Health

“Sleep… chief nourisher in life’s feast” — Macbeth (2.2.46-51), William Shakespeare In her new novella Sleep Donation, celebrated writer Karen Russell paints the horrific picture of a society wracked by an epidemic…

It is better to live rich than to die rich. — Samuel Johnson The comedian Jack Benny, known for his radio and TV persona as a cheapskate, occasionally performed a skit…

A female friend recently lamented in her blog that she was having a hard time attracting male attention. The reason, she said, was that she was perceived as being beyond…

Someone once asked singer Adam Ant why he was making a comeback. Baffled, the avant-garde New Wave singer replied, “I never went away.” With apologies to Mr. Ant for the…

“I’ve had so much plastic surgery, when I die they will donate my body to Tupperware.” — Joan Rivers Behold, the mirror!  Let’s re-phrase that!  Behold yourself in the mirror!  Because…

“There are three side effects of acid: enhanced long-term memory, decreased short-term memory, and I forget the third.” — Timothy Leary Several years ago I attended a lecture by a neurologist. During…

“If we could talk to the animals, learn their languages, maybe take an animal degree…” — Lyric from a popular song by Leslie Bricusse Isn’t it odd how we claim to…

There is nothing so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness it is in your expecting evil before it arrives. — Seneca The tricks our mind plays on us.  One…

“If at first the idea is not absurd, then there will be no hope for it.” —  Albert Einstein Americans can now expect to live to an average age of 78…

“Yoga is not a religion. It is a science, science of well-being, science of youthfulness, science of integrating body, mind, and soul.” — Amit Ray Americans are a practical people.  We like…