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The Women on Platform Two : A Novel  by Laura Anthony      ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Poignant story set in  Ireland in the late 60’s early 70’s. Attitudes towards women in Dublin are . Contraception is not allowed. Pregnant girls are thrown out onto the streets. Let’s not even talk about the Magdalene Laundries. Girls die from backyard treatments. Women are their husband’s chattels, abuse in marriage is common but never talked about. The story of a group of women for various reasons who challenge the law is based on a true story, heroic and life changing. The law is different across the border in Northern Ireland. The women take a stand. We join Saoirse in 2023 Dublin. She’s just discovered she and her partner Miles aren’t pregnant. She needs to getaways to think. She ends up on a train bound for Belfast with an older woman Maura Davenport bound for Belfast, and is enthralled by the story Maura tells. So much so that she ends up staying on the train. A courageous loo...

Before Dementia :   20 Questions You Need to Ask About  Preventing, Preparing, Coping   by Dr.   Kate Gregorevic       Charting your way through dementia is huge. Knowing what to do, what questions to ask is a minefield. Microbes in the gut, anxiety, stress, social isolation, and so much more are discussed calmly and scientifically. The effect on family, on caregivers who are often family members is sensitively approached.  Questions about diet, about driving, about powers of attorney are raised. Overall  Dr.  Kate Gregorevic gives us  a much appreciated empathetic discussion on a debilitating illness that is assaulting many. An HCI Books ARC via NetGalley.                                               Many thanks to the author and publisher.

Love, Just In by Natalie Murray    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Friends to lovers romance that’s complicated, heart breaking and strangely surprising. Set in Australia this is the tale of two friends. Josie Larson and Zac Jameson have been friends since they first met years ago when Josie changed schools, from a private girls school to the local high school They did everything together. W hen Zac asks her to be his girlfriend, Josie said No but even then she’d wondered about a Yes! They went to university together, had too much to drink together, laughed and mourned—together. Now it’s fifteen years later and Josie’s a television journalist. Recently she had a panic attack on air and froze. In  an  attempt to regain her mojo and prove she’s fine, Josie’s moving from Sydney down to Newcastle to consolidate her experience. She has an eye to reclaiming her reputation, and  anchoring the  Sydney desk in the near future. Zac is in Newcastle, a paramedic. He’s been through a hard ...

Taming the Chaos of Dementia : A Caregiver’s Guide to Interventions That Make a Difference   by Barbara J. Huelat and Sharon T. Pochron, PhD ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I can’t even begin to count the number of acquaintances where someone is suddenly diagnosed with dementia. It seems to have taken on plague proportions as it sweeps through my peers, seemingly out of nowhere. This book is timely, for the afflicted and the care giver. One thing that sticks out to me is the advice that care givers need to put on their own oxygen masks first! A wise forewarning. If the caregiver crumbles, their loved one is unable to be supported. So many sensible talking points to help the dementia sufferer continue to feel fulfilled and worthwhile  An excellent read that helps one to look for positive situations to channel responses to this disease. A  Rowman & Littlefield   ARC via NetGalley.                             ...

Chair Yoga for Seniors Over 60  by Uma Devi     ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Useful yoga workout when getting down on the floor is no longer an option.  Convenient 10 minute workouts to get moving. Different types of yoga are addressed.  Types of breathing are described. Recommended movements posited under the different health problems is handy e.g. arthritis, diabetes, osteoarthritis.  A  BooksGoSocial  ARC via NetGalley.                                               Many thanks to the author and publisher.

The Fast800 Diet: Discover the Ideal Fasting Formula to Shed Pounds, Fight Disease, and Boost Your Overall Health   by Dr. Michael Mosley           A combination of ideas put forward about food, exercise and losing weight by Mosley are ringing bells with me. Particulars he's mentioning are factors my doctor has been raising with me. Although my need is more to do with excess weight putting pressure on my arthritic knees. The book is pithy, easy to read, not too complicated in its explanations, fairly straightforward and most importantly, held my interest. The things that struck me most included: that Mosley gives "a number of options so you can tailor the program to your needs, goals and motivation...based on 800-calorie fast days—it’s high enough to be manageable and sustainable but low enough to trigger a range of desirable metabolic changes." So changing metabolism gets a tick and there are Options available for the way you might approach the pr...

The Easy Mediterranean Diet Meal Plan by Susan Zogheib     My doctor has said I must loose weight. So after having flirted around the "doing of" for some moons, and putting my repeat doctor's visit back by a month when I realized I'd procrastinated for far too long, I knuckled down to just getting on with it. I've flirted with 5:2, with Intermittent Fasting and lastly this, the Mediterranean diet. "What a timely opportunity," I thought when this book came to my attention. The book does explain exactly and succinctly what the Mediterranean Diet is. It has a good list of meals, weekly menu plans, what to buy etc. Great, especially for those of us who just want the best help with the least amount of list making. It gives calories for all meals, which actually suits the way I work. So that was an important plus. (A couple of problems though, I cannot with a clear conscience use almond milk due to the amount of water it takes to produce one gallon,...

Juice Cleanse Reset Diet:  7 Days to Transform Your Body for Increased Energy, Glowing Skin, and a Slimmer Waistline by  Lori Kenyon Farley and Marra St. Clair The list of what is wrong with how we produce our food, how this affects our children, their potential longevity and the part played by multinational corporations, and Gmo's is damning. These days it seems everywhere we turn, humans as harbingers of their own destruction is forecast. Certainly it was being spoken of in the 70's. Now post millennium it is being shouted out. Still we refuse to listen, or feel helpless, trapped by the ginormity of it all. Certainly here is a guide to help us through the quagmire of labels, definitions, differences between natural and wild caught and a host of other issues. Helpful for those with a mission! A NetGalley ARC ****