Gold Breakfast Show

Shrinking Brains
A study at Detroit’s Henry Ford Hospital revealed evidence that men’s brains shrink faster with age than women’s brains. The study concluded that, between the ages of 65 and 95, men’s brains shrink faster in areas that control thinking, planning, and memory.
Now they have a legit excuse for forgetting your birthday and anniversary!

Love, Animal-style!
Rather than spending Valentine’s Day with their partner, 20% of adults would prefer to be with their pet, according to a new global survey. The French were least likely to choose a pet over a human.

Today’s Show is made possible by the NUMBER TWELVE

12 – 12% of fortune cookie fortunes contain the word “luck”.

12 – For every 12 children, 4 girls keep a journal, but 1 boy does the same. Yeah, they’re too busy playing police & thief, catching spiders, and shooting aliens in video games to write about their feelings!

12 – While the average resume contains four references, only one reference in 12 is ever contacted.

5 Things
Why oh Why Wedesday
5. Why oh why is “abbreviated” such a long word?
4. Why is it that when you transport something by car, it’s called a shipment,
but when you transport something by ship, it’s called cargo?
3. Why oh why is a stupid person called a smart-ass?
2. Why oh why is the third hand on the watch called a second hand?
1. Why oh why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?
My observations on answerable questions that have us slapping hand to forehead!

THE GOLD HEALTH GUIDE
When you get up in the morning, you can jump-start your metabolism for the day by making sure the first thing you do is drink a few gulps of iced water.
Put a bottle or glass of water in the fridge before you go to bed. When you get up, go straight to the fridge and make yourself take a few gulps. Then go on about your business. It only takes a few seconds and it the cold iced water forces your metabolism to get going quickly so you can start burning calories faster and feeling alert sooner. It only takes seconds and doesn’t hurt at all. It also hydrates you right away!

Women with full lips ‘look younger’
Scientists involved in studying the correlation between lip thickness and youthful appearance have found what many have already suspected – the plumper your lips, ladies, the younger you look!
In the study, For women over 60, there appeared to be a more than sevenfold variation in lip thickness.
The thinnest lips measured just 3mm from the top of the upper lip to the bottom of the lower lip, while the fullest lips among the over-sixties measured 2.2cm.
Those with the full, firm lips looked younger than their years, even if they had wrinkles, eye bags, sagging jowels and greying hair!
The lips of both men and women reach their fullest in early adulthood, but then start getting thinner between the age of 30 and 40.
However, there is little women can do naturally to keep the youthful appearance of their lips because that is largely determined by genes.
But take heart, it doesn’t matter what your lips look like – it’s what you use them for! Muah!

Why Are We So Scared of Losing Money?
The study of two women with brain lesions that made them unafraid to lose on a gamble showed the amygdala, the brain’s fear center, activates at the very thought of losing money.
The finding offers insight into economic behavior and suggests that as humans,m we have evolved to be cautious about the prospects of losing food or other valued possessions.
Researchers from the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena and University College of London say their laboratory and field evidence suggests that people often avoid risks with losses even when they might earn a substantially larger gain, a behavioral preference termed ‘loss aversion’.
So next time someone blames you for not buying that winning toto number, you can say, “My brain made me do it!”

In a survey of 275 corporations, 8% said they discourage humour in the workplace. Another 8% included “fun” as part of their mission statement. Some 63% were neutral about the topic.

How long does it take for us to get sick of the gym?
The desire to lose weight only motivates people to go to the gym for up to six months, according to a new study.
Researchers found that unless gym-goers start getting a buzz from working out, many will give up within three months.
However, exercise can create a “feel good factor” which motivates people to continue going to the gym long beyond the initial motivation to get fit.
The London Metropolitan University study to investigate what motivates people to start exercising and examines whether these factors alter as members become regular gym-goers.
people are motivated to start exercising because they want to either get fit or improve themselves.
External motivations, such as the desire to lose weight, will motivate people for around three to six months.
People will only tend to continue beyond that if they feel better having exercised, if they feel they have more energy or feel less stressed.
Feeling that switch in motivation from external factors to internal ones tends to come from good personal experiences at the gym.
How long does it take for us to get sick of the gym? 6 months!
Hmm, looks like Hamish has always been right about exercise! Now we couch potatoes have confirmation… all we have to do is wait and the feeling really will pass!

