Show Mother Heart Hearl Of Home Nome What happens when the hormones hormones hor hor- mones begin to taper off FEMALE sex hormones that is Time was women were expected expected ex ex- ex to grow old gracefully and spend their n g years as little old ladies rocking rocking rock rock- ing gently and knitting by the fireside Like Whistlers Whistler's mother moth moth- er the perennial symbol of Mothers Mother's Day THE TIlE LUCKY ones did Most of the yard-working yard women of yesteryear however raised their families and were relatively relatively relatively rela rela- old at 40 10 The men folk were the hardier of the species then But life and life expectancy expectancy expectancy tancy have changed radically radical radical- ly for men and women The women now outlive the men they are vigorous and active well beyond their child-bearing child years IN THEIR 1 I n g years women seem to have a built in protection against some diseases of the heart and blood vessels which cut down thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of men at the peak of their vigor the Utah Heart Association Association As As- says Scientists believe believe believe be be- lieve that some of the female sex hormones the estrogens may help account for the lower lower low low- er death rate from heart disease disease disease dis dis- dis- dis ease among women as compared compared compared com com- pared with men But when the estrogen supply begins to diminish in middle age women too in increasing numbers fall prey to hypertension hypertension hyper hyper- tension and arteriosclerosis the diseases of the blood ves yes sels sets that can set the stage for heart attacks and strokes SO WHILE you are prepare preparing ing breakfast in bed for Mother Molher on her day the Heart Association suggests you might start thinking about the things she should do and the family should do to protect i her heart the heart of the home Fatigue and tension are just justas as bad for her as they are for forthe forthe forthe the man of the house So is overweight And high blood pressure If she has been neglecting neglecting neglecting ne ne- ne- ne her health taking it for granted a checkup is over over- due If she has been Concerned about your calories and smokIng smoking smoking ing and overdoing a little togetherness togetherness to to- to- to togetherness might be in order MOST JOBS JOnS are a cinch compared to housework ac according ac ac- cording to one heart specialist His Ills studies showed that strenuous strenuous strenuous housework takes more energy energy en en- ergy per minute than digging coal No one suggests that housework housework house house- work be avoided by healthy people when tackled sensibly its it's a good workout And therein there there- in lies the key to conserving energy and health The housewife house house- housewife housewife wife should run the house not vice versa TIlE THE COMPULSIVE homemaker homemaker home home- maker who works drops is not only overtaxing herself physically but Is doing it under under un un- un der pressure a combination that bodes no good for her heart And just to show her your hearts heart's in the right place you should all resolve to be mothers mothers mother's mothers mother's moth moth- ers er's little helpers on the home front |