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Show Ticker Tips The heat's on (This is one of a series of health columns about your Heart prepared by the Utah Heart Assn. and published by this newspaier as a public service. Hot humid weather can make your heart work harder. This is one reason why people with heart disease should be particularly parti-cularly cautious in the summer, sum-mer, according to the Utah Heart Assocoation. But it is not only the person per-son with a heart disease that must be careful during the heat of the summer. The active per- Salt pills should only be taken at ycur doctor's suggestion. Remember persons on a salt restricted diet, sometimes prescribed pre-scribed for heart disease or other conditions, should consult con-sult the doctor before adding or- subtracting salt. I Death Valley in California still holds the record for the highest temperature officially recorded in the U.S. On July 10, 1913, the mercuz-y .climbed to 134 degrees . . .Sleep experts ex-perts say a bed should be Seven inches longer than the occupant. . . We know that in everything God works for good. son with a well heart must be just as watchful. Your, heart must supply blood not only to the working muscles but also to aid the cooling process of your body. - Your heart and blood play an important part in "thermal regulation" which helps keep you warm in cold weather and cool in hot weather. The body's built-in thermostatic machinery machin-ery takes time to adjust to weather extremes. This adjustment adjust-ment should be made gradually if possible, avoiding the jump from one extreme to the other. If you find yourself caught in a sudden change, try to rest before coming active. This will give your body time to adapt to the different weather environment. . The Utah Heart Association suggests these healthful tips for staying cool during the summer. "Think cool", try not to keep talking and complaining about the heat. Forget it if you can. Every now and again; run cool water over the inside of your wrists. Don't over-do; strenuous sports sp-orts are better left till cooler days. Wear loose-fitting, light-colored clothes over absorbent undergarments. un-dergarments. Bathe frequently. Be careful about your diet. Good nutrition is as important in the summer as in the winter but you will want different foods. Eat more fresh friuts and leafy salads, lighter meals with fewer spices, heavy or fat foods. Go easy on the iced drinks; often they actually make you feel hotter. The summer swelter also causes the loss of much salt "rora your body which must be continually replaced. For nost people, the salt lost through thr-ough perspiration can be restored re-stored by an extra sprinkle of the salt shaker at the table. |