Salt Lake Telegram | 1947-07-05 | Page 6 | That Body of Yours

THAT BODY OF YOURS By Dr James W. W Barton Lack of Salt SaIt and Heat Strokes In most industrial plants during during dur dur- ing lug the hot weather grain 5 tablets of sodium chloride table salt are placed beside the drinking fountain and the workman workman workman work work- man is advised to take a tablet every time he lie takes a drink of water Nature so arranged the human human human hu hu- hu- hu man body that the blood comes to the surface of the skin to get rid of its heat by perspiration and evaporation Under ordinary conditions of f weather and surroundings surroundings surroundings sur sur- this this' arrangement is issa sa satisfactory tl sf a y but th hot ot weather and hot surroundings there is an abnormally large amount of perspiration loss to prevent the body from becoming overheated and there is is' a corresponding corresponding corresponding cor cor- responding amount of sodium chloride lost from the body The sodium chloride is greatly needed by the body One of these needs is to keep enough w water ter terin in the tissues to enable them to todo todo todo do their work properly The war in the desert regions gave medical officers an unusual opportunity to to study the effects of extreme heat on fit soldiers and also on patients admitted to toa toa toa a military hospital One report in the British Lancet by Drs W. W S. S S. S Ladell J. J C. C and M M. F. F Hudson states that all aU fit men observed lost weight In the hot weather and it was found that such loss was greatest in those whose perspiration contained con tamed the highest amount of salt Despite the fact that these soldiers w wit with I t h the greatest amounts of salt loss drank large amounts of water the they passed small amounts of ot urine which contained low amounts of salt That loss of salt is responsible for heat s stroke roke was shown by the fact that in cases of heat stroke there was this large amount of salt lost in the perspiration with but little in the urine In Increasing Increasing reas- reas ing the salt Intake was the immediate immediate immediate im im- im- im mediate treatment given with instructions to increase their salt Intake dally daily during the hot weather The lesson from the above is that during hot weather or in hot working conditions we should increase our salt intake However However However How How- ever this does not mean that we should take more salt in moderate moderate mod mod- erate or cool weather Salt is not needed by the body tissues increases weight which in turn may raise the blood pressure How Howls Is Your Blood Pressure Send Sen today for for Dr Bartons Barton's booklet dealing with both high and low blood pressure entitled How Is Your Blood Pressure To obtain it just send lOc and a a. a stamp to cover cost of handling handling handling han han- and mailing and ask for your copy V II Wrap coins carefully and mail your letter to Dr James W. W Barton care of at The Salt Lake Telegram Home Service Bureau Salt Lake City Utah