Archive for November, 2008

How To Survive the Survival Guides

T’is the season to be bombarded with good, sensible, well-meaning advice on how to survive the holiday season. You know the kind, don’t eat too much, don’t drink too much, don’t get into arguments with granny. But quite frankly isn’t that the point of the whole damn thing. So here is our guide on how [...]

Healthy and Simple Joke of the Day

Here are some things to think about:
I was sad because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet.
So I said, “Got any shoes you’re not using?” — Steven Wright
My theory of evolution is that Darwin was adopted. — Steven Wright
Someone sent me a postcard picture of the earth.
On the back [...]

A Guide to Surviving the Holidays

It’s traditional this time of year for many health-related websites to give you some tips on how to survive the holiday season. As usual we at Healthy & Simple take a different approach.
Today we’ll give you the sensible suggestions, the things you should do. But tomorrow, we’ll give you the real survivors guide to the holiday [...]

Healthy and Simple Joke of the Day

Here are some things to think about:
99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.
A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good.
 

You Have a Choice – What Will You Decide?

I don’t know her name, but maybe you’ll recognize her.
Young, in her mid twenties dressed for the work day , a jacket that is just trendy enough, maybe one size too small and slacks the same, they probably fit just right when she bought them.
She is careful with her make-up and her hair is freshly [...]

Healthy and Simple Joke of the Day

Some things to think about:
A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.
Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism.

The Great American Smokeout

“Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times” – Mark Twain
Perhaps the most amazing thing about tobacco is that people are still smoking it.
As long ago as 1604, England’s King James I was writing a rather elegant, if oddly spelled, attack on the stinking [...]

Healthy and Simple Joke of the Day

Some things to think about:
Why do psychics have to ask you for your name?
If at first you don’t succeed, then skydiving definitely isn’t for you.

Exercise. No, Sleep! No, Do Both

Some mornings I’m lying in bed, the alarm goes off and I know I’m supposed to get up and go for a run but it’s cold outside and the bed is so warm and soft and cozy. I’m torn. Angst ridden. What to do? Do I sleep or do I exercise? Turns out either way [...]

Healthy and Simple Joke of the Day

Some things to think about:
The colder the X-ray table, the more of your body is required to be on it.
The hardness of the butter is proportional to the softness of the bread.