEKHAR JHAVERI
HE GENERAL health of an average city
dweller is far from satisfactory. Most key men
in big cities spend their days and half their
nights formulating plans and making important decisions affecting their business and social status, but
about their own health they are rarely serious. The
rat race, deadlines, competitions, family budgeting,
staff and labour problems, city traffic, noise, air
pollution, irregular eating habits, smoking, cocktail
parties, late nights, lack of physical exercise—all these
act as slow poisons. They nibble on their health and
more so on their heart. This nibbling is always imperceptive in the beginning but bit by bit it starts to
show apparent symptoms. By the time they seek
medical assistance, the major problems may well have
gained a secure foothold. This could have been
avoided if they had had medical check-ups,
It is elementary prudence to take care of the
things we have and health is the most precious of them
all. Disease is but a result of a cause or a combination
of causes which adversely affects the state of natural
health. All agree that prevention is better than cure,
but surprisingly few realise that a complete physical
check-up is the first step towards prevention. Checkup specialists around the world have rescued so many
lives through a system of complete physical check-up
that this method has been acclaimed as one of the
best possible means of living a healthy and prolonged
life. It has been estimated that 13 to 15 per cent of
carefully designed physical check-up examinations
reveal grave conditions, and a large percentage un-
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cover problems, which if attended to in time, would
yield rewarding results. To mention a few, a thorough
physical check-up can detect silent stages of diseases
such as diabetes, high blood pressure, early ageing of
small arteries and other blood vessels, liver and kidney
ailments, heart enlargement, many lung conditions
and cancer.
For these check-ups, one need not necessarily go
to a big hospital or medical centre. A well-trained
physician who takes a detailed history and goes into a
meticulous physical examination is good enough.
History-taking often progresses like a detective's
cross-examination. The doctor carefully listens, questions, taps, feels, again questions and hears with his
stethoscope the different sounds in the chest. He asks
more questions and is never in a hurry. He takes blood
pressure in both sitting and lying positions and feels
with masterly touch the throbbing of the different
systems of the patient's body. He also subjects him
to laboratory investigations, an electrocardiogram and
maybe X-rays. At times, some clues remain so hidden
that only the use of the most sophisticated equipment and techniques can help arrive at the correct
diagnosis. The ultimate pay-off may be anything from
a certificate of good health to the detection of a silent
imperceptible "invalid maker" or "killer" at any stage.
No physical check-up of a patient is complete
without the assessment of his mental profile temperament, work conditions, food habits, sleep, routine
activities, hobbies and whether he is taking daily
physical exercises and enough time off for relaxation.
Physicians and cardiologists all over the world consider intense emotion, stress, tension, worries, anger
etc., as important contributing factors precipitating
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Many diseases including sudden, and even premature
heart attacks. A timely advice of an astute physician
analysing the mental profile can often enable one to
avoid such a calamity.
I have often met men at cocktail parties or dinners, who say, "Doctor, I am as fit as a fiddle. I work
for 16 hours, I smoke, I drink, I enjoy food and I have
no complaints. I am a little overweight, but that
should not make me rush for a check-up." I usually
keep quiet on such occasions, though I would have
liked to tell them, "Buddy, don't push your luck too
far. Go for a check-up and you will be surprised to
know what may be found in you."
Good health is much more than mere absence
of disease. As doctors, we cannot claim that a yearly
check-up will detect every possible trouble in time.
Some conditions are known to develop into incurable
stages in even less than a year's time. There is not
much wisdom in losing health by not taking proper
care of it, and therefore, to delay a thorough and
complete health check-up is like letting a thief hide
in one's home. There is no hard and fast rule as to
how frequently a check-up is required. This usually
depends upon each individual's state of health at the
time of check-up.
Some defer or avoid physical check-ups because of the "fear of the unknown" in case something
grave is discovered and a strict medical regime of
restrictions is imposed upon them. It may also prove
to be an "unnecessary worry". To such men I would
say that it is always advisable to know about an evil
early and do something about it than to wait for it
to cause irreparable damage to one's body. There are
others who say, "So what, one has to die some day
so why not enjoy life to the fullest." Such men are
known to have regretted their statement later when
they were confronted with a grave and irreversible
condition of health. In contrast, regardless of the age,
a person after a complete medical check-up becomes
hopefully health-conscious, faces life with confidence,
optimism and ambition.
The importance of complete physical check-up
with its very rewarding multifaceted aspects cannot
be overstressed for people of a fast-developing country
like India. Besides the middle-aged, the greatest asset
of a nation are its productive young men. They work
hard and live fast. These young men hardly know
what is good health and what is good for their health.
They are the ones who really need regular physical
check-ups to remain continuously fit for work at
optimum level because in case of some sudden serious
illness striking them, not only will their families suffer but also the country. It will be deprived of their
professional, administrative and productive skills
which constitute the real wealth of a nation.
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music to anybody's ear is the
sound of their own name.
Be sincerely cordial; speak and
act as if it were a genuine pleasure.
Be considerate of the feelings of
others; no one likes to be rebuffed.
Be thoughtful of the opinions of
others; there are three sides to a
controversy—your's, the other
man's, and the right side.
Be genuinely interested in people;
you can like everybody if you try.
Be generous with praise. Praise
uplifts—criticism lowers.
Be alert to render service; above
all, what counts in life is what we
do for others.
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you and that doesn't make it always correct.
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To be able to keep cool on
any crisis, large or small, when
those around you may be doing
just the opposite, is an enviable
human quality. Yet it can be acquired. With it we may achieve
true tranquillity of mind; without
it, we always run the risk of destroying ourselves and grinding ourselves down into helpless and useless automatons.
Here are six psychologically
sound ways that can help you keep
your head when it is most needed :
I. BE PREPARED. Old advice,
but so rarely heeded, even among
otherwise sensible people. The
faculty of being able to look ahead
at events is perhaps the greatest
defence against weakness in any
crisis. If we are prepared, we are
not taken by surprise. We are
ready, armed against difficulty,
ideally with second or even third
defences lined up. The old nineteenth-century adage, "Endeavour
to succeed, expect not to succeed"
might here be recast, "Expect it
not to happen, but be ready for it
when it does."
In my experience nowhere is this
simple guideline to living ignored
more than in the field of everyday
human happenings and relationships. People will change their affections and their friendships, they
will fall in or out of love, they will
get married and have children, they
will get sick, they will die—these
immutable truths, when they occur,
even when pointed towards by
many clear signs and warnings,
still seem to take so many people
totally by surprise, leaving them
bowled over, unable to cope or adjust.
2. SEE THE FUNNY SIDE.
Not always easy, perhaps, but always worth-while. The use of
simple humour cuts through tensions as swiftly as it cuts through
pretension. It brings reassurance,
puts things into truer perspective,
makes everyone feel a little bit
bigger, the harsh world a little more
human. After all, things could always be worse. You could have to
face two operations, have broken
both legs, lost all your friends,
found the whole street on fire!
3. TAKE YOUR TIME. Unless the house actually is on fire,
few of life's crises cannot wait a
little while for solution. Feeling
forced to react instantly, to take
action immediately or face disaster—these are usually fallacies very
easy to succumb to. Too swift a
decision made under stress and
pressure from external events may
mean you make the wrong decision,
or at least do something unnecessarily foolish that you will have
cause to regret later. Delay wherever possible, not for too long, of
course, but long enough to see the
situation more calmly. It often so
happens that a little deliberately
engineered delay brings the required answer with it. That way
you are much more likely to make
the right decision.
4. STUDY OTHERS. Faced
with a mounting crisis there may
not be time to do this when instant
calmness is called for, but if you
have made a practice of it long
before, the rewards of studying
others deeply will become immediately evident. In particular,
consider people's motives—their
motives for their often inexplicable
actions, their motives for saying
often wounding or insulting things,
their motives for reacting in the
face of difficulties. Often you will
find that people are angry at people
other than the ones they hurt, or
angry with , themselves but still
taking it out on us. If you are ready
for such behaviour under stress
through a careful study of human
motives, you will yourself keep
much calmer when other people
create stressful situations—and possibly help them out of such childishness as well.
