The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-21
YOUR
HEALTH
- BY
Medical Advisory Beard
"a in the Wronr Plaee

after your womb was removed,
because Of a humorous condition,
your menstsuation stopped and now
you have begun to put on weight
around the buttoeks, in spite of the
fact that you eat but one small meal
day. You ask whether a reduction
corset would help you in getting rid
of the fat from the place you are
SO sensitive about
When the menopause (change Of
life) sets in either naturally or arti-
ficislly as after an operation,
women have a tendency to put on
weight This is due to the fact
that when the ovaries no longer
work or are removed, the other
glands of the body which are all
interrelated and delicately balanced
are thrown out Of gear, including
those glands which control the utili-
zation Of fat.
Why fat accumulateS in one spot
and not in another is not known to
medical science. There is also little
that can be done to cause weight
reduction in one particular section
Of the torso and not in another.
And there is no medicine at our
disposal that we can direct specifl-
cally to the buttocks and expect it
not to effect any other part of the
body.
The best methods of weight re-
duction are by diet and exercise.
The widely advertised weight-redu-
cling patent medicines are, in the
main, fakes. Most of them are
nothing but saline catharties such
as EPSON Salts and they produce
diarrhea and rid the body Of water.
A diet is enclosed in the package of
medicine you buy and it is this diet,
which if followed, causes the loss Of
weight rather than the reducing
machine"
Some of these reducing drugs
contain thyroid, which is very dan
gerous to take without medical
supervision
Recently there was great deal Of
hullaballoo in the newspapers and
in the medical literature about
"Dinitrophenol" Claims were made
that this chemical was ideal for
weight reduction. Because it helped
burn the body fat without the neces-
sity of exercising and without the
harmful effects of thyroid. But
lately, many reports have appeared
in the medical journals describing
the danger of "Dinitrophenol" and
warning against its use. Numerous
cases of severe poisoning and even
deaths have resulted from this sup
posedly harmless weight redueer.
So-called weight reducing corsets
do not possess the uncanny ability
of making one thinner, actually,
The harness is usually made of
rubberized material, and any ap-
parent weight loss is due to the
fact that they make you sweat, but
do not cause fat to disappear.
A tight-fitting corset helps psy-
chologically in that it has SANDER
izing effect, but the fat still remains.
Vomiting in Infants
n. c., Brooklyn. N. Vomiting in
v young infant may be due to
one of several conditions. II the
child vomits very forcefully,
through nose or mouth, and does
this almost after every meal and
in addition has no bowel movement
or very little, then there may be
an obstruction (block) in the
bowels. This requires the attention
of a physician. In most cases an
operation is necessary.
However, most cases of vomiting,
splitting up of food or hiccoughs. are
due to improper feeding of the in
FAINT. They are either over-fed, or
fed lying down. The infant swal-
lows tremendous amount of air in
proportion to the size of the
stomach. This air is mixed with the
swallowed milk. The bubbles of
air rise to the top and on being
expelled, carry along with them milk
and its curds.
1t is for this reason that every in
FAINT must be held in the proper
position during the breast or bottle
feeding. Hold the infant on your
lap with your legs crossed, so that
he is about halfway between the
vertical and horizontal positions.
After the infant has been fed for
twenty minutes (which should not
be much more) hold him up In the
erect position, against your shou1~
ders, for about five to ten minutes.
Pat him gently on the back. Under
no circumstances should you feed
him lying down.
1t Is advisable to add solid food
as soon as possible to babies diet,
particularly those who vomit. We,
therefore, advise you to feed the
baby cooked farina, two or three
times a day beginning with two
teaspoonful and gradually increas-
ing the amounts until the baby gets
two tablespoonful two or three
times day. Place the baby on a
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