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Reviews
Recipe For America
Who can resist the succulent crunch of a cucumber or a mouthwatering bite of a plump strawberry? Not very many. So how is it that in this drive-thru, shrink-wrapped, convenient store culture, we seem to go out of our way to avoid those scrumptious fruits and veggies?
Jill Richardson has solved our culinary dilemma in her book, Recipe For America: Why Our Food System is Broken and What We Can Do to Fix It, taking the reader on an informative journey from the grocery store to the farm. Richardson did not start out as the ardent food activist that she is today. On the contrary, she considered herself overweight as her busy lifestyle had led her to a diet of beer and ice cream. It was only after visiting the hospital ward of an ICU when she realized that most of the patients were being treated for illnesses related to their fatty diets. That’s when she chose to investigate just how America became so unhealthy.
Richardson breaks down the barriers to health by uncovering the detrimental use of pesticides, the harmful conditions of factory farms, and the destructive effects of unsustainable farming, while providing easy, accessible solutions everyone can take part in. Recipe For America is an easy-to-read, descriptive and enlightening book, introducing readers to healthy living and a better world of locally-grown, sustainable, and organic agriculture.
For more information on Recipe For America and Jill Richardson’s upcoming book tour schedule, visit www.RecipeForAmerica.org.
Breathe: A Seven-Step Guide to Unleashing Your
Excellence through the Breath of God Within You
Air is often the underappreciated element. But with each person averaging 18,000 to 26,000 breaths a day, air deserves some credit as a life-sustaining element.
Our breathing changes through out the day according to our emotions. For example, we may hold our breath when we’re angry or experience slower and fuller breath while at peace.
Breathe: A Seven-Step Guide to Unleashing Your Excellence through the Breath of God Within You, by Kevin L. Franklin, is a nine-week guide to transformation. The purpose in Breathe is to let people know how to connect with their breath and the presence of the Creator in them. “Breath is our truest essence,” Franklin explains.
Franklin’s intention is for the reader to work within each chapter for one week before advancing to the next one. Each chapter has an exercise and a few questions to ponder. While the book discusses various topics such as worship cultures, sources of knowledge, church as a business, and faith-based thinking, the structure is to build upon the information in the previous chapter. At the end, all of the information connects, revealing the whole picture of how to empower yourself.
The breath is the key. Franklin affirms, “The spirit inspires a person to believe; the immeasurable breath of the Creator empowers a person to achieve.”
To order Breathe: A Seven-Step Guide to Unleashing Your Excellence through the Breath of God Within You, $18.95, visit www.klfranklin.com. – CA