Evening star., 1960-07-19

In choleSterol, ETC."
FOR MOST PEOPLE the
average daily intake Of
cholesterol in the diet is
about 800 milligrams. If
you cut down so you take
in only about 200 milli-
grams q day, then consider
yourself on q low choles-
terol diet.
The following foods are
high in cholesterol: Animal
fats (butter, lard. etc.:
animal organs kidney.
brains. liver, sweetbreads);
cheeses Except cottage);
cream, ice cream. Danish
pastry and cakes; eggs
whole yolks); sea foods
toysters, crabs, shrimp. oily
f1sheS).
The following are low or
free from cholesterol:
White of eggs, cereals; car
bohydrates (sugar, starch;
vegetables, fruits. vege-
table oils: soft and alco-
holic beverages: Debated
milk products (butterrnilk,
skim milk, cottage cheese).
I suggest, Mr.. H., that
you pick up a pamphlet on
cholesterol content of foods
at your nearest bookstore.
You will learn the specific
amount in various foods.
For example, 4 ounces
of brains contain 920 mil
ligrams of cholesterol; but
ter about 80 milligrams per
ounce; chicken livers, $40
per 4 ounces; / ounce of
egg yolk. about ATS milli-
grams.
Have you been used to
ordering a large platter of
oysters? -Four ounces con-
tain about 400 milligrams.
Many people who think
they are on low choleSterol,
aren't.
DON'T DRIVE with your
left elbow sticking out of
your car window. The pos
Sibility Of injury is greater
than you may realize.
In q recent review. DR..
G. r. Rieth, in the Journal
of Louisiana Medical Socie-
ty, mentions so patients
who were treated at the
Charity Hospital In New
Orleans. Injuries ranged
from mild abrasions to
crushing injuries that end
ed in amputation.
I know it's at times re-
laxing to rest the elbow;
nevertheless, it's a bad
driving habit. Especially in
crowded city traffic.
H'% &#
Dear DR.. Steincrohn: My
problem is dreams. ! am in
good health, have no emo
tional troubles. have q hap
by home life and q loving
husband. All the ingredi-
ents for peace of mind.
However, every night I
dream-unrelated dreams
of friends, relatives, and of
people ] know vaguely and
haven't seen in years. At
times the dreams are quite
disturbing. I wake UP tired
in the morning.
My family teases me
about this. They want to
know If the dream was In
color, black and white, or
vista vision. But it's no
laughing matter to me any
more. AS the saying goes.
IAN I starting to lose my
marbles?" Mrs. G., New
Jersey.
BE THANKFUL for
dreams as an unconscious
emotional release. You are
not losing your marbles"
And a word of warning:
Don't allow some unframed
person (who has read a
little of Freud promise you
he can interpret dreams.
Don't tell him yours, or he
will have you all mixed UP
in no time!
Dear DR.. Steincrohn: My
sisters condition has finally
been diagnosed as Addi-
sons disease. Before this,
she was treated for many
things, mostly they thought
it was nervousness. There
fore, she is discouraged
now and does not take her
medicine regularly. Will
you explain the condition?
Mrs. w., Indiana.
ADDISON'S disease pri-
marily involves adrenal
glands (the little glands
that sit atop each kidney.
Common causes of the dis
ease are tumor or tubercu-
loSis Of the adrenals.
I can understand why
your sister was treated for
a long time for nervousness.
Extreme fatigue and nerv-
BUSINESS are predominant
symptoms. The tiredness is
aggravated by an upset in
the "salt balance" In the
body.
Your sister had better
take the medicine as the
doctor says. Now that the
diagnosis has heen unado