Salt limits and Addison's disease explained by Dr Donohue
A reader asks why salt restriction is advised without heart disease. The doctor notes sodium is the culprit, with most people consuming 15 to 20 times the needed 200 milligrams daily, and excess sodium can increase calcium loss. For Addison's disease, the adrenals produce cortisone. without it you cannot live, so treatment is cortisone supplementation.
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Dear Ann Landers letter about fat wives and engagement rings
A reader criticizes Ann Landers for shaming a man who stayed celibate for a decade with a overweight wife. Landers defends her stance, urges support not punishment, and shares jokes about a toe nail anecdote. Readers from Charlotte and Santa Barbara weigh in, prompting apologies and cautions.
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Heloise Readers Share Household Tips and Pets
A reader recalls his cat Scratches dying of a heart attack and finding a calico kitten named Patches at the house. Other letters offer a tissue-opening tip with a comb and a sleeve-folding hack using rubber bands for cold chores.
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Houston
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CROSSWORD By Eugene Sheffer Across
Crossword puzzle clues and theme hints matching Eugene Sheffer style with numbered across entries and down clues listing wordplay, puns, and letter plays across a standard American crossword grid.
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Eugene Sheffer
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