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Archive for December, 2007

Humor develops from aggression caused by male hormones

Sex, aggression and humor: responses to unicycling
{{ Editor’s note: So, I was wondering what to write today when I came across this article. At first I was going to summarise it but then I realised I didn’t need to. It was perfect as it was. It’s the story of an English professor - hence all […]

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

Joke of the Day

Did you hear about the nurse who swallowed a razor blade? She gave herself a tonsilectomy, an appendectomy, a hysterectomy, and circumcised three of the doctors on her shift.

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

The Gift of Love In Vein

At a time of year when everyone is stressing out over what to give someone for the holidays, there is one gift that won’t cost you a penny, and could save three lives. It’s blood.
Let’s face it, you’ve got lots of it, around ten pints if you are like the rest of us. Most of […]

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Joke of the Day

A woman told the vet that something was wrong with her dog. He examined the animal and told her the dog was dead.
“I don’t believe you”, she said, “I’d like a second opinion”
The vet said that would be fine. He went into the other room and got a cat. He put the cat up on […]

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

The Royals, Late Nights and Cancer: Latest Health News

Do Late Nights Cause Cancer
David Letterman and Jay Leno might thank their writers for going on strike. It could save their lives. How? Well, the English Royal Commission is looking into evidence that late nights can increase your risk of cancer.
The study is just the latest to look at the link between staying up late […]

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

What Does it take to Change

I once interviewed a man who had been a smoker for much of his life. He’d tried to quit a number of times – “half heartedly” – he told me, but never managed to stop for long.
When I met him he was recovering from surgery. He’d been diagnosed with lung cancer and had had half […]

Monday, December 17th, 2007

Joke of the Day

Bad Temper
A man walks into a doctor’s office and says “Doc you gotta help me. I’m under so much stress at work and home that my nerves are shot and I’m angry and short tempered all the time.”
The doctor says “Mmm, so tell me what’s the problem”
The man says “I just did you idiot, […]

Monday, December 17th, 2007

Joke of the Day

How many psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb
Just one, but the bulb has to want to change.
And a bonus one.
Two doctors walk into a bar, the nurse ducked!

Saturday, December 15th, 2007

Those Bloody Cheerful Exercise Types

Have you ever watched one of those exercise shows on TV, you know the ones, where they have some buffed and toned types offering advice on new ways to flatten your abs or firm up your buttocks. Have you ever noticed how relentlessly cheerful, chipper and full of energy they are? Don’t you hate […]

Saturday, December 15th, 2007

Joke of the Day

A couple went to the hospital to get ready for the birth of their first child.
The woman was a little nervous about all the pain so the doctor told her he had a new machine that would help spread the load out, and transfer some of it to the father.
He asked the couple if they […]

Thursday, December 13th, 2007