The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-22
Your Health
 By Dr. William Brady

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 disease. diagnosis of treatment.
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 william Brady, National News
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 ANYWAY IT ISN'T JUSI NEnvIS
 Fvervbody knows or should Know tbat irritation, pain, anxiety, worry. fear and anger spoil the appetice and retard or arrest the motor ana secretary processes o1 olsesSG. s;s;tn Hyperchlorhydria (exceSslVe acl9iey a; es in stomach), peptic ulcer 'gas'ri l,o or stomach and duodenal uioer'' s uiS betes. hypertension tnagn Dioot nress,re) and colon derangemema Gcomnonly called mucous coiitls ere familiar examples of ailments which are psychosomatic (psYcno meaning mind, soma meamns body).
 Recently, against my better 1uag- ment, took time out to reao rev of the textbooks the medlcal teAC- book manufacturers are turIihls ont feverishly, on the suoJect U. Psvchosomatic Medicine, on the OH chance that might find something to add to my five-foot booksfen.
 Having carefully examined the hooks I got stuck with, am or the opinion that there is more solio meat if not such dazzling EAgo Tn iDarwin's Expressions of the Emo. tions in Man and Animals. anu Cannon's Boldly Changes III faln' Hunger, Fear and Rage-these two classics should be on every mans five-foot book shelf.
 Tn the talk about what to do about Apprehension (hlgh plooo pressure) I mentioned recently six lthings one with hypertension should do, namely, have complete health examination by the same physician at least once year, re- tinoscopic examination by ocullst or physician who uses opthalmoscope to look at the retina, get sufficient daily exercise to provide vicarious outlet for blowing of steam (emo- tional tension(, drink plenty of wa ter Cat aleast two quarts dailyO re- duce if overweight and finally, take life facetiously-and I prom f.ed to explain this in the next talk.
 Thsre are two ways to take hfe l-serotsly and not so seriousiy. on the one hand good many people take life too seriously, solemnly' earnestly. oa the other hand. one may be facetieus without being silly or without urATeemly testing.
 How do you take life? Here is 8 fair indication, + you are grown up. Can you roll Somersaults ana come up smiling? DC you roll a 1e" every day? If the answer IS no, then I can tell you that you take life too seriously for Nouf own welfare.
 Call this psychology if you like. I think it is just good physiology.
 QUESTIONS and ANSWERS Soft Spot
 Our baby one year old, has a large soft spot on his head. We wonder if it is rickets. Our first baby had rickets-his soft spot was still soft at 18 months, and he now has flat feet from poor bone struc- ture. (Mrs. J. V. CJ
 Answer The larger of the two soft spots on a babys head Cthe front one) may be felt still soft for several months after the baby mas learned to walk. So you have noth- ing to worry about. Prevention of rickets is described in The Bnaoy Book-for copy send ten cents ana stamped self addressed envelope.
 Ambulant or Ambulatory
 Some friends laugh at my notion that you recommend m b u a n t Urea tment for hernia as well as for piles. They insist have misunder- stood you. CMrs. T. L)
 Answer-Ambulant or ambulatory means the patient continues walk ing around or carrying on his regu- lar daily activities while under treatment. recommend such treat ment for hernia (rupture, breach), for hemorrhoids (piles) and for varicose veins. On request, (not a clipping). if you inclose stamped envelope bearing your address, I'll send you a pampi1et about any Of these troubles. I'm sorry that the war has taken out of pEactlce most of the doctors I formerly recom- mended for such treatment, and {! now know Of only one here and