Books
Debbi Honorof, reviews the latest diet book: FRENCH WOMEN DON’T GET FAT: The Secret of Eating for Pleasure.
The subtitle says it all: eating for pleasure. French women don’t get fat, according to the author, because they “eat smaller portions of more things … love bread and would never consider a life without carbs … don’t eat fat-free, sugar-free or anything artificially stripped of natural flavor … drink water all day long … eat more vegetables … eat a lot more fruit” and do about 40 more things to not get fat.
FYI
Put some spring in your step with the help of Kegels exercises, the confidence to ask for a raise, the latest fashion trends and more.
Health
New facts about sleep deprivation, weight loss, heart disease, thyroid problems and other health factors that affect women.
More of us than ever are sleeping less than six hours a night, and sleep difficulties visit 75 percent of us at least a few nights per week, according to Harvard Women’s Health Watch newsletter. A short-lived bout of insomnia is generally nothing to worry about. But chronic sleep loss, which can contribute to health problems such as weight gain, high blood pressure and a decrease in the immune system’s power, are cause for concern. Here are six reasons to get more shut-eye.
Relationships
Nine Long Island women who all lