page 6 Section II Portland Observer. March 25, 1982
Make your own solar fuel
To your mental health
by Omay Kcnyotla, Ph. D.
by Richard Rass
Stress is an individual's physiolog
ical response to events or situations
w hich are perceived as e xcitin g ,
fru stra tin g , confusing or frig h te n
ing. Hans Selye, a noted physician
and author on the subject o f stress,
defines “ stress” as “ the rate o f
wear and tear w ith in the b o d y .”
Stress is the body’ s “ flight or fig h t”
response. This response prepares the
body fo r a c tio n ; it involves in
creased heart rate and blood flow ,
release o f adrenaline and increased
muscular tension. This state o f phy
siological arousal is maintained un
til the stress inducing situation has
been responded to o r has passed.
The body then returns to a “ n o r
m al” state, which allows the body
to recuperate. If, however, the body
rem ains in a heightened state o f
physiological arousal fo r long peri
ods o f time, the body begins to wear
down. Although the term “ stress”
has come to im ply a “ negative” or
unpleasant experience, this is not
necessarily true. Most people would
fin d a life w ith o u t the challenge
which induces stress to be mundane
and boring.
Stress is an inevitable aspect o f
contemporary western society. We
are all experiencing some degree o f
stress, regardless o f what we are
doing. Holmes and Rahe, tw o re
searchers and a u th o rs, have gen
erated a lis t o f over fo r ty events
w hich they have fo u n d to induce
stress. Losing one’ s jo b , arguing
w ith one’ s spouse, taking care o f a
sick child, getting a prom otion, go
ing on vacation o r running a race
are all situations which create stress
by imposing a change to which the
individual must adjust. Selye refers
to such pleasant and unpleasant
events as “ stressors.” He states that
the p h ysio lo g ica l response to a ll
stressors is the same. Change and
rapid adaptation are common char
acteristics o f all stressors, or events
which result in stress.
Most individuals can deal effect
ively with 98 per cent o f the stressors
in their lives. However, the remain
ing 2 per cent o f the stressors can
lead to d iffic u lty , detracting from
the quality o f their lives and. poten
tia lly , being deleterious to th e ir
health. This is especially true when
stress is prolonged due to m ultiple
“ stressors” confronting an in d iv i
dual sim ultaneou sly o r because
stressors are ambiguous and d i f f i
cult to define.
In d ivid u a ls respond to stress in
different ways. Some people experi
ence stress as an increased h e a rt
beat, others may feel “ b u tterflies”
in their stomach or feel nauseated
and still others may experience mus
cle tension, backaches or headaches.
Some individuals become so condi
tioned to the stress in their lives that
they do not experience any subject
ive d is c o m fo rt, but the in te rn a l
“ wear and tear” continues nonethe
less. The effects o f stress are cumu
la tive , that is, they add up over
time, it is prolonged and unabated
stress which results in physical and
emotional d ifficulty.
The m ajority o f traditional medi
cal textbooks suggest that approxi
m ately 70 per cent o f a ll diseases
are, to varying degrees, associated
w ith prolonge d stress. Even the
most conservative authorities consi
der illnesses such as hypertension,
peptic ulcers, co litis, bronchial as
thm a, hay fever, atopic derm atitis,
arthritis, migraine headaches, im po
tence, sleep onset insom nia and a
wide range o f neurotic disorders, in
cluding depression and anxiety, to
be stress related. When stressors are
identifiable and can be dealt with in
e ffe ctive and creative ways the
harm ful effects o f stress are m inim
ized and self-esteem is enhanced.
To prevent the deleterious effects
o f stress individua ls must learn to
“ m anage” th e ir stress. E ffe c tiv e
stress management involves, when
ever possible, m odifying or chang
ing the stressor, and learning new
and d iffe re n t responses to stress.
T h a t is, you can learn ways to
change stress producing situations
and develop non-injurious respon
ses to them. Here are some guide
lines that one may use in learning to
manage one's stress.
Fundamental to m o d ifyin g stres
sors in your life is learning to recog
nize what yo u r personal stressors
are. Take the tim e to evaluate the
circumstances o f your life and iden
tify stressors which are confronting
you. You may do this independently
or w ith someone you trust and re
spect. This may be a friend, a fam ily
member o r a q u a lifie d counselor.
Keep in m ind that the com m on de
n o m in a to r in a ll situ a tio n s w hich
create stress is change and ra p id
adaptation. Do not attempt to mod
ify a ll the stressors in yo u r life at
once. Tackle one situation at a time.
Decide w hich s itu a tio n is most
pressing and concentrate on m odify
ing that one.
Recognize when you cannot
change a s itu a tio n and attem pt to
accept it u n til such tim e as you are
able to e ffe ct a change. U n til you
can change a situation, find produc
tive a lte rn a tive s fo r dealing w ith
your stress. Talk out your problems
w ith someone. It is helpful to share
your concerns w ith someonw who
cares and can understand. In doing
this, you may rind a solution or new
perspective that had not previously
occurred to you. Professional coun
selors in your community may be es
p e cia lly h e lp fu l when you feel
“ stressed” and troubled by a situa
tion in your life.