Clueless Men
Researchers revealed while six out of ten guys say they know their partner inside out, but the truth is they are in the dark about almost everything!
Top five things men don’t know about their partner:
1. What perfume they wear
2. Clothes size
3. Eye colour
4. Date of birth
5. Natural hair colour
Noticing these little details can win men some major brownie points with their other half as it shows they pay attention, so it’s worth putting in the extra effort to make sure you know everything.

THE GOLD HEALTH GUIDE
Choosing a Toothbrush: Manual vs. Electric
The idea of a toothbrush is to remove plaque and to stimulate the gums & most toothbrushes will keep the teeth clean if you know how to use them.
The many advantages to the manual toothbrush include:
• It’s inexpensive and accessible.
• Easy to travel with.
• Good for kids. Even young children can use manual brushes safely and effectively once they’ve learned how.
• Puts less pressure on teeth and gums. You can feel how much pressure you’re using as you grasp the toothbrush, which helps you to avoid putting too much pressure on your teeth. With an electrical model you can’t feel that as well. Placing too much pressure on your teeth can wear away at the tooth enamel, causing pain, sensitivity, and an increased risk of tooth decay.
Electric Toothbrushes: Recommended in Some Cases
They are recommended for people who can’t do a good job with a manual toothbrush. For older people or people who have less manual dexterity, like those who suffer from arthritis, the electric toothbrush may clean more effectively.
In the long run, experts say, technique is more important than brush type for good dental health.

5 Things
You know you’re getting old when…
5. You feel like the morning after but you haven’t been anywhere.
4. Everything hurts, and what doesn’t hurt doesn’t work.
3.Your knees buckle but your belt won’t.
2. “Getting lucky” means you managed to find your car in the Suntec City Car park.
1. An “all nighter” means not having to get up to pee!

Today’s Show is made possible by the NUMBER EIGHTEEN

18 – Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million descendants.

18 – Bats can find food (insects) up to 18 ft. away and get information about the type of insect using echolocation.

18 – The average American child sees about 200,000 acts of violence on TV by age 18. This the point when you wish for a permanent black out in your house!

Crying at the Movies
Here it is, one of the many videos off cryingwife.com!

A website showing videos of a woman crying uncontrollably after watching a range of movies, has become an online hit.
It was set up by Parker Stech, from California, after he noticed his wife Hollie cried her eyes out after almost every movie they watched.
Parker decided to start filming Hollie’s over-the-top reaction to various movies – from Star War to Back to the Future – and post them online.
Now the videos have been watched by over 400,000 people and visitors are even asked to suggest other movies which Hollie might cry at!

Chinese Tuition for Pandas?
Zoo bosses in Beijing are looking to recruit a Chinese language tutor – for a panda which was born in America. Three-year-old panda Mei Lan has lived at a zoo in Atlanta since she was born in 2006, but is due to return to China this week.
As such, keepers are worried that Mei Lan will not respond correctly to Chinese caretakers and are employing a language tutor to help her adapt.
A spokesperson for the Beijing panda research centre said Mei Lan will be taught basic phrases in the Sichuan dialect.
Great! Now even the pandas from America will speak better Chinese than me.

GOLD HEALTH GUIDE
You’ve heard of the expression Feed a Cold and Starve a Fever? Now learn the truth behind this age-old advice for colds and fever.
‘Starve a fever’ has been medical folklore for hundreds of years because doctors in the 1500s and 1600s thought fever meant that your metabolism was in overdrive & that eating would distract the body from fighting fever because it was using all its energy for digestion. At the time, colds were blamed on a drop in body temperature, which could be helped by eating and drinking.
The truth, according to recent research, suggests starving a fever by eating fewer calories may actually make it more difficult to fight off the flu virus.
The body requires large amounts of energy to create and assemble the large number of immune cells necessary to fight the enemy. Good nutrition and calories provide this energy. And the body requires additional fluids above the norm in the presence of illness, including colds or flu. Water, juice, and hot liquids along with food will help fight cold infections by keeping the body well-hydrated and nourished.
Physicians and experts advise you to Drink plenty of fluids to replace lost electrolytes and eat if you’re hungry.

5 Things

5 Things That Sound Saucy at the Office, But Aren’t
5. Mind if I use your laptop?
4. I want it on my desk, NOW.
3. It’s an entry-level position.
2. My equipment is so old it takes forever to finish.
1. It’s not fair! I do all the work while he just sits there.

