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      Facts
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      to
      get
      free
      information
     
     
      about
      anything
      you
      would
      like
      to
     
     
      know
      about
      food!
      All
      you
      need
      to
      do
     
     
      is
      e-mail
      me
      at
      ahanlon@upei.ca
      and
     
     
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      will
      either
      reply
      to
      your
      e-mail
      or
     
     
      answer
      your
      question
      in
      my
      column.
     
     
      Don't
      worry,
      I
      won't
      mention
      your
     
     
      name
      because
      that's
      just
      unprofession-
     
     
      al.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Since
      I
      have
      started
      taking
      courses
     
     
      at
      UPEI,
      I
      have
      found
      it
      more
      and
     
     
      more
      difficult
      to
      keep
      up
      with
      the
     
     
      everyday
      "grind"
      of
      classes
      and
     
     
      whatnot.
      So
      recently
      I
      have
      been
     
     
      searching
      for
      elusive
      brain
      increas-
     
     
      ing
      foods
      and
      supplements
      but
      to
      no
     
     
      avail.
      Do
      you
      know
      of
      any
      secrets
     
     
      that
      you
      would
      be
      willing
      to
      let
      me
     
     
      in
      on?
     
    

    
     
      Actually,
      I
      know
      of
      a
      couple
     
     
      of
      things
      that
      may
      help
      you.
      Ginkgo
     
     
      Biloba
      is
      an
      herb
      that
      is
      used
      to
      pre-
     
     
      vent
      short
      term
      memory
      loss.
      It
      has
     
     
      been
      used
      by
      the
      Chinese
      for
      years
      for
     
     
      this,
      as
      well
      as
      other
      reasons.
     
     
      (http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/alt/gink-
     
     
      go.htm).
      It
      is
      sold
      in
      supplement
      form
     
     
      at
      health
      food
      stores.
     
    

    
     
      You
      may
      also
      want
      to
      try
     
     
      increasing
      your
      consumption
      of
     
     
      Omega
      3
      fatty
      acid.
      This
      property
      is
     
     
      found
      in
      fish
      and
      in
      flax
      seeds.
     
     
      However,
      most
      people
      do
      not
      con-
     
     
      sume
      as
      much
      Omega
      3
      as
      they
     
     
      should.
      This
      fat
      is
      required
      for
      proper
     
     
      brain
      function,
      and
      if
      you
      do
      not
      eat
      a
     
     
      lot
      of
      fish
      or
      flax,
      you
      may
      benefit
     
     
      from
      taking
      supplementary
      fish
      oil
      or
     
     
      flax
      oil
      found
      in
      (you
      guessed
      it)
     
     
      health
      food
      stores.
      You
      may
      find
     
     
      yourself
      able
      to
      concentrate
      for
      longer
     
     
      periods
      of
      time.
      You
      may
      also
      find
     
     
      that
      your
      energy
      level
      has
      increased
     
     
      substantially.
      I
      began
      taking
      flax
      oil
     
     
      capsules
      and,
      within
      a
      day,
      I
      had
      more
     
     
      energy
      than
      I
      remember
      having
      in
      a
     
     
      long
      time.
      Since
      then,
      I
      have
      been
     
     
      taking
      flax
      oil
      regularly.
      Omega
      3
     
     
      also
      makes
      your
      skin
      look
      very
     
     
      healthy
      by
      balancing
      the
      natural
      oils
     
     
      secreted
      by
      the
      glands
      in
      your
      skin.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      Fiction
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      do
      a
      lot
      of
      weights
      at
      the
      gym.
      Do
     
     
      you
      know
      anything
      about
      those
      pro-
     
     
      tein
      drinks?
      Also,
      what
      do
      you
     
     
      know
      about
      creatine
      and
      does
      it
     
     
      really
      work?
     
    

    
     
      Whey
      protein
      powder
      is
      the
     
     
      most
      popular
      protein
      drink
      with
      peo-
     
     
      ple
      who
      do
      weights.
      It
      is
      a
      milk
     
     
      derivative
      and
      is
      one
      of
      the
      least
      fat-
     
     
      tening
      ways
      to
      consume
      "complete"
     
     
      protein.
      It
      does
      work
      if
      you
      are
      hop-
     
     
      ing
      to
      build
      muscle,
      which
      I
      am
     
     
      assuming
      you
      are.
      Another
      great
     
     
      option
      is
      soy
      protein
      powder,
      which
      is
     
     
      essentially
      the
      same
      thing
      except
      that
     
     
      it
      is
      a
      soy
      product.
      You
      can
      purchase
     
     
      both
      at
      health
      food
      stores.
      They
      usu-
     
     
      ally
      come
      in
      containers
      which
      have
     
     
      directions
      for
      use.
      Do
      not
      eat
      more
     
     
      than
      the
      directions
      suggest
      because
     
     
      consuming
      too
      much
      protein
      can
      be
     
     
      hard
      on
      your
      kidneys.
     