Find creative and healthy outlets
fo r your stress. M any in d iv id u a ls
find physical activity to be particu
la rly h e lp fu l when they are feeling
tense or upset. Running or jogging,
playing basketball or gardening are
healthy ways to deal with stress. It is
vitally im portant fo r effective stress
m anagem ent to schedule recrea
tional time into your life.
M o d ifyin g stressors and restruc
tu rin g one’ s personal schedule are
proven methods fo r m inim izing the
am ount o f in ju rio u s stress. They
skill o f relaxation is another very ef
fe ctive techniqu e fo r m anaging
stress. The next article in this scries
w ill address re la x a tio n — its bene
fits and how this im portant skill is
developed.
Our nation has become shocking
ly dependent on foreign o il. P o liti
cal chaos in the M id-East threatens
to c u rta il o r cut o f f v ita lly needed
supplies. W ith o il becoming more
scarce and costly by the hour, our
cars may soon ro ll to a s to p .. .o u r
homes grow cold under bleak winter
skies.
It’ s time for Americans to demon
strate their tra d itio n a l sp irit o f in
dependence and become energy in
dependent. There is a way. As w ith
many m ajor challenges, the solution
is remarkably simple.
Y our car and furnace can func
tio n p e rfe ctly— on 10-30 per cent
water!
This is fact. Right now , many
Americans are m aking their own
fuel fo r pennies per gallon, w ith a
simple “ Backyard Energy P la n t.”
W hy can’ t you? You can build it in
just a few hours w ith o rd in a ry
household tools. You need little or
no mechanical a b ility . The cost?
Around $40 fo r components avail
able at any building supply outlet!
W e’ re ta lk in g about a new, re
cently designed product o f A m e ri
can ingenuity; a small but aston
ishingly effective Solar S till that
costs nothing to operate; that p ro
duces “ A quahol” —a mixture o f 70-
90 per cent (140-180 pro o f) ethanol
(grain alcohol), 10-30 per cent
water. You use it “ as-is,” direct
fro m the s till, in your car, tru ck,
boat, tra c to r, or o il-b u rn in g fu r
nace.
The water content vaporizes and
acts as an “ extender,” increasing
mileage and power. In furnaces, it
actually adds BTUs!
The w ord is spreading fast! Last
year, over 35,000 Americans applied
fo r the easy-to-get federal perm it
necessary to distill fuel at home. Let
us show you, step-by-step, how to
have your own “ Fam ily Fuel Fac
to r y !"
In many respects, A quahol is
more efficient than gasoline or fu r
nace o il. It burns cooler and cleaner
with no carbon build-up, fo r longer
engine life. There’ s no lead or addi
tives to foul our air, to make neces
sary, costly catalytic converters.
Only m inor mechanical adjustments
are needed fo r your vehicle o r fu r
nace to operate perfectly.
D on't confuse Aquahol with Gas-
ohol. The la tte r is only 10 per cent
alcohol (pure 200 p ro o f, expensive
to d is till). It's a step in the right d i
rection, like a 10 per cent cure fo r a
term inal illness. A quahol is 10-30
per cent water!
A lco h o l fuel isn’ t new. It was
w idely used by farm ers during the
Great Depression; it has long been
utilized in high-perform ance race
cars. Today, in Brazil, new cars are
engineered exclusively fo r Aquahol.
There, it's made fro m the sugar
cane Brazil grows in abundance.
Other raw materials? Aquahol is
also made fro m corn, sugar beets,
Jerusalem artichokes, wheat, fru it,
almost anything that grows. I t ’ s
based on a renewable resource— not
on mere discovery o f something that
took eons to “ m ake,” and once
used, is gone forever.
Many respected scientists and en
gineers agree that fields o f green and
gold, stretching as far as the eye can
see, are the answer to o ur n a tio n ’ s
economic and energy problems. Not
new oil fuels or "s y n ” fuels.
CRO SSW ORD
ACROSS
1. Sounding,
as bells
8 N a v a l title
10 r o t a t o
(d ia l.)
11 Leaves out
13. Decorate
14. W ood
shaping
m achine
15. F o r tify
18. O wned
17. H a lf an em
18. F o ld er
21 S k ill
22 H in t
23 Pole
25 Beast o f
burden
27 Q u a lific a
tion teats
31. F ren ch
a rtic le
32. Pigpen
33. Insolen t t a lk
(s la n g )
34 H a ra n g u e
36 L iz a rd
38. M ore
sagacious
39 T a rd ie r
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Chesapeake
B a y (poes.)
2. A ra b ia n
c h ie fta in
3. So be it !
4. Behold!
5. Excessive
ve n e ra tio n
6. A w an derer
7. P lu c k
8. U n it
nucleus
( m il.)
9. A n esthetic
10. South
A fric a n
D u tch
12 Dispatched
16. Pronoun
19 Chinese
p erfectu re
20. L ite ra te
21 Pawns
upon
24 H a w a iia n
bird
25. Below
36 Genus of
(n a u t.)
lily
26 Fine
37 W anders
line
about id ly
of a
41 B ritish
le tte r
(a b b r )
28 R a il.
w ay
(a b b r )
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