The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-08
SINUS TROUBLE

MIR and milk products are, end, as I see it. naturally should be. the chief source Of certain essentials of good nutrition, shortage of which Is responsible for much q not most of the physical deficiencies Of Auleri. can children. youths and adults.
 These essentials are ND calcium and phosphorusI there is a physio- logical balance between calcium and phosphorus metabolisn). C2) vita. fnins A, D and c (B2. Riboflavinp. and t3) the complete proteins, that is. protesns containing the amino acids required to maintain life and promote growth.
 Some physicians 1llo conceive such an antipathy to milk remind us of those ''vegetarians' who o0 not exclude fish. eggs, fowl, game etc. from their dict. Few obyectors to milk would exclude also cream butter, and cheese.
 One correspondent informs me that [ should know better than to tell people with sinus trouble to drink milk, for milk forms mucous and that is another name Tor sinus trouble. Another reader says he has Ben Told persons with chronic sinusitis should not drink milk. as sinusitis is usually allergic and milk is one of the worst offenders in ale lergy, Plenty of calcium is all ripht. this reader comedies. but not in the form of milk or other foods to which the persons may be aller- gic.
 MIR is a pretty common food. so ft is understandable that a good many persons may be allergic to it. But it would be silly for any one with sinus trouble or anything re- sembling sinus trouble to exclude milk from. the diet without having determined accurately that he or she is allergic to milk. If specific skin tests or the diet elimination test shows one is allergic to milk. then it would be foolish to exclude milk and continue eating creains butter, cheese without making cer- tain that there is no aliergic sensi~ tivity to these milk products.
 It seems questionable. t0 me. that the diet or allergy has anything to do with acute sinusitis (which I be- lieve is wholly a matter of respira- tory infectionl or with the serious form of chronic sinusitis which be- comes so grave as to require surgt- cal drainage.
 On the other hand. I have been impressed by the number of readers who have reported lasting relief from sinus trouble" they have ey- perienced from high calcium diet and calcium feeding. and the prompt sympt0matic relief they obs tain from potassium chloride. be- lieye a good many if not most cases 0f sO-called chronic sinus trouble are allergic. Readers who desire further instructions send stamped self-addressed envelope for paEnph- let Relief for Ailergy". and if you want also the pamphlet The Cal- cium Shortage" which covers high calcium diet and calcium feeding, incl0se ten cents for it. At least this is harmless for any sufferer from chronic sinus trouble to try out for a few months and I hope those who try it will report their exper- ience. whether they are pleased or disappointed. in either event nlen~ tioning just how long the high cal- eium diet and calcium feeding has been followed. This not medicine, it must be remembered, and can scarcely be expected to bring lFiine- diate results. It is food and so any trial shorter than months is hardly worth while.