Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-17
Health Talks by DR.. Brady
Loux-Di.tnncc sitting.


one need not be "A scxagenarian In order
to achieve Observation-Disclosures Via tho artcrios-
cl"r"sis route. Mere youths OF 30 and 40 can
by purchasing a modern equipment say sof,
yellow lamp. a good murder story and
easy chair mean chair one can relax In
YOU pay for In easy Observation-Disclosures
built after III" heart OF III" complete scden-
tartan. should the dry spell prove "phcmcral.
after all. am going to inaugurate q move
ment 10 equip every eating and drink Ing
place including the privat" ones, with chairs
which furniture manufacturers and dealers
call easy chairs" so that as soon as anybody
settles back To enjoy his eating drinking
hs'll slide under the table early enough
conserve hts arteries
Psychologists and physicians arc still ask
Ing each other whether excessive art"rial
pressure 'hNp"r'"nsion') induces arteriai de-
generation hardening az the artercs) the
beginning ot tn" ar;criaI degeneration brings
about the increase Of blood pressure. This de-
bate merely CUES 10 show how shortsighte
and rr"v"rs" Psychologists can he. The verirst
Echooihoy could dscid" whether the hyper
tension causes she arterial hardening or tn"
hardening causes the increased tension. or
c"urS" II does! The pa biologists themselves
toll US So though they are not awar" they are
telling us. They agree cordially with physi-
clans In giving the general ctiology Cas a
thiEh blood pressuro) and ACCOMPLISHMENTS
thari"ning OF tn" HrtericsD thus:
!. 'hronic t"Nenia tpoisons OF one Kind and
another retained in blood not promptly de-
srr"y"dp
. All kinds Of Injections acute and chronic.
whether Of the minor and local class like
chronic running ear or septic teeth. .:
the general or systemic kind, Ike typhoid
fever syphilis.
ENc"ssiv. nsc Cabuso) Of food. alcohol.
tobacco. some drGfs. coffee or tea.
4 Long distance sitting
No" please do not get excited or anxious
about this for such harmful emotions Increase
blood pressure and add 10 the wear and tear
on N" arteries. II you have started in TO
SIT ihc game out. 20 right ahead sitting
m" game will he over In li,,le while FOR
YOU, particularly II you help things along
shortening factors. I've given the list. Help
yourself.
Now without getting morbidly scientific
about the matter. just read again the
brief par"nthctical explanation I made in con
nection with Factor No. of the causes of
Increased blood pressure and hardening of the
arteries There's a whole spring drive OF ser
mons there Why should poisons of kind
ana another be retained in IN. blood? And
why shouldn't they hc promptly destroyed i?
wonder II long distance sitting has any
thing to do with II: What do YOU think
now? DO You believe just sitting around
does any harm" We'll. 1t does and 4, has
Compulsory long distance sitting is not so
bad, for good an,idotcs available To every
man or woman not actually disabled by dis
ease or Injury. hut wilful long distance sit.
ting is a kind OF slow suicide for Il helms
toxsmia TO get In its deadly work on tho
cells and tissues OF the body. including the
arteries
Life saver: Two miles OF oxygen three times
day the hoot.