When an old friend of mine announced he was getting married, he followed it up with a rough growl... 'I don't want a stag do,' he said with a threatening glance in my direction. 'I'm too old for all that.' I have to say I was disappointed. I mean, you're never too old to be tied to a lamp post, or stripped naked, tied up, and bundled onto the overnight train to Edinburgh, that's what I say. But I knew what he meant. These days a typical ..

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After last Sunday's Good Life Letter 'A Quick Cure for Motion Sickness' I got an email suggesting a unique, drugfree solution to the problem. I've checked it out and I'm impressed... This system been tested on the NHS with huge success. It works for any kind of nausea, whether it's motion sickness.... pregnancy..... or a reaction to prescribed drugs..... Whatever the reason, the principle is the same. It's all about using your EARS. ..

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I live in a topsyturvy world. When the summer comes, all the kids run gleefully through the school gates, seeking freedom. Other people take their holidays. They do gardening or jet off to sunnier climes to read books, dine out and 'stroll'. But for me, it means the end of my freedom. The end of peace and quiet. No more pottering round the house on my own all day. Pandemonium is back! Screeching children... yelping dog.... and me in a ..

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Does anyone know why Friday the 13th is meant to be so unlucky? Whatever the reason, I thought it was all to do with thunder and lightning and falling down open manhole covers. Or, in more extreme circumstances, being chased by a maniac with a knife who's come back from the grave to exact a terrible revenge on former schoolmates. Luckily, I haven't seen any halfrotted corpses just yet, but my day does seem to be cursed... So far I've: ..

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Pity those old wives. They're commonly mocked for their 'tales'. But you know what? Since I started writing The Good Life Letter, many old wives' tales have been proven true by science. Take this one for instance.... Honey as a remedy for indigestion In the good old days, the 'old wives' claimed that honey stirred into milk was a remedy for acid indigestion. Why? The old wives didn't know, gawd bless 'em. It just worked. And so mi ..

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Those big historical Hollywood blockbusters never get it right do they? Take Camelot for example. I was forced to watch this recently (the things I do for motherinlaws) and over ninety or so minutes I saw a lot of singing and dancing, a lot of fighting, and a lot of forsoothing. But not once did I see Arthur, Lancelot or Guinevere hold up a bottle of urine to the light and squint at it. Come to think of it, I don't remember Sean Conne ..

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Well, it's started... This morning I woke up, pulled back the curtains, and greeted the day with a 6sneeze salute. The poor sparrows outside out window probably thought someone was taking shots at them. Still, they'd better get used to it, because my sneezing routine is pretty much a permanent fixture every morning during the summer months. Of course, now that I have my Salt Pipe, I'm convinced my hay fever is going to disappear almo ..

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As you know, I'm not one of those 'holier than thou' health nuts. When it comes to food, I think life is about having a bit of what you fancy. No point in spending our days beating ourselves up about our indulgences, or panicking about everything we eat. Otherwise you live a life of guilt. Unhappy, stressed... and therefore UNHEALTHY. You know what I mean? As you sidle into the kitchen, pretending that you're only there to make a herbal ..

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I don't know about you, but I'm no goody-two-shoes. Never have been. In my time I've eaten bucket-loads of fast food... drank my considerable body weight in beer... and wasted money I didn't have on expensive products I didn't need. Anything for an easy life. But people change. And, boy, have I changed over recent years.... Why the buck stops with you and meWhen I started a family, I quickly realised that the buck stops with us. Nobody's ..

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This is what I love about writing The Good Life Letter... First, I get to spend hours at home, drinking green tea and satisfying my enormous curiosity for EVERYTHING related to food and health! Secondly, I get to have an intelligent, ongoing conversation with my readers. Because it's you who help me work out which subjects to look into and write about. You point out alternative arguments to the research I've found. And you're also pretty good ..

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