New Britain herald., 1927-03-05
Your Health
How to Keep it.
Causes of Illness
BY DIR. NORRIS iJSHELIN
Editor journal of the American
Mcdica! Association and OF Hy-
gnia. the Health Niagnzinc

Editor journal Of the American
Mcdica! Association and OF Hy-
gcia, the Health Magazine
The human body is a combina-
tion OF tissue cells bound together
into various systems. including, for
example. the muscles, the bones. the
circulation Of the blood, the ner-
Gus system, the digestive tract and
the special organs
Through the process by which
this machine develops. it tends
usually to get along satistacl orily
if loft largely alone. There resides
within it the power for repair. q
power which makes it differ for
instance from such machinery as
might be found in an automobile,
1t possesses also the power
known as the mind. the intelli-
Sonce or the will, which makes it
possible for the possessor OF the
body to realize when things so
wrong and to take steps toward
their correction if he thinks this
desirable.
Some persons are much more
conscious OF things that go wrong
than others. They are likely 10
concentrate on physical difficulties
70 such an extent as never to be
quite satisfied with life because of
their irritation with their ssues.
Assuming that II person is in
good physical health. assuming that
he has had a complete physical OK
animation at the hands Of a COM
yetcnt physician and has been told
that there is nothing of Importance
wrong with him. he may wish TO
know how 70 conduct himself so
as 10 do everything possible TO
avoid disease in the future. Certain
health habits may be recommended
10 him as contributing toward this
end.
The first OF these is to keep
calm. Without being able sciant-
iticaliy to measure the amount of
damage that may he done to the
human body by worry, high len
sion, or irritation, The experience
OF ages has shown that these fac
tors play definite part in the on
set of disease. There was a time
when worry was listed as con-
trihutjng cause 10 high blood pres
sure. hardening of the arteries. dia-
hctos and oven many OF the infecti-
GUS diseases. such as tuberculosis.
The evidence OF the past indi-
cafes that worry may still play a
part in tho causaticn Of all Of these
diseases. because Of the secondary
off. IT'S cxcrtcd on circulation Of The
blood and on the wear Of the It's
sues. on the other hand. il is not
rafc to toll man who Is worrying
that he must keen calm and not
worry. lie is likely under such cir
r,lIastGnGes 10 concentrate on the
y worrying to an extent whore he
worries about that rs much as the
cause of his original worry.
The expert in the treatment of
mental diseases attempts to find out
the primary cause Of the worry. 10
inform tho person about it. and 10
relieve him OF that factor in his
lite as a means Of bringing about a
cure.
The h"alcrs OF various faith
healing systems rid the patient Of
worry by providing him vita a sub
stitu;o or by concentrating his at
tention on the system. Cous did it
by having the person say over and
over, Every day. in every way.
am getting better and better"
The intelligent person. realizing
the difficulty. will do better merely
to say to himself that he has this
realization. and by it will avoid
difficulty. The expert psychologist
or psychiatrst will aid the worrier
10 find the cause of his com nlairt
and to get upon path which will
lead TO rorm2lity rather than to
psychosis.