Word: cureton
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Housemaid's Spree. In Paterson, N.J., found lying in her bedroom closet after four days' search, Housemaid Dorothy Cureton, 27, explained to her startled employers that she was merely recovering from the effects of drinking a fifth and several pints of whisky plus two pints of rubbing alcohol, one pint of witch hazel...
Reduced to its simplest terms, the Cureton cure consists of 1) regular, rhythmic exercise (e.g., a half-hour swim or a twomile walk each day), to strengthen the body's big muscles and promote the flow of blood back to the heart; 2) a diet of more green and yellow vegetables, no excess fats, starches or sugars, and "not too much of anything." Dr. Cureton stresses the fact that this is not a reducing regimen, nor is it for sick men. The purpose is to tone up the cardio-vascular system, strengthen the heart, improve the digestion, clear...
...Cureton workout, he had a life expectancy of 21 years...
...grown flabby from sedentary life overdo it when he starts exercising? "Most of them," says Dr. Cureton, "quit long before their hearts stop them." At first the middle-aged softy may develop sore muscles because his circulation is sluggish. But provided that he is not ill, the condition disappears as soon as his strengthened heart begins pumping more blood...
...best testimonial to the Cureton method is the 165-lb., 9 in. physical therapist himself. Seven years ago, at 42, he dropped in at the Air Force's Chanute Field, took the training obstacle course on a dare, broke the course record by eight seconds. The record still stands. "My father, a sedentary worker," says Dr. Cureton, "died much too young, at the age of 60. My mother, now 75, swims in the ocean every...