ae. FROMTHE MAILBAG Avoiding ing jet lag MAILBAG — questions are featured today — is it my imagination, but is everyone saying, “To hell with the economy. If I save until I'm 92, I'll never afford that house. If I save the money, it’s worth less every day. Let's spend itonatrp!” Dear Barbara: Did you recently write a column on reducing jet lag by certain diet patterns? I clipped the column but have lost it. Answer: | mentioned a couple of systems whereby your body 1s supposed to be conditioned, much hke an athlete's, for the big event. Some diets” stress high carbohydrate intake the day before the flight, followed by low-carb, high protein dunng. Who knows? It might work although I've not tned I. My own system 1s avoid Coffee 1s, for me, deadly. Liquor isn't much better — 1t might be fun at the trme but it's twice as bad the morning Kids are funny, too, about preparing for the “unknown”. Hello, Joe Cool! Doesn't do to show too much enthusiasm — for all they know, they'll hate the place. And, if all systems break down and the trip. gets cancelled then Joe Cool can sull fake it. When people say, are different today,” I’m sure they're right. First of all, so many more kids travel to such exotic destinations. You ought to listen to them talk to their fnends, “Hi! How was Australia? B-O-R- “Travel - - wise “Kids I-N-G? Yeah, so was Austria.” Secondly, they believe everything they see on TV and litle of what they read by Ba rba ra in books. If they read at all. M ( d . Two things really caught Cc rea le my kids’ imagination — | Gruesome historical stones that I told them myself (I can do a real grizly bit on the Answer: | wish I could be more help but my own expenence has been much the same. I blitzed the library when | was planning each overseas tnp with my Princess in the Tower) and racy stones about the family, holding parts back until they get really curious. “Nobody talks about that!” and “I don't think Id better tell C5 - Wednesday, April 20, 1983 - North Shore News FABRICS’ liz | IN | ’ —| ~ ome Le Red hot savings on summer's favorites now through Saturday, April 30th No purchase limit! 4 i BARGAINS e INTERFACINGS — Polyester non- woven e POT POURRI — bargains galore! elementary school age kids. him” are guaranteed at- after if you've done the Whata waste of time! CONTINUED ON PAGE Ctl Regular ® DISCONTINUED PATTERNS — elbow-bending at 38,000 feet. UP TO 4.99) your choice § Food in big quantities sits like a lump of lead when you're flying. That great big steak doesn't seem to digest. I find that high-carbohydrate meals sit better during a flight — sure wish the airlines would serve pasta instead of meat. If you've a TREND SETTERS e DRESS PRINTS — playful summer colours e LINEN-LOOKS AND SUITINGS — FREE choice between red meat Standard Covetop Counters and something else. avoid with every Regular 115 cm blends the meat full Kitchen Cabinet Order 3.99-5.99 |e MUSLIN AND BURLAP — multi pur- Grab the packages of received now thru Apni 30th cheese and crackers from (exchiding labor and new homes) pose vour tray and keep them for good value - good pnce later Several small meals po down better than one bip EVERYTIME mne THAT'S OUR GUARANTEE! S CLASSICS Dear Barbara: an vm , Y TN N i, e SHIRTING PLAIDS —_ solids 115 cm sugyest some books might get to interest my nine year poly/cotton old son so that he can pet ° : some background on our KITCHENS LTD. Est. 1974 DOUBLE KNITS 150 cm basic forthcoming trip back home UDO GREVE/Owner-Manager Regular textures Sem mich interested in the HO WEST 13TH «AT LONSDALH) 4.99-7-99 | « ASSORTED BOTTOM WEIGHTS — top and fim disappomted in great pant types his reaction FASHION MAKERS e JOGGER KNITS — huge colour se- lection e BETTER DRESS GOODS — select prints, solids WIDE TERRY KNITS -— snappy col- ours, novelties $ Regular 7.99-11.99 Panasonic MICRO-WAVE DEMONSTRATION Talk to the Panasonic Micro Wave Hostess while she demonstrates the ease and ver satility of Panasonic GENIUS If cooking Taste the many ftoods prepared” with Panasonic You'll like the cooking SPECIAL PRICES ON ALL FEATURED PANASONIC OVENS — Plus many more unadvertised specials G, les Ebr "CSA North Gurnatry 4009 E Hastine Venoouver 11th and Granville North Vanco 341 Lonedale Avenue aavey 10055 King George Highway Coquitem Cartbou Shopping Cemre Sanith Burnatry 4737 Kingeway THIS SATURDAY April 23 11 AM-3 PM COLONY HOME FURNISHINGS 1060 1 ONSOALE AVENUE (AT 10TH) NORTH VANCOUVER 985-8738 (OPEN EVERY THURSDAY & FRIDAY NIGHT UNTH 9) O31 -O011 4230-3433