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079. Fond Memories

usedbooks

on May 2, 2010

I'm short on clever ideas again, so here's a, uh, treat for you. A short anecdote from real life. Featured in this strip are cameos from me and my two former roommates and best buds Gael and Bethany. If you spent just a few minutes with Bethany, you would recognize her endless talent for unintentional entertainment.

My friends are hard to describe, but I must give them all the credit for me getting into comics. They inspired the characters which made the foundation for my other comic (my first) Used Books.

As for the science this week. Supplements do have interesting chemical properties and likely some potential medicinal value, but since they are not regulated and every different brand and batch can have different chemical components, I personally avoid taking any supplements and stick to a healthy diet instead. The research on many supplements is fascinating. I'd recommend checking out peer-reviewed science journals if you want to find out how and if they work. (You will also notice that there are apparently conflicting results to studies, which is more evidence to the variability of supplements.)

Btw, I did buy those multivitamins (because I was worried at the time that I didn't have a balanced diet), but they made me sick (throwing up), so I stopped. ^_^;