5. BE YOURSELF. Never try
to live other than in accord with
your own true nature. That way
you will find your own true inner
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harmony, will face life and all its
set-backs frankly, will be farsighted, understanding—and above
all, relaxed, and serene. So many
people getting "het up" about some
difficulty or other are vexed because
they thought they were different,
because they feel things affecting
them and their own reactions to
such things ought to be different.
This never arises if one lives according to one's inborn, unchangeable nature, wherein mind and
spirit work as a team. Then we
present an inner harmony to the
vexatious outer world, observing
it and coping with it quietly, in
proportion, with humour, tolerance
and greater understanding. "If
that state of being isn't happiness
itself," says William FitzGibbon,
"it is undoubtedly its next-door
neighbour."
6. HAVE FAITH. "Don't
worry," say people well-meaningly
if not very helpfully, "it may never
happen." Yet it is true. Perhaps it
is easier to accept that when it
does happen it will not be nearly
as bad as we feared. For it never
is. "One truth we gain from living
through the years," John Golden
tells us, "is that fear brings more
pain than does the pain it fears."
If only more people would realize
that!
"Faith is the art of holding on
to things your reason has once ac:
cepted, in spite of your changing
moods. For your moods will
change, whatever view your reason
takes," teaches C. S. Lewis. "This
is why faith is such a necessary
virtue. Unless you teach your
moods 'where they get off,' you are
just a creature dithering to and
fro, with its beliefs dependent on
the weather and the state of its
digestion."
And, one might add, "too readily
at the mercy of crises that in retrospect look far smaller than they
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SLIMMING THE
EFFECTIVE WAY
A
HEAVILY overweight
woman passed by. We
guessed she was at least
70 Kg. overweight. "I would
rather starve myself before I looked like that," my friend commented. For a second I agreed.
Then I remembered obese
patients entering the hospital on
extremely low-calorie diets for
treatment. Those people didn't
want to "look like that", either. In
their desperation they appealed to
their doctor for drastic treatment
to get the fat off. Such an approach requires the coordinated
efforts of doctors, dietitians,
nurses, laboratory technicians,
chaplains, physiotherapists, and
occupational therapists. Unless
water and mineral balance and
vitamin nutrition are maintained
during this period, serious complications can occur. Unfortunately, such drastic measures do not
succeed well in weight loss, because unless a real change in eating habits and life-style is made,
the loss is not maintained.
These days we hear and read
much about what to do to reduce
or maintain proper weight, Rarely
are we informed what not to do.
Often the overweight person
asks, "What foods will reduce
me?" As a society we want to
do something, take something,
eat something, to have the desired
effect. We don't like to be told
what not to do. We like to keep
going on in our usual, comfortable,
easy way. But the overweight
person must recognize that there
are red lights, things he cannot do.
He must accept the fact that he
cannot continue as he has in the
past.
ALICE G. MARSH
It's Your Choice
Slimming is not easy, but it is
possible.
Overweight persons must make
two decisions before attempting
weight reduction. First, they must
set a goal and have a burning
desire to attain it. Second, they
must be willing to follow up with
some basic changes in life habits
so as to hold the weight loss.
To the mind of the night eater,
the food snatcher, the stand-up
eater, the in-bed eater, the TVwatching eater, those calories
don't count. But to his body they
do count—every one.
There are no reducing foods, so
he need not inquire, "What foods
will take off weight?" Rather, he
should ask, "How many calories
are there in a large tomato? In a
half grapefruit? In a bunch of lettuce? In half a cup of curds."
He learns these foods are
wise choices and fit into his calorie budget very well. However,
they do have calories and his
body will account for every one
of them by utilizing them for
energy or, if not needed, by storing them as fat. The slogan "Calories Don't Count" was never true.
Yet the idea persists and has
returned in many forms.
Total calories must not go
above the day's daily requirement,
if a person is not going to gain
weight. If he is to lose weight, his
calorie intake must be significantly less than his energy requirements.
The so-called crash diets of the
past have not been effective for
HERALD OF HEALTH
Exercise can firm up the muscles and burn up some calories
but can't take the place of cutting
down on calories. Here's a simple
example. If a helping of pie has
700 calories and a man who
weighs 70 Kg. wishes to walk
those calories off, he would have
to walk five hours at three miles
per hour! Therefore the slimmer
just can't afford to eat those 700
calories. But he should exercise,
and by walking one hour a day
at three miles per hour he can
burn up about 140 calories, If he
continues to do this for a month
he can burn up a pound of fat,
and after 12 months he has lost
12 pounds from this one daily
activity alone. Walking can also
serve as an excellent hobby and
tension reducer. Body, mind, and
spirit profit—and slimming proceeds more rapidly.
Some say, "I am different. Just
to smell food puts pounds on
me." This is a myth. People do
vary in energy requirements but,
generally speaking, people of a
given age and sex and of s;milar
size and activity usually have
similar needs.
two good reasons: (1) The ex- tein, minerals, and vitamins. But
tremely limited food selection can- if he must cut the calorie intake
not supply all necessary nutrients, by one-third or one half in order
and (2) humans can't tolerate this to lose one or two pounds a
lack of variety very long. Taste week, he must choose his food
buds tire, So, the tomato-and- with care.
Down and Up, Down and Up,,
curd diet doesn't work, nor does
He will have to dispense with
Like a Yo-Yo
the banana-and-skim milk diet, high-calorie "junk" foods like
hard-boiled-egg-and-lettuce cake, sweet rolls, sweetened
the
"I think I have lost over 36 Kg,"
diet. When the overweight person drinks, ice cream, chocolates,
finally realizes that he is not going jams, and jellies. It is probable a plump young woman said quite
to find a food or a crash diet that that his use of these foods has honestly. Through adolescence
works, he is then ready to ask, made him an overweight, under- and young adulthood her weight
"What does work?"
nourished person in the first place. record had fluctuated up and
There are "rewards" for the re- down. Dozens of times and each
Getting the Facts
ducer! Perhaps the greatest thrill time with great determination and
is to buy new clothes, one, two, or stern self-discipline, she had reThe wise slimmer does not at- more sizes smaller! Or to tighten duced dramatically, only to
tempt to solve his problem with up the belt one, two, or three bounce back up again to her highlimited information. He becomes notches. These experiences are weight plateau. When the body
acquainted with basic nutritional heady ones that a person can has reached an energy balance it
facts. He learns how to cut his use for continued encouragement. resists change. So it tends to recalories in half and yet get his
Some slimmers harbour the turn to the same weight. Hence
full requirements of proteins, mistaken idea that exercise in- it may take time to become adminerals, and vitamins.
creases the appetite and so makes justed to the lower weight.
When the person of normal it more difficult to lose weight.
Especially resistant is the perweight takes the recommended Experiments have proved that son who was a fat baby and an
allowance of calories it is relative- consistent normal exercise not overplump, "beautiful" child. Both
ly easy to choose food that will only burns calories but actually animal and human studies have
also provide the necessary pro- aids in controlling the appetite.
shown that such children have a
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larger total number of body fat
cells. It would seem that mahy
early-onset overweight bodies
have a sort of gyroscopic set to
their weight that is too high in
pounds. The body tends to hold
to this unfortunate setting. Weight
reduction is difficult and the body
tends to snap back to the higher
weight setting quickly and easily.
However, the obesity-person
should not give up. A balance
between calorie intake and energy
expenditure is possible. It is probable that this person's habits
need to undergo a drastic change.
Perhaps he eats too fast, too late,
or at wrong intervals. He may
have an abnormal preoccupation
with food and many other deepseated behavioural responses that
have led both to obesity and
maintaining abnormal weight. He
should seek professional help and
may profit from group therapy.
Success at Last
To be successful in a continuous 'one-to-two-pounds-per-week
weight reduction programme, a
person should forget the gimmicky diets. He should choose an
interesting variety of low-calorie
nutritious food that he enjoys. He
should cut out "junk" foods or at
least severely restrict their use,
and follow a sensible eating pattern. Such a pattern includes a
wholesome, fairly high-protein
breakfast and nothing but water
between meals. The second and
third meal should contain a preponderance of low calorie, fresh
fruits or vegetables. And total
calories should not exceed 1,200.
