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Griffin Daily News
Exercise Plays
Vital Role In
Heart Health
(Second in a Series.)
By PAUL DUDLEY
WHITE, M.D.
BOSTON—(NEA)—One rose
does not make a summer, and
one isolated instance does not
constitute medical proof.
Nevertheless, when I con
template the role of physical
activity as a deterrent to
cardiovascular disease, I fre
quently think of the late Clar
ence DeMar, a fellow Boston
ian known as “Mr. Mara
thon.” He competed in more
than 1,000 long-distance races,
the last one a year before his
death from cancer at the age
of 70.
DeMar’s coronary arteries
were found, at autopsy, to be
from two to three times larger
than the usual normal diame
ter, and to be relatively free of
obstruction.
I am not suggesting that
middle-aged or elderly men
embark upon careers as long
distance runners’. But I am
pointing out that exercise —
regular exercise, and as stren
uous as is consistent with one’s
physical condition—is well-es
tablished as a major factor in
delaying or avoiding heart at
tacks and strokes.
Numerous studies have been
made—as, for example, British
bus drivers seated behind
wheels versus British bus con
ductors who make endless trips
up and down the stairs of dou
ble-deck vehicles. The step
elimbers had fewer heart at
tacks; moreover, when they
were stricken, their survival
rate was higher.
Much the same story repeats
itself when we compare seden
tary postal clerks with mail
men who walk their rounds, or
desk-bound railway clerks with
railway switchmen. The clerks
suffered a coronary mortality
rate almost double that of their
more active co-workers.
In my own medical practice,
which bridges a half-century,
I have seen the same cause
and-result effects in literally
thousands of cases.
Returning now to the main
focus of this series, namely, the
high importance of establishing
in children good heart and
health habits, I should like to
place major emphasis on this
point: Parents can pass on to
children no richer legacy than
a securely implanted habit of
THE DOCTOR SAYS
Doctors Battle
Arteriosclerosis
By WAYNE G. BRANDSTADT
Q—A friend died with arte
riosclerotic CV disease. What
Is this and how does it affect a
person?
A— Aretriosclerotic cerebro
vascular disease Is hardening
of the arteries in the brain. The
manifestations vary with the
severity of the lesion and the
part of the brain involved.
Q—What is generalized ar
teriosclerosis? How should it
be treated?
A— Generalized artericlero
sis is hardening of the ar
teries throughout the body.
The only treatment is to pre
vent Its progress through avoid
ance of (1) excessive cigarette
smoking, (2) obesity, (3) high
blood pressure and (4) a hlgh
cholesterol diet. Regular exer
cise is also Important.
Q—X rays of a relative who
Is 65 show calcium deposits in
his aorta. Can anything be
done for this?
A—The deposits cannot be
dissolved. Surgical removal Is
sometimes possible. For ways
to prevent further progress of
this disease, see preceding
question.
Q—ls nicotinic acid useful in
the treatment of arteriosclero
sis?
A—Only insofar as it helps to
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regular and meaningful exer
cise.
On the other hand, they do
their offspring a great disserv
ice when they encourage them
to ride, not walk; to use escal
ators, not stairways; to stretch
out on a beach, not swim; to
r reduce the blood cholesterol
level when it is given in large
■ doses.
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1 Q—Will fat in the blood cause
hardening of the arteries?
A—ls the concentration is ab
? normally high this could be a
» causative factor.
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' Q—My doctor says I have
hardening of the arteries. My
blood cholesterol is 389. Is this
- serious?
1 A—The normal level Is 160
to 230, but for safety’s sake you
- should try to keep it under 210.
Q—My doctor says I have
\ periarteritis nodosa and that
there is no cure for it. He says
’ I should take cortisone for the
' rest of my life. What do you
_ think?
• A— Periarteritis (or polyar
teritis) nodosa may affect the
j smaller arteries anywhere in
j the body. Sometimes the dis
’ ease clears up spontaneously
' after several years. One of the
cortisonelike drugs is the only
> treatment that offers the vlc
s tim any hope of relief.
’ Q—Could palpitation be
, caused by drugs given to low
er the blood pressure?
' A—No. They should reduce
your palpitation, not aggravate
) it.
drive the lawnmower, not push
it—in brief, to lead a soft and
vegetating existence.
Go to any school as the
opening bell rings, and you
will see what I’m talking about.
Most children will arrive by
bus. Others will emerge from
private automobiles. As moth
er sees It, "Junior’s physical
stamina should not be over
taxed.”
What mother fails to realize
is that Junior isn’t being done
a favor. Junior is being set up
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Joseph Allen Hooper Jan. 8 Mr. and Mrs. James E. Hooper
Walter Nathaneal Allen Jan. 9 Mr. and Mrs. Lynn R. Allen
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Santesa Otoria Freeman Jan. 10 Mr. and Mrs. Jeromae Freeman
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Karen Vernette Johnson Jan. 10 Mr. and Mrs. John L. Johnson
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Susan Carol Duncan Jan. 21 Mr. and Mrs. Alton D. Duncan
Dennie Paul Durham Jan. 21 Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Durham
Trena Yvette Thomas Jan. 23 Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas
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for a life of slothfulness—one
which may end years ahead of
time. In short. Junior should be
encouraged to get as much ex
ercise as possible.
Also, communities should ar
range to establish safe paths
for school children to walk or
cycle a mile or more or less to
school from home and back
each day instead of being en
closed in a school bus. This is
a much-to-be-desired health
goal as well as an economy for
the town.
The well-accepted fact is that
almost no amount of accustom
ed exertion, however strenuous,
can harm a healthy heart. But
over the years an established
pattern of physical inactivity
can have unpleasant conse
quences. These consequences
can be seen every day—in
sickrooms and hospitals.
It is quite impossible to over
state the importance of develop
ing in children an interest in
physical activities which they
can carry through adult life.
One way to promote physical
fitness is to choose an activity
in which the entire family can
participate -bike-riding, bad
minton, bowling, hiking, skiing,
tennis and even golf or calis
thenics.
In this the children are not
the sole beneficiaries. The par
ents, too, taste the real joys of
living, and, very possibly, pro
long their own Ilves.
(NEST: Other Heart and
Health Habits to Start in
Childhood.)
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