Show C4 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday March 7 2002 to Wnffe Doinigs FOR BETTER OR WORSE Dove e ' feeling of love dizzy exciting does not last forever In a good relationship it deepens and provides a sense of security Please don’t risk a solid marriage and the By Ann Landtra Creators Syndicate Inc heart-poundi- DEAR ANN LANDERS: I have been married to “Bill" for seven years and we have two beautiful children Bill is kind generous funny caring and a terrific father So what's my problem? I don't love HoWmir (0OOU6 bttiPlMMM-bdNUP H3 PWSffncE? — j WBLHMttanbyDUK BMMwnOlH fTBMorBWttja YwDoNYlMcMVMKr TbDO WITH TffMBl8l MEN WDAtoKmaK Wttrtbascmfc' HBKD A or MCMftert I WDNMRMM(ri"VMB3 Nmwaeuwrm no of two beautiful children for a fling g with Randy Make an appointment with a marriage counselor who can help you appreciate what you have with Bill before you throw it well-bein- away DEAR ANN: I’d like to respond to “Seen It Too Often in Baton Rouge La” who saw a him I got married because I had a fight with my “Randy" Out of anger and spite I slept with Bill and got pregnant Randy asked me to abort the baby but I wouldn't do it He said he didn’t want to raise another man's child so I married Bill and didn’t look back I thought I was doing the right thing I ran into Randy a year ago and all those feelings came back Since then I cry myself to sleep every night thinking of him A mutual friend said Randy still loves me and wants me back I don’t know what to do Ann 1 miss being in love and I want to have that feeling again I don't know how long I can continue to live with Bill under these circumstances Please help me I’m — Heartbroken in Con- ) customer eating cherries in the grocery store is without paying for them You can car try on a blouse or play with stereo equipment before buying these items The grocery store is one of the few retail businesses that does not allow the consumer to check out the x product before purchase If I am paying top dollar for those cherries and grapes you’d better believe I’m going to taste a few before I buy a bunch I’m tired of taking home grapes that are sour and cherries that have no taste I spend almost $150 a week on groceries The least the store can do is offer a free sample of the produce ' I am not teaching my children to steal I am teaching them to be smart consumers— Taste Driver in Colorado DEAR COLORADO: Most grocery stores do not object if you eat one grape or cherry In fact many stores openly offer free samples It’s d that creates problems nibbling a test-dri- : necticut DEAR CONNECTICUT: It’s time to grow up and put your girlish dreams behind you The GILBERT ve SOMEONE ACCUSED ME OF HAVING HOSTILE BODY LANGUAGE I'M NOT ALLOWED TO CROSS MY ARMS OR STARE OR MOVE MY HAVE A NICE DAY EYEBROUS OR ' ' TOO LATE I FROUJN V half-poun- Time out for a little NAP studies have repeatedly shown that blood pres- sures above 14080 regardless of a person's age are dangerous and should be addressed While it’s true that our blood pressures tend to rise with age 100 plus your age is an inappropriate generalization A high blood pressure does not necessarily require medication In many instances dietary salt restriction weight loss physical activity and stress reduction may be enough to lower the blood pressure If not medicine should be considered Each case of hypertension must be judged on its own merits For example I would not be overly alarmed if a healthy person had a blood pressure of 150100 but such a pressure in a woman of 48 deserves treatment in my opinion I am sorry to disagree with you but I suspect that you may have misunderstood or Candidian physicians’ position Check this out with your doctor This is a vital issue because uncontrolled hypertension the “silent killer” is a major health menace that can lead to serious cardiovascular diseases We can attribute many of our woes to NAP but hypertension is a different and treatable affliction By Potor H Gott MD Newspaper Enterprise Association DEAR DR GOTT: In a recent column you characterized a woman with a blood pressure of 150100 as having “moderate” hypertension You said it should be below 14080 Haven’t you heard of NAP the natural aging process? In the world outside the United States where the profit motive doesn’t drive the medical profession such n blood pressure ' is considered normal For example in Canada where I was bom practitioners abide by the rule of thumb that 100 plus your age is an appropriate pressure level They would say: “Don’t worry about it!” So let’s not forget NAP DEAR READER: I am not familiar with the criteria used by my esteemed colleagues in Canada but I can tell you this: The rule of thumb you mentioned is totally incorrect and is a throwback to the century Scientific mid-20- GRIZZWELLS MT5 OR? Mcwxm'ms MfVIE over-simplifi- ed th zrrs ittlY MCNMKI THHKrVEHK? 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