Slimming is like refurnishing a
rambling old house---it takes good
planning, attention to detail, and
time. The overweight person
should think "thin." Weight reduction can be accomplished by
good nutritional planning, graded
exercise, proper mental adjustment, abandonment of unsuccessful and damaging practices, and
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ENRY THOREAU, a nineteenth-century writer and
philosopher, visited a farmer plowing his field with a team
of oxen. As the two walked behind the plow, they talked about
the kind of diet suited to build
strong bodies. The farmer said,
"You cannot live on vegetable
foods solely, for they furnish
nothing to build bones with."
Thoreau mused, "All the while
he talks he is walking behind his
oxen which with vegetable-made
bones jerk him and his plow
along."
Plant foods are rich in minerals
and vitamins and build not only
the bones and flesh of oxen but
strong human bodies as well.
Cereal grains, beans, peas,
seeds, and nuts contain considerable protein, Seventy per cent of
the world's supply of protein is
derived from vegetable sources,
mainly from grains. Plant foods
also contribute unsaturated fats
and a variety of carbohydrates.
If you doubt that a vegetarian
diet can build human bones and
flesh, just take a look at the population explosion in areas where the
diet is largely rice and legumes as
in India; corn, millet, peanuts,
and other legumes as in areas of
Africa; or corn tortillas and beans
as in Latin America. If such predominantly vegetarian diets of
rather limited choice can produce
the world's greatest fertility and
growth, then certainly a more
varied type of vegetarian diet need
lack no essentials. A study of
Natural Diet
comparable groups of vegetarians
and nonvegetarians found a diet
of plant foods with milk and eggs
to be as adequate for the needs
of all groups--adults, teenagers,
and pregnant women—as the
conventional meat diet.
Obviously man is not dependent
on animals to prefabricate his
foods, particularly his protein, for
him. He can go directly to the primary source—the plants—and
get what he needs himself.
But why this concern over diet?
Can diet kill?
Western countries with their
large consumption of meat, milk,
and eggs have a high blood cholesterol level and a heavy loss of
life from coronary heart disease,
especially in middle-aged men.
Such is not the case with
peoples whose diet contains little
animal food. Commenting on this
finding, Dr. Jeremiah Stemler, executive director of the Chicago
Health Research Foundation and a
pioneer in studying the relationship
between diet and the growing
epidemic of heart attacks, points
to a rich diet high in animal products as one of the most important factors responsible for this
plague of coronary disease in
affluent countries. He warns, "In
terms of diet the whole American
population runs a risk." This is
characterized by excessive calories, too much total fat, and too
much saturated fat and dietary
cholesterol of the kind found in
animal products.
DID YOU EVER WONDER HOW
COWS AND HORSES MANAGE
TO BUILD SUCH STRONG
BODIES ON A VEGETABLE DIET?
YOU CAN TOO.
MERVYN G. HARDINGE
VEGETARIANS HAVE A
DISTINCT ADVANTAGE
Evidently God who created our
bodies knew what kind of food
would keep them operating best.
When He created human beings,
He said, "I have given you every
plant yielding seed which is upon
the face of all the earth, and every
tree with seed in its fruit; you
shall have them for food.. And
God saw everything that he had
made, and behold, it was very
good" (Genesis 1:29-31, RSV).
Isn't it interesting that scientists
have now discovered that the
original diet given to man by God
is the best diet to prevent heart
attacks and other disorders?
However, both nonvegetarian
and vegetarian diets can increase
the risk of coronary heart disease
by an excessive use of cane
sugar. Dr. John Yudkin, of the
University of London, found that
men who suffered heart attacks
had habitually used twice as much
sugar as men of similar age without heart problems. Workers at
the University of Toronto observed that sugar and animal fat
together in the diet combine to
raise the level of fatty substances
in the blood higher than either one
alone. Thus the low cholesterol
benefit of plant foods can be
sabotaged by an excessive intake
of sugar.
Vegetarian and near-vegetarian
diets have distinct advantages.
The cholesterol intake is reduced
in proportion to the reduction of
animal foods, and fat is less saturated. Plant foods provide an
abundance of complex carbohydrates which animal foods do
not contain. The starch in plant
foods is converted to glucose for
energy, and the indigestible fibre
furnishes bulk for the bowels.
Bulky foods have fewer calories
and reduce the risk of overweight.
Both the protein and the fat of a
vegetarian diet are moderate in
amount and in better balance with
the carbohydrate intake than is
the case with meat diets.
YOU CAN DEVELOP TOTAL
EXCELLENCE
Can diet kill? Usually it does
not cause death immediately, but
over the years a diet high in animal foods can clog up the blood
vessels and disable the living
machinery to a point where the
life processes can no longer function.
It is the duty of every person,
for his own sake and for the sake
of humanity, to inform himself in
regard to the laws of life and conscientiously to obey them. We
need to become better acquainted
with the most wonderful of all
organisms, the human body.
This article has concentrated on
only one aspect of healthful living
—a proper diet. May it stimulate
you to seek further counsel, for
vigorous health does not depend
on chance—it is the result of
obedience to law. The body is
the only medium through which
the mind and the soul are developed for the upbuilding of character.
Actually we should develop all
our powers — mental, moral,
physical, and spiritual—for our
own well-being and happiness.
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VEGETUS =VEGETARIAN
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When the Russian woman accepted Leo Tolstoy's
* Health faddists think that meat, as well as all
invitation to dinner, she was hardly prepared for what processed or refined "super-market" foods, are harmshe found at the table—a live chicken tied to her chair. ful to the body;
"My conscience forbids me to kill it," Tolstoy, a com* Some pacifists believe that killing and eating
mitted vegetarian, told his meat-eating visitor. "As ar:—als is inconsistent with their ethical or social conyou are the only guest taking meat, I would be greatly sciences;
obliged if you would undertake the killing first."
* Recent emphasis on ecology has convinced
The story, which does not go on to tell if the many that using meat as a primary protein source is
woman did kill the chicken, is tribute to the dedication an arrogant exploitation of the earth's finite resources.
that many vegetarians bring to their adopted lifestyle.
A second question comes naturally: Is a vegFor some, the pursuit of vegetarianism is almost a etarian diet nutritionally sound?
noble commitment. "I hold flesh food to be unsuited
It certainly didn't hurt the Danes during World
to our species." said Gandhi. "We err in copying the War I, when Denmark virtually became a meatless
lower animal world—if we are superior to it." The country because of the British naval blockade. Nuregister of vegetarians reads like a diversified Who's tritionists who studied the people during the war conWho: Voltaire, Milton, Newton, Shelly, Schweitzer, cluded that general health had significantly improved.
and George Bernard Shaw were all vegetarians. More Similarly, Norway had to adopt a vegetarian diet
recently, such celebrities as Dennis Weaver, Clint during World War II, and there was a significant
Walker, Paul Newman, Dick Gregory, and Samantha drop in heart disease. Both nations, however, reverted
Eggar have converted to non-flesh diets.
to meat diets as soon as the crises passed and subseTo the meat eater, the first, and very puzzling, quent studies showed that the temporary health adquestion is Why? Why give up the steak, the bar- vantages apparently subsided.
becued spareribs, the pork mast, the stuffed turkey,
We have been conditioned to believe that only a
the hamburger, and the hot dog? There is a myriad meat-based diet can provide the adequate nutrition
of reasons why people do so:
necessary• for good health. Until recently, even many
* Most vegetarians live below the poverty level. scientists were accustomed to classifying meats as
They simply cannot afford the high price of meat;
"first-class" proteins, and vegetables as "second-class"
* Followers of certain religions and philosophies proteins, thereby implying that nonanimal sources of
exclude flesh foods from their diets because they be- protein were somehow inferior in quality. The most
lieve eating meat hinders their spiritual development, current medical and scientific evidence, however,
or because it is contrary to their religious edicts;
points to other considerations:
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HERALD OF HEALTH
DANIEL GROTTA - KURSKA
* Man can subsist perfectly well on a proper nonflesh diet;
* Statistically, vegetarians are thinner, healthier,
and may live longer than meat eaters;
* Meat, especially in the large quantities many
are accustomed to eating, may be harmful to the body;
* Protein from nonflesh foods can be an adequate
nutritional substitute for meat protein.
