ORGANIC By Robert Rodale During a particularly torrid July heat wave, a doctor In Michigan made a startling discovery. After running more than a dozen biochemical tests on hundreds of out-patients at a large university clinic, Dr. Stanley H. Schuman found that levels of important nutrients were lower than during cooler weather. Potassium and calcium were two essential minerals - most sharply reduced by the heat. The doctor blamed the problem on “tea and toast” diets, which many people resort to when the weather gets too hot to cook or eat proper meals. During a hot spell, people tend to consume more soft drinks, alcoholic beverages, snack foods and convenient, sandwich-type meals using refined white flour. Un fortunately, those are the foods which contain the least potassium. Potassium-rich foods like turkey, lima beans, spinach, carrots, prune juice and other components of a balanced meal are usually neglected during what Dr. Schuman calls “the malaise, fatigue and discomfort of sustained, humid hot weather”. There’s evidence that other nutrients besides potassium and calcium are also reduced by summer heat. Some scientists believe vitamin A metabolism changes during hot weather. Two Johns Hopkins University researchers detected a wide seasonal variation in vitamin A deficiency among children in West Bengal, India. They found that vitamin A levels hit rock bottom during May and June. Other studies with laboratory animals indicate that B vitamin requirements increase sharply during hot weather. There are other factors at work in the summertime to undermine good nutrition. Prolonged, severe heat usually takes away one's appetitie, so people wind up eating less. Protein intake often suffers on such a skimpy diet. Families are more active during the summer season, with outdoor recreation and vacations. More meals are eaten away from home at roadside fast-food stands or from vending machines. If anything, we should be eating more wisely than ever during summer months. Hot weather puts a tremendous strain on the cardiovascular system. “Deaths from conditions affecting the heart rise greatly during heat waves,” says Dr. Morris Fisbein, editor of “Medical World News.” The sudden onset of hot and humid weather is especially a threat to the elderly. DO YOU KNOW Black Plastic Silo Covers are in short supply? Also a considerable price increase from last time. We-have in stock now a minimum supply. We will not have enough for all our customers... so don't wait... order now or pick up today. ZIMMERMAN’S Animal Health Supply 3 miles W. of Ephrata along WOODCORNER ROAD R.DJ4, Lititz, Pa. 17543 Phone 717-733-4466 OPEN HOUSE Broiler Breeder Notching Egg Unit Design & Construction Stanley Saylor Farm By rdi Agri Inc* Elizabethtown, Penna. FOR LONGENECXER'S HATCHERY, INC. Elizabethtown, Penna. 367-1545 Equipment Installed Directions to Saylor Farm: Take By 743 South from Elizabethtown to Havenstein Rd., right on Haven- Hersney Equipment CO. stein Rd., second farm on left. August 29, 1974 2:00-8:00 P.M. LIVING When a body is overheated, the heart works overtime, stepping up the circulation of blood to the skin, to ac celerate the cooling system of evaporating sweat. In that way, the inner body can maintain a constant temperature. Being overweight doesn't help, either, at least if you’re a woman. Three Minnesota doctors recently reported that heat tolerance declines in females as body weight in creases. But they did not find the same relationship between overweight and heat intolerance in men. The next time you find yourself in the midst of a sweltering heat wave, remember these tips for keeping your cool: Drink plenty of liquids, but concentrate on natural fruit or vegetable juices instead of soda or tall, alcoholic drinks. The former contain the minerals your body needs to resist the effects of heat. One of the most enjoyable and healthful drinks I’ve ever had was a juice concoction served up in a Santa Fe health food store a few years ago. “I will make you a special drink,” said the proprietress. She went around her small store, taking carrots, celery, watercress and other good things from various bins. My mouth dried up like a blotter while she fiddled around until she had fed just the right combination into her juicer. Then she handed me the drink, and we raised our cups together. What a refreshing drink for a hot, New Mexico afternoon! I will never forget it. Eat