Word: swim
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...with the stresses of normal life by beginning the day strapped into Wallis and his rowing machine. Senior Correspondent Ruth Mehrtens Galvin relies on "a long, long, long walk. Daily." For the Washington Bureau's Renie Schapiro, reducing stress means a jog through Rock Creek Park or a swim. "For backup," she says, "there is always my foot massager and my Pachelbel record...
...that stress triggers chemical changes in the brain. Particularly sensitive to emotional strains are the concentrations of potent chemicals called neurotransmitters, which act as messengers between nerve cells. Among these messengers: serotonin, epinephrine (previously called adrenaline), norepinephrine, acetylcholine and dopamine. In a study at Stanford, rats were forced to swim in 4°C water for three minutes. Examination of their brain tissue afterward revealed that levels of norepinephrine had fallen 20% and epinephrine 30% to 40%. Scientists also discovered that the body produces its own painkillers, morphine-like chemicals named endorphins. Stress boosts the production of these an algesics...
...Angeles, his doubts were undermined by her charm. Lonely after the death of his wife, Barton, while on his train journey home, wrote a warm letter inviting her to visit him in Foxboro, Mass., and to "come and sleep under my pines and see my Lincoln material and swim in my little lake." He added: "Tell your mother I made love to you and hope to do it again...
...never really lived, and a boy about eleven or twelve. They are not related; they are not lovers. During the day the woman screams at the boy and hits him, but at night she changes into a loving, nurturing person. To keep the day beast away, they resolve to swim out into the ocean at night, as far as they can, then wait for morning. They do, and when day breaks, the woman tries to drown the child. He holds on to her and they both drown, hugging each other...
Juniors Courtney Roberts and Julian Bott were elected co-captains of the Harvard men's swim team at the team banquet last night...