Protein is essential to life: It is the substance that
the body uses to build and replenish its organs, skin,
cartilage, nails, hair, muscles, and the organic framework of bones. The proteins that our bodies use are
composed of 22 amino acids, not all of which must
come from the diet. The human metabolic system can
synthesize (combine by uniting chemical elements)
14 of these 22 amino acids, but the remaining 8 must
be obtained from food sources outside the body. Hence
their name—the essential amino acids.
To be useful to a person, the totality of food proteins must be "complete"—that is, all eight essential
amino acids must be ingested simultaneously, and in
the right proportion. Incomplete proteins cannot be
used to build muscles and tissue; they often end up
as stored fat or are utilized for energy.
Meat is a complete protein because all eight essential amino acids are present in the proper proportion. Vegetable foods, however, may be incomplete
proteins, lacking the minimum requirement of one or
more of these eight amino acids.
But it is possible to satisfy your protein needs by
a proper intermixing of vegetable proteins according
to Elwood Speckmann, Ph.D., director of the nutrition
research programme for the National Dairy Council.
"You have to be careful and make sure you use the
right combinations," explains Dr. Speckmann. "It's
simply easier to meet your protein needs with animal
foods, such as meat, milk, and eggs."
In Diet for a Small Planet, Francis Moore Lappe
offers some suggestions for combining vegetables to
good advantage. Wheat, which has a deficiency in the
amino acid lysine but an abundance of sulfur-containing amino acids, can be combined with beans, which
have the opposite enrichment combination. Taken
together, they complement each other to form a
"complete" protein.
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"Certainly some vegetable proteins, if fed as the
sole source of protein, are of relatively low value for
promoting growth," the editors of the British medical
journal "Lancet" wrote in 1959. "But many field
trials have shown that proteins provided by suitable
mixtures of vegetable origin enable children to grow
as well as children provided with milk and other
animal protein."
(,)uality and
Nutritionists use two criteria in evaluating
sources: quality and quantity. Quality refers to the
useability of protein by the body (not all of them can
be used) . This factor is expressed on a scale of 0 to
100. Quantity is the proportion of useable protein to
total weight and is expressed as a percentage. The
United Nations World Health Organization (WHO)
gives meat a protein quality rating of 67—higher than
that of most plant proteins, with the exception of
whole rice (70), but below that of cheese (70), fish
(80), milk (82), and eggs (95) . In terms of quantity,
20 to 30 per cent of the total weight of flesh food is
usable protein—lamb rates the lower figure and turkey
the higher one—the rest is water, fat, and trace
minerals. On the other hand, soybean flour is 40 percent protein; Parmesan cheese, 36 per cent; many nuts
and seeds, between 20 and 30 per cent; and peas,
lentils, and dried beans, between 20 to 25 per cent.
Grains are fairly low in quantity but, surprisingly, so
are milk (4 per cent) and eggs (13 per cent) .
What all this means is that, in general, one has
to eat proportionately less meat in order to obtain the
same amount of useable protein than if relying on
vegetable sources, but that nonflesh alternatives are
perfectly adequate. Balanced against this, however,
are the disadvantages of a heavily meat-laced diet.
A number of nutritional studies have concluded
that lacto, lacto-ovo, and pure vegetarians who eat a
proper diet consistently meet their protein and caloric
needs but do not significantly exceed them. Most meat
eaters, however, consistently exceed their limits and,
as consequence, tend to weigh more.
"Forty per cent of the fat in our diets comes
from meat," says Frederick Stare, M.D., chairman of
the department of nutrition at the Harvard School of
Public Health.
Meat is about 4 per cent saturated fat, or cholesterol. With the exception of eggs, nonflesh foods have
no cholesterol. The consequences of meat and nonmeat diets were measured in a study conducted by Dr.
Frederick Stare and Mervyn Hardinge, M.D., dean of
the Loma Linda School of Health, Loma Linda, Cali15
Mexico. Heart diseases and many forms of cancer
appear to be We§fem diseases in that they are practically unknown in some underdeveloped countries
where meat is not part of the diet. That lower incidence, however, may result from the very different
life-style.
Last year, the National Institute of Health (NIH)
began a $1 million, five-year study to determine what
role vegetarianism plays in health. The subject:
100,000 Seventh-day Adventists who neither drink,
smoke, nor eat meat, and use limited amounts of
coffee and tea.
"Our studies have revealed that the Seventh-day
Adventist vegetarians are healthier than the average
Californian," says Dr. Mervyn Hardinge. "There is
virtually no lung cancer—in fact, a lower incidence
of all forms of cancer. Heart disease is significantly
less and, when it does occur, it is an average of 10
years later than in other Californians. Adventist males
live 6.2 years longer than the average California male,
and women 3.5 years longer."
The difference have been substantiated, says Dr.
Hardinge. The purpose of the NIH study is to see if
they are linked, in any way, to a meatless diet.
Other nutritionists are unconvinced of the superiority of vegetarianism. "From a standpoint of nutrition, I don't think vegetarianism is superior," says
Hilda White, Ph.D., a consultant in nutrition And
instructor at Northern Illinois University. "However,
there is no reason why vegetarianism cannot be an
alternative to a meat-based diet. It's just that I can't
think of any nutritional reason that would stop me
from eating meat."
Unfortunately, certain vegetarian diets can lead
to serious nutritional problems. A strict macrobiotic
diet, for example, can induce scurvy, hypoproteinemia,
anaemia, hypocalcemia, emaciation, and loss of kidney
function.
Is Vegetarian Diet Superior?
Other equally ill-advised exotic vegetarian diets
But still the question remains: Is a vegetarian have resulted in kwashiorkor (a rare protein deficiency
diet healthier than a meat diet? Nutritionists have yet that became endemic with children who were victims
to agree on an answer. Advocates of vegetarianism fre- of starvation during the Biafran-Nigerian war) , marquently cite unsubstantiated evidence and present asmus, beri-beri, rickets, pellagra, and severe vitamin
"testimonials" about the relative superiority of a non- deficiencies.
meat diet, often claiming "miraculous" cures for
There are a few basic guidelines that nutritionasthma, poor eyesight, and even cancer. While such ists recommend for people who are following, or plan
claims may be sincere, they have not been proved.
to adopt, a vegetarian diet. For those who wish to inScientific evidence suggesting the superiority of a clude dairy products and/or eggs:
vegetarian diet is offered, not by nutritionists, but by
* Cut "empty" (sugar, fats, oils) calories in
anthropologists. Field investigation of certain nonmeat half ;
cultures have documented the excellent health and
* Replace meat with increased intake of
longevity enjoyed by, people such as the Hunzas of legumes, nuts, or meat analogs (textured vegetable
Northern Pakistan and the Otomi Indians of Central protein such as TSP) ;
fornia. The results showed that vegetarians had consistently lower levels of serum cholesterol than did meat
eaters.
The effect of meat additives on human health also
is a point of contention among scientists. In 1971, for
example, Charles Edwards, M.D., former commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration,
testified before a House committee on nutrition that
sodium nitrate—a meat preservative—is potentially
dangerous to small children, can deform the foetus in
pregnant women, and can cause serious damage in
anemic persons. Dr. Edwards, currently secretary of
health in the Department of Health, Education, and
Welfare, also said the additive may be carcinogenic,
or cancer causing.
But Harvard's Dr. Stare says no carcinogenic
agents are used in preserving meat. "Sodium nitrite
and sodium nitrate have probably been used longer
than any other type of preservatives," he explains.
"And there is no evidence, which I know of, that they
are carcinogenic."
Some studies, however, indicate a strong correlation between a meat diet and cancer of the colon.
"Animal protein tends to create anaerobic bacteria, in
the intestinal tract, and these anaerobic bacteria tend
to convert bile acids into carcinogenic compounds,"
explains U.D. Register, Ph.D., chairman of the nutrition department at the Loma Linda School of Health.
And there are some indications that meat is highly
susceptible to bacteria growth and food spoilage.
Meat eaters also may be bothered by poor absorption and elimination. Food with a low fibre content,
such as meat, moves sluggishly through the digestive
tract, making stools dry and hard to pass. But vegetables retain moisture and bind waste bulk for easy
passage.
