The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-07
NERVOUS EXHAUSTION AM
 BRAIN FAC

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 BRAIN FAC
 Professor Benedict determined by scientific measurement that one- half of a salted peanut or cracker provides suficient energy to supply the requirement. of brain doing iEl- tense mental work for an hour or more.
 Recent observations by physiolo- Rists indicate that the most suitable energy or fuel for the nerve cells and brain cells is sugar, carbohy- drate; that use of this fuel by the nerve cells and brain cells produces more or less tactic acid as Q by. product; and that this acid hy.prod. uct of metabollsln or functioning of nerves and brain, comparatively small though 1t be in quantity (cotn. pared. that Is, with the lactic acid produced by muscular exercise, play or work), accounts for nerve fatigue or brain fag. L
 Have another piece of candy or Q sundae, Sna'ani, and pipe down on your exacting domestic and social Moro oxygen, to oxidize or burn up the tactic acid, Is the antidote or remedy for nervous fatigue or prain flag.
 would help in many eases. But aS We have pointed out repeatedly, you can't hoist yourself by lifting on your own bootstraps. The belly breathing exercise increases the ab. sorption of oxygen only . wee bit--- as much aS any other muscular OK. ercise of similar degree and duras ton does, General exercise iS tho best way to increase the absorption of oxygen.
 TWO miles of oxygen on the hoot is an excellent remedy for nervous fatigue or brain fag-a better rem. ody than sitting or lying ct rest or sleeping. If the big shots In the business, industrial and professional worlds and the women who become too deeply engrosSed in domestic and social interests had to do three to six miles on tho hoof every day, we'd hear . great deal less about nervous exhaustion and nervous reAkdoWn-both misleading terms.
 PhysioiogisB have for many years assumed tho existence Of \ catalySt in tho blood and tissues which govs ornS or controls oxidation. Tho amount of oxidation going on in tho cells or tissues does not depend on tho quantity of oxygen absorbed, or on tho quantity in the blood. The nature of this catalyst or enSyflc H not clearly determined but most ] phyS!ologiStS ct present recognize that some such agent iB essential for normal oxidation.
 Forgive mo for interjecting horo the crazy notion (ny own) that WY. aminS may have something to do with the oxidation proceSg, eSpe' ciaiiy Vitamin 3 is essential for the normal metabolism of carbohydrate. Many readers have informed mo that Q few months after they have adopted tho practice of supplement. Ing their diet with Q daily ration Of VitaminS B, c and D they no longer feel the nervous fatigue, brain flag or weakness that formerly handi- '"yhUE yXhUESTioNs AND ANSWERS
 We'll Water
 Two cases of typhoid fever in OUT family. No other known cases ir this community. We live on Q farm ,. Local physician and health ofiicei .. camo and looked around but found 2 no apparent sanitary fault. Wt drink water from well which Il cased only six or eight feet down Where can, we have this water test. cd? w. Q. T,)
 acterloiogical analysii of water would cost $50 or more 4 done by private laboratory. lf thert Is any reason for Bispectlng tho wa tor may De polluted the local phySi. !. cian and health officer can arrange to have the analysis made by the state health department freo oi . charge, More likely tho two patients were infected by c human typhoid carrier.
 Shingles
 have what they tell mo Il ghingieg. Ig there any foundation foi tiio belief that shingles will prove fatal # t gees entirely around the fbody? At present t seems te cover aii ares twice the size Of my hand on my side. (Mrs. T. E. W)
 AnSwer--No. Send stamped on. volopc bearing your address, fof gAetaoiNfrdiucnfwypNN M- less monograph on shingles therpeS sos' ter). ,
 plnWOrms
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