Two Questions You May Want To Ask Yourself For Better Health: You'll Be Shocked!

1. Do modern concrete structures present a hazard to our health? Some people notice traces of rheumatism and neuralgia after only a few weeks, or an increase in stiffness of the limbs or in the neck. Even depression may set in, although unknown before. If shortly after moving into a concrete structure, you notice these or other disturbances, you should experiment by spending a holiday with friends or relatives who live in a wooden or brick building. If your symptoms disappear while you are staying there, it would be reasonable in the interests of health to exchange the concrete structure, despite its modern conveniences, for a healthier dwelling place.

A humid home with little exposure to the sun can damage our health just as much as a concrete building. Pain and psychological suffering can be avoided if, in questions of where to live, we consider not only the cost but also the effect on our health. Living in a healthy home is of greater value than having modern conveniences.

2. Are We Watching Too Much Television? Television has intruded into our everyday life to such an extent that most people cannot imagine life without it. But what about its effects on our health? Cathode rays from the screen are really not harmless. They can damage our health in accord with our own susceptibility. However, rays particularly affect glands and the nervous system. You should therefore consider well whether a program is really worth seeing before you expose yourself to such damaging rays.

One should watch from a distance of about 12 to 18 feet. People subject to lymphatic trouble and those with poor nerves should expose themselves to the rays as little as possible. Watching television is particularly widespread among children, so little wonder that these show signs of striking ill-health. A very unfavorable effect on the nerves and mind has been noted. But instead of paying close attention to the symptoms and removing the cause, many doctors unfortunately disregard them, prescribing medicines to suppress the symptoms. Relief is expected from psychiatric drugs, but sadly in vain, because the harm done is too great to be completely removed.

Even youths are not always strong enough to get over such consequences, and nervous breakdowns have been reported. Parents should be more sensible and see to it that their children do not become addicted to television and exercise necessary control in supervising their viewing carefully.

Modern conveniences can make things easier but, on the other hand, they can put a greater strain on our nerves and minds. Let us select only worthwhile programs and use the rest of our time getting much required rest and relaxation.

Do not leave your television set running without thinking, for it is not good either mentally or health wise to soak in all these harmful things. Particularly in these times of stress, we should take care to get necessary rest, relaxation and quietness to help us recover and rally the forces needed to maintain a healthy mind and body. Though radio and television provide food for the mind, we should not thoughtlessly indulge.

The rays a television screen emits, especially from a color television set, are in no way harmless. Some of them are equal to X-rays. They can cause sensitive persons radiation damage to the skin similar to what is found in nurses working with X-rays. This could be mainly a chronic skin inflammation that does not easily heal. Remember that this can happen when we expose ourselves too long to rays coming from a television screen.