Whats Wrong with Them?

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Lesson 3

           What's Wrong with Them?
           
            Text A

    I'm fortymarried with two children. My troublethathaven't got enoughdo. The kids are at school all daythe houseempty. Soeat chocolates, mostly. I've puta lotweight , butcan't give them up.try as hard ascan butjust can't stop eating.

    Doctor Bruce writes :think Mrs Allen would be happier if she foundjob, or if she got outthe house moremade some interesting friends. If she did that,thinkweight problem would be solved.
    I'm sixteen. My troublemy spotty skin. I've used allcreamsthe market, but nonethem do any good. And now I've metmarvellous girl. But I'm afraidask hergo out with me.

    Doctor Bruce writes: Most teenagers suffer from this,course, at some time or other. Andmakes them very shyself-conscious. 'What will other people thinkme, if they see me like this?' they wonder. And it'spity, because if they didn't worry so much,skin trouble would soon disappear. Tom should learnrelaxation technique, yogaexample. Thenthink he'd solveproblem very quickly.

    My problemtime.haven't enoughit.sleep badly, andwake up tired.get indigestion every daynow I'm beginningget bad headachespainsmy chest. And don't tell metakeholiday, doctor.haven't got time.

    Doctor Bruce writes ; If Mr Tyler had more common sense ,he'd findtimehaveholiday, or changejob. If he thought forminute, he'd see that he can't golike this. He should rest more. Then he'd work better. But that'ssilly thing about men like him. They only believe they're ill when they're almost dead.

        
            Text B

Dear Doctor :
   am forty-seven years old, male, andaverage heightweight. My health generally seems quite good exceptone problem.wake up every morning feeling tired-so tired thatcan hardly get outbed.

    All day at workfight this tired feeling, just dragging myself around. Whenget home from work around 5. 30,havegood dinner with my familythen sit dow nreadnewspaper. But beforehave finished readingfront page,fall asleepmy chairoften sleep until 8. 30 or 9. 00 p.m.
    Whenwake up from this nap,feel wonderful. I'm fullenergyreadydoday's work. But at that hour therenothingdo but watch television, whichdo until after midnight.

    Even at midnightstill do not feel sleepy, butknowoughtgetgood night's rest, sotakesleeping pillgobed. It's often two o'clockthe morning beforepill puts mesleep. Justfew hours after thathavedrag myself outbed againgowork. All dayfeel too tiredwork.just drag myself around until it's timego home.
Do you think there might be something wrong with my blood?
                     J. T. L.
When this letter appearedthe DEAR DOCTOR columna newspaper,doctor's reply zeras printed belozo it. Heremhatdoctor answered :
Dear Mr L. :

   don't think thereanything wrong with your blood. The keyyour problemthat long nap after dinner.
    If you didn't sleephours duringearly partthe evening, you would be more readysleep at bedtime. If you didn't nap after dinner, you would not wantstay up so late,you would not feelneedtakesleeping pill. The pillstill workingyour system when you get upthe morning. This helps accountthe fact that you feel tired all day.

    You should get outthe habitsleeping duringevening. Right after your evening meal, engagesome sortphysical activity-a sport such as bowling, perhaps. Or get. together with friendsan eveningcardsconversation. Then gobed at `your usual time orlittle earlier,you should be ablegetgood night's rest without takingpill.

    If you can get intohabitspending your evenings this way,am sure you will feel less tired duringday. At firstmay be hardyougosleep without takingpill. If so,get upwatch television or do some jobs around your house until you feel sleepy. If you fall asleepthen wake upfew hours later, get up but do not takeleeping pill.

 Readwhile or listenthe radio,make yourselfwarm drink. Eatsandwich orcookie. Then go backbed. Even if you get onlyfew hour's sleep that night, you will feel better,the morning than you usually feel after takingpill. The next night you will be readysleep at an earlier hour.
    The most important thingto avoid taking that nap right after dinner andavoid taking pills.

         Additional Information

    Yesterday's drizzle did not dampen Beijingers' enthusiasmevents markingfirst national dental care day.
    Peopleall ages crowded around medical experts who answered questions about dental care,about toothbrushestoothpaste.

    A girlher 20's approachedconsulting desk set byOral Medical Collegethe Beijing UniversityMedical Sciences atXidan crossroad. She wantedknow if there was anything wrong with her teeth.
    The girl dreamed about losing all her teeth ,, worse yet , her teeth ached when she awoke every morning.

    After examining her mouth,consultant said her teeth looked all right. Sometimes,however, tension makes peoples' teeth ache. Relax, she was told. And if that does not help, getthorough dental examination.
    Young parents wantedknow howkeep their children's teeth healthy.
    One by one ,doctors answered their questionsoutlinedbest solutionsthem.

    More than 500 medical specialists from 8 districtssuburban counties acrossmunicipality as well as over 200 teachersstudents fromOral Medical Collegethe beijing UniversityMedical Sciences took partthe sidewalk consultations.

    And about 47 consulting stations were set upmajor streetsthe four big department stores at downtown Xidan, Wangfujing, Dongsithe Dong'an Market.
    In additionoffering suggestions,medical workers also brought with them some simple medical equipmentfast dental checkstoothpastetoothbrushessale.
    Posterspropaganda blackboards were also set upmost primarymiddle schoolsbeijing.

    "I never thought there would be so much scientific knowledgetooth brushing," saidmiddle-aged man. "National Dental Care day has taught me how important itto take caremy teethhowdo it," he said. Accordinginformation fromNational Dental Diseases Prevention Group , similar activities were conducted yesterdaymostthe country's provinces, autonomous regionsmunicipalities.

    "A massive campaignteach people howcaretheir own teeththe best wayChinadeal with dental diseasesthe facea shortagedental medical workers," Chen Minzhang, MinisterPublic Health saidTuesday atsymposiumdental carebeijing Stomatological Hospital.

    At present, almost halfthe populationsuffering from dental caries (cavities).
    Whilefigureeven higher among children, 80 per centurban children have dental caries60 per cent are so afflictedrural areas.
    In some cities,rate with children may reach as high as more than 90 per cent.
    The minister also pointed out that dental care should be taughtprimarymiddle schoolsthe vast rural areasorderraisewhole nation's dental care standards.

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