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* Give up as many refined or processed foods
as possible—whole foods have greater nutritional
value;
* Eat more grains and cereals;
• Eat a salad every day, adding such things as
raw carrots, beetroots, and dried fruits;
* Include cottage cheese and low-fat milk in
your daily diet, and restrict eggs to no more than four
per week;
* To retain vitamins and minerals, cook vegetables for the shortest time and in as little water as
possible.
* Pure vegetarians should make a special effort
to:
* Increase general caloric intake, eating more of
everything;
* Use either fortified soy milk preparations or
take some form of vitamin 1312 supplement.
Perhaps it is good to remember the word
vegetarian is not, as one might think, derived from the
word vegetable, but from the Latin vegetus, which
***
means "whole, sound, fresh, lively."
Dara Singh
and
Self-Regulation
1VIOHAN ABHANE
W
HEN I met wrestling
World Champion, Dara
Singh, at the Shivaji
Stadium, Poona, the first thing he
wanted to know was whether I
take regular exercise. The fact that
I do pleased him and so we began to talk. I asked him what it
takes to earn the coveted title,
whether an ordinary man like me
can make the required sacrifice.
His answer was so simple that
you fail to realize the strength of
character and self-control that are
required of one who covets Dara
Singh's title.
Self-regulation is the secret of
his strength—self-regulation in
eating and drinking (which also
includes abstinence) and self-regulation in exercise and rest.
Dara Singh has fixed hours for
rest and sleep. He exercises regularly for two hours in the morning, running and performing pushups.
OCTOBER 1977
Dara Singh, India's King of Wrestlers.
His regulated diet consists of
lassi, ghee, milk, almonds, murabbas, eggs and vegetables. For
breakfast he takes 8 eggs and 3 big
bottles of milk. At lunch he has
bread, butter, plenty of vegetables
and ghee. At his dinner table you
will find a stack of chappatis, a
bowl of curry with gravy and a
pound of grapes. Three pints of
milk is his "bed-time story."
Wisely enough, I thought he
abstains from smoking and drinking, but how strange that he should
abstain from flesh foods.
Dara Singh, 6 ft-2 in. is a mountain of muscles. His chest measures 47 in., biceps 19 in. and waist
30 in. His flexible body has no
tensed-up bulging muscles. For 23
years free-style Dara Sing reigns
king of wrestlers in India. He won
the Indian Championship from
Tiger Joginder in 7 rounds in 1954.
In 1968 he wrested the World
Championship from Lou Thesz in
6 rounds. He has fought over 600
bouts at home and abroad.
"Wrestling is a serious art," says
Dara. It requires tip-top physical
fitness, stamina, and character. The
sacrifice this serious art requires
is not a one-time sacrifice but a
daily sacrifice.
Looking at him with wonder, I
said, "You are a wrestler and a
vegetarian and yet you are so
strong. Isn't it rather surprising?"
He floored me with a quip: "The
elephant is also a vegetarian." ***
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1.1oond the he
(6)
FEW PEOPLE realize the value
of the simple soya bean. As an
economical source of valuable
and wholsesome dietary elements it stands without a peer.
Not only is it rich in protein, 3640 per cent,—about twice that
of meat, lima beans, or most
nuts,—but it also contains an
excellent quality protein for human nutrition.
You may not see soya beans
in the shops, but most grain
merchants and seedsmen keep
them.
Soya beans must be soaked
well before they are cooked, or
they will not cook soft. So the
following instructions, if carried
out carefully will keep you from
being disappointed in your preparation of this wholesome food.
a•-•
tino.re • atuo's
HOW TO SPROUT SOYA BEANS
Soya Beans
HOW TO PREPARE SOYA
BEANS
Soak beans overnight in plenty
of water, 12 to 16 hours at least.
If the weather is very warm, place
in the refrigerator to keep from
fermenting. After soaking, rinse
off well with hot water. Place in
pressure cooker with 2 tsp. salt
and enough water to cover well.
Pressure cook. This can take
from twenty minutes to an hour,
depending on the hardness of the
beans. You will know when they
are cooked, for they will be soft
when pressed between finger
and thumb. Certain kinds of
soyas take longer to cook than
do others.
onions together until tender. Add
other ingredients to cooked beans,
mix, place in a casserole, and bake
in a moderate oven (350°F.) for
2 and a half to 3 hours. Serves
ten.
tomato soup, salt and cream. If
beans are too juicy, add a little
thickening to make a medium
sauce Serve over rice or toast
as a supper dish. A little garlic
salt can be added to give extra
flavour.
BOSTON BAKED SOYA
BEANS
Sprouted soya beans have the
virtues of the dry bean plus those
of fresh vegetables.
1. Sort beans, removing broken
pieces and beans that are split,
chipped, or injured in any way.
Wash thoroughly.
2. Soak beans overnight in
lukewarm water to cover. A pinch
of chlorinated lime prevents the
growth of mould.
3. Drain beans and put them
into a vessel bia enough to let
them swell about six times their
original size. A clean flower pot,
a colander, or even a bag can be
used—something that will allow
drainage.
4. Cover beans with a damp
cloth and put them in a dark place
to sprout. They should be damp
but not standing in water.
5. Water the beans several
times a day, allowing the water to
drain out completely each time.
Add a pinch of chlorinated lime to
the sprinkling water once a day.
In about two days a little sprout
will appear on each bean, and by
the fourth day the beans should
be ready for use. Sprouts may be
stored in the fridge until they are
to be used.
BEAN SPROUT CHOP SUEY
CREAMED SOYA BEANS
Ingredients.—Cooked soyas in
their juice; 1 tsp, salt; 1 onion; 2
Tblsp. cream; half c. tomato soup.
Method.—Fry onion lightly, add
soya beans in their own juice,
Ingredients.— 3 and a quarter
c. cooked soya beans; 2 medium
onions; 5 Tblsp. jaggery syrup;
1 tsp. salt; half c. tomato puree;
1 tsp. lemon juice; bay leaf.
Method.—Soak beans overnight. Pressure cook beans and
Ingredients: I Tblsp. butter;
lb. T.S.P. chunks; 1 c. onions cut
in thin strips; 1 c. diced celery (or
1 and a half tsps. celery salt); 3
c. bean sprouts; 1 c. sliced green
pepper; 2 tsps. soy sauce; 1 C.
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boiling water; 2 tsps. salt; 1 Tblsp,
flour.
Method: Melt fat in large pot.
Soak T.S.P. 15 min. in boiling
water. Add onions and cook until
done. Add celery, bean sprouts,
green pepper, soy sauce, water
and salt. Cover and cook 7-10
minutes. Make thin paste with
flour and stir into the mixture.
Heat until thick. Serve on hot rice
or with noodles.
SCRAMBLED EGGS WITH
SPROUTED SOYA BEANS
Ingredients: Half c. green or
white chopped onion; 1 and a half
tsps. salt; 4 eggs, slightly beaten;
2 c. sprouted soya beans; 1 or 2
Tblsp. fat.
Method: Add chopped onion
and salt to slightly beaten eggs.
Let stand 10 minutes. Meanwhile,
cook the sprouted soya beans 10
minutes in a pot with just the
water that clings to them. Stir to
prevent sticking to the pot. Add
the fat, and cook a few minutes
longer. Add egg mixture. Stir and
cook until egg is set.
SOYA BEAN SOUP
Ingredients: 1 potato; 1 onion;
1 carrot; 1 c. cooked soya beans;
half tin concentrated tomato soup;
1 Tblsp. butter or oil; salt to taste.
Method: Grate onion and lightly
fry in the butter. Add potatoes
and carrots which have also been
grated. Add two cups water and
simmer gently until cooked. Mince
the soya beans and add to the
vegetable mixture. Stir in well,
adding enough water to make a
creamy consistency. Add tomato
soup and salt, stirring in well.
Allow this to cook slowly for a
few minutes. For a rich creamy
soup use less water and add milk
when almost ready to serve. Do
not boil after the milk is added or
the tomato will make it curdle. ***
OCTOBER 1977
Concussion of the Brain
Symptoms and Prophylaxis
DOCTORS know well that the
lightest of the craniocerebral injuries is concussion of the brain.
The word "light", though, is only
a relative assessment. Actually,
as many specialists say, more
than half the people suffering concussion of the brain may develop
serious residual effects. However,
their treatment is a matter for
specialists. But what can a lay
man do to help the victim before
the doctor arrives? How can he
determine if there is brain damage?