smaller, but balanced meals. Don’t forsake meat, poultry, fish and other substantial foods, just because “it’s too hot to be in the kitchen.” -Take advantage of the summer season’s bounty freshly-picked salad greens, vegetables and fruit from your own garden or local farmers’ stands. -Light summer diets are a doubly good reason for taking daily food supplements. That way you’re sure of getting the vitamins and minerals you require, even when the appetite sags. Kftico- PAGE 41 Dutch School Natural Foods LARGEST SELECTION OF NATURAL FOODS AND VITAMINS IN CENTRAL PENNA. RT. 222, AKRON, PENNA. PH. 859-2339 HURST’S TIRE SERVICE ■k RADIAL TIRE f SPECIALS FOR ALL YOUR TIRE NEEDS SEE US NOW! FARM-TRUCK-PASSENGER WE GUARANTEE OUR WORK LOCATED 1 MILE WEST OF BLUE BALL ON RT. 322 PHONE 354-4931 Lancaster Farming. Saturday. August 24.1974 Jr. Bull Riding Contest At Cowtown Cowtown Rodeo had an name d Tony and made an extra attraction Saturday ususually high mark of 75 to night by featuring a Junior take home his $149.45. Tony Bull Riding Event. Boys wiH be °. ne of the bulls under the age of 16, and of featured in the National comparable size, were Rpdeo Finals in Oklahoma allowed, with their parents City this December, consent, to try their skill Joe Merola of Penns Grove and agility in riding the father of the winning small 700 pound Brahatnas. t^un ' or Rider, won the Out of seven attempts made r °ping event, with a fast by the boys only Montie run .°f . 12, 4 seconds and Merola of Penns Grove, N. J. making $194.53. managed to stay on for a full Steer Wrestling events 8 Second ride. to P tune was 10 Seconds flat, Jack Meli of Spring Valley, w 'th Steve Dubrovsky of N.Y. is still tops in Bare ffarmmgdale, N.J. earning Back Bronc competition, $ lB6 - 69 - with a5B mark and $125.93, A fin from Thorofare, added to his summer’s Clement, was the winnings fastest barrel racer of the Jimmie Lee Walker of evening at 18.29 Seconds for Cowtown, N..J. Stayed on a jumping spinning bull Nutrition A La Carte Many bakeries do not offer custard or cream-filled goods during hot weather, because of the danger of spo ilage or infection. When suc ch foods are purchased or prepared at home, they should be kept cool. If taken on a picnic, they should be frozen. Mayonnaise or similar dressings also are susceptible to summer spoilage unless consistently cooled. Vitamin C is also called ascorbic acid. Ascorbic means “against scurvy.” Scurvy, once a common ii'i iitimltiuMi Doctor in the Kitchen® by Laurence M. Hursh, M.D. Consultant, National Dairy Council disease (especially for those at sea) is no threat now. Vitamin C prevents scurvy, helps you resist infection, makes the walls of blood vessels firm, and helps heal wounds and broken bones. Fruits, raw cabbage, tur nips, and potatoes are good sources of Vitamin C. You need nourishment to start a new day at high ef ficiency. Breakfast helps avoid that fatigue and lax ness that can hit the break fast skipper in the late morning. You’ll be more alert at school, at work, or at home if you eat breakfast. Teen-agers especially, shouldn’t skip breakfast. You need phosphorus in your diet and nutritionists recommend milk as an excellent source because of milk’s favorable ratio of phosphorus to calcium. Phosphorus is needed in every living cell. It’s in volved in chemical in teraction with protein, fats, and carbohydrates in giving the body energy and essential materials for growth and repair. Ice cream is one of our most popular foods. And both young and old love it. In hospitals ice cream is a favorite because its taste is so appealing even to sick people, and it goes down so easily. This means it is also a very convenient food-easy to handle, ready-to-serve and highly nutritious. For best performance, at hletes should drink more water than their thirst demands, and they should do this as frequently as possible during a game. Athletes start to perform poorly when they have lost only two percent of body weight from sweating. They can easily lose this much in just the first half of a football game. Kibotlavm, one of the B vitamins, helps keep your skin in good condition. It’s important to the health of your tongue and lips, too. Riboflavin functions by helping your cells use oxygen. Good food sources of riboflavin include milk, cheese, ice cream, meats especially liver-fish, poultry and eggs. 59
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