How do you gag the voice in your head that says, 'You don't have to go to the gym today. There's always tomorrow. C'mon, my friend, it's just one plate of curly fries. Yes, just for you!' (My inner voice reminds me of a particularly aggressive rug salesman at a Turkish bazaar.)
A.J. JacobsI figured the government wouldn't let poison flow from the taps. But in general, I'm too trusting of the government. I'm the polar opposite of the Tea Partiers. I have no problem with a nanny state. But in this case, the nanny state has been chatting on the cell phone and ignoring the baby as it plays with matches.
A.J. Jacobshand and wrist aches are more common than ever...Wikipedia lists...my favorite, Raver's Thumb, which you can get from repeatedly waving a glow stick in the air (see, kids, ecstasy really is bad for you).
A.J. JacobsLike God and Duane Reade drugstores, toxins are everywhere.
A.J. JacobsHe's skinny, but not the POW skinny I was expecting. More like lead-singer-of-an-emo-band skinny.
A.J. JacobsI'm hungry enough that I started to salivate at the sight of lettuce. I repeat: lettuce.
A.J. JacobsI find placebos uplifting and exhilarating. It means that taking action--no matter what the action is--might help you feel better.
A.J. JacobsOn the other hand, if you're too delusionally optimistic, you'll be unbearable. You'll refuse to save money or make backup plans. You'll invade foreign countries and expect to be greeted as liberators. Like everything else in health, you need balance.
A.J. JacobsTo properly engage in magical thinking, I find you have to think of every possible ghastly scenario. That's the only way you outsmart fate.
A.J. JacobsI did get a colonic, but I've decided not write about it at length. I didn't find it helpful or enlightening. I can tell you want it felt like, though: It felt like someone shooting water up your butt.
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