Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-04-16 | Page 20 | Daily Health Service

I Daily a ly H Health St ervice tf By Bt DR MORRIS MORlIS FISHBEIN E Editor Journal of the American Medical Association and of ot ela the Health Magazine l Long before there was any scientific medicine the ancient Greeks Greeks and omans used to re resort ort to springs In Indulge Indulge Indulge In- In in baths at a a. variety of or temperatures temperatures tem tem- drink mineral water ater and thus attempt to regain their health The person who reads the advert advertisement adver adver- t ment of or a a. modern modem spring resort is likely to consider that the claims are exaggerated and because be because because be- be cause the springs are said to be good fo for every kind of disease The answer to tl this s is the fact that the springs are not likely to benefit specifically any ani disease but they are likely to accomplish a great deal dealIn dealin dealin in restoring the hygiene of the body to normal state and to benefit even the attitude of the patient pa pa- tient In the first place the mineral spring provides a a. change of ot scene stene getting a a. person away from the annoying annoying annoying an an- conditions In his business or orin orin orin in his home and thus improving his mental attitude in the second place he rests far more while at the springs than he did while home in the third place practically all mineral springs have laxative or even cathartic Waters waters wa wa- which thoroughly cleanse the body bOOy under the best of ot conditions and get rid of or waste products of ot th the intestines Th The activity of the tile kidneys kidneys kidneys kid kid- is Increased through drinking large amounts of wat water r. r The skin elimination tion Is benefited by the use of or hot baths which in increase increase increase in- in crease perspiration and arid as the elimination elimination elimination nation increases the assimilation also Is improved Under these conditions conditions conditions con con- the individual is almost certain certain tam tain to be benefited provided he does not overdo any particular aspect of th the treatment People with heart disease disease disease dis dis- dis- dis ease may take too much exercise or ormay ormay ormay may throw too much strain upon the circulation by alternate hot and cold baths People who are weak may still further weaken themselves unduly by driving the organs of elimination too severely All of ot these points must be betaken taken into account If the patient remains at home he falls into a vicious n-vicious circle in relationship relationship relationship relation relation- ship to hygiene and treatment and may be unable to break through this circle I If the person goes to a mineral springs he changes the enI en- en the habits habit of life and the improvement improvement improvement improve improve- ment in and elimination elimination elimina elimina- tion Uon put l him m on the road to er cry ery S