The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-15

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william Brady, National News
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Street, Chicago, Ill.
VTTANTIN A FOR HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE
I haven't the slightest notion
how or why vitamin A may have
any effect on blood pressure, but
was impressed by the reports Of
Havana, Cuba, physicians who OBJ
served that daily rations Of from
! 100000 to 10000, In some cases
100000 units Of vitamin A brought
considerable reduction Of high blood
pressure and the effect was lasting.
The ordinary adult requires at
least 5000 units of natural vitantn
A daily to maintain good health.
according to competent nutrition
authorities, and four or 1--WE times
that much may be desirable daily
in many instances. In my opinion
1t can do no harm in any circum-
stance for one to take 100000
units of natural vitamin A daily for
q month or two.
Several readers have reported
that they were rejected by the med
ical examiner because they had
high blood pressure, but after taking
l0U,0 units of natural vitamin A
daily for o few weeks they were re-
examined and passed. In such cases
this may be o helpful suggestion
at least 1t can do no harm TO try 1t.
AS for high blood pressure as
ISOLATED with arteriosclerosis or kid
ney disease, while such use of vita
MIN A Is harmless, do not believe
1t can be OF any special benefit.
specify patural vitamin A, not
carotene. Carotent (present In
greens, yellow vegetables ana fruits
added to oleomargarine) Is only the
-vitamin-it must be converted
INTO natural vitamin A in the BODY.
Only little more than half Of 1t is
converted. Natural vitamin A is
present In fish liver Oil, Is available
for utilization without chemical
conversion or metabolism In the
body.
Recently DR.. j. V. Straumfjord
reported in Northwest Mealclnc
that 10 out of 100 patients with
acne (blackheads and pimples) be-
came free or nearly free from the
trouble when they had taken l00,-
600 units OF A oally for from three
months to year.
Characteristic Of vitainin A de-
tlciency in any case is constant
or chronic eruption OF horny pap
ules, which give the affected areas
OF skin rough, nutmeg CRATER
feel; kind OF chronic "poose-
pimple" condition. Excessive dry
ness OF the skin Is another charac-
teristic manifestation Of A &C.
ficiency. Night blindness difficulty
IN seeing clearly on gong from sun
light into dal1ened place., sem
sitivity TO glare, and dryness Of the
eyes. Is also characteristic Of A de-
ticiency. In any case when one tries
vitalnin A for any such trouble,
one should take $4,000 to 100000
units daily for the first week or
two, then not less than $4,000 units
daily for the next few months.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Work Kills Nobody
What are the chances that a per-
son may feel so "peppy" and work
so hard he'll just naturally keel
over? Friends tell me I'd better
slow down or I'll kill myself. I'll
be 80 next spring. 7 like to work
hard and 7 don't believe q person
kills himself working.
Mrs. r. L. K)
Aaswer-You are right.
Fifty-Fifty
Your prescription for underarm
perspiration works very we'll but
even after careful following of di-
rections 1t does tend to make clothes
fall apart. Your corn remedy, how
ever, Is wonderful-We have used It
for years and 1t Is always satisfac-
tory. q. L.
Answer-Lotion to prevent excess
sive sweating is one-half ounce Of
aluminium chloride dissolved IN
three ounces OF water-mop on
clean. dry skin once or twice week
and let 1t dry before dressing. Corn
remedy Is thirty grains Of salicylic
acid dissolved In one-half ounce
flexible collodium--paint on corn,
callus or wart once a day for week
or ten days. when callus, corn or
wart softens and may be wiped
away.
Dry Scaly Skin
Lanolin and the like seems use
less for my dry, scaly, itchy skin.
Have limited bathing to tri-weekly
showers but dryness and irritation
continue. (Mrs. G. NJ
Answer-In many instances dry
scaly skin Is q manifestation of vita
min A deficiency-no harm to try
experimenting your diet with q
capsule of $4,000 units of vitamin A
daily.
Copyright. l943, John F. Ollie Co..
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