Dan on June 7th, 2006
Looks like I posted too soon. I ended up having time to get the gallery integrated! Now you’ll see the link in the tabs above and the random image on the sidebar. It was quite simple. I just had to add the correct gallery theme and add a few lines of code to the header and sidebar.
Dan on June 5th, 2006
Amidst the site contruction I felt like creating a normal update. I’ve been doing research into supplements. There is a rediculous amount of hype out there surrounding supplements. Do not believe anything a website selling them says. Here’s what I’ve found so far.
I estimate that 90-95% of supplements are useless or even harmful. Even multi-vitamins can be unhealthy since many give you well over the daily recommended values. For example, taking twice the daily recommended dose of vitamin A has been shown to cause hip fractures in older women. ((Feskanich D, Singh V, Willett WC, Colditz GA. Vitamin A intake and hip fractures among postmenopausal women. JAMA 2002; 287:47-54.)) One supplement that has been repeatedly show to assist muscle growth: creatine monohydrate. I’m not going to list a bunch of research but I will show one study. ((Okudan N, Gokbel H. The effects of creatine supplementation on performance during the repeated bouts of supramaximal exercise. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2005 Dec;45(4):507-11.))
I strongly recommend you do your own research before buying a supplement. Two of the best sites I’ve been able to find are PubMed and PDR Health. PubMed is a government listing of scientific research and PDR Health has summaries of various studies for many different drugs and supplements.
Dan on June 5th, 2006
As you can see the new theme is up and running. The theme is called Fluidity3C and can be found on Kaushal Sheth’s website. It flows much better than the old one and the colors are a bit easier on the eyes. Plus it allows for better integration of other items such as an image gallery, forum, etc.
Speaking of image gallery, that is the next item on my agenda. I believe I have found a good gallery script with excellent WP integration. Watch for it today or tomorrow.
