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Show 8 Vemal Express Wednesday, August 31, 1994 Arthritis Foundation offers tips for coping during summer activities Commitment plus faith equals marital success The thought of traveling may create cre-ate pain and inconvenience for people peo-ple with arthritis. But if you or a family member are one of the 37 million Americans with arthritis, there are many ways to make traveling travel-ing more enjoyable. The Utah Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation offers seven basic tips for saving your joints and your energy on those summer journeys: 1) Begin a trip or outing well-rested; 2) Set aside time to rest at your destination before beginning activities; 3) Prevent stiffness with simple range-of range-of motion exercises, such as ankle circles, shoulder circles, wrist and hand exercises and leg lifts; 4) Accept help and special services when needed; 5) Ask tour guides how much walking is required; 6) Do not let yourself get overtired; and 7) Plan ways to spend time by yourself in case you are unable to join or keep up with group activities. activi-ties. For more information, or to obtain ob-tain a free copy of the brochure, 'Travel Tips For People With Arthritis,' call the Utah Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation at 486-4993, 486-4993, or 1-800444-4993 outside of Salt Lake City. Backing into it You've heard all this advice before, be-fore, but our buddy's going to be moving a week from Saturday and you've agreed to help out. So, you'll throw on a sweatshirt and some old jeans, order a pizza and throw a few boxes around, right? Wrong, say the experts who emphasize em-phasize that back injuries can be among the most serious problems to deal with. With that in mind, 'Vitality' recently listed some tips to watch your back: 1) Stoop, don't bend over, to pick up something. Let your legs do most of the work. 2) Keep the weight directly in front of you and lift straight up. Don't twist to the side. 3) Keep the weight close lo your body, never at arm's length. 4) Push, instead of trying to pull, a heavy load. It's always cold and flu season Whatever lime of the year it may be, all it wilt take for you to catch a cold is shaking the hand of someone else who already has a cold. That s because, according to the University of Texas Lifetime Health Letter, a cold virus needs moisture to survive. And one won't last long on a counter top or a telephone receiver re-ceiver or a keyboard or on a door handle. But hand-to-hand contact? Another story. If someone has a cold, they automatically rub their eyes, nose or mouth. Then you shake their hand and rub your eyes, nose or mouth. The virus goes from one moist surface to another and next thing you know, you're hacking hack-ing up a storm. So what to do? Never shake hands with anyone (just kidding). Actually, try never to put your hands to your eyes, nose or mouth without first washing them, experts say. In fact, frequent handwashing is the best precaution no matter the time of year. Taking good care of that smile If you don't take proper care of your teeth and gums, you're facing what should be serious problems: Without daily brushing, flossing and regular dental checkups, you could lose some, if not all of your teeth and gums. Dentists also recommend rec-ommend that you watch for the following fol-lowing signs of gum disease: 1) Swollen or puffy gums; 2) Gums that bleed when you floss or brush; 3) Gums that are "shrinking away" from your teeth; 4) Gums that arc red or purplish; 5) Teeth and gums that arc sore or sensitive to hot, cold or sweet foods or liquids; 6) Teeth that feel loose; 7) Spaces between your teeth that are becoming larger, 8) Bad breath; 9) A change in the way you bite down. Furthermore, dentists recommend these tips to help prevent gum disease: dis-ease: 1) Have your teeth cleaned at your regular dental checkup; 2) Brush daily with a small, soft angled an-gled brush with rounded bristles, paying special attention to your gum line and the spaces between your teeth; 3) Use a fluoride toothpaste; tooth-paste; 4) Floss at least once a day. Have your dentist teach you how so you'll do the most good; 5) Use an American Dental Association-approved antiseptic mouthwash to kill bacteria that can live in dental pock CIS. Provo, Utah Soaring national divorce rates and a growing number of broken homes seem to intimate that marriage today no longer works. But a spate of recent research re-search shows otherwise. According to studies done at Brigham Young University and at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, emotional commitment and religious faith correlate highly with marital success. Tennesse researchers Linda C. Robinson and Pricilla W. Blanton have found that long-lived marriages mar-riages begin with an expectation that the marriage will last; such couples view the marriage relationship relation-ship as a permanent relationship not to be abandoned in difficult times. The researchers also found that when couples pray and study together, to-gether, they are able to engender a high level of mutual support and comfort which enables them to deal with crises. Brigham Young University researchers re-searchers William G. Dyer and Philip R. Kunz say that commitment commit-ment to religious principles and a mutual sense of love, caring and unity contribute to a strong marriage. mar-riage. Specifically, they list five key factors fac-tors at work in strong and lasting marriages: Emotional Commitment (fidelity) (fideli-ty) Communication (talking and News from by Clara Robinson 784-3463 P PROBLEMS GETTING A MORTGAGE Sor refinancing your home? 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That evening, the Yacht Club will hold its annual "Parade of Lights" on the Flaming Gorge Reservoir in the Lucerne Marina area. This will be followed by a fireworks display. On Sunday, Sept 4, ihc Yacht Club will hold their awards banquet Monday morning the senior citizens in Manila will begin serving breakfast break-fast at the Senior Ciiicn Center at 6 a m. The charge for breakfast will be S3 for adulu and SI. SO for children chil-dren under 1 2 years of ac. Descendants of Zcb Edwards and Catherine Rebecca ttttt Edwards held t family reunion at the Ikvk Campground on Itirch Ciwk on Aug, 12 and Aug. 1 3. Ovct U) family fami-ly member were in attendance. The rcunkwt was organized by Mrt. Don Drifcg f of Wa.hmgtan. Attiviifc brfan art 6 p m, on Friday with a talent Kw around the tampfire, Saturday morning there w as a total fa4 by the men f ptUwl by a Kay nde. Lett in the day, family memhrrt eitjftj a pirt li dinnr, (mci mi tr . Affci aardi ftc prtsstfil td M)Je and IWk IWnk for thrir many of W tfe family and W tjwtne tknk for U mr.f ytaf'i of Ul fare of a d44p b4w4 of offn NW, Juaruts 1 JSii a ic4 pn bflprVt, t(n4rt tf TWn an4 t-a K(fou.a Cw"t. t&M ftt pm fr a 4 Pe tts pf Mf. m4 t, ay iifl S lT of jwi? rint NeM nj nrrt fl A im m tar&f M- -4 ty i ift nf r mi tr4- twrrl ti'4 MU IV. MV triH m A-q J1- Tnl iw- mff toii to SKw) m TW3r, Ah l listening) Time Commitment Maintaining "spiritual wellness" well-ness" (honesty, shared values) The ability to respond to crises in a positive way. When such factors are orchestrat-' ed within an overall environment of flexibility, humor and shared intimacy, inti-macy, say the researchers, marital unions not only survive, but thrive. Cohabitation Weaker than Marriage Cohabitation of partners has frequently fre-quently been offered by some as a viable alternative to marriage, sort of a "trial run" before trying the real thing. New research, however, shows that cohabitor relationships are much weaker and more unstable than marriage relationships. A recent study conducted at Johns Hopkins University investigated the differences between marriage and cohabitation. Researchers Robert Schoen and Robin M. Weinick found evidence that strongly supported sup-ported the view that "cohabitations are not 'formal' marriages, but relationships rela-tionships formed by a looser bond." Their study revealed that 60 percent of cohabitation relationships survive sur-vive the first year, and only 33 percent per-cent survive the second year. Researchers found that cohabiting partners focused on short-term contributions con-tributions to their relationship, such as educational backgrounds and job stability while married couples looked for long-term or "ascribed characteristics" such as race, age and religious background. 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