The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-15
ENERGY, EXERCISE AND
FATIGUE

Glycogen (animal starch) and
blood sugar (glocoCe. dextrose) is
the substance into which food is
converted for use as fuel in the body.
fuel which is burned or Oxidized to
produce energy. The same fuel sub
stance Is used by the brain cells or
nerve cells and by heart, artery
and voluntary muscle cells. There
is just one kind Of energy physio-
logically recognized or demonstrable
not two kinds, as too many lay
men and. fear, some doctors i'm
agine. OF course energy may be
called nervous energy or muscular
energy, II you prefer, but 1t Is all
the same thing. How much energy
brain worker" needs may be
gagged from the recent scientific
observation that the brain tissue of
sleeping or unconscious person
uses one-tenth as much oxygen as
the entire body does-and surely the
body Of a sleeping person requires
little energy-only enough to keep
heart beating, breathing muscles
functioning. Then there is the OBJ
servation Of the psychologist who
measured the metabolism of STU
dents taking a fairly hard final ex-
animation in college and found that
peanut would supply the energy
expended in two or three hours Of
intense mental work.
One product or y-product Of the
oxidation Of blood sugar is q form
Of Tactic acid. This accumulates in
the muscles, as well as in the brain
or nerve tissues, with prolonged
activity. Accumulation of Tactic
acid In and about muscles and in
the nervous system Tin COMPARE
lively small amount) probably &C
counts at least in part, for fatigue
and for brain fag or nervous ex-
haustion, so-called. This concept is
parallel with the characteristic
manifestations Of anoxia Oxygen
deficit or shortage, asphyxa )when
this occurs in serious illnesses such
as pneumonia, septicemia, etc. The
first stage of anoxia is just fatigue.
The second stage is exhaustion. The
third stage Is cyanOsis skin, nails,
lips begin to turn ghastly, dusky,
gray, blue. Oxygen is more effective
If administered in the earlier stages
of anoxia.
That's all, ladies and gentlemen.
have that tired feeling, brain fag,
nervous exhaustion" the filters,
just no ambition or an increasing
craving for a pick-me-up or
"Stimulant" of some kind, try this
prescription to do no
harm: First, have proper medical
or health examination (not a mere
life insurance or similar test; If
the physician finds no serious
trouble, then arrange your daily life
to include not less than one hour
a day of honest work, active play
or general exercise.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
! Oily Hair
Daughter has very oily hair and
If it is not washed every day it Is
rather smelly. (W. r. 81
Alaswer-Once a week is as often
as she should wash the hair. The
sulfur pomade recommended for
dandruff in pamphlet care of the
Hair and Control of Dandruff" will
correct excessive oiliness of hair.
For copy Of pamphlet send stamped
envelope bearing your address.
Migraine
Please send me any information
you have on Migraine, also on con-
stipation. ID. S. s.
nSwer-For pamphlet why
Have Headache" and booklet 1.-THE
constipation Habit and Colon Hy-
giene" send twenty cents and
stamped envelope bearing your ad-
dress.
Bed Wetting Habit
Wrote for your pamphlet on bed
wetting habit. Followed the advice
therein about giving calcium and
vitamin d, and it proved successful.
My son, aged Is, has not wet the
bed for over six months now. We
are certainly grateful, as this threat
ened to bar him from his appoint
ment to -. (B. E. M
Answer am glad the boy made
it. His experience is not SO un-
usual. On request am glad to send
the pamphlet 1.-THE Bed Wetting
Habit" to any reader who provides
stamped envelope bearing his adj
dress.