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BETTER LIVING'
AACP
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o t Valu ble
Me (MVM) wards
of the Michigan tate
Conference of NAACP
we� presented to the fol-
Dear Marilou: Twe ty-fWe
perceat of d 10 per­
CCIlt 0{ men' America �
varioose . according to Dr.
Luis Navarro of Mount SiDai
edical Center. Heredity is a
factor. Hor ones s ch a
estrogen found in birth control
pills may be nether ca .
F· er-full-diet, exerci d
elastic stockings may assist
prevention. For serio cases,
two forms of removal � been
developed: surgery, and injec­
tion of a fluid. Your doctor can
advise yo on thi
If. Dear Lee: Little nown
? T f De. d, 0 before 1920, diverticul r dis-
Dear Tony: the comp' . ease may affect bout half 0 all
pread. there's ne people older than 60. Tiny out-
eYideaC%, developed the Prin- gr of the wall - pounches
cess Margaret Migraine Clinic or sacs·tbelop on the wall of
in Londo d. Ooe group the large . testine and use
of people served red wine. n usea, paiD and irregularity.
A - control group w served For more iDfOl'llWio write to: -
lemo de s· d with enough ation I Dig tive Diseases,
the .. wine in al- Box NCCIC, Bethesda, MD
cohol coete . Nobody got a 6 10Wl.,
headache drlDking the vodka
punch. Nearly all the wine
. ers did. Researchers think
so ( or other than alco 01
(the oonseners) in red wine
causes the . Red wine
has hi er level of cOngeners
than white . since the gr pe
s· are left in during part of
the fermentatio process for
red wine. Tanni and other
subst ces are extracted from
- .
es
CA.
Dear Molly: Yes, you can.
But in moderatio and plain.
It's n the spld tha makes you
fat: it's what's added - butter,
so� cream, coo' oil, and the
like. For examp e, four ounces
of boiled potato provides only
75 calories and is rich in
vitamins and minerals.
Ho r, three ounces of fast ...
food french fries can wreck a
diet . Tl5 calor' plus 135
('milligrams of unnecessary'
sodium.
Dear Still,
to Write a note to your friends
expressing your feelings and
your conems. Ask them to can
or-write yo so that you can un­
derstand . going on d
what'has cause the separation of
your friendship. Also let them
know tl)at you miss being with
them. As for,your blind date, he
turned out to be a rotten apple .
. . so t. The barrel i still full.
Sincecely,
Erik Washington
• • "Go; 4 pmblem? Ned. an
answer? Or do you just want 10
talk? Then write to Erik
Washington, in care 0/ The
Michigan Citizen, 12541 Second
Avenue, Highland Parle, MI
48203
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Did-'(i
DID YOU OW ... that .
you are a man who wants 0
promote ur mcotal health; it
may be a good idea to dopt
some so-called awculiDe traits.
A suney by StaDford UDi\Ulity
OIY'cbOlOII·st Saodra Bcm found
that bCcome
a sertive, forceful and elf­
tead to feel better about
emsc�aDCl •