What We Look For in the Opposite Sex
The study of 4,000 adults revealed most women found a flirtatious grin irresistible, along with lingering eye contact and a man’s strong arms.Women also said generosity, intelligence and an affectionate side were important as was a good body, passion between the sheets and being good with kids.
However, the men who answered the survey were slightly less cultured in their views, a ‘great body’ was their number one response, followed by a stunning cleavage. Sigh.

Will Your Child Become Pro-sportsperson?
The month of your birth influences your chances of becoming a professional sportsperson, according to Australian academics in a new study.
Dr Adrian Barnett, from Queensland University of Technology’s Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, studied the seasonal patterns of population health, and found by analysing the birthdays of professional Australian Football League players, that a disproportionate number were born in the early months of the year, closer to when the school year starts.
Doctors say children born in January, are at a sporting advantage because they have almost 12 months’ growth ahead of their classmates born late in the year. They found there were 33% more professional football players than expected with birthdays in January and 25% fewer in December.
Those results mirror other international studies which found a link between being born near the start of school year and the chances of becoming a professional player, particularly in ice hockey, football, volleyball and basketball.
Research in the UK shows those born at the start of the school year also do better academically and have more confidence.
I really must protest! I was born in July – does that make me academically and sportingly mediocre?!

Today’s Show is made possible by the NUMBER THIRTY-FOUR

Cities are facing more congestion than ever. The average driver spends 34 hours a year in traffic jams. In Los Angeles, drivers sit stagnant for 82 hours each year. The amount of time drivers spend stuck in traffic has grown by at least 350 percent over the past 16 years.

Your risk of being in an auto accident increases 34% if you have a cell phone in your car (Rochester Institute of Technology, New York).

In a double blind taste test administered to 1224 non-vegatarians, lamb was preferred over beef and pork, 48 percent to 34 percent to 28 percent.

iPad, iLaugh!
So everyone’s been talking about Apple’s new iPad – a gadget that has caused a lot of debate. But one thing many people agree on – its name isn’t the most creative. Not when it calls to mind feminine hygiene products! Watch the spoof below for some laughs

Dirty Money?
In the true spirit of entrepreneurship, an enterprising Taiwanese businessman has come up with a new way to make money just in time for Chinese New Year – washing dirty bank notes so they can be used like new in red packets!
The Lunar New Year falls on February 14 this year. According to Chinese customs, grandparents and parents usually give “red envelopes” stuffed with clean and fresh bank notes to children for good luck in the upcoming year.
Yu Guan-cheng charges 300 Taiwan dollars (SGD$13) for washing 20 bank notes, soaking them in chemicals, rinsing with water and hanging them out to dry.
Some people think he’s crazy to offer this service and wonder who would want to have their money washed, but he claims he has new customers coming daily!
Well, that’s one sure way NOT to get arrested for money laundering!

Sack John Terry?
An online petition demanding John Terry be sacked as England captain has garnered thousands of signatures in a small space of time.
The site – SackJohnTerry.com – urges supporters to join the campaign to persuade the FA to strip the allegedly adulterous skipper of his captaincy.
Since being set up by businessman and Manchester United fan John Tilley, it has been bombarded by angry fans.
Mr Tilley insisted “The Football Association cannot stick their heads in the sand this time. They have to take action and take action now.”
Maybe we need to double check that Mr Tilley isn’t actually a Mr Wayne Bridge!

Today’s Show is made possible by the NUMBER FORTY-EIGHT

48 – Humans have 48 different glands in the head and neck alone. A gland is an organ in our bodies that synthesizes substances for release.

48 – According to the periodical, Habidashery Today, the average pair of Men’s boxer brief underpants is too worn out to wear after 34 washings in an automated washing machine, yet men typically keep a pair until they have been through the washer 48 times.

48 – The average age of an Italian barista is 48 years old. In Italy being a “Barista” is a respected job title. The average age requirement for a Starbuck barista is 17.
I guess that’s why coffee always tastes better in Italy. It’s the taste of experience!

5 Things
5 Funny Words of Wisdom for the Weekend

5. Money can’t buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.

4. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.

3. The next time you feel like complaining remember: Your rubbish bin
probably eats better than thirty percent of the people in this world.

2. Having a smoking section in a restaurant is like having a peeing section in a swimming pool.

1. Beware of the toes you step on today. They could be attached to the behind you have to kiss tomorrow.

The Gold Health Guide

Super Brain Foods

Watch your weight, cholesterol and blood pressure levels. A study has found that those who were obese in middle age were twice as likely to develop dementia in later life, while those who had high cholesterol and high blood pressure had six times the risk. Alzheimer’s Association advises one to eat in moderation and to adopt an overall food lifestyle rather than a short term diet.