    

    
     
      Creatine
      is
      actually
      a
      sub-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      stance
      that
      your
      body
      uses
      naturally
     
    
   
   
    
     
      during
      intense
      strenuous
      activity.
     
     
      There
      are
      three
      bodily
      reactions
      that
     
     
      draw
      on
      your
      body's
      energy
      during
      a
     
     
      workout.
      The
      first
      is
      through
      the
      aer-
     
     
      obic
      pathway,
      where
      you
      use
      the
      sugar
     
     
      and
      fat
      your
      body
      has
      stored.
      The
      sec-
     
     
      ond
      reaction.
      via
      the
      anaerobic
      path-
     
     
      way,
      is
      where
      the
      body
      produces
      lactic
     
     
      acid.
      This
      reaction
      is
      used
      when
      you
     
     
      do
      sprints
      or
      heavy
      lifting.
      The
      third
     
     
      reaction
      is
      via
      the
      use
      of
      phosphocrea-
     
     
      tine.
      When
      you
      have
      used
      up
      all
      of
     
     
      your
      "sprinting"
      energy,
      your
      body
     
     
      can
      allow
      approximately
      3
      more
      sec-
     
     
      onds
      of
      physical
      exertion
      by
      calling
     
     
      upon
      its
      store
      of
      phosphocreatine.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Weight
      lifters
      consume
      supplementary
     
    
   
   
    
     
      creatine
      because
      it
      gives
      them
      more
     
     
      strength
      and
      endurance
      during
      their
     
     
      three
      seconds
      of
      power.
      It
      really
      does
     
     
      help
      them
      lift
      more
      weight.
      One
      thing
     
     
      you
      have
      to
      be
      careful
      of
      with
      creatine
     
     
      is
      that
      it
      attracts
      a
      lot
      of
      water
      to
      your
     
     
      muscles,
      whether
      you
      are
      lifting
     
     
      weights
      or
      not.
      Since
      a
      lot
      of
      water
      is
     
     
      being
      directed
      to
      your
      muscles,
      the
     
     
      rest
      of
      the
      body
      experiences
      a
      water
     
     
      shortage.
      Keep
      yourself
      well
      hydrated
     
     
      if
      you
      plan
      to
      start
      taking
      creatine.
      In
     
     
      addition,
      because
      water
      is
      pulled
      into
     
     
      the
      muscles
      during
      creatine
      use,
      you
     
     
      will
      find
      your
      muscles
      will
      increase
      in
     
     
      size.
      When
      the
      creatine
      "effect"
      wears
     
     
      off,
      your
      muscles
      will
      "shrink"
      back
     
     
      down
      to
      their
      normal
      size.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      rebellious
      17
      year
      old
      who
     
     
      smokes
      pot,
      and
      stirs
      up
      shit
      at
     
     
      school.
      Mama
      ain't
      so
      proud
      of
     
     
      him.
      So
      they
      send
      him
      off
      to
      mili-
     
     
      tary
      school,
      and
      then
      to
      live
      with
     
     
      Uncle
      DH
      (Jeff
      Golblum
      aka:
     
     
      sexy
      fuckin'
      bitch)
      So
      through
      out
     
     
      the
      movie
      Igby
      gets
      some
      hot
      ass
     
     
      from
      Amanda
      Peet
      and
      Clare
     
     
      Danes,
      their
      mother
      gets
      cancer
     
     
      and
      promises
      the
      boys
      that
      they
     
     
      can
      kill
      her
      since
      they
      hate
      her
      so
     
     
      much.
      This
      was
      actually
      the
      most
     
     
      bonding
      moment
      of
      the
      entire
     
     
      film.
      The
      family
      was
      getting
     
     
      along.
      They
      feed
      her
      poison
      and
     
     
      put
      a
      bag
      on
      her
      head.
      It
      was
     
    
   
   
    
     
      touching......really.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Igby
      Goes
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Down
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Well
      I
      didn't
      get
      the
      porn
      I
      expect-
     
     
      ed
      from
      the
      title
      of
      this
      film,
      but
      I
     
     
      did
      get
      a
      great
      movie
      with
      a
     
     
      messed
      up
      plot.
      Those
      are
      always
     
     
      favorites
      of
      mine.
      The
      main
      char-
     
     
      acter
      Igby
      is
      played
      by
      Kieran
     
     
      Culkin
      (yes,
      the
      brother
      of
     
     
      Macauley).
      He
      plays
      a
      brother
      to
     
     
      the
      seductive
      Ryan
      Phillipe,
      and
     
     
      son
      to
      Susan
      Sarandon.
      The
      fami-
     
     
      ly
      is
      filthy
      rich,
      and
      like
      all
      rich
     
     
      families
      completely
      insane.
      The
     
     
      father
      (Bill
      Pullman)
      is
      in
      the
     
     
      crazy
      house,
      Sarandon
      is
      a
      pill-
     
     
      popping,
      speed
      addicted
      bitch,
     
     
      Phillipe
      is
      momma's
      little
      perfect
     
     
      college
      boy,
      and
      Igby,
      oh
      Igby,
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
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