by
      Angela
      Hanlon
     
    

    
     
      4'h
      Year
      Nutritional
      Science
     
     
      Aspiring
      Naturopathic
      Doctor
     
     
      E-mail
      me
      at
      ahanlon@upei.ca
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I’ve
      been
      feeling
      “blah”
      lately.
      |
     
     
      don’t
      have
      as
      much
      energy
      as
      |
     
     
      usually
      do.
      It’s
      not
      like
      |
      have
      mono
     
     
      or
      anything,
      |
      just
      feel
      lazy
      and
     
     
      “stale”.
      Could
      it
      have
      something
      to
     
     
      do
      with
      my
      diet?
     
    

    
     
      As
      long
      as
      you
      are
      sure
      it’s
     
     
      nothing
      medical,
      you
      may
      want
      to
     
     
      take
      a
      look
      at
      your
      diet.
      As
      men-
     
     
      tioned
      in
      an
      earlier
      column,
      water
     
     
      plays
      an
      important
      role
      in
      energy
     
     
      use.
      For
      a
      few
      days,
      drink
      4
      cups
      (1
     
     
      liter)
      of
      water
      at
      around
      2:00pm,
     
     
      even
      if
      you
      do
      not
      feel
      thirsty.
      This
     
     
      means
      drinking
      about
      two
      water
     
     
      bottles
      full,
      all
      in
      one
      shot.
      At
      5:00,
     
     
      drink
      another
      2
      cups
      and
      at
      7:00,
     
     
      drink
      one
      cup.
      See
      if
      you
      can
     
     
      notice
      a
      difference
      in
      the
      way
      you
     
     
      feel
      and
      how
      much
      work
      you
      are
     
     
      able
      to
      accomplish.
     
    

    
     
      Another
      thing
      you
      may
      want
     
     
      to
      watch
      is
      the
      amount
      of
      simple
     
     
      sugar
      you
      are
      consuming
      through-
     
     
      out
      the
      day.
      By
      simple
      sugar,
      -|
     
     
      mean
      cookies,
      pop,
      artificial
      juice,
     
     
      muffins,
      and
      candy.
      These
      items
     
     
      can
      provide
      a
      slight
      sugar
      high,
      but
     
     
      may
      also
      be
      causing
      a
      post
      sugar-
     
     
      high
      energy-
      low.
     
    

    
     
      My
      all-time
      favorite
      way
      to
     
     
      gain
      energy
      is
      to
      get
      some
      good
      old
     
     
      fresh
      air.
      Those
      of
      you
      with
      chil-
     
     
      dren
      would
      probably
      agree
      that
     
     
      when
      kids
      come
      in
      from
      outside,
     
     
      they
      are
      not
      exactly
      low-energy.
     
     
      This
      is
      because
      fresh
      air
      and
      exer-
     
     
      cise
      gets
      the
      blood
      flowing
      a
      bit
     
     
      faster,
      making
      a
      person
      more
      alert
     
     
      and
      more
      enthusiastic.
     
    

    
     
      Do
      not
      forget
      the
      value
      of
     
     
      sleep
      because
      it
      is
      easy
      to
      become
     
     
      overtired.
      Don’t
      be
      afraid
      to
      go
      to
     
     
      bed
      early,
      or
      take
      the
      occasional
     
     
      nap.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Besides
      oranges,
      what
      are
      some
     
     
      good
      sources
      of
      Vitamin
      C?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      TTT
      RSS
      Ta
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tomatoes
      are
      an
      excellent
     
     
      source
      of
      Vitamin
      C.
      So
      are
      green
     
     
      peppers,
      citrus
      fruits,
      strawberries,
     
     
      broccoli,
      turnip
      greens
      and
      other
     
     
      greens,
      sweet
      and
      white
      potatoes,
     
     
      and
      cantaloupe.
     
    

    
     
      If
      you
      want
      to
      try
      something
     
     
      new,
      peel
      a
      grapefruit
      and
      remove
     
     
      all
      skin.
      That
      means
      also
      removing
     
     
      the
      clear
      skin
      that
      basically
      holds
     
     
      the
      fruit
      together.
      This
      complete
     
     
      removal
      of
      skin
      gets
      rid
      of
      the
     
     
      grapefruit’s
      “bitter”
      flavor
      and
      you
      —
     
     
      are
      left
      with
      a
      sweet
      and
      very
     
     
      refreshing
      snack.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Student
      Services
      Review
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Student
      Services
      Review
      Committee
      is
      seeking
      input
      from
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      campus
      community
      as
      part
      of
      a
      Departmental
      review
      currently
     
     
      under
      way.
      A
      Campus
      Survey
      has
      been
      posted
      on
      the
      UPEI
      website.
     
     
      It
      will
      be
      there
      from
      Monday,
      February
      16
      through
      to
      Friday,
     
     
      March
      12.
      UPEI
      faculty,
      staff
      and
      students
      will
      be
      able
      to
      access
     
     
      and
      respond
      to
      this
      brief
      questionnaire
      from
      computers
      on
      campus
     
     
      or
      via
      their
      slip
      account.
      The
      Review
      Committee
      appreciates
      your
     
    
   
   
    
     
      input
      and
      taking
      the
      time
      to
      contribute
      your
      feedback.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      recommendation:
     
    

    
     
      |
      didn’t
      get
      many
      questions
     
     
      this
      week,
      so
      |
      asked
      Mike
      Read
     
     
      what
      |
      should
      write
      about
      in
      this
     
     
      week’s
      column.
      He
      said
      “write
     
     
      about
      U-Fit”.
      |
      said
      “I
      already
      did’.
     
     
      So
      he
      said
      “write
      about
      it
      again”.
     
     
      So
      |
      went
      to
      the
      U-Fit
      website
     
     
      www.ufit.ca.
      |
      learned
      that
      this
      pro
     
     
      gram
      is
      not
      just
      meant
      to
      get
      people
     
     
      into
      shape,
      it
      is
      meant
      to
      encourage
     
     
      a
      feeling
      of
      self-confidence
      in
      its
     
     
      participants.
      Its
      philosophy
      seems
     
     
      to
      be
      this:
      “everyone
      has
      pressures
     
     
      in
      their
      lives
      and
      everyone
      can
      get
     
     
      discouraged
      by
      life’s
      demands.
      But
     
     
      circuit
      training
      is
      a
      way
      to
      filter
      life’s|
      ©
     
     
      stresses
      so
      that
      those
      demands
      do
     
     
      not
      stress
      you
      out
      as
      much”.
      O
     
     
      course,
      U-Fit
      is
      not
      a
      miracle
      pro-
     
     
      gram,
      but
      no
      participant
      that
      |
      know}
     
     
      looks
      very
      stressed.
      For
      students,
     
     
      10
      classes
      cost
      $40.00.
      You
      can
     
     
      try
      one
      class
      for
      $5.00.
      Classes
     
     
      are
      evenings
      and
      weekends,
      andi
     
     
      take
      place
      in
      other
      areas
      off
     
     
      Charlottetown.
      Of
      course
      yOu
      CaNnhed
     
     
      always
      make
      up
      your
      own
      circuits
     
     
      training
      routine
      with
      your
      friends.
     
     
      Just
      make
      sure
      your
      blinds
      are
     
     
      closed!
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      Easy
      for
      ON
      days
     
     
      ...Essential
      for
      OFF
      days
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      UPEI
      Cadre
      March
      9,
      2004
      page
      16