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Show lant drugs, carry an idenifi-cation idenifi-cation card on your person. Your doctor can obtain these anticoagulant i d e n t i f ication cards from the Utah Heart Assn., 250 E. 1st South, Salt Lake City. The cards may be important in an emergency. With few exceptions, most people can enjoy traveling. But unless you stay well, even the Seven Wonders of the World lose some of their charm and glamor. So stay well, enjoy en-joy your trip, and come home safely. travel especially, the forces of of inactivity can bog down normal .circulation. Breaking up a long distance trip relieves the monotony and gives you a chance to recover from travel strain. It also gives your body a chance to adjust gradually to the different differ-ent climates or altitudes you may encounter at your destination. des-tination. If your doctor has put you on a special diet for a health condition, mention this when you make your travel reservations. reser-vations. Most airlines, steamships steam-ships and railroads are prepared pre-pared to serve you the food appropriate to your diet if they are notified in advance. If you're taking anticoagu- Ticket Tfa 11 For Advfc About Your Heart I See Your Doctor For Information Ask Your Heart Association (This is one of a series of health columns about your Heart prepared by the Utah Heart Assn. and published by this newspaper as a public service. More and more Americans are traveling to far-off places, and the password seems to be: "The change will do you good." But for certain people, some changes and especially some sudden changes may be harmful harm-ful rather than beneficial. In the days when people traveled by foot, wagon or slow-going ocean vessels, fast and drastic changes of environment envir-onment were impossible. But not with today's jets. Here are some points you should consider while making your vacation travel plans. I Be sure you are in good physical condition for the type of travel planned. If you are a heart or high blood pressure patient, discuss your plans with your doctor. Tell him your method of transportation and how long you'll be gone. Have some idea of the climate and altitudes you'll meet and the temperatures you're likely to encounter. He can suggest ways to prevent or at least minimize the effects of high altitude sickness, for example. If you're traveling from moderate mod-erate to excessively hot and humid climate, remember that weather extremes, either very hot or cold, put more strain on- the heart. Add unusual exertions ex-ertions sightseeing can be hard work. to weather extremes, ex-tremes, either very hot or cold, put more strain on the heart, and your heart must really do yeoman labor to supply the blood requirements of your I body. During exercise the heart must also supply increased in-creased amounts of blood to working muscles. Most commercial planes are pressurized nowodays but a heart patient should check this point when making reservations. reserva-tions. During long flights, it's a good idea to walk around to help blood circulation, particularly par-ticularly in your legs. Don't wear uncomfortable tight clothing clo-thing "Stretch time" should be observed ob-served for family motor trips, too: Stop the car often and have everyone get out and walk around a bit. In y motor |