Q.   What and how much exercise do you advise for the elderly?

A. As a simple principle, we have to live our age. Football and hockey may provide an excellent form of exercise at 20 but not at 50. After the age of 50 any exercise that causes undue or unduly prolonged breathlessness, or a feeling of tiredness or pain in the chest even for a few minutes must not be indulged in. In fact, at any point of time you should not be forcing yourself to exercise. Any unaccustomed exercise must not be undertaken in the beginning. You must first accustom yourself to the exercise and its intricacies.

Q.   How should I go about doing this ?

A. You should start with small bits of exercise and gradually increase the quality. Attune yourself over days and weeks to perform more and more exercise. Once so attuned, continue this trend. By and large, walking is the best form of exercise in the advancing years, starting at a slow pace and Covering a small distance. Gradually increase your pace and speed as well as the distance walked. The easiest way to measure the distance of your walk is by the use of your watch.

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The female breast, an unending source of fascination and delight to artists, lovers, fashion editors and photographers, has, despite its complex appeal, a fairly straightforward structure which is perfect for its real function – that of suckling infants.

Breasts are composed mainly of fatty tissue which protects the milk-producing glands. There are between twelve and twenty lobes in each breast, which are in turn composed of hundreds of tiny lobules. The milk ducts lead from these and open through the nipple. Ligaments join layers of fibrous tissue to support the breasts and attach them to the muscles underneath. The breast is divided into four quadrants: the inner lower, inner upper, outer lower and outer upper. The outer upper quadrant has a tail, called the axillary tail, which leads up to the armpit.

Breast tissue has a rich blood supply, including branches from the axillary artery which supplies the outer area of the breast leading to the armpit. There are also lymph vessels which drain tissue fluids into the lymph nodes located in the armpits (axilla).

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The liquid methods—like colonic irrigations and enemas—we believe should be limited to use in post-operative cases, in hospitals and just for the chronically ill.

The previous paragraphs have presented a few of the ways by which we Americans try to solve our constipation problem. For the most part, we choose them because they are the easiest means to quick relief. If they fail to help us, and congestion remains a problem in the body, haemorrhoids may result.

Constipation is the most prevalent of human ailments. The arthritic has more than his share of this condition, so he must face the problem squarely. Try to do so, without trying to use water as the main measure.

How Much Water?

If the arthritic turns to drinking a great deal of: water all day long, he will soon be surprised to find that water does NOT have the vital substance necessary to keep him regular. Almost everyone, with or without arthritis, makes this mistake. Extra water does not soften the mass in the colon which has become stagnant. The liver acts as a control—it inhibits extra water from reaching the colon as well as the bloodstream. At first, extra water will seem beneficial . . . but not for long.

The Pro and Con on Prunes

When an arthritic turns to prune juice, he is taking in concentrated fruit sugar. For a time, he will be helped. Soon, however, its stimulative effect wears off. And fruit sugar, of course, damages the oils trying to circulate within an arthritic.

Instead of drinking prune juice, eat prunes. Or substitute dates, raisins, and figs. These will prove beneficial to combat constipation . . . and will do less harm to the bodily oils. Even so, eat these fruits with moderation.

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