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7 Secrets of Weight Loss Success

There are hundreds of diets, tips, books, and techniques out there for losing weight. Despite this, those who sustain long-term weight loss are few and far between.There are hundreds of diets, tips, books, and techniques out there for losing weight. Despite this, those who sustain long-term weight loss are few and far between. Continue reading

Criticism of the Twilight Series

My husband sent me a couple of articles on the Twilight series written by Kellen Rice for PSA: ‘Twilight’ Sucks… And Not In A Good Way Twilight: A Follow-Up and a Promise The articles are actually well-written critiques of the books, and I agree with many of Rice’s points about both the writing and the characters in the books. Rice should have expected the teenage girls to freak out over any criticism of the books they love, and I felt her second article — an answer to those critics designe Continue reading

Guest Review: ‘The Venus Week’ by Rebecca Booth, M.D.

The Venus Week By Rebecca Booth, M.D. ISBN-10: 0738211648 ISBN-13: 978-0738211640 Hardcover, 304 pages May 5, 2008 Da Capo Lifelong Books Reviewed by Barbara McDuffie I am always skeptical of a book that claims to offer medical advice, especially when it seems to target the problems of a specific group with general information. But despite it’s somewhat ‘cutesy’ title, The Venus Week proved to be a welcome surprise. “The Venus Week” is Dr. Booth’s metaphor for the time during a woman’s monthly Continue reading