I 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.

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hand 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).

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Like God and Duane Reade drugstores, toxins are everywhere.

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He's skinny, but not the POW skinny I was expecting. More like lead-singer-of-an-emo-band skinny.

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I'm hungry enough that I started to salivate at the sight of lettuce. I repeat: lettuce.

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I find placebos uplifting and exhilarating. It means that taking action--no matter what the action is--might help you feel better.

A.J. Jacobs

Tag: action placebos



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On 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.

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To properly engage in magical thinking, I find you have to think of every possible ghastly scenario. That's the only way you outsmart fate.

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I 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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Step back for a minute. Pretend you're from Mars. From a coldly rational point of view, pedestrian helmets aren't a crazy idea.

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