MAKAN KAKIS
Where to Find the BEST HOKKIEN MEE in Town?

Previous research has shown that if you want to persuade someone to do something, you should speak in their right ear.
And now, a new study has found that apologies go down better through right ear as well!
Scientists from the University of Valencia found that when people are angry right ears were significantly more susceptible to sound.
However, there was no change in the left ear, according to the research published in the journal Hormones and Behaviour.
The discovery has led to the theory that by targeting the right ear, you’re more likely to succeed in talking someone round and getting them to accept your apology!
This is because the left side of the brain processes sounds that come in through the right ear.
If anger activates it, noise from the right, but not the left, will be heard more keenly. So if you want to appease whoever you’ve made angry, say sorry to their right ear.
But if you don’t really mean it, then by all means use the left ear!

Taiwan: Infidelity Crisis
One in three Taiwanese women would marry other men if they were given a second chance in life, according to a survey published on Tuesday, amid warnings that the island was facing an “infidelity crisis.” In the survey, only 17% of men would want new wives.
I call this the reverse Tiger Woods effect!

Woman’s amazing find: all eggs in box had ‘double yolks’
A woman from Cumbria, England made her eggs-citing discovery when she bought a half-dozen box from a supermarket to make scrambled eggs one sunday morning.
As she cracked open each egg, she could only stare in amazement as every one in the six-pack contained a double yolk.
British Egg Information Service said double yolk eggs were common among younger hens between 18 to 24 weeks.
Now, we’re such a nation of betters and punters, so you might be wondering – what are the odds of such an occurrence?
Experts say the chances of getting one double yolk in a box of eggs was one in 1,000.
The chances of getting all six double yolks in one box, therefore, more than one in a trillion.
Which is about the same as the anyone understanding the lyrics of a Duran Duran Song!

Today’s Show is made possible by the NUMBER TWENTY-NINE

29 – There are 29 millionaire dogs in the world. While all of these canines have their funds managed in trust, they are the legal benefactors.
I guess you could say their lives are no longer Ruff!

29 – 29% of women spend more time shopping for shoes than they do looking for a life long mate.
That’s because shoes will never let you down. Literally, if they’re high heels!

29 – The average medieval man lived to the age of 29. Today, the average man lives to 82 years and the average woman lives to 86!

5 Things
Funny Motivational Signs seen hanging in Office cubicles:
5. There are two kinds of people in life: people who like their jobs, and people who don’t work here anymore.
4. The light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off due to budget cuts.
3. A person who smiles in the face of adversity probably has a scapegoat.
2. Pride, commitment, teamwork–words we use to get you to work for free.
1. Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings – they did it by killing all those who opposed them.

The Gold Health Guide
Super Brain Foods
5. Reduce your intake of foods high in saturated fat and cholesterol which clog the arteries and are linked to Alzheimer’s. Opt for mono- and polyunsaturated fats – such as olive oil – when cooking, and bake foods instead of frying them.

MAKAN KAKIS
This week, we hunt down the BEST HOKKIEN MEE in town. Share your recommendations!

Driver Fined For Blowing His Nose
A motorist has expressed disbelief at being fined for blowing his nose while his vehicle was at a standstill. Michael Mancini, from Ayrshirehad, England, stopped his van in traffic and wiped his nose with a handkerchief.
When he moved off, he was pulled over by police who told him he had not been in control of his vehicle.
He was then handed a £60 fine and docked three points on his driving licence.
Mr Mancini has refused to pay the penalty. His solicitor wrote to prosecutors earlier this month explaining the offence could not have occurred because Mr Mancini’s handbrake was on.
But prosecutors replied the next day warning that if the fine wasn’t paid, the case would be taken to court, which Mr Mancini fully intends to do.

What do you think? Did he deserve the penalty?

Vanity, Thy Name is Moob!
There has been an 80% jump in the number of men having a breast reduction operation, say the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons.
It’s claimed many of the moob (man boobs) operartions were prompted by men feeling pressure to live up to the the role-models in movies, TV shows and magazines.
I wonder if the male patients opted to enhance other parts of their body with the excess stuff from their moobs? Eeew. Chest a joke!