The basic symptom is loss of
consciousness (from several minutes to days and more) and amnesia—loss of memory. A person
can forget not only the accident
itself but everything that preceded
it Sometimes events after the injury also escape his memory.
Usually, but not always, concussion of the brain is accompanied
by headache and nausea. Moreover, the symptoms named can
appear even when a person has
not been struck on the head. Even
a passenger in a car who is
strapped to his seat can suffer
brain concussion after a sudden
stop. This happens rarely, but the
cause is a sharp blow to the brain
centres by the cerebrospinal fluid
which fills the space between the
membranes of the brain. Moreover, even the heart sometimes
"breaks" due to a sudden application of the brakes. For, on
the principle of inertia, it was racing along as fast as the car, and
was "stopped" at full speed.
Thus, the main advice to anyone at the scene of the accident
is to see that the victim is resting in a comfortable position and
can breathe freely, then immediately to send for a doctor, Even
a light craniocerebral injury can
lead to complications. To prevent
or diminish them, such patients
should be hospitalized.
Unfortunately, if a doctor is not
called at the time of the injury and
the headache quickly goes away,
the victim often simply forgets
about the accident. He feels all
right and returns to his normal
routine. That is fine if there are no
after-effects. Unfortunately, things
sometimes develop differently.
The tranquil period may turn out
to be what doctors call a "lucid
interval" At some point later
on, a second loss of conscious19
ness may occur. This is a very
dangerous symptom. It indicates that at the time of the injury a brain vessel was ruptured
and the discharged blood formed a tumour-like pocket—a
haematoma—in the brain. At first,
the swelling was not great (this
explains the "lucid interval") but
in time the haematoma pressed
harder and harder on the brain,
ultimately causing the second loss
of consciousness. The only chance
to save the victim in a case like
this is an immediate operation.
However, a developing haematoma gives certain signals
which should warn, if not the
patient himself, then those near
to him. He becomes irritable,
sometimes aggressive, suddenly
forgets the date, month, year, the
names of familiar household objects. If this happens, a neuropathologist or a surgeon should
be consulted without fail A visit
to the doctor is absolutely necessary, too, in the event of a fractured skull, which may occur
even in a slight head injury. The
direct indication of this is a clear
liquid that oozes out of the victim's ears and nose. No time
should be lost here because infection can enter the brain and
become the cause of various
serious diseases.
A few words about what you
should and should not do after
a concussion of the brain: lie
down more, and sleep more, do
not get over tired, do not read
small print, do without TV for a
couple of weeks, and for a
month at the very least cut out
alcoholic beverages, even beer.
Alcohol dilates the brain vessels,
increases the blood pressure,
which is already heightened
because of the injury. For the
same reason, you should not lift
heavy weights. You should not
sunbathe for a period of time
after the injury. And if you are
an avid mushroom-picker, you
should refrain from your pastime
until the following summmer: do
***
not bend over.
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How to
H.M.S. RICHARDS, JR.
I
T HAPPENS in homes every
day. The husband comes home,
tired after a hard day of work,
maybe even frustrated and on
edge. He knows he has only a
few hours to relax before bedtime.
The wife has spent most of her
day dealing with the children.
They have been fussy and rebellious, and her nerves feel raw. "I
want to go out somewhere! Anywhere!" she says emphatically.
"Just to get away from the children and this house! If I don't,
I'm going to go crazy!"
quiet walk together, playing a
game, or reading the same book.
We all want assurance that
someone close to us understands
us, knows us at least a little, and
cares for us, The people in our
home, whether husband, wife, or
children, want to be recognized
for the persons they are, They
want to hear the beat of our
hearts, feel the warmth of our
closeness, and to respond to the
happiness of our smiles. The problem comes when we're so caught
up in ourselves that we no longer
notice our loved ones enough.
We might say that when they
dial us, they get an "engaged"
signal.
Ware a!! afraid of being hurt.
So we tend to hide our true
selves and to keep our hurts and
disappointments and dreams to
ourselves for fear of being put
down and ridiculed. Certainly, one
of the quickest ways to make
home unlivable is by responding
to heart-deep secrets or confessions or expressed needs with
words of ridicule and lack of
honest concern.
When the little boy comes running in tears to his dad and the
father says, "Grow up and be
a man!" the lines of communication have been cut. When the
teen-age daughter hestitantly
comes to her mother in a moment of quietness, wanting to
talk about sex, and the mother
changes the subject because of
her own embarrassment and fears,
the girl is going to find answers
elsewhere.
"Go out?" the husband yells
back. "I've been out all day. And
I'm tired. I just want to stay home
and enjoy some peace and quiet.
After all, I'vo got to go back to
work tomorrow!"
You can see what's going to
happen next. You can tell what
the problem really is. Here are
two people who didn't really listen
to each other. They didn't take
time to understand the problems
and needs of the other. Maybe
they couldn't solve them even if
they understood them. But sympathy and concern would have
gone a long way toward making
life smoother in this home.
If not many homes today are
centres of love and understanding, one of the main reasons may
be that we don't take the time
to find out the needs and goals of
others in the family.
The heart of the home is communication—not just talking and
listening, but all the other ways
of sharing and understanding that
are available to human beings.
When the husband comes home
That could be the touch of a hand
that says, "I want to be with from work, tired and disappointyou." It could be an unasked-for ed, wanting a little solace, and
back rub or caress, It could be a the wife says, "Well, I've had my
HERALD OF HEALTH
Communicate at Home
nothing. He watches TV, has
something to drink, complains a
little about his hard day, and then
goes to bed.
When the week-end comes,
likely as not he watches some
games on TV, potters around the
car for a bit, maybe goes out
with some friends to golf,
and if he talks at all at home, it's
to bemoan the loss of a game or
the terrible score he got at golf.
problems too!" then goes off on
a tangent, where will that husband
turn for comfort?
When the wife wants to talk
a little about the husband's work,
but he just hides behind a newspaper or stays glued to a TV set,
you can be sure she's going to
find companionship elsewhere.
Let's face the facts. If you don't
have time now to listen to your
family and try to understand your
loved ones, there will come a time
when your family will pay you
very little attention, The ability
to understand starts with the desire to help and comfort each
other.
OCTOBER 1977
His children know better than
to depend on him for anything
constructive to do, so they spend
most of their time with their
friends at some place or another.
His wife is stuck at home, trying
to keep things neat and in order.
If they're not, Imal cuts her down
with sharp criticism.
Then one day Imal returns
home and finds that his wife has
‘i 5 been having an affair. He calls her
names, accuses her of unfaithfulness, and threatens to divorce
her .
But who has been unfaithful in
this marriage? Was the wife's infidelity the only case of infidelity?
Of course not. Being faithful to
It is vital that we spend as
a
person
means much more than
much time as possible with those
just not doing something. When,
we love, with the members of
our family—time in loving them, during the marriage a couple
helping them to grow and be promises to love and cherish one
happy helping to fulfil their emo- another, that means much more
tional as well as physical needs. than not looking at another man or
woman.
Let's consider a husband whom
Being faithful is a positive way
we'll call Imal. He has more or
less ignored the needs of his wife of life. What you do to fulfil your
and family for several years. He vows is more important than
wakes up in the morning, has his what you don't do to keep from
cup of coffee ,and slice of toast breaking them.
Fidelity, or faithfulness, to your
without saying more than a word,
leaves for work, and then comes partner is a lifelong commitment
to help the other person become
back at night.
It's repeat performance at sup- everything he or she has the poper—a repeat performance of tential to be. It is developing a
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relationship that continually grows
How many times have we that we are all human beings and
deeper and more fulfilling through spoken harshly to our children, need each other in a close relacommunication and activity.
brushed them aside because we tionship such as in the home.
