So you have celiac or need to stop eating gluten because it doesn’t “agree with you”. The Celiac Disease Cookbook for the Newly Diagnosed is the perfect way to feel better (and less sorry for yourself). It is a soul-crushing blow when you realize most breads, pies, cakes, flour tortillas,Continue Reading
“I use the term Essence to describe the fundamental, living, intelligent, loving energy that makes up the entire universe and everything beyond it. Essence is like the air you breathe—always present, rarely noticed, but essential for life.”—from The Universe is Calling You. I believe in both reincarnation and karma soContinue Reading
Willpower is an “energetic determination” to accomplish a goal. That goal can be adding something like finishing your college degree or stopping something like eating less to lose weight. However, it is much more likely to happen if the end goal is yours—and not your parent’s or boyfriend’s desire. SoContinue Reading
In her new Vegan Bodybuilder’s Cookbook, the Jacked on the Beanstalk blogger clearly states that you can be meat and dairy free while still winning bodybuilding competitions. Plus she has the receipts to prove it. She was the 2014 WNBF bikini pro and the coach of the winner of theContinue Reading
Oscar Heinrich was an American Sherlock Holmes. Though he believed Holmes used intuition rather than science to solve his cases. Heinrich opened the first private crime lab in the US. He invented blood-splatter analysis and ballistics while proving that a fingerprint could be relied on as evidence. American Sherlock isContinue Reading
I think I’m missing something here. Despite thinking the Mensa test was easy, I just don’t understand the stories within Something that may Shock and Discredit You. That may mean I am discredited, when I wanted to be shocked. I feel that there is probably a brilliantly funny undertow runningContinue Reading
“There will always be more unknown than known, more rocks waiting to be overturned.” To be a part-time scientist, you only need a cell phone and the Field Guide to Citizen Science. SciStarter.org is an online database of more than 1,600 science projects that need help from regular people justContinue Reading
To be vegan isn’t easy. To make it also keto (high-fat and low-carb) is an additional challenge. The Vegan Ketogenic Diet Cookbook surpasses this hurdle with 75 recipes and many helpful tips for new dieters. The book begins with the following benefits of being on a vegan keto diet: IncreasedContinue Reading
We all want to know How to Retire Debt-free and Wealthy. So, there have been many books attempting to address this issue. This book gets it right—offering many different routes to a pleasant retirement. Plus it includes step-by-step plans depending on your situation and the timeframe of your retirement. TheContinue Reading
Being a vegan should be healthier in general. But when you add in whole foods, you can lose weight and attain several other health benefits. Once you begin Whole Food Vegan Baking, you won’t want to return to that McDonald’s apple pie ever again (even though it is surprisingly “vegan-friendly”).Continue Reading
So you have been trying to fulfill your New Year’s Day resolution to lose weight. But it is not working. Or not working fast enough. If you are ready to try the nuclear option, read Intermittent Fasting for Women (because you don’t really have to be a woman to useContinue Reading
Literally everything interesting in this novel, The Third Rainbow Girl, is spelled out in the first chapter. Two girls were shot to death, but not sexually assaulted, in the summer of 1980 in West Virginia while on their way to a outdoor peace festival called the Rainbow Gathering. Thirteen yearsContinue Reading
Everyone over forty wants to feel better—not older. Well, The Vail Method is a comprehensive program to do just that! Here are the four core aspects of the program: Eat a plant-based diet Do aerobic exercise to reach a custom heart rate goal Get enough sleep Practice mindfulness Most booksContinue Reading
Chloe Hilliard is a female comedienne who has had it with diets. In fact, F*ck Your Diet. This is a humorous book describing the author’s journey from fried Southern food to veganism (mostly). Beginning as a young child, Chloe was thick. Chocolate was her first word. She had a “torridContinue Reading
What does Raising Hell mean to you? I thought it would be stories of raucous life on the road in a rock band. Kind of a modern Almost Famous. What I got? Braggy “true” stories from artists and bands most people will not recognize. I’ve hung out with punk andContinue Reading
Hmmm, Holistic Keto for Gut Health prescribes a keto-like diet for those with gut issues. It sounds much harder to follow than a regular Keto diet since all dairy, eggs and soy are no-no’s as well as most carbs. However, the book does allow a few limited carbs like potatoesContinue Reading