Clairvoyant Cat?
A cat has “predicted” the deaths of 50 elderly patients by curling up with them as they are about to die, according to a new book.
Staff at the nursing home say Oscar the cat often sits with old people who are approaching their final hours.
In one case workers at the home were convinced a patient was about to die.
But Oscar thought otherwise and snuggled up to another person.
The cat and his sixth sense were proved right and the staff wrong.
However, scientists insist there’s nothing supernatural or spooky going on. Instead, they think he ‘smells’ the pheromones released by the patients as they near death.
This is one cat I certainly don’t want to have as a pet. He’d make my whole family nervous.

Today’s Show is made possible by the NUMBER THREE

3 – One in 3 people worldwide believes the sun revolves around the earth. So let make it official once and for all, just in case you’re part of the statistic. The earth revolves around the sun. So do all the other planets in out solar system.

3 – 3% of couples getting married this year met on the internet.

3 - For every fork in the world, there are 3 spoons and 10 knives.

5 Things
Denise has been attempting to learn how to Tap Dance. Every Tuesday evening, she takes a beginners’ class and every Wednesday morning she wonders why she bothers. Her body aches in ways she has never known before! So in a bid to motivate herself, here’s…

5 REASONS WHY ADULTS SHOULD LEARN TO TAP DANCE
1. To annoy your annoting neighbour downstairs.
2. You never know when you need to hang a picture and you’ve got the nails, but your hammer’s nowhere to be found.
3. If Tony Danza from Who’s the Boss can, so can you!
4. To drown out the din of your noisy kids.
5. To become an expert pest exterminator. Put on those shoes and crunch away at those bugs!

The Gold Health Guide
Super Brain Foods
4. Make sure you are getting enough vitamins, particularly C, E, B12 and folate, preferably from food sources rather than supplements. There is some indication that these vitamins may help in reducing one’s risk of developing dementia. However, Mayo Clinic warns against taking large dosages of vitamin E because it increases the risk of bleeding, especially if you are taking blood thinners.

MAKAN KAKIS
This week, we hunt down the BEST HOKKIEN MEE in town. Share your recommendations!

The Best Office Gadget of 2010

A Japanese company has invented, possibly, the cleverest office gadget of the year: a machine that turns waste paper into lavatory paper.
Instead of sending shredded documents to a recycling centre, incurring expense and energy, office managers will soon be able to feed them into a machine and turn them into lavatory paper.
Pop in 40 sheets of regular A4 paper, and a half-hour later, the paper has been shredded, mixed with water, turned into a pulp, flattened, dried and converted into a roll of lavatory paper.

Tattoo of Love & Trains

An Australian man has had a train company logo tattooed on his back – so his parents can get free rail travel around Europe.
Grant Burton had wanted to get his parents something special for their 40th wedding anniversary, but being unemployed he didn’t have much spare cash.
Knowing his parents always wanted to go to Europe, Grant contacted train firm EuRail and asked them if they would give him two passes if he did something crazy to promote their brand.
He offered to have their logo and website permanently tattooed on his back and amazingly they said yes!
Parents – what if your kids did this for you?

When Recession Hits, Hit the Ice Cream!
An Italian “university” dedicated to ice cream has seen a 90% rise in enrolments as high-flying executives laid off in the recession seek to forge new careers producing the country’s beloved gelato.
At the Gelato University in Bologna, students come from all over the world, with budding gelato maestros attending from Australia, China, Sudan, Lebanon and Britain.
They have one dream in common: to learn how to make the world’s best ice cream in the institute’s high-tech laboratories and then use their new-found expertise to open gelaterie back home.
As well as learning how to concoct familiar flavours such as chocolate and vanilla, students experiment with more outlandish tastes, including gelato made from red wine, olive oil, Parmesan cheese and basil.
In China, they have even experimented with fish-flavoured gelato!Pear with Parmesan and lemon with basil are some of the more unusual ones students have come up with.

Today’s Show is made possible by the NUMBER SIX

6 - On average, a toilet seat in a residential bathroom gets replaced every 6 years, 4 months and 3 days.

6 – Wrigley’s chewing gum was originally marketed for six years as Wrigley’s chewing rubber, their sales tripled in the first month after changing to their current name.

6 – The human body contains 6 miles of nerves.

Today in 1997, Brazilians went cockroach crazy – catching cockroaches by the thousands and selling them to a Rio de Janiero lab involved in allergy research. The lab needed 600-thousand cockroaches and was paying $120 a pound. It takes roughly 54,545 roaches to make a pound.

