Category Archives: health and fitness

The Path To Happiness

Posted on August 30, 2012 by happyjoe
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Not Much Motion

Posted on July 22, 2012 by happyjoe

According to a British medical journal called The Lancet, physical inactivity causes 1 in 10 deaths worldwide, making it just as dangerous as smoking and obesity. All age groups are suffering from this plague. In fact 80% of adolescents are … Continue reading →

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Cell Phone Cancer

Posted on June 2, 2011 by happyjoe

The World Health Organization has decided cell phones are “possibly carcinogenic to humans.” They’re not completely sure yet, but it’s always good to start worrying as soon as possible. I’m not a cell phone fanatic. I don’t hold the phone … Continue reading →

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Five Servings Of Fruit And Vegetables

Posted on April 13, 2011 by happyjoe

This morning I ate a banana. I eat a banana every day, and I’m wondering if I’m in a rut. Can a person be stuck in a rut made from bananas? I guess it’s better than a rut made from … Continue reading →

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Vitamin Shop

Posted on January 29, 2011 by happyjoe

I went to buy a multivitamin and discovered many of them contain artificial flavor. Now why would I want to pollute my healthy vitamin with an unnecessary chemical? And exactly how long does the average person chew on a vitamin, anyway? It’s not like they’re jelly beans. Continue reading →

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Food Pollution

Posted on January 8, 2011 by happyjoe

What’s the story with this “all natural” peanut butter? I’ll tell you the story—there’s nothing in there but peanuts. Unlike the more “commercial” stuff, it doesn’t contain all that dreaded hydrogenated oil that is strongly linked to heart disease. Of course, some people don’t care for it because it involves a lot of stirring the first time you open the jar. Continue reading →

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STRESS RELIEF

Posted on June 20, 2009 by happyjoe

World famous bodybuilder Pam Shealy sent me this. I liked it so much I had to post it. It’s a technique designed to relieve stress. Picture yourself lying on your belly on a warm rock that hangs out over a … Continue reading →

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Just A Lot Of Smoke

Posted on June 15, 2009 by happyjoe

The federal government is planning to regulate cigarettes, and I’m wondering how this will work. Will each manufacturer have a limit placed on how many people per year they’re allowed to kill? “I’m sorry, Mr. Marlboro, but you’ve killed 500,000 … Continue reading →

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TOFU

Posted on May 21, 2009 by happyjoe

I tried being a vegetarian once. I threw out a hundred pounds of tofu trying to make that stuff taste like food. It blends right into everything—uh, no, not really. I mean, not unless you’re blending it into soft, wet … Continue reading →

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