What a wonderful freedom it is
Almost all cases of adultery thought we were too busy, or
result from unfaithfulness that made them do without necessary to have such faithfulness in our
started years before. Neglect, things because of our indulgence own lives and in the lives of those
criticism, and unconcern for your in drink, tobacco, entertainment, who love us! Such freedom rewife or husband amount to acts or other costly and time-consum- leases the energies within us. It
helps us to meet life head on.
of unfaithfulness. Becoming lazy ing habits?
in mind and sloppy in body is an
Let's understand this concept It gives us a place to turn for enact of infidelity. You promised at of faithfulness from a broader couragement and love.
your wedding to be a companion. perspective than just one of adulBut such faithfulness does not
You are not keeping your vows. tery. In the broadest sense, faith- come easily. Husband and wife
True, you might refrain from go- fulness means a permanent and must learn to communicate and
ing as far as becoming involved binding commitment of your life keep at it, sharing with each other
with another man or woman. But to the service of your family. It their cares, hopes, joys, sorrows,
you've stopped being involved is seeking to become the best and disappointments. Father and
with your marriage partner.
you can be, someone worthy of Mother must take time to be
Faithfulness means getting to your loved ones.
companions to their children.
know your loved one better and
Faithfulness also means forAfter all, how can you bring
better. It means expressing apout the best in your husband, giveness. Sometimes relationships
preciation for what your loved
wife, or children unless you are are broken through wrong acts
one is doing for you.
worthy of their best? If you want and unkind, hasty words. These
your child to become a giving things can be allowed either to
person, then you must be giving. fester and grow into cancers, or
If you want your husband or wife they can be forgiven. Forgiveness
to be sensitive to beauty and will strengthen trust, and trust
In the broadest sense,
people's needs, then you should will strengthen faithfulness. No
faithfulness means a permaalso have sensitivity and sym- home can be fully happy and
growing without forgiveness as
pathy.
nent and binding commitan
abiding principle. In fact, forFaithfulness also means not
ment of your life to you,.
giving up easily. If you see a fault giveness isn't just an act that you
in a spouse or a child, you will graciously perform, nor is it just
family.
patiently live with it, seeking to words you speak. Forgiveness is
change that person through love, an atmosphere, an attitude, that is
rather than giving up or criti- already a part of you. Your chilcising. You will see something dren feel it and know they're free
valuable in that person in spite of to ask for it when they've done
wrong. Your husband or wife
faults.
In this respect we can be faithsenses it and does not want to
An attitude of faithfulness to
ful or unfaithful not only to our
betray your forgiving relationship
marriage partner but also to our others will also help you to
with him or her.
children. Haven't we obligated change and grow. Wanting the
Dr. Paul Tournier, of Switzerourselves to them by being their best for them means wanting the
land,
a well-known psychiatrist,
father and mother? Did they ask best for yourself. This kind of
says
that
marriage means helping
to become our children? No! We wanting—which is really love—
chose to be parents. And this gives you and your loved ones a one another reach the full status
choice means that we accepted mutual trust. In this atmosphere of being persons. Husband and
responsibility toward them. Our of trust it is possible to try new wife don't run away from each
relationship with them involves things, because, even if one other, don't stay in the ruts. They
commitment.
fails, he knows that he is communicate with each other, exstill
loved as much as ever. plore new ideas, seek deeper
We have a responsibility to be
faithful to our children, to bring In the eyes of those who love relationships.
out the best in them, to contribute all we can to their growth.
If we neglect them, discourage
them, run them down, we have
failed in our responsibility to them.
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you, you do not fail, only certain
things you try fail. Failure to build
a model properly, or to bake a
cake perfectly, or to balance the
cheque book, will only reaffirm
To keep creativity alive, a
couple need to have a cause to
live for, something greater than
themselves, something that will
draw the best from them and
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keep them striving for better relationships. When couples give
themselves wholeheartedly to
God, they find themselves drawn
to others, they find themselves
wanting to see others find happiness. This approach to life, of
course, affects their children as
well. But when a family leaves
God out of its planning, it is asking for defeat.
A couple in order to stay creative must also have time to play
together, time for recreation, for
re-creating. Of course this recreative type of play should not
be the kind that wears you out
instead of refreshing you. It isn't
playing cards until the early hours
of the morning. It isn't competition
in which you have to beat your
opponent, Rather it must be a time
when you do not compete, when
you find yourselves in communication without worrying about the
outcome of the game.
Three fourths of the marriages
that fail involve couples who have
had no time for shared play and
recreation. It's really true that "the
family that plays together stays
together."
When I've asked couples what
they do for recreation, too often
their answer is: "Oh, we watch
television together." Which usually means, they're spoon-fed together. They're not playing—
they're merely absorbing, being
sponges.
Another requirement for creativity is that a couple have
friends. We tend to find the kind
of friends who share our interests
and life-style, so it's important
that we are worthy of worthwhile
friendships—the kind that can
bring out the best in us, that can
strengthen us and give us people
to go to for comfort and advice.
Our love for each other must
constantly increase. We will then
be fully faithful to everyone in
our family. And home will be a
place where everyone can say,
"I'm glad we have each other."
***
OCTOBER 1977
The Salt Glow
SIMPLE'
HOME
TREATMENTS
ARTICLES NEEDED
THE SALT glow is a vigorous
circulatory stimulant, and therefore a valuable tonic measure. As
the name implies, salt is used
with friction to make the skin
glow with a fresh supply of blood.
The particles of dead skin are removed, and after a sweating
treatment the pores are cleansed,
leaving the skin soft, smooth, and
glowing.
The salt glow does not require
as great reactive ability by the
patient as does the cold-mitten
friction, because no great amount
of cold water is applied. The degree of friction used is determined
by the sensitivity of the patient's
skin. The salt glow is' preferably
given with the patient seated on
a stool in the shower with feet
immersed in a tub of hot water at
105°F.
The technician finishes the
treatment by thoroughly washing
off the salt in the shower or with
a spray. The tonic effect may be
increased by a hot-and-cold spray
or shower.
You may wish to enjoy the exhilarating and invigorating effect
of a salt glow by giving yourself
one in your shower or bathtub.
INDICATIONS:
1. For building up general body
resistance.
2. For generalized weakness and
low endurance.
3. For sluggish circulation.
4. For frequent colds.
5. For low blood pressure.
1. Pan containing about two
pounds of coarse salt.
2. Foot tub of water 105°F.
3. Two turkish towels.
4. Washcloth.
5. One sheet,
PROCEDURE:
1. Moisten salt with cold water.
2. Seat the patient on the stool
with feet in the foot tub of
water 105°F.
3. Dip hot water with the hands
from the foot tub and wet the
right arm.
4. Apply salt with both hands,
spreading it over skin and
rubbing briskly with back and
forth movements.
5. Proceed with each part of the
body as follows:
a. Right arm.
b. Left arm.
c. Right leg,
d. Left leg.
e. Front and back of trunk
(simultaneously).
f. Sides of trunk and hips.
g. Hips (have patient stand for
this).
6. Follow by shower, spray, or
dip in bathtub.
7. Dry with turkish towels by
brisk rubbing.
PRECAUTIONS:
1. Have salt just moist enough
to cling to skin when applied.
If it is too wet, it will not produce the friction desired.
2. Have the room warm, and
work quickly to avoid chilling.
Next Month: Sitz Bath.
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FOR JUNIORS
A Science Term
LOIS MAE CUHEL
"Why did you have to go and raise your
hand and say we'd take this topic? Friction!
It's not even in our science lesson," Kevin
complained.
Karen leaned across the desk and made
a grab for the best pencil before she answered.
"Miss Jarvis said she'd like two people to
work on it. So I thought it might be just right
for us, since we live in the same house."
"Yeah, that twin thing again! Since I
had to be a twin, I wish you'd been a boy."
Kevin frowned.
"I'd much rather have a girl for my twin
too," Karen said making a face.
The twins sat at their desk in the dining
room. They knew they had to finish their
homework before they could play any games.
"We can look in the dictionary and see
what friction means," offered Karen. She
reached for the big heavy book. When she
found the F's, she ran her finger down one page
after another.
"Here it is! I'll read it and you write it
down. 'Friction—a rubbing of one object
against another.' "
Kevin grabbed the big pencil away from
"Now what? We're supposed to hand in
a paper, not a sentence."
"What's going on out here?" asked their
daddy as he came into the room. "What's all
the arguing about?"
"Oh," Karen said, "we are to do a paper
on friction for science. There's nothing in our
book about it. We just copied what the dictionary says it is."
Daddy grinned as he began to rub his
hands together. "If you watch what I'm doing,
you'll see an example of friction."
The twins rubbed their hands together.
