Dear Diary - New Car, Body or Perhaps New Doctor Went for my annual check-up yesterday … Funny thing I noticed, my doctor is looking a little older than I remember him since last year.  Actually come to think of it I thought he looked a little old last year too!  Such a shame, he was such a good looking man, men do not age as well as we do!  … do they? greypower What really annoys me though is he keeps trying to make me look like the ‘old one’. Get this,  yesterday he told me that I am now at the age where my bones are more brittle so I should 'stay off tables' … ! Oh, and he al...

Laughter, Health and Well-Being Image via Wikipedia by Elaine R. Ferguson, MD Medical studies document the relationship between laughter and health. Dr. Herbert Lefcourt, a renowned psychologist researched the consideration that laughter and how it can alter our reaction to stress. In his research, the participants reviewed the occurrence of significant stressful life experiences happened over a six month period, as well as their negative emotions and disruptions were reviewed. He then administered tests to evaluate use of humor, perception of humor, appreciation of laughter, and effor...

Growing Older Really Does Mean That...... It's harder to tell navy from black Image by schnaars via Flickr Everything old is new again, but if you wore it before, you're too old to wear it the 2nd time around Your kids are becoming you...and you don't like them!...but your grandchildren are perfect! Yellow becomes the big color... Walls, teeth, (blonder) hair Going out is good, coming home is better When people say you look "Great" they add "for your age" When you needed the discount you paid full price.. Now you get discounts on everything... Movies, hotels, flights. You forget nam...

by Amanda Li The world has been too sad recently with all the clamor, stress and distrust. Can we just take things easier and laugh more? Laughter is said to be a panacea, and is also infectious. This is healthy to us and also can improve our moods. Image via Wikipedia Laughter is like any cold or flu, it is contagious! However, it is harmless and it even connects people together. When we laugh, we feel relaxed. There is no longer sadness nor depression. Laughter do exert positive effects on your body. Laughter and Humor are remedies to tension and pain. A good laugh triggers several r...

Childbirth vs Circumcision During the 20th century, more than 120 million foreskins were severed from American penises.  Of course these days there is a marked movement to render obsolete this archaic 'male genital mutilation'. Briefly, on the subject of Childbirth, our dear mothers told us that this was ultimate womanhood and, that it was going to be, among other things, a pain we would soon forget. Some of us girls were fortunate enough in the 1960/1970's  (I am talking baby boomer crowd here) to have mothers who actually had the where-with-all to at the very least, sensibly explain th...