| Improve your eyesight with jam |
| 30 September 2005 |
My Dad likes to tell an unusual story about my grandma's visit to a department store in the '80s... While on the escalator between floors, she was startled by the sight of a woman descending on an opposite escalator. She waved at the woman, and the woman waved back. 'Ooooh,' she said, 'I think I know this lady.' 'Of course you do,' cried my Dad, 'It's YOU!' It turns out that my grandma was waving at her own reflection in an enormous mirror. ..
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| Could two Canadian ladies have found a cure for cancer? |
| 7th October 2005 |
Whatever happened to Martin Lewis? Remember him...the newsreader who wished there was more good news in the press? 'WIFE LETS HUSBAND SLEEP IN FRONT OF THE TELLY WHILE TEA IS COOKED' would be my favourite headline. But to be honest I'd be happy with anything right now, because recently I've read nothing but bad news where our health's concerned. First off, it came to light that certain powerful remedies are being denied the Great British publ ..
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| The ultimate way to thwart greedy drugs companies |
| 2nd December 2005 |
They say Christmas is a time of good cheer don't they? 'Tis the season to be jolly and all that...? Well one giant drugs company Merck seems to have had its Christmas present about 4 weeks early. And it's a present worth millions and millions of pounds. Ahhhhh... isn't that nice? No, it's not. Not when it's left over 200 people emptyhanded... -------------------------------- Had a heart attack...? Hard luck! ------------------------------- ..
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| How a cabbage can protect you while you sleep |
| 9th December 2005 |
At Christmas, my grandfather was his own worst enemy. He used the festive season as an excuse to polish off all the cheap whisky in the house, (especially if it wasn't HIS house.) What's more, he couldn't resist a single treat offered to him. Nuts, cake, turkey sandwiches heavily laden with sauces and pickles... you name it, he washed it down. And it would be entirely OUR fault. 'Ooh,' he'd angrily exclaim, swaying to his feet at the end of ..
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| When there's a Rolling Stone in your toilet |
| 16th December 2005 |
I received one of those humorous roundrobin emails the other day. They're usually an instant victim of my DELETE button, but I quite liked this one's description of the difference between 1975 and now. 1975: Long hair 2005: Longing for hair 1975: Trying to look like Liz Taylor 2005: Trying NOT to look like Liz Taylor 1975: Going to a new, hip joint 2005: Receiving a new hip joint 1975: Rolling Stones 2005: Kidney Stones Indeed, in the r ..
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| The secret Viking remedy for stress |
| 23th December 2005 |
If you've been stressed with all that Christmas shopping this year... then here's something that might make you feel better. Remember I told you that story about my late grandmother waving at her own reflection in a department store mirror? Well, there's an even more bizarre story I've been saving up. I tell it only to ease the burden of your stress in the last two shopping days before Christmas... -------------------------------------- An aw ..
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| Boxing Day exhaustion syndrome |
| 27th December 2005 |
Boxing Day is drawing to a close, the kids are finally in bed, and I'm exhausted... There's nothing as wonderful as a family Christmas, but it doesn't half take it out of me. Drugged by good food and wine, I've been lolloping after the kids like a big old dog, clearing up bits of wrapping paper, discarded instruction pamphlets and bits of mince pie. I've watched so many kids' films on DVD, and played so many board games, that my head is still ..
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| A great way to start your new year... |
| 6th January 2006 |
Over the last few days I seem to have become a magician... My act doesn't involve sawing a lady in half or pulling a rabbit from a hat... No no... it's far subtler than that. You see, in the blink of an eye I seem to have transferred several pounds from my wallet to my belly. All right, that was an awful gag. But really, I feel HUGE. If it wasn't roast turkey it was turkey sandwiches, turkey and chips (which is our annual Boxing Day treat) ..
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| Why you should stand by the fridge in your pyjamas |
| 13th January 2006 |
Today's letter contains some of the nicest remedies I've ever had the joy to come across... Eating ice cream, tucking into apple pie, enjoying a biscuit... they all get a mention here today. All that's missing to make this letter perfect is proof that watching the 'Wales Grand Slam 2005 Year of the Dragon' DVD repeatedly can improve your health. I know whenever I watch it (twice since I got it for Christmas) I feel less stress, my heart rate i ..
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| Why you should fatten up your brain |
| 21st January 2006 |
Here's another cruel fact of life you can add to the list, (alongside tax returns, baldness, the menopause, and toast always falling on the buttered side...) Our brains shrink as we get older. Experts reckon that the average brain shrinks 2% during each decade of adulthood. As a man in his early forties, I've lost just over 4% of my brain. By the time I'm 60, I'll have lost 8%... and if I get to 80, I'll have lost a whopping 12% of my brain. ..
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