Word: dieted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Page cooks up a diet of knockwurst and sauerkraut
...Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet, Tarnower & Baker
Hemorrhoids run in families. People inherit veins that are apt to become dilated." Habit may also be a factor, including the "bathroom as library" syndrome. Explains Los Angeles Proctologist Michael Freilich: "We were not meant to sit on toilets, we were meant to squat in the field." The American diet is also a culprit. Heavy on processed foods, light on fiber for bulk, it can produce constipation and straining. Obesity and pregnancy, too, may contribute to hemorrhoids because of the extra pressure...
Fearful of the cost and trauma of traditional surgical cures, or simply embarrassed, most sufferers medicate themselves. Popular over-the-counter preparations can indeed relieve some symptoms temporarily. So can hot baths and a change in diet and bowel habits. But doctors emphasize that whenever rectal bleeding occurs, there should be a prompt proctological examination; while hemorrhoids themselves are not life-threatening, such bleeding may be a sign of cancer or some other serious ailment. Happily, most hemorrhoid complaints can now be treated simply and almost painlessly in the doctor's office...
...that Henson, suitably ballasted, might slow down. That seems not to have happened; as Henson ricochets off New York on his way from Los Angeles to London, he spins out titles for the 50 or so Muppet books he has decreed: Miss Piggy's Foolproof 14-Day Diet, The Swedish Chef on How to Cook a Chicken...