In This Issue:

Got the Dieting Blues?--Find out how you get stop the dieting cycle and still stay fit and healthy.

Alcohol: A Stress Reliever?--Think drinking alcohol will help reduce stress? Guess again.

Hey There, Sleepy Head!--Need some help getting a good night's sleep?

Fuel Up Before You Hit the Gym-- Learn how carbohydrates give you the energy you need to maximize your workouts.

Boost Your Performance: Diet Supplements--Thinking about using diet supplements to enhance performance? Before you start, you should learn about the risks.

The Lowdown on Gettin' High: Are more people smoking pot at the U of O? And, is pot smoking as harmless as most people think?

     What single activity would you guess encompasses 23 years of one's average lifetime? If you guessed sleep, you're right; on average people spend one-third of their lives in some state of sleep.
     To college students, statistics such as these seem fictitious. With papers, midterms, and finals, not to mention the parties, concerts, and dates, how could we possibly sleep that much?
     Actually, studies show that college students generally sleep for seven and one-half to eight hour per night. If this seems inaccurate to you, you're not alone.    

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Fast Fact: Cucumbers are 95% water.

Boost Your Performance!
--Adam Mougey

The allure of nutritional supplements is undeniable; everyone has a limited amount of time, and nobody wants to spend hour after hour in the gym just to get a little stronger or to trim a few pounds. When presented with an alternate route to fitness - particularly one which comes in an easy-to-take pill form - we tend to jump at the opportunity. Unfortunately, not only is this path generally not effective, it can have some unhealthy side effects.

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    When you have survived another Eugene winter, and the grey atmosphere gives way to spring's green airiness, it's a natural time to consider what makes Eugene, Eugene. You may conjure up images of bike paths, the Willamette River, Saturday Market, outdoor activities galore and Bijou movies. Eugene also has the dubious honor of being perceived as a pot-friendly town. According to the 1998 UO CORE survey, students on campus have the misperception that approximately 94% of students smoke marijuana once a month, when in fact less than 30% of students smoke pot monthly. Although far fewer students smoke than most of us imagine, 30% of the student body smoking pot is a situation that poses many questions. How many students get caught smoking pot and what happens when they do?

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