Hamish’s 5 Things

5 MORE THINGS ADULTS LEARN FROM KIDS

5. Plastic toys do not like ovens

4. Super glue is forever

3. THE SPIN CYCLE ON A WASHING MACHINE WILL MAKE CATS DIZZY

2. You probably do not want to know what that odor is

1. Quiet does not necessarily mean don’t worry

The Gold Health Guide
Super Brain Foods
3. Instead of snacking on cookies, chips and other unhealthy junk foods, grab a handful of nuts instead. Almonds, pecans and walnuts are a good source of vitamin E – a powerful anti-oxidant. Research suggests that it may have a protective effect on brain cells.

The word “February” comes from the Latin word februare, meaning “to purify.” The ancient Romans had their annual purification ceremony during this time each year.

Hot on the heels of reports that Argentine President Cristina Kirchner believes eating pork is as effective as popping a Viagra pill to spice up your sex life, comes yet another World Leader with unusual eating habits…

Margaret Thatcher’s Victory Diet!
As Baroness Thatcher plotted her victorious election campaign of 1979, one key part of her strategy was so closely guarded that it has never before been revealed: her crash diet.
For two weeks in the run-up to her historic win, the Iron Lady stuck rigidly to a regime which included 28 eggs per week, steak, salad, and her favourite tipple, whisky.
Each day she ticked off every item on a typed sheet of paper kept tucked in a pocket of her personal diary, with the goal of losing 20lb to help look her best when she became prime minister.
The diet was discovered among thousands of personal papers which are being published for the first time by the Margaret Thatcher Archive Trust, and which provide a fascinating insight into life with Lady Thatcher.

Fired for Full Figure?
An editor at Bridal magazine was recently fired for unbuttoning her shirt in the confines of a Conde Nast office – simply to show her newly augmented breasts to two of her close colleagues. Keep in mind, there was no nudity involved; she simply stripped down to her sports bra.
What do you think? did she overstep her boundaries as an employee? Or was HR being harsh?

VERY NARROW MINDED BOSS ! Have a great day, every day = Victor n Patrina Reutens

management certainly went over board. They must be jealous that they weren’t privy to e show – sylvia, sunset way

Today in 2006, a 100-pound woman ate 26 grilled cheese sandwiches in 10 minutes at a New York restaurant to win the World Grilled Cheese Eating Championship. Sonya Thomas won $8,000 but said she was disappointed in her performance. She wanted to eat 30 sandwiches. Thomas held other eating records, including 46 dozen oysters in 10 minutes, 11 pounds of cheesecake in 9 minutes, 48 chicken tacos in 11 minutes, and 37 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes.

Today’s Show is made possible by the NUMBER EIGHTY-SEVEN

87 – 87% of the food products purchased in the world, by dollars spent, have at least one added artificial flavour.

87 - The airline industry estimates that 87% of potentially redeemable frequent flier miles are never claimed.

87 - 87% of airline passengers made a phone call within 5 minutes of disembarking from the plane.

Hamish’s 5 Things

ITS THE START OF ANOTHER MONTH – START OF ANOTHER WORK WEEK AND SOMEWHERE RENTAL NEEDS TO GET PAID – HERE ARE 5 FUNNY LETTERS TO LANDLORDS TO MAKE YOU SMILE ON MONDAY

5. I request your permission to remove my drawers in the kitchen.

4. Will you please send someone to mend our cracked sidewalk? Yesterday my wife tripped on it and is now pregnant.

3. 50% of the walls are damp, 50% have crumbling plaster and 50% are plain filthy

2. Our lavatory seat is broken in half and is now in three pieces.

1. Our kitchen floor is very damp, we have two children and would like a third, so will you please send someone to do something about it.

The Gold Health Guide
Super Brain Foods
According to Alzheimer’s Association, a brain-healthy diet is one that essentially promotes good blood flow to the brain, reduces the risk of heart disease and diabetes, and is low in fat and cholesterol. These tips from the US-based organisation may help reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
1. Eat more dark-skinned fruits and vegetables that contain high levels of naturally-occurring anti-oxidants. For example:
• Beets
• Brussels sprouts
• Broccoli
• Corn
• Onions
• Spinach
• Blackberries
• Cherries
• Oranges
• Prunes
• Raisins
• Red grapes
• Strawberries
Research suggests that the anti-oxidants in these foods can protect brain cells.

2. Up your intake of omega-3 fatty acids, which are vital for normal brain function. This is found in:
• Mackerel
• Salmon
• Trout
• Tuna
• Flax seeds
• Kiwi fruit
• Walnuts