Show Middle-Aged Middle e Should Adopt 0 t Safe Routine By DR JAMES JAl W. W BARTON Released by Western Newspaper Union WHENEVER you hear VV about how much longer men and women live today than just 25 y years ears ago you know that the main reason is TODAY'S rODAY'S not that there are HEALTH H EA L T H so many children die at COLUMN birth or during their first year now Also that infectious diseases of children can be prevented What many of us fail to remember remember e ber is that the middle-aged middle man of today has a longer expectation of life than ever before despite Fhe fact that he may not be bevery bevery ber r very robust Why has the mid mid- dIe aged individual a longer life Jile expect expect- expectancy expectancy expectancy ancy despite the fact that he is not i more robust than thanS S were those of mid middle r y dIe dle age 25 years ago The reason is that 1 4 men and women Dr Barton with heart disease diabetes pernicious anemia high blood pressure or oth oth- other other other er dangerous conditions have been told by their physicians and many have learned for themselves how bow to live safely j Recently I 1 met a middle-aged middle friend walking much slower than I Iwas was his custom On questioning he admitted that his physician had bad ad ad- advised advised him that if he wanted to live for a number of years he could do doso doso doso so by walking more slowly and resting more We have friends and acquaint acquaint- acquaints acquaintances s ances who follow a low starch diet dietor or take insulin injections daily dally and live a normal life Ufe Formerly For erly these cases died in a short time with dia dia- betes They have learned also not notto notto notto to put on excess fat Eat Liver Dally Similarly with that formerly fatal disease pernicious anemia Many a abright abright abright bright and useful man and and woman formerly passed away in a few months or a year following some shock or infection Today these men and women eat about a quarter quarter quarter ter pound of liver daily dally or take liver extract and continue to live a Less than 20 years ago operation for ulcer of the stomach or small intestine peptic ulcer was com corn rii tho the majority of ot ulcer patients have learned how to live safely and free from ulcer symptoms symptoms symptoms toms by following a diet avoiding emotional disturbances and removing removing removing ing or preventing infection of teeth tonsils gall bladder and intestine |