Show that body of yours by JAMES W BARTON M D ask ak your doctor questions IT T IS certainly encouraging to phy to see the interest that people now take in ID keeping well or rather keeping all your doctor will tell you that he has a number of patients who come to him once or twice a year to be thoroughly overhauled they have already learned that they save saro their health and considerable money by visiting their dentist twice a year and believe that the rest of the body should receive the same attention thus the doctor finds after making a complete examination eyes ears nose throat heart lungs blood pressure blood urine outlining diet sleep and exercise habits and explaining the results that the patient wants still more information after the examination Is complete the patient goes to his pocket an and takes out a sheet of paper on which are from five to twenty five questions about himself that he wants the doctor to answer some of these questions seem very simple almost foolish in fact but the average doctor remembers that he be has made a special study of the body its wor workings kingg and its needs and that his pat patient lentI however intelligent has been too busy at his own line of work to think or study much about his body thus the up to date physician who la Is really interested in his patient and not in his patients all ailments ments only explains or answers all questions in sipie simple simpie language easily understood by tho the patient naturally in answering a patients questions the doctor must know how bow to acquaint the patient with his true condition without alarming him thus showing him the way to live safely and happily the days are long past when a doctor feels it to be unprofessional to talk freely to his patient for as dr charles mayo of the mayo clinic says any physician who does not take his patient into his confidence Is simply not up to date so when you go to your doctor to be overhauled think about anything that may be affecting your health a slight cough losing or increasing weight frequent head colds frequent chills cli ills frequent gas attacks attacks of diar rhiea constipation headaches or aches anywhere in the body dont he be afraid or ashamed to write these things down and ask your doctor about them |