Sun block isn’t an immediate “fix-all” and not all sun blocks are created equal. The reader will understand those two concepts and more after having read Sun Care Decoded by Michael J. Russ and Peter Zahner. Most people simply assume that sunscreen is safe and...

The Paleo Lifestyle Explained, by Jeffery St. Julien, RN, is a valuable health promoting book about the Paleo Diet sensation. More than the Atkins diet, it is a low and optimal carb diet based on the way our ancestors theoretically would have eaten — at...

Grain Brain, by Dr. David Perlmutter, is a breath of fresh air. Great detail is given about how gluten, sugar, and other carbs cause inflammation, wreaking havoc on your hormones, blood sugar, brain, and waistline. Numerous examples are given of patients he treated with this...

It’s a scary thing to think about: after all the months of preparation and planning for your newborn baby, to have everything go out the window when that baby says it’s coming fast and you end up delivering somewhere unexpected. En Route Baby is a...

Chronic pain can drag you down but there are ways to lift yourself up. Broken Body, Wounded Spirit: Balancing the See-Saw of Chronic Pain by Celeste Cooper, RN, offers sublime encouragement and innovative tips for healing. Ninety-two daily readings have a beautiful or peaceful photograph...

The reality is that we have placed doctors in the impossible position of playing God with our lives. Even the best realize there is no way they can live up to these expectations. In Yearning for Normal, author Susan Ellison Busch is forced to confront...

In The Dogs of Cancer, author William Kenly gives the reader a personal glance into the experience of medullary thyroid cancer. He tells of learning about the cancer and then exploring the various treatments available. There are statistics of the prevalence of the disease as...

The Quick Start Guide To Pre-Diabetes by Gretchen Scalpi is a revelation on the rising number of people who have diabetes in the United States and also the increase in the number having pre-diabetes. Diabetes is linked to obesity, which is another major health problem...

Quick Start Recipes For Healthy Meals is written by Gretchen Scalpi. This is an insightful book, which introduces a consumer to a healthier and less expensive way of preparing and eating foods. People in general are often drawn to a meal that is quick and...

Kerry Connelly's new novel lives up to its name and truly leaves you 'Shaken' to the core. The book itself is an interesting and captivating view of the author's own mind and self-perception. She goes on quite an emotional rampage, fluctuating from deep despair to...