Justification...of just about anything.

I have been looking to justify my current or preferred lifestyles, by which I mean tracking down the positive health benefits. Here are some of my favs. and a few random ones that appealed:

• Have a pint: Beer has the same cancer-busting antioxidants as red wine.
• Drink wine: A daily glass of red wine could cut your risk of heart disease by a quarter.(Kimi comment: I'm sure that after that daily glass, I could convince myself that if I had 4 glasses then I could cut the risk entirely;-))
• Get passionate: Sex lowers cholesterol levels, boosts blood circulation and releases endorphins
• Stuff chocolate: Harvard university boffins discovered that eating a couple of bars of chocolate a week could extend your life by almost a year.
• Get out there: sunlight converts cholesterol in skin to vitamin D, vital for healthy bones. (Kimi comment: and you look better, feel more relaxed, seratonin levels are elevated...back to the tropics as oon as those debts are cleared!)
• Get Married: A happy marriage lengthens life expectancy. (Kimi comment: however an unhappy one or divorce will drastically shorten it I suspect. Also suspect that if ur spouse is incredibly rich the incentive to outlive them for the inheritance may increase it)
• Stay faithful: Three-quarters of cases of sudden death during sex were people having affairs.
• Eat brocolli: Its rich in isothiocyanate which helps the body get rid of cancer-causing chemicals.(Kimi comment: no idea what this one's going on about and I hate brocolli, but it leads nicely into a ridiculous tale from my married days...my mother-in-law enjoyed having the family over for sunday roasts, for which she would buy frozen veg., and over-cook it until it ressembled a grenny-greyish mush. Trying to please her, as you do at the start of a relationship, I forced a few mouthfulls of evil brocolli down, and when she was not looking,tipped the remainder of it onto hubby's plate. Problem was, because it disappeared so quickly from my plate she became convinced that brocolli was my favourite veg!!! This mistake therefore became a regular occurence and was shared with the rest of the family apart from mother-in-law and cook, so we all became complicit in hiding this from her...this lasted 4 years!! I had to continue the charade, since 2, 3, 4 years through knowing someone you can't tell them that you never liked brocolli, and humiliate them can you?)
• Michigan university found that people who are kind to pals and colleagues halve their risk of dying young. (Kimi comment: this study was performed in the U.S. where it is acceptable to possess a gun, therefore it probably is more important than in the yUK to be kind to pals, schoolmates, colleagues so as to survive full stop...maybe thats why many english find the american 'have a nice day' thing a little forced and superficial?)