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»■ i i wl < 1 w ’ *■ *w *% •* ** *% SANDY (O f* ) ROST Thur» April ». I9B2 (See 2) Medical advice Profile doesn’t paint pretty picture by P A U L G U IL L E U X . D O. & -» I t ’s tru e T h e re has been an a m a z in g 27 p e rc en t decrease in m o r ta lity fro m h e a rt a tta c k s in th e last 10 ye a rs Strokes h a ve decreased by 40 p e rc e n t T o keep these fig u res in p e rs p e c tiv e , the o v e ra ll death r a te has decreased only 12 per ce n t T h e question is w hy such d r a m a tic declines in m o r ta lity fr o m h e a rt a tta c k s and strokes. H e a r t a tta c k w as once the m a jo r k ille r of m a n p rio r to the m id -60 b In 1965. fo llo w in g a tren d s ta rte d in th e 50s the freq uen cy of in fa rc tio n fe ll below a ll oth er causes of de ath fo r the firs t tim e In 1960, 425 people in 100.000 died fro m h e a rt a tta c k T h is dropped dow n to 264 in 197«, a 161 percent d ro p L ife ex p e c ta n c y as a resu lt has in cre ase d d r a m a tic a lly in the la s t ten y e a rs B efo re 1970, th ere w as little in cre ase M a y b e th ere w as a one y e a r increase in life ex pectancy fro m 1960-70 B ut fro m 1970-80 ex p ec tan cy rose fro m 70 y e a rs to 73 y e a rs fo r a ll classes F o r fe m a le s it rose fro m 75 y e a rs to 78 ye a rs F o r m en it rose fro m 68 to 69 ye a rs F o r b lack m en lif e e x p e c ta n c y ro s e d r a m a tic a lly fro m 61 to 66 ye ars by 1980 Along w ith the sw eet m ust com e the b itte r T h e b itte r p ill is th a t as w e a re liv in g lo nger, c a n ce r has risen as a cause of d eath , fro m 16 p e rcent in 1968 to 21 p ercent today T h is is a n a tu ra l progression if you accep t the theory th a t in an y n o rm a l body c e rta in cells a re trip p e d a ll the tim e and begin to rep ro d u ce ra p id ly A n o rm a l body has an e f fe c tiv e im m u n e system to shut down these ca n c e r cells An older body doesn’t and c a n c e r cells th at n o rm a lly a re d estroyed go on to k ill th e in d iv id u a l T h e reason fo r the declin es in h e a rt a tta c k s and strokes is the change in a ll the risk fa c to rs to a fa v o r a b le d e g re e A v e ra g e ch olesterol levels have fa lle n 10-20 p e rc en t because of less a n im a l fa t in the diet H y p erten s io n is now being con tr o lle d a t lo w e r le v e ls , an d e a r lie r W h at w as once con sid ered n o rm a l blood pressure has been shown to d ra s tic a lly in crease the ris k of de ath by up to 20 p e rc en t o v e r a fix e d perio d of tim e A d e c lin e in sm o k in g and in creas ed ex e rc is e a r e a ll im p o r ta n t M o re e x p e rt c a re in c o r o n ary units, b e tte r p a ra m e d ic c a re , an d q u ic k e r response tim es g e n u in e ly im p r o v e s u r v i v a l rates . P e rh a p s the single m a jo r index to im p ro v e d s u rv iv a l is the in creas ed rates of h e a rt, v a lv e , bypass and pacem aker su rg eries T o sum it up in a lig h t w a y , w h a t is m e a n t by risk fa cto rs th at in flu e n ce our ch ance of h a vin g a h e a rt a t ta c k 9 H e re is a c h a ra c te r p ro file of the person least lik e ly to h a ve a h e a rt a tta c k : H e is an e ffe m in a te m u m c ip le w o rk e r or e m b a lm e r, c o m p le te ly lac kin g in p h ysical an d m e n ta l alertness and w ith o u t d riv e , a m b itio n or c o m p e titiv e s p irit H e has n e v e r tr ie d to m e e t a d e ad lin e of an y k in d . H e is a m a n w ith a poor a p p e tite , e a tin g fr u its and ve getables laced w ith c o m and w h a le o il, d e te s tin g tobacco, sp u rn in g o w n e rs h ip of ra d io , television and m o to r c a r, w ith a fu ll head of h a ir. H e is sc ra w n y an d u n a th le tic in a p p e a r a n c e , y e t c o n s t a n t ly s tra in in g his puny m uscles by e x ercise. Low in in com e, blood pressure, blood su g ar, u ric a c id , ch olesterol, he has been ta k in g n icotinic acids, p y n d o x in e < B 6 ), an d long te rm a n ti c o a g u la n ts e v e r s in c e h is p r o p h y la c t ic c a s tra tio n Lowest prices in town on meat, ä s s ä «o« BLADE CUT _. & tati Y Y» C USDA CHOICE BEEF i. WESTERN FAMILY FRESH BUTTER GRADE “A FROZEN USDA CHOICE BONELESS JENNIE-0 TURKEY BREAST CROSS RIB ROAST Hills hire Sausage Smoked Polish Fish Sticks Frozen ............... 7-Bone Chuck Steak ci Sirloin Steak Stew Beef uso Cut-Up Fryers Boneless Chuck Roast Fresh Pork Cutlets 0 ^ Pacific Oysters r ., i , ........ i CREST, a 2 OZ TOOTH PASTE AUTOMATIC OISHWASHER ELECTRA SOL DETERGENT COFFEE VEGETABLE J so. -Oil COTTAGE. LONG SPAGH., ELBOW MAC 1 POUND 'Water SPAGHETTI or MACARONI >2 02 B umble B ee NACHO OR TORTILLA NALIEY'S ! SUNBRITOS u n D uu y S pecials MEDIUM CHEDDAR HYGRADE’S LUNCHMEATS KELLOOO'S CORN FLAKES BANDONS 2 POUND LOAF EACH F ro te n F o o d Buys PRICES EFFECTIVE MARCH 31 - MEAT PIES • Turkey MEMBER OF UNITED GROCERS. INC. ft PACK 12 OZ CANS WIV < OREEN GIANT WITH CREAM SAUCE TURKEY WEINERS FAMILY »COTT JENNIE-0 12 OUNCE PACKAGE BATH TISSUE VELVEETA SLICES KRAFT 1S 0 U N C I vege - _ X TABLES POTATOES SENECA BOUNCE LAND O FROST ASSTD MILLER BEER APPLE JUICE t u : $K29 »{ PEANUT BUTTER 24 oz I * * O /O O l •Chunky •Creemy Z /O O ’ MOZZARELLA TOTINO S'EXTRA' P IZ Z A S ^ - ARMOUR CHUB BLUE BONNET SOFT MRS SMITH S NAT JUICE THÜRINGER MARGARINE PIES 2 ’y OZ t hin SLICED MEATS BISCUIT MIX WESTERN FAMILY IARDE BALLI QQ c .o,OO ORE IOA HOMESTYLE J APRIL 6. 1982 GALLO WINES ... 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