Book Review: Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter by the Calorie King

Perfect timing for any health or weight related New Year Resolutions! This a great little pocket guide that will fit in your purse and help you understand just how many calories, etc., you’re consuming in the course of the day. There’s a Diabetes Diet Guide done in association with the Joslin Di

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Book Review: Potluck Survival Guide, Care & Feeding of the Athletic Supporter by Cherie Kimmons

This is a cookbook full of treasured recipes and ideas for everything from cooking for game days to provide carbohydrates and protein to pick them up before the game and give them strength after the game, to meals for potlucks where you need a large quantity, to daily meals in your kitchen that chil

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Book Review: Diamonds of Death by John Luck, M. D.

If you can imagine the Mafia world colliding with a doctor in a hospital, you’ve got the theme of this book! The doctor is a battle scared veteran who is now fearful of surgery because he lost a patient during the war that he felt he should have been able to save. He has a big internal trauma to

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Book Review: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Fibromyalgia

By: Lynne Matallana with Laurence A. Bradley, PhD., Stuart L. Silverman, M.D., and Muhammad B. Yunus, M.D. You don't actually have to be an idiot to read this book. A collaborative effort between one of the co-founders of the National Fibromyalgia Association (NFA) and some of the foremost medical e

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Book Review: The Healing Power of Humor written by Allen Klein

I can vouch that humor is healing. Being 57 now and having several bumps in the road of life, I’ve learned that it’s much better to laugh than to cry! Mr. Klein points out this book has techniques for getting through loss, setbacks, upsets, disappointments, difficulties, trials, tribulations, a

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Book Review: The Secret Life of a Snowbird by Len Schritter

Need something to lift your spirits? Try Mr. Schritter’s book, “An Inside Look at Retirement in America’s Sunbelt.” He writes with good humor and good spirit about his life in Idaho during the farming part of the year (he actually DOES grow potatoes on his farm) and about how happy he is

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Book Review: The Parent’s Guide to Family-Friendly Work, Finding the Balance Between Employment and Enjoyment by Lori K Long, PhD

This book is a comprehensive guide to all the points you need analyze, prioritize, and deal with while trying to combine a job and raising a family. Nowadays, it’s often a necessity for both parents to work so they can afford to have children and pay for the children’s care, housing, and food.

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Book Review: The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook

by Clair Davies, N.C.T.M.B. Many people with a chronic illness also suffer from chronic pain. Yet few know that pain that does not stem from arthritis, neuropathy or a spinal defect, may in fact be caused by a knot in the muscle. Knots in muscles that refer pain or similar discomfort to other parts

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Book Review: The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook

by Clair Davies, N.C.T.M.B. Many people with a chronic illness also suffer from chronic pain. Yet few know that pain that does not stem from arthritis, neuropathy or a spinal defect, may in fact be caused by a knot in the muscle. Knots in muscles that refer pain or similar discomfort to other parts

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Book Review: Persistence is Power! A Real-World Guide for the Newly Disabled Employee

written by: Jeanne Lazo & Carol J. Amato When you unfortunately become disabled the world is spinning and you are overwhelmed by many stresses; including bills, paperwork and fears. You may even be angry and depressed and sometimes these feelings stop us from applying for disability or making th

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