http://www.healthyandsimple.com Health and Wellness News with an Attitude Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:32:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I recently had a friend who is a seasoned professional who has decided to change her career.  She has been in the same profession, working    for the same company for over 24 years and she's frankly, had enough.  Luckily, she has saved some money over the years which gives her ... http://www.healthyandsimple.com/2010/03/11/do-you-need-an-expert-or-do-you-just-need-to-be-quiet/ Some things just make sense. You don't need a meteorologist to tell you what the weather is like if you look out the window and see that it's raining. Your opinion may be anecdotal and unscientific but it's good enough for me under those circumstances. In the same way, you know ... http://www.healthyandsimple.com/2010/03/11/high-prices-lower-risks-and-little-kids/ Disasters often bring out the best in people. The recent earthquakes in Haiti and Chile led to an outpouring of support - both financial and emotional - from people all over the world for the victims of the quakes. Millions of ordinary individuals, many of whom are going through tough ... http://www.healthyandsimple.com/2010/03/10/the-high-cost-of-mercy/ In America there is a tendency to think this is the best country in the world. It's understandable considering all the great advantages we have here from all the rights granted us in the Constitution (life, liberty, pursuit of happiness etc in case you forgot) to the warmth of the ... http://www.healthyandsimple.com/2010/03/08/how-others-see-us/ The budget deficit is soaring, we are trillions in debt and the economy is in a shambles, so how are we going to dig ourselves out of this hole? One idea being bandied around is introducing something called VAT. It stands for Value Added Tax but having grown up with ... http://www.healthyandsimple.com/2010/03/04/living-off-the-vat-of-the-land/ So, everyday the staff here at Healthy and Simple try to come up with new ideas, new approaches, new thoughts on how   you  can lead a healthier, happier life. We are very creative in trying to make the best of a bad situation but some    days you hear something ... http://www.healthyandsimple.com/2010/03/02/somedays-it-just-doesnt-pay-to-get-out-of-bed/ I love technology. For instance, the little widget that they put in a can of Guinness to make it all creamy and foamy is a miracle of modern engineering that has completely transformed some people's drinking experience! Now they've come up with a cell phone application that helps you keep track of ... http://www.healthyandsimple.com/2010/03/02/another-pint-kevin-theres-an-app-for-that/ I was listening to NPR's. Terry Gross interview William Hurt, the actor, on "Fresh Air" and he said something very truthful.  You know the feeling, when someone is talking and suddenly a what they say, just rings of truth and deeper meaning to you?  If that never happens to you ... http://www.healthyandsimple.com/2010/03/01/william-hurt-has-the-answer/ There are certain absolute rules in life. There is the Newtonian principle that a body at rest remains at rest, and a body in motion remains in constant motion unless an external force is applied. There is the lesser known but still equally true law that states that the less ... http://www.healthyandsimple.com/2010/02/25/the-rule-of-the-locker-room/ Living in San Francisco, no matter how rich your neighborhood or how well off you are,  you are never far away from regular contact with those less fortunate than you. Just walking down the street on any given day you are likely to come across a homeless person. Sometimes they ... http://www.healthyandsimple.com/2010/02/25/the-power-of-giving-back/