5 Minutes for Books: Sex, Women and ‘Sugar’
As a 19-year-old, first-year resident assistant in college, I was once given some advice about promoting any type of program I was hosting in my dorm—on all ad signs, place the word SEX in a prominent...
View Article5 Minutes for Books: 'What's Eating Your Child?'
For years, I struggled with allergies, sinus infections, eczema, anxiety and reflux. Medications helped control the symptoms, but they worsened with time. In search of better health, I made drastic...
View Article5 Minutes for Books: '500 Acres and No Place to Hide'
Lots of lush land, hearty animals grazing and a wardrobe consisting of overalls and work boots—these are the classic images that come to mind for most folks when they think about life on the farm. For...
View ArticleA Quick Tour of ‘Four Kitchens’
When I moved to Mauritania, a country located in the Sahara Desert, I wasn't prepared to be served boiled intestines or goat's head on a bed of couscous, the tongue arranged just so, but I did my best....
View ArticleOff to College: ‘The iConnected Parent’
This month parents all over the country have been saying so long to their kids leaving for college. But is it really goodbye? For this generation, the answer is not at all.
View ArticleTaking on School Food with ‘Lunch Wars’
My third-grade son often eats a school lunch. I feel like I have to defend the fact that I don’t pack him a lunch every day, but the food he gets at school is healthier, cheaper and, of course, more...
View ArticleLiving, Loving, Coping With a Teen
When my daughter turned 13, I practically got sympathy cards from my friends. Everyone seemed to think that I was in for six years of roller-coaster emotions—and mostly negative ones at that. “They get...
View ArticleGabrielle Bernstein: 'Spirit Junkie'
The New York Times has called motivational speaker, life coach and author Gabrielle Bernstein the next-generation guru. Her first book, Add More~ing to Your Life: A Hip Guide to Happiness, established...
View ArticleCheating to Save Your Marriage
Cheat on Your Husband—if that title doesn’t catch your eye you are more jaded than I am. When I first saw the titillating cover, I did a double take and thought, “Someone actually published a book...
View ArticleMario Batali: Eating Seasonally in 'Molto'
Although it’s not physically possible to be in two places at once, Mario Batali will have you checking your old physics textbook just to be sure. Chef and restaurateur may be the most prominent items...
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