Show HO coq R F DAY D DR R J JA JAMES A M ES S W I 1 BARTON N T Ts k ki Z about t sudden loss of weight WOMAN con consulted suIted her family A physician complaining of 0 gr great cat we weakness kness and indigestion her phy noted that thal she eho had bee become ome quite thin and as she was wa pas past t forty years of t ige age suggested that an ray examination of th the e stomach and intestines be made the report from the X xray ray clan stated 1 I ibid find a condition of ex falling or dropping of the abdominal organs ns and also of both kidneys in the tha standing anding tt position 4 the stomach fell about 6 inches below the crest of the illum ilium the hip bone 10 it should dr dart on really be two or three inches above the navel or umbilicus at the end of live five hours the stomach was only about half empty 1 I it should have be been in completely empty 1 I consider this delay due wholly to the position of the stomach rather than any other pathology disease the shape chape of the tha stomach and intestines were normal now what had caused the stomach to drop all the way down to nearly the bottom of the abdomen and so be so slow in emptying and what had caused the kidneys to fall forward out of their regular position this condition was du due e entirely to a great loss of fat that was holding up the abdominal organs and the loss of fat was due to taking a drug or combination of drugs to reduce weight without the patient being examined by a physician and under his supervision the fat was needed the im unfortunate fortunate part about it was that this individual was not fat had about the right amount ot of fat to give a firm appearance to the skin and enough fat also to help support the abdominal organs properly by losing this support the abdominal organs were left in th the wrong mechanical position and so weakness indigestion and constipation resulted and the effect upon the nervous sy system stem was such that the individual became depressed as she believed that her health was permanently ly ruined the treatment prescribed for this falling or dropping of the abdominal organs was a an abdominal abd belt or corset which would woul d temporarily hold bold the organs up in in their proper position b as much rest as possible particularly lying down not standing or sitting c eating as much fat foods cream butter nuts egg yolks and starch foods bread potatoes sugar as possible in in order to increase the amount of fat on the body and in between the organs so that with increased fat there would be some fat to help hold these organs the point I 1 wish to make is that as overweight excessive overweight is really an ailment it should not be treated by the patient himself or herself any more than any other all ailment mentis is treated there should first be the examina examination by the physician who will prescribe tor for overweight from the diet exercise or it if necessary from the drug standpoint also further just as a patient under treatment for any ailment reports to the physician at stated intervals so must one afflicted with overweight also report so that tho the weight the heart the blood pressure the blood and the urine may all be checked and finally it should not be lawful tor for anyone to go into a drug store and purchase an anti fat drug without a physicians prescription 0 0 cod liver oil it is not hard to understand that before other religions were brought to them natives of various islands worshiped the sun the sun brought light and gave heat tor for growth of foodstuffs to maintain life As it gave them life then it was only natural that they gave it thanks in the form of worship today we are able to know so something me about the sun as we realize that it has its effects upon human beings giving strength to bones and blood we know also that when the sun does not shine much or when its rays have less heat and power what is called bottled sunshine cod liver oil is available th thus us for a great many years it has been the rule in some households to give the children cod liver oil during the days when there is little or no sunshine recently it has been learned that in addition to building bones and blood cod liver oil has the power to kill oft off harmful organisms in the body the killing oft off of these organisms enables the body to exert its strength in building up tissue and so fight off the organisms which cause various ailments another use in building bone and getting rid of harmful organisms is the filling ailing of old diseased bones with cod liver oil this has done away with much of the scraping and draining formerly necessary 0 bell service |