| Why you must listen to this retired man... |
| 8th February 2008 |
You know how I usually am when I talk about doctors... I start spluttering, go red in the face, raise my voice and cause Lara to usher the kids from the room saying 'Daddy's having one of his turns...' And can you blame me? Every week there's a new report in the mainstream press, telling us fat is bad, drink is bad, meat is bad, cheese is bad, get more exercise... But leave it a couple of weeks, and they'll be telling you fat is good, meat is ..
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| The snack that lowers cholesterol |
| 1st February 2007 |
Every so often I like to pick out some of the most interesting emails I'm sent each week. As a humble newsletter writer, I can't and wouldn't ever give onetoone medical advice. But I do use your queries and feedback to write many of my emails. So think of today's Good Life Letter like a coffee morning.... lots of people gathered round, swapping stories... me pretending to eye up the bowl of fruit.... but secretly eating the biscuits. Talking ..
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| Why morning coffee cures the January blues |
| 25th January 2008 |
So how was it for you? For me, it wasn't as bad as the experts predicted. I managed to get through the whole day with only a few grumbles. Mind you, I barely left the house, except to cycle to the butchers. I have to admit that my wife came home from work almost in tears, 'What's Ray on about?' I hear crowds of people muttering. Well, Monday the 21st was supposed to be the 'most depressing day of the year.' That's according to Dr. Cliff Ar ..
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| The truly surprising threat to your heart |
| 18th January 2008 |
Watching the Simpsons feels a lot like staring into a mirror a watching my own family from time to time. Of course there are one or two differences... The Collins folk aren't yellow. I don't work in a Nuclear Plant, and I take my health a tad more seriously than Homer. For example, I'd never stuff myself with a box of doughnuts. Not when there's so much chocolate in the world still to be eaten. But there was a scene in a recent episode I sa ..
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| The 3-month ailment that could be affecting a loved one... |
| 11th January 2008 |
In hindsight, here's what I should have asked for for Christmas... One bag of straw Make that two bags One water bottle One large crate Then someone could have nailed me inside and I could have slept away till March or April. Because it's on days like these that I really envy tortoises and wish I could hibernate till the Spring. As I look out of my window I can see... Well that's the point I can't see. It's still pitch black. All I can he ..
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| Why you should never detox in winter |
| 4th January 2008 |
First off, HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope you had a great festive break, and that 2008 brings you good health, wealth and happiness (perhaps with a little help from The Good Life Letter). In fact, if you really want to improve ALL aspects of your life this year, then you could do a lot worse than read these... Two late Christmas presentsThe first The Rich Life Letter is written by my good friend Lewis Geary, and if you haven't tried it yet, I really ..
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| All hail the 5 best natural health tips of 2007 |
| 21st December 2007 |
At this time of year, I love reading 'best of' lists. All those 'Best albums of 2007'... 'Favourite films of 2007'... 'Most dramatic news moments of 2007'... Even if I'm not interested in the subject area, I still tend to read them. You know.... 'Best hairdos of 2007'.... I have no idea what makes a good or bad hairdo, but I like reading the list anyway. Yes, of course, it's ridiculous to take a whole year of events and trends and put them i ..
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| The hidden danger of Christmas... |
| 14th December 2007 |
Apologies for the late arrival of today's letter, but I became a victim last night...another statistic of this festive season. I ache all over, my head's pounding, I feel nauseous and can barely speak. No I haven't succumbed to a bout of manflu. Instead I've fallen foul of a far more dangerous threat at this time of year... the Christmas party. I went to my first one of the season last night, thrown by a publishers in Bath. And boy did I hur ..
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| Discover a band that gives sufferers hope |
| 7th December 2007 |
I realise that my subject line 'a band that gives sufferers hope' sounds a bit strange... It's as if I'm going to talk about The Rolling Stones, or something. Actually, if there were a band to 'give you hope' that age is no obstacle, then the Stones are the guys to pick. Their combined ages seem to have no effect at all on their energy levels. Perhaps I should get in touch with Keith Richards and ask for a Good Life exclusive interview...? C ..
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| Clean your Liver with The Lemon Book |
| 30 November 2007 |
I don't know about you, but I'm no goody-two-shoes. Never have been. In my time I've eaten bucket-loads of fast food... drank my considerable body weight in beer... and wasted money I didn't have on expensive products I didn't need. Anything for an easy life. But people change. And, boy, have I changed over recent years.... Why the buck stops with you and meWhen I started a family, I quickly realised that the buck stops with us. Nobody's ..
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