0DoctorMy doctor said, "You need to get more sleep. At least seven hours a night."Show PunchlineShare
0DoctorMy doctor said, 'You need to reduce your stress.' I said, 'Doc, I'm not stressed.' She said, 'Your blood pressure says otherwise.'Show PunchlineShare
0DoctorMy doctor said, 'You need to get more exercise.' I said, 'Doc, I exercise every day.' She said, 'What kind?'Show PunchlineShare
0DoctorMy doctor said, 'I want you to reduce your salt intake.' I said, 'Doc, I barely eat salt.' She said, 'And?' I said, 'I don't eat salt. I eat a pretzel. A pretzel is not salt. A pretzel is a bread that happens to have a salty opinion. I eat the bread. The salt is the bread's coworker.'Show PunchlineShare
0DoctorMy doctor said, 'I want you to eat more vegetables.' I said, 'Doc, I eat vegetables.' She said, 'And?' I said, 'I put them on the plate. I look at them. I push them to the left side of the plate. I take a picture for my wife. And then I eat the chicken.'Show PunchlineShare
0DoctorMy doctor said, 'I want you to reduce your sugar intake.' I said, 'Doc, I don't eat sugar. I eat a granola bar for breakfast, a cookie for lunch, and a piece of cake for dinner.' She said, 'Those all contain sugar.'Show PunchlineShare
0DoctorMy doctor said, 'I want you to do some light stretching every morning.' I said, 'Doc, I stretch every morning. I reach for the cereal box. I reach for the coffee mug. I reach for the phone. I stretch. I'm doing a full range of motion.'Show PunchlineShare
0DoctorMy doctor said, 'I want you to try mindfulness meditation. Ten minutes a day, focus on your breath.' I said, 'Doc, I try. I sit down, I close my eyes, I focus on my breathing. And then I realize I left the back door open, and the meditation is over, and I'm in the kitchen, and the cat is eating the last of the turkey, and I have to do a whole second meditation before I can yell at the cat.'Show PunchlineShare
0DoctorMy doctor said, 'You need to reduce your caffeine intake.' I said, 'Doc, I drink one coffee in the morning.' She said, 'And?' I said, 'And I drink it at six, at seven, at eight, and at nine. One coffee. Four times. It's the same coffee. I just keep finding it in the pot.'Show PunchlineShare
0DoctorMy doctor said, 'I want you to practice gratitude. Every night, write down three things you're thankful for.' I said, 'Doc, I write down the same three things every night. The ceiling. The pillow. The fact that I don't have to get up yet.'Show PunchlineShare
0DoctorMy doctor said, 'How's your stress level these days?' I said, 'Doc, I have a stress level, a stress schedule, and a stress support group.'Show PunchlineShare
0DoctorMy doctor said, 'You need to reduce your screen time.' I said, 'Doc, I'm sitting in your office right now looking at a screen. You're projecting slides on a screen. I'm reading your face off a screen.'Show PunchlineShare
0DoctorMy doctor said, 'How many hours of sleep do you get?' I said, 'Seven.' She said, 'That's great. And how do you feel when you wake up?' I said, 'Like a phone that was at three percent all night and just barely made it to the home screen before shutting down again.'Show PunchlineShare
0DoctorMy doctor said, 'I want you to cut down on processed food.' I said, 'Doc, I eat a sandwich for lunch. Bread, meat, cheese. How processed can a sandwich get?' She said, 'The bread is processed. The cheese is processed. The meat was processed. The wrapper was processed. The hand you ate it with was processed by the sun.'Show PunchlineShare