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RELAX: or Suffer Heart Disease
Today's high incidence of heart disease reportedly owes
more to a
u·ay of
lije
than the usually berated twin causes of
overweight and lack of exercise. This detrimental lifestyle
has been characterized by experimenters as "Type
A."
Thc "Type A" man is "ambitious, competitive, impatient,
and aggressive," characterized by "an ovcrwhelming sense of
time urgcncy and competitive drive," report simultaneously
published articles in the January 1972 issues of
Fortrme
magazine and
Travel and Leimre.
Sorne more "Type A" behavior: thc individual overly
worries about meeting deadlines. Delays in restaurants, at air–
ports, or in traffic irritate him. He's impatic:nt with people
who don't get to the point c:¡uickly in convcrsation. He tends
to talk and eat rapidJy. He strivcs frantically for more
material goods, yet he's chronically dissatisfied no matter
how much salary or savings or how many gadgets or pro–
motions he gets.
How does such a state of mind affect the
heart?
According to the
Travel and Leis11re
artide, by Nancy
Mayer, "It generates certain biochemical changes, only sorne
of which have as yet been identified: the blood cholesterol
rises, adrenalin-like substances
Rood
the body, and the normal
reserve of various life-sustaining hormones is depleted."
The solution?
As much as possible, become a "Type B" person- one
who has learned to become content in whatever situation
arises. Such changes can't happen overnight, but beginniog
steps include takiog more time with the entire family at
dinner, listening to people without interrupting, and taking
time to rclax and reappraise one's goals for life. It could add
years - and enjoyment-
to
your life.
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Preparing a Home Garden
Last month, we listed the manifold advantages of plant–
ing your own home garden. The time to start the actual work
is now.
l.
Choosing a Location.
The best area for your gacden
plot is
away
from the shade of trees or buildings (preferably
toward the
sorllh
if you live in the Northern Hemisphere) .
The arca should be relatively leve( and well-drained.
2.
Sma/1 Plols.
Many urbanites - apartment dwellers in
particular - won't have an area available for a garden plot,
but an amazing volume of salad greens can be produced in
a few apartment
window
boxes, if desired - and it's lots of
fun. Those with a house and smaller yard may have room for
a few rows of alternated Rowers
and
vegetables around the
perimeter of the house, only a yard or so deep. Simply
alteenate
the
rows - one row of Rowers and
one
row of
sorne of the more decorative vegetables - such as cherry
tomatoes or artichokes.
3.
Soi/ Preparation.
For the best tasting and most
hcalthy vegetables, the quality of soi l is of utmost importance.
lt invol
ves:
A. Removing all weeds, grass, and rocks from the
vegetable plot.
B. Covering the plot with about
2
inches of manure
( avai lable free from local stables or dairies, if
you
haul it
¡¡way) or compost.
C.
Roto-tilling the fertilizer into the soil- about
8 inches deep. (Keep in mind that the object is to loosen–
not invert - the soil.)
D. Raking and leveling the garden plot in prepara–
tion for seeding.
In the May issue, we will describe the seeding process.
If
you would Jike further information on the benefits
of natural versus synthetic fertilizers- and a summary of
the state of modern farming in general - write for the
booklet
JIV
orld CriJis in
Agrict~flllre,
sent free upon rec:¡uest.
Write to
The
PLA.!N
TRUTH editor for your free copy.
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Beware of Barbiturates
"Harmless" sleeping pills and sedatives from your
medicine cabioet are rapidly becoming America's number–
one drug problem, warns Senator Birch Bayh of Indiana.
As Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile De–
linquency, he said,
"lt
is entirely possible that barbiturates
may surpass heroin as the most commonly abused dangerous
drug among our nation's youth."
Called "downers" or "goofballs" by the youog drug
culture, these drugs are identical to those commonly pre–
scribed by physicians as sleep aids or pain killers. They are
cheap, legal, mass-produced, and widely available, unlike
heroin or other dangerous drugs. Over 500 tons of them
werc manufactured in 1970, enough to provide 30 piUs for
every man, woman, and child.
Addiction to and withdrawal from barbiturates is ex–
tremely dangerous. Those addicted "suffer psychoses, halluci–
nations, convulsions, and possible brain damage" explains
Bayh. Abuse of "downers" produces poor judgment, often
resulting in an accidental overdose causing death.
Like heroin, barbiturates are often "mainlined" directly
into the veins of an addict. This can cause abscesses, leading