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.--v-'n «■’•} With .another Mason of tfcr cold at hand, millions *0f Americans are dreams^ again shout going South for the twinter —-J‘for their health.* c This tarings up once again-a question that has long pu?ztad physicians — What effect does nllmate'< actually r. have on health?i Should the physician advise:* Si patient to try > change* of climate for his {health?: i ■ .* -j! >4 i! There v is no; pat, answet; Sometimes a change of .climate helps.Sometimes it doesn't. ;-Researchers say that * the human body functions beat at a temperature of about 66 degree#,( They also know that babies: and older people bays more^ difficulty in adjusting to drastic changes in temperature. Diabetes appears to be more controllable in. the tropics,,Stress diseases r1 ulcers, heart disease, hardening of the,arteries - are less frequent,, in the South. Do sufferers ,.from hay fever) and Other allergic ailments, fare •better in an arid, warn* climate? .Sometimes, Others find then native plants in the southwest just as troublesome ns,those, in the North. , jif yotrare contemplating a change of climate for health reasons, by,all means consult your family doctor. He knows your family’s medical history and emotiortal patterns. He mayr suggest four or five different spots that might be helpful to you. Or he might tell you. chat, as far as your health is concerned, you might just as well stay home. Today's Health, the family magazine of the American Med ,icaF Association, lists several do’s 'and don'ts to keep In mind ih considering a crosscountry move for health reasons —• DON’T make a change Of cli imate hastily, on the basis of rumors from someone' who spent two weeks in the' new place. Don’t just send queries to residents of the new place, people tend to overrate the climate where they live and play down its shortcomings. DO keiep in mind that as important' as a change of climate are proper diet, {tore water and ait, plenty of sleep.'adequate exercise and af hlalthv*
therapy of sun and finish air from thfe stimulus df a new setting. 1 ,h Do try to -live* in the new locale On a try-dut basis for a while, a year if possible, before severing ties, with the old horiie town. DON'T defy the weather. If it*s cobl; put on extra clothing. If its hot, wear light Clothing and cut' down on activity. Study your reactions and plan accordingly. ' DON'T expect immediate re -suits from the new climate. Many^ people have found a change Of climate a road to better, heajth. Some have not.
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