Healthy And Simple

Which is better for losing weight, Weight Watchers or going to the gym? The smart-ass answer is why not do both? But say you had to choose. Go on, say it! OK, well according to a new study out the answer is still the same, they work best in combination, but the way they got that answer is really interesting. Read more…

A man wins $350,000 in the lottery but doesn’t trust banks or anyone so he buries the money by a tree in his backyard. The next morning he comes out and finds the money missing, and a trail of muddy footprints leading from the hole to the house next door. Read more…

If you really, really want to that is. In fact, I would say that “wanting” to break a bad habit is the first and most important step in making your dream of being free of habits and addictions come true.

Do you really want to break your habit? This the most essential element for a successful outcome and it is the one question I always ask in my intial hypnosis session. Lots of people think they would like to stop smoking, lose weight, stop biting their nails or stop drinking but they are just kidding themselves or submitting to the wishes of a spouse, friend or mom who told them they must do something about their habit.

Folks need to be very clear about what they really want in order to change. Once this is understood, change begins, and the rest of the steps are much easier! Read more…

When I was a kid I remember that the one gym class everyone dreaded was circuit training. It was as if it had been designed by sadists with small boys in mind. Get the kids to run around and use every single piece of equipment in the gym till every single muscle in their body ached with fatigue. Then send them back to class and expect them to survive double math before going home. Read more…

Mrs Smith is called to serve on a jury but tells the judge she can’t be on the case because she was opposed to the death penalty. The judge tells her that his is not a death penalty case. “This is not a murder case. It’s a civil suit. A woman is suing her ex-husband because he gamled away the $37,000 they had saved to remodel the kitchen for her birthday.”
“OK, I’ll serve” says Mrs Smith “Hearing that I suppose I could be wrong about the value of capital punishment!”

Have you ever been driving along and someone cuts in front of you without signaling and you look over and see they are on their cell phone? I bet you have. Have you ever been standing in line at Starbucks or Peet’s and the woman in front is just blabbing away on her cell phone so that when the barrista asks what she wants she hasn’t decided and holds everyone else up. Yes, I bet that happened to you too. But here’s a scary thought. Maybe it’s not just happening to you. Maybe it’s you that is doing it! Read more…

A man is dating three women and can’t decide which one to marry. So he decides to set a test. He gives each woman $5,000 to see what they do with the money.
The first woman has a complete makeover, gets a facial, has her hair, nails and feet done. She goes out and buys several new outfits and tells the man she did all this because she loves him and wants to look her best for him.
The second woman goes out and buys the man a new set of golf clubs, a new computer, some beer, a giant flat screen TV and a subscription to every sports channel available. She tells him she spent all the money on him because she loves him so much and wants him to have everything he loves.
The third woman decides to invest the money in the stock market. She earns such a great return that she gives the man the $5,000 back and reinvests the remainder in a joint account. She tells him she loves him so much she considers it an investment in their future together.
So, who does the man marry?
The woman with the biggest boobs of course.

A man goes to a psychiatrist and says he is depressed because he can’t get a girlfriend. The psychiatrist says “No wonder you can’t get a girlfriend, you smell awful.”The man says “I know. It’s my job. I work at the circus and have to clean up the elephant poop. It’s dirty and smelly and no matter what I do I can’t get rid of the smell. I use soap, lotions, lemons, everything, but nothing works.” So the psychiatrist says “So quit your job and get another one.” “What!” says the man “And give up showbiz!”

OK, so maybe they didn’t. At least not today. And not all together. But think about how powerful it would be if they did!

With any health problem the normal treatment route is getting it diagnosed then taken care of. If you have a broken leg you would never think about just hopping around hoping no one would notice. If you have a huge gash in your head you wouldn’t shove a cloth in there and hope it healed itself.

Yet when it comes to treating mental illness, far too many people are afraid to get help, to even admit they have a problem. The stigma and taboo surrounding mental illness – and by that I mean everything from depression to schizophrenia – are all too often barriers to people in need of help. Read more…

The other night I was lying in bed minding my own business, honestly I was! When all of a sudden my calf muscle went into spasm and a searing pain shot through my leg. After whimpering pathetically I leaped out of bed, or perhaps it would be more accurate to say I stumbled inelegantly out, then hopped around.

It’s not a pretty picture is it, but for anyone who has ever had a muscle cramp (and that’s about 95 percent of us during out lifetime) it’s a familiar scene. So it got me wondering, what causes cramps and how can you prevent them? Read more…