"Mine are getting hot," yelled Karen.
"Fine," said Daddy, "the friction caused
by rubbing makes heat. You've discovered
something about friction already." "Friction
makes heat," said Kevin. "I'll write that down.
Now we have two sentences." "Oh, I can think
of lots more," Daddy added. "That same
friction wears the rubber off my tyres and the
leather off the soles of your shoes."Karen
jumped up and down. "It wears holes in the
elbows of my sweater when I rub them against
my desk at school. That's friction, isn't it?"
''Isn't there friction in cars?" asked Kevin.
To page 26
Karen and copied the definition,
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CAUSE OF ECZEMA
What causes Eczema?
Eczema is a mysterious disease, its cause hard
to define. It occurs in persons who have inherited
hypersensitive skin. About three fourths of the cases
appear in persons whose close relatives have been
troubled with allergic diseases such as asthma, hay
fever, or urticaria (hives).
Persons with this type of sensitive skin may
react unfavourably to cold weather, to excessive
humidity, to activity that causes the skin to perspire,
to emotional stress, to certain infections, to excessive use of soap in bathing, or to deficiencies or excesses of diet. Some are allergic to certain foods and
others to pollens, dandruff, or certain chemical substances.
There are three age periods—infancy, childhood, and adulthood—in which eczema is most
likely to occur. It may occur for the first time in any
one of them. If it appears first in infancy, it may recur in childhood and, again, in early adulthood.
DEALING WITH STRESS
I agree there is a relationship between life's
stresses and the occurrence of some forms of illness. But what can a person do to avoid stress?
Don't try to avoid stress totally. Normal living
involves many stresses. Those who live happily and
healthfully have learned to live with their stresses
and use them as steppingstones to personal maturity. Here are four suggestions for coping successfully with stress.
1. Fit your way of life to your personal capabilities and limitations. Follow an occupation that
you can enjoy and in which your prospect of success
is good.
2. Be willing to give in rather than fight a losing
OCTOBER 1977
battle. Hold to your convictions but don't antagonize
people with them.
3. Spend some time and energy in doing
favours for other people. Their appreciation will
bolster you when you need personal encouragement.
4. Promote your own physical fitness by
physical exercise, simple diet, and adequate rest
and recreation.
ACCIDENTAL ABORTION
What is a chemical abortion? I had an abortion
by accident, and do not want to take the wrong
thing again. What drug (if it is a drug) causes it?
The abortion you had by accident probably
would have occurred regardless of how careful you
had been. Spontaneous abortion, or miscarriage,
may result from a number of factors such as improper implantation of the ovum or an imperfect
embryo.
Miscarriage is more common in women who
smoke than in those who do not smoke. A pregnancy that occurs too soon after the last child may
result in spontaneous abortion.
You did not say what drug or drugs you were
taking at the time you had your miscarriage; however, the problem of drugs may not have entered
into your mishap. If it is necessary for you to take
any specific drug, it would be wise for you to check
with your doctor if you should become pregnant
again. To be on the safe side, it would be best not
to take any drugs during the early part of pregnancy
unless prescribed by your doctor.
TROUBLE BREATHING
My three-year-old grandson complains that he
cannot breathe through his nose. He has dry nostrils
25
way Kevin and Karen were bickering a while
ago. Sometimes when you fight or quarrel it
The main reason for difficulty in breathing means that Mother or I do some scolding and
through the nose is an obstruction, polyps, acute that makes for friction in our home. But when
and chronic rhinitis, crookedness of the septum, we talked about the car, we said we put oil
and foreign bodies. The possibility of enlarged adein the car to prevent friction. Do you suppose
noids must not be overlooked.
we
have some `oil' that could prevent friction
Dryness of the nose can be a symptom found
in perforation of the septum. It also is complained in our home?"
of at the onset of a cold and when the air lacks
Karen had been quiet for a moment too.
humidity.
"Maybe when we try to show our love
A thorough examination of the child should be
for
one
another and understand what makes
performed by a doctor to determine the cause of
symptoms.
the other person unhappy, that could be the
`oil' that prevents friction in our home."
"That's a good idea, Karen," Daddy said.
"First, don't return evil with evil, but have
a
tender and sympathetic heart and a humble
A SCIENCE TERM
mind."
From page 24
"Should I put this in our paper too?"
asked Kevin.
"Don't we have to buy motor oil and grease
Daddy laughed. "No, this part is a lesson
to keep the metal parts of our car engine from in living, not in science. But it might be good
rubbing together?" "Those are good exam- to remember."
ples," Daddy replied. "I think my next sentence should tell that friction is sometimes bad
too," said Kevin. "Then I can put down all
these reasons," Karen chimed in. Daddy The publishers of this magazine insure their motorcars
thought for a moment. "Yes, you might do
and property with
that, but then you'd have to put down how
friction is useful too."
Kevin looked puzzled. "Useful?" he asked.
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"How could friction be useful?"
"Your gym shoes have special soles, don't
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"I know some more uses too," Karen said.
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And they put sand on icy roads to cause
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Daddy was quiet for a moment. "I guess
I know another kind of friction too. Like the
most of the time. What do you think causes this
condition?
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HERALD OF HEALTH
ARTIFICIAL ANKLES FOR ARTHRITIS SUFFERERS
One of the most "difficult" joints in the human
body—the ankle—can now be replaced with an
artificial one. Since 1972, 15 patients suffering from
arthritis in the joint and able to move it only with
great pain have had the joint replaced and are walking around on it.
The development is the result of tee.. 'ork
between researchers at London's Imperial College
Biomechanics Unit and the London Hospital. One
of the surgeons involved, Mr. M. A. R. Freeman,
says: "We now believe that it is possible to achieve
a painless, mobile ankle. We are satisfied that the
operation is technically feasible, free of serious complication and capable of giving clinical results somewhat better than those of arthrodesis." Arthrodesis
is the locking of a joint, so that it reduces pain but
it is clearly far from an ideal way of dealing with the
trouble.
Little bone surgery is required in fitting the
ankle joint, so that if it fails, there are other
measures that can be taken. But in all cases so far
there has been no need for this. The replacement
joint is in two separate parts. One replaces the articulating surface at the end of the tibia and the other
the dome of the uppermost bone of the foot, called
the talus. The tibia surface is made from a special
polyethylene and the convex foot part to fit into it is
an alloy of cobalt and chromium. Both of them are
fixed to the bone with cement.
—Science Series
LASER BEAM AS SCALPEL
A new weightless, invisible instrument has appeared in some operating theatre that is beginning
to take over from the scalpel. It makes incisions
instantaneously, it never grows dull, and never
needs to be sterilized—it is a laser beam. As this
laser beam scalpel cuts into the tissue, it seals up
the edge of the wound, which becomes dry and
OCTOBER 1977
bloodless. This side advantage is invaluable for
stomach and liver operation, for these organs bleed
profusely. It is particularly important if the patient
suffers from illness of the heart or arteries.
Again as this scalpel cuts through the intestinal
wall, which is composed of several layers, it also
joins the layers, saving the surgeon another timeconsuming job. The laser's high temperature does
one more important thing—it kills bacteria, thus,
preventing infection on the site of the operation. A
very valuable side effect for operations on thick intestines where infection is particularly dangerous.
BLADDER PACEMAKER
A pacemaker that has nothing to do with heart
function stimulated the bladder to contract and
empty by means of a small device implanted in the
patient's abdomen and a hand-controlled batterypowered transmitter that triggers the impulse.
Dr. Seymour Kilstein, a Pennsylvania osteopathic urologist and urologic surgeon, has implanted
the pacemaker in several patients. Without the device, people with impaired bladder function must be
catheterized at least four times a day, an uncomfortable, timeconsuming, and expensive procedure.
FISH AS A SOURCE OF PROTEIN
Doctors at Bremerhaven's main hospital have
found that fish can be one of the most easily-digestible sources of protein for patients.
Tests have shown that the sick lose more protein than they take in with normal foods. Loss of
protein means loss of weight. Previously doctors
had estimated that one gram of protein was needed
per kilo of body weight. Very sick patients needed
protein supplements.
But now doctors have found that the protein
loss is greater than thought and that fish which contains a fifth of its total body content in the form of
protein, is an ideal source of this for the sick.
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