Back in the Golden Days erythropoietin use was associated with reduced catecholamine elevations but these were small and variable and I didn't find that to be of any comfort.
Back in the Golden Days we worshipped Kurt Cobain and Bruce Lee and their war-torn-up motorcycle gangs, and your daily grind became a steep hike to that black Rumpus Room in your dorm.
Back in the Golden Days we didn't eat sweet, pebble-shaped candies (except bubblegum), we ate zucchini sticks, salty sweetos, peanut butter cups, crispy little sausages (I don't want to know what they were called), bran muffins and flakey weenies.