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Supplementing certain amino acids could overload your
system and keep other necessary precursor amino acids
from crossing into your brain. So do not run out and buy
amino acid supplements.

The best way to supplement your body’s natural require-
ments is by following a balanced diet.

The Dieting Trap
Many people fall into the trap of dieting. Cutting back on
the quantity of food and not changing the quality of the food
actually is detrimental to your weight-maintenance pro-
gram. The following lighthearted quiz is a matching exercise
for some of the not-too-successful diets. Match each ill-fated
diet with its name.
a. Seafood diet ____ Never say diet.
b. Light diet ____ I never ‘et a food I didn’t like.
c. Sir Edmund Hillary diet ____ Ohhhhnnhhhh . . . I’m hungggrrryyy.
d. Will Rogers diet ____ I watch my food all the way from my
plate to my lips.
e. I Watch What I Eat diet ____ As soon as it gets light, I start eating.
f. Wine diet ____ I see food, I eat it.
g. Fondue diet ____ I ate it because it was there.
h. James Bond diet ____ Cheeze, I’m hungry.

The matching game above is an exercise for your linguis-
tic intelligence. All of the answers are a result of word play.
a. The Seafood diet I see food, I eat it.
Words that sound alike.

b. The Light diet As soon as it gets light, I start eating.
Two meanings for the same word.
c. Sir Edmund Hillary diet I ate it because it was there.
When asked why he had climbed Mt. Everest, Sir Hillary said “Because it
was there.”

d. Will Rogers diet I never ‘et a food I didn’t like.
A famous quote of Rogers is “I never met a man I didn’t like”.
e. I watch what I eat diet I watch my food all the way from my plate to
my lips.
Two meanings for the same word.