Show ro d y By y L Lulu u Hunt mt M HO w. w CONVALESCENCE AND ND OVER OVER- WEIGHT OVER OVER-I T lOr am 19 years ears old 6 feet tall and weigh 52 12 pounds My Iy normal weight weigh t shou shoud d be 17 pounds When hen I was wa 12 years jears old 1 ld J had a se severe I case caie of ot Influenza and double pneumonia pneumonia monia During the year of my convalescence convalescence convalescence con con- I was spoiled and pampered pampered pampered pam pam- and my laziness catered to The result was that I quickly ate aten ir n j self into an alarming obesity Too young oung tp realize my condition and Its attendant dangers I steadily gained weight until six months ago I 1 weighed pounds pound Then I literally literally lit literally lit lit- Starved tar m myself self to pounds but I feel that I may be doing myself myself my my- self sel some harm I want your adIce advice advice ad ad- vice Ice on how ho hoto to i reduce educe safely and sanely J J. J Its It's not uncommon at all J the experience of ot eating enormously af after after after af- af ter some severe Illness and very often the obesity resulting is credIted credited credited cred cred- unjustly to the disturbance of ot the Internal glands as a result of the Illness Perhaps there Is some disturbance of ot the glands so the of the foods doesn't go goon goon goon on to completeness so sot U t Is li easier to put on fat but In every ery case that I have h V ever Investigated I have always alwa's found lound that the Increased consumption of ot food tood alone coupled with less lessened ned activity would woud account account ac ac- ac- ac count for the Increased weight You have been very heroic to re reduce reduce reduce re- re duce as much as you have rand land Im I'm glad you realize that It Is Important to know something of the science of ot dietetics to continue your reduction reduction reduction tion else you ou might reduce your our health as well as your fat Cat You are still at the gi growing owing age ge and you ou are very ery tall and big- big framed so you should be able to reduce on as high as 1800 calories the ordinary sized person has to gOas go goas goas as low as 1200 usually esp If you OU increase your physical exercises exer exer- You lou should have at leas least three glasses of milk a day and at calories a glass that will amount to calories If H you jou ou take whole mIlk with cream you can cut your our butter down to one pat a day one level le tablespoonful Is C but If you ou ou take skim or buttermilk which Is Is Just half the caloric value of ot milk mille you can take a little littlemore littlemore littlemore more butter to make up for It for you need the growth vitamin in the crea crt m. m m You can consume fairly large amounts of ot the vegetables especial especially ly Iy y the green vegetables cooked with out much tat rat anti to calories of fresh fr fruit lt daily dallY You have to look out for Cor your our protein You get some ome In your milk but you can have a fairly liberal amount of cheese or nuts or eggs or flesh foods each day also The booklet on reducing was se sent t tto to you ou as you jou ou enclosed self self- addressed stamped tamped envelope and 10 cents In stamps so you know more mor of f the tho detal s now and I hope by ley this time you ou are ale continuing to re reduce reduce reduce re- re duce safely and sanely Will you ou let me know how you get along RAYS X-RAYS AND STERILITY B The B.-The The treatment of or the abdomen abdomen abdomen abdo abdo- men by the X-ray X may result in sterility It Is often orten u used set In cases of ot certain fibroid tumors of the uterus of ot women to fo bring on an artificial menopause change of life when the tumors will dis dis- appear The treatment with the ultra violet violet violet vio vio- let ra rays s 's does not bring on sterility A At t least no cases ha have hae e been re reported reported reported re- re ported and by this time there would have been had such uch cases occurred We Ve have an article on the Menopause Meno leno pause change of ot life lIe which you may have by sending a a. a self self- addressed stamped envelope with your request Miss We Ve C We have ha an article on Headaches which you u may mav have by oy sending a a. self-addressed self stamped envelope with request Tomorrow Tomorrow Deficient Deficient Hydrochloric Acid of the Stomach Copyright right J 1926 by the George I Matthew A Adams p I |