5 High-Fiber Foods To Keep You Full

Are you always hungry? Then you might not be getting enough fiber in your diet. According to Everyday Health, men should get between 30 to 38 grams of fiber per day. Women between 18 and 50 should get 25 grams per day, and 21 grams per day if she is 51 and older. So what should you eat to banish that growling, demanding monster residing in your stomach? Here are 5 suggestions to keep you full. Continue reading “5 High-Fiber Foods To Keep You Full”
General Mills Issues Flour Recall in Wake of E. coli Outbreak

An ongoing investigation into a multi-state E. coli O121 outbreak has led General Mills to issue a voluntary recall on 10 million pounds of flour. Products currently in your pantry could be at risk! Continue reading “General Mills Issues Flour Recall in Wake of E. coli Outbreak”
Danielle Steel Redefines Family in ‘The Apartment’ [REVIEW]

In Danielle Steel’s latest novel, The Apartment, a loft in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen is home to four vastly different young women who become roommates out of necessity but a family by choice. Continue reading “Danielle Steel Redefines Family in ‘The Apartment’ [REVIEW]”
Preston & Child’s ‘Beyond The Ice Limit’ Left Me Speechless [REVIEW]

In Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child’s new novel, Beyond the Ice Limit, something is growing on the ocean floor… something so insidious that if it isn’t stopped, it will mean certain extinction for the human race. But there’s only one man for the job, Gideon Crew. Continue reading “Preston & Child’s ‘Beyond The Ice Limit’ Left Me Speechless [REVIEW]”
‘A Mother’s Love Will Stay’ [POEM]

I’ve been blessed to know some very special women in my life, women who were moms not only to their own children, but also mother figures to their children’s friends. One such woman, Nelda, was my friend Paul’s mom. From the time I was a young boy, she was always there, proud and nurturing to her three sons, who she watched grow up, get married, and become fathers themselves. Sadly, death claimed her almost five years ago, much too soon. But I always admired her loving spirit, her kindness, and her devotion to her family. Mothers like Nelda, my own mom Darcy, and countless others like them inspired me to write this poem. I hope you enjoy it. Continue reading “‘A Mother’s Love Will Stay’ [POEM]”