Wednesday, February 08, 2006

I'm in the mood.............


It's gonna be a long hard drag, but we'll make it. - Janis Joplin

I have been trying, on and off, all day to put a flickr badge on my blog and have followed the instructions on their website to the letter but, so far, nix!! I know that it's probably all to do with HTML, which is a total mystery to me. However, I'll persevere.

Here's some cheery news: some of my favourite foods are recommended in an article in
The Independent for helping to beat the winter blues and boost your mood.
According to the British Cheese Board, far from causing nightmares, eating cheese before bedtime may actually aid a good night's sleep, or so says Neil Stanley, director of research at Surrey University's Sleep Disorders Unit.
Bananas contain tryptophan, a mood enhancer.
Leafy greens are nature's antidepressants.
Vanilla ice cream can help boost a flagging sex life, which is bound to cheer you up.
And finally, a study in The Nursing Standard recommends moderate to light alcohol intake for better emotional wellbeing. Cheers!!

2 comments:

MaryB said...

And a study out today reveals that low-fat diets don't lower cancer/heart-disease risks! Cheese, ice cream, booze, butter - I'm loving the 21st century so far!

jomoore said...

Plus, the wrapper of my Always Ultra tells me that I should eat chocolate to combat pre-menstrual blues. And if you can't rely on the advice printed on the packaging of feminine hygiene products, then I don't know what...