Staff Pick by Jessica Arsenault, Sales & Marketing Associate
 If you are curious as to how genetically modified foods are made and get onto our store shelves, then read this book. It's a consumer-friendly guide presenting solid facts and reporting on the issue, and makes for a quick read. You'll find answers to questions like: how did it start?, who is behind it?, and what can we do to protect ourselves? Once you finish it you'll understand why there is so much concern over the impact these types of foods can have on our environment, and why the organic food industry has grown so well over recent years. I recommend this book to everyone--because we all eat.
 THE ART OF GIVING BIRTH BY FREDERICK LEBOYER, M.D.
June 1, 2009
It is true that here in the Western world a lot of women treat birth as something you go somewhere to have someone else do for you. I read this book while I was six months pregnant and it gave me a boost of confidence and removed a lot of fear I had about the delivery process.
The bulk of the book is comprised of letters from women that wrote to Leboyer about their own experiences, either with home births, hospital births, or whatever the case may be. They all gave a lot of credit to the author for their successful births, whether they attended a seminar of his, read one of his books, or met him in person. After reading these stories I had the feeling that I could go into my bedroom, shut the door, and deliver this baby all by myself. It really is that empowering.
No matter how you've decided to deliver your baby I recommend this book for all expecting mothers, as well as fathers, relatives, and of course midwives.
PROFOUND HEALING BY CHERYL CANFIELD
May 1, 2009
I first picked this book up and just opened it to the middle to get a feel for it. I was immediately drawn into the story, and after a few pages found myself at the beginning of the book intending to read it entirely—and I did. This isn't just a story about cancer, but a story about living life—and it just so happened that in the process the author cures herself without the help of traditional cancer treatments.
I learned a lot about organic eating, fasting, and how a sense of well-being can be major factors in how our bodies operate. Along her journey she tells great tales of cross-country bike trips, grandchildren being born, ups and downs in relationships, all the while thinking she wasn't going to survive. I credit this book with my interest in fasting and becoming a healthier person—I recommend it to anyone looking to lead a healthy lifestyle no matter what your ailment is, and of course those who enjoy a good, inspiring story. |
