On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:50:52 -0500, DSK wrote:

Frank Boettcher wrote:
... Advertising your wares as a choice among others
does not cause an individual to buy and use"too" much of that
particular commodity just because it is advertised.


Sure. Who the heck does that? Advertises their product "as a
choice among others" that is. And a given advertisement may
or may not work on any given individual.

However, if you truly believe that the millions of dollars
Anheuser-Busch Corp spends on advertising has nothing to do
with the hundreds of millions of dollars that large numbers
of people spend on Budweiser, then you need to take a good
look at the world around you.

Sure it does, they are making a choice between Budweiser, Miller,
Coors, Sam Adams, etc... The advertising doesn't necessarily make them
buy or consume more beer.




Lot's of recent studies that dispel the old myth that runners end up
with deteriorating joints. Many more recent studies indicate that
running strengthens the tendons and muscles around a joint offering it
protection from deterioration and the onset of arthritic conditions.
At worst the scale tips to nuetral on joints and with the other health
benefits......


Maybe yes, maybe no. Personally, I know a lot of runners...
some my age, and some younger... who are suffering badly
from deteriorating feet & knees. Maybe it's a coincidence.
Are you taking glucosamine?

No, I'm not (taking glucosamine), although I think it may be
beneficial.

And I only have the studies, my personal history, and individuals in
the local running community who mirror the studies positive findings
to go by. Could be the chicken and the egg. Those who don't have
problems keep running, those that do, stop, and the studies only look
at current runners.

I never thought about it much, however my mother kept calling worrying
about the same thing, so I started to look for studies to send her.
It worked, she no longer worries about it.

Frank


DSK