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SOURCE: PUBLISHER MY THOUGHTS LOVED IT The title of this book is a bit misleading since it covers more than just blood sugar. Once you get through the introduction and history of *diabesity* which runs about 70 pages, the information about eating and exercise are pretty spot on. My last two blood tests showed that my glucose levels were elevated and I needed to do something to avoid my own family history of diabetes. I am not overweight but I really wasn't eating properly. The book goes into detail about which foods actually reduce your blood sugar and relieve other problems like inflammation, head aches and fatigue. Even if you don't have issues with blood sugar, this book has great information just about living healthy. So far, I have reduced my sugar count just by eating better food and exercise, so there really isn't much magic as far as accomplishing that. This book provides an excellent guide if you don't have access or the means to have clinical support in getting healthy. The plan is really simple and most of the foods are readily available. There is a handy recipe guide in the back with an index to help you find them easily. I can't tell you how many books like this don't include that simple thing. One thing I haven't read in a book like this is about chemical sweeteners, which it turns out can be pretty evil. I still crave my one diet soda a day, but maybe in the future I can start replacing it with a healthier drink like green tea. Overall, this is a great book to get started with if you want to change your life and make a committment to healthier living. |
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SOURCE: PUBLISHER MY THOUGHTS ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT The protagonist of Beat the Reaper is back but there is little else in common with the first book, except that Pietro Brnwa is back with a new name, Lionel Azimuth. As part of a witness protection program, he is now a cruise ship doctor which is a pretty horrifying condition to hear him tell. He is still in hiding from the mafia but now a reclusive billionaire (known as Rec Bill in the book), has hired him to accompany his staff paleontologist in search of a Loch Ness type monster. Pietro - Peter- Lionel travels to remote Minnesota with Violet on the trip of a lifetime, which could easily end there. So when the two of them head off to a lake to search for a reported monster creature, the characters there are just as frightening as any monster. A group of Vietnam vets make up the leaders of the expedition. I hadn't realize how pervasive methamphetimines are until you read how the whole town's economy is based on the drug. If you know the story behind Nessie and the town that invented the serpent, you have a good inkling about the plot. Oh, and throw in Palin as a character, and you have the political send up of the year. There is a lot of cussing, violence and sex, so beware. I don't think the whole thing could come together without those elements though. I adore completely bizarre stories and this one is above and beyond normal If you read the Dexter series, you have an inkling of what Peter is all about. He kills and he can save lives and his quick wit and intelligence is shown through out the book. The footnotes alone are worth the price of admission. Much like, Lisa Lutz and her Spellman series, there is a wackiness that pervades especially in the use of footnotes. The appendix quite honestly frighted me with the global warning dire predictions but mostly because he speaks the truth. If you enjoy Elmore Leonard, Jeff Lindsay, Christopher Moore, Lisa Lutz, then you will love this one as well since it pretty much is a mix of these authors. |
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SOURCE: PUBLISHER MY THOUGHTS ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT Aria lives in a post apocalyptic world where the Earth has become so damaged with some sort of solar flare activity (at least this is how I understood the storms) called the Aether which causes the landscape to catch on fire and become charged with electricity. There are two main factions that inhabit the planet. Those who live in inside enclosed pods that protect the inhabitants from the storms and those who live outside in the elements. These outsiders have developed skills and evolved super senses to help exist in a mostly ruined climate. Those that live in safety have done so at a price since the genetics that make humans able to adapt has been bred out. The pods, for all their relative safety from the storms have become breeding grounds for psychological breaks. Her mother, a geneticist, sees this coming and tries to protect her and in some ways she does. Aria finds herself at odds with the leader's son when he breaks and kills. She is essentially sentenced to death, but escapes and by luck or design, she is rescued by outsider, Perry, who saved her once in the pod. They are from extremely different worlds, so you have the whole Romeo and Juliet thing going on. The world building is entirely believable and it is so easy to slip into. The story is told in alternating chapters from each of their point of view which works nicely for this book. This is one of those books that doesn't catch your attention right away, so for the few chapters, I thought, oh, just another sci fi story for teens, then I become totally wrapped up in the world. Aria has become one of my favorite female leads. She starts out weak and then grows immensely taking everything in as she learns to cope with her whole world turned upside down. Perry also grows into a new role as he finds he can almost trust her which for him is groundbreaking since his history has been one of incredible loss. Now, I can't wait until the next in the series. |
