yahoo answers cracks me up
November 16, 2007 by Cash
I’m currently on a quest to put together what the Nootropic crowd would call my perfect ’stack’. A stack is a daily regimin of vitamins/supplements which aim to improve your cognitive abilities (and overall health). A stack also aims to deal with any ahem, ’special circumstances’ your body/brain may be faced with. In my case, there are plenty of ’special circumstances’ indeed.
Enter Alpha Lipoic Acid, a promising, specialized anti-oxident.
Researching it led me to a post on Yahoo answers, a community based forum which offers advice on all sorts of topics. The best thing about Yahoo Answers is that for every legitimate, well thought out response, there are plenty of.. other responses.
From a post titled “What are the best anti aging supplements?”
Tina replied:
I have been taking Alpha lipoic for 9 years. I am now 39 soon to be 40………….I think it works well.
One lesser known reason for such use is that supplementation with Lipoic acid helps to compensate for reduced intake of red meat and animal fats, (which modern athletes now tend to avoid), which otherwise happen to be rich sources of Lipoic acid.The Metabolic Antioxidant, Alpha Lipoic Acid neutralizes free radicals, protects the body’s genetic material, slows aging, and protects against heart disease and cancer. During aging a protein called NF-kappa-B builds up in cells and binds to the DNA and slows DNA function. This leads to a weakening of the immune system, faster aging of the skin and functional impairment in other body systems. Alpha Lipoic Acid (and also glutathione/reduced glutathione) helps block the binding of NF-kappa-B to cellular DNA. This results in a younger and less wrinkled skin. In animals, Alpha Lipoic Acid has anti-atherosclerotic effects.
Pretty informative right? Before you go accepting that as gospel however, consider some of the other answers.
“Native New Yorker” said:
NOTHING YOU CAN DO WILL STOP THE AGING PROCESS.
ACCEPT THAT THIS IS LIFE, AND YOU” BE A GREAT DEAL HAPPIER AND WHEN A PERSON IS HAPPY, THEY LOOK BETTER……..SMILE.
While wthing5 advised:
2 x 16 year old Thai girls do the trick
Finally, “G” weighed in:
the best anti aging suppliment is making sure you get 8 hours sleep and eat a lot of greens — everyone looks better than anglos because anglos don’t eat greens — try eating caldo verde on a regualar basis — its a portuguese soup made out of kale and potatos
Stoopid anglos.
The *real* question is, what does your “stack” consist of?
I take a variety of suppliements for different reasons, but out of the list on wikipedia, I take: Ginko/Hupazine A combo, daily multivite (comprimising of several of the vitamines listed), Yohimbe extract. Considering 5-HTP and Ginsing, perhaps others if you’ve got suggestions!
Oh man, you all up in my biznass
I think I’ll do a post on my stack (great idea generator award goes to.. Jess!) but I will say I’m down with the Ginko. As for 5-HTP, that is ESSENTIAL for my ahem, lifestyle. I wrote a post on that after the daft punk concert and have been taking it daily since. I can honestly say of all the stuff I take, that’s the one whose impact I’ve felt most noticably. Thanks for reading and commenting, as always Jess.