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"In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." –John 16:33

Day: October 21, 2023

Score at the Hood County Library book store!

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On Saturday, October 21, 2023

In Art

I ran into Granbury this morning to see if I could find myself a couple of books at the Hood County Library bookstore and to have some lunch at Panda Express. Last weekend I went down to check out the library. It is a nice little community library and I liked it, but the bookstore was the real find who anyone looking airplane and Saturday afternoon novels to just escape for an hour or two of not so deep thought. I scored two of them for a sum total of $4 complete with dust covers! When I was heading out to the car, I noticed an old rock building that turned out to be a grist mill built in the late 1800’s that had been turned into a community art gallery and studio where they teach art classes. I talked to the people in the gallery, picked up a class schedule for Lorena, and headed back out to the car, but noticed a spectacular park behind with art gallery with lots of water a big fountain, bridges, trees, and wide walking paths. I cannot wait to show Lorena.

Creatine monohydrate

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On Saturday, October 21, 2023

In Health

The conclusion from an abstract of an article:

Oral creatine administration may improve short-term memory and intelligence/reasoning of healthy individuals but its effect on other cognitive domains remains unclear. Findings suggest potential benefit for aging and stressed individuals. Since creatine is safe, future studies should include larger sample sizes. It is imperative that creatine should be tested on patients with dementias or cognitive impairment.1

Christian said I should take a look at creatine monohydate as a possible supplement. Christian and my Ph.D. classmate and old friend, John S. have used it to help with their weightlifting. I need to get back to weightlifting as I get older, partially because it helps maintain bone density, but also because I like it. That might have been a reason to start taking the stuff all by itself, but when I watched a video on creatine Christian sent me, it talked about help for short term memory during age related cognitive decline. I looked into it. It is not completely clear yet, but there seems to be evidence that it helps. So I ordered a bottle from Walmart and am going to give it a try.

  1. Avgerinos, Konstantinos I et al. “Effects of creatine supplementation on cognitive function of healthy individuals: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.” Experimental gerontology vol. 108 (2018): 166-173. doi:10.1016/j.exger.2018.04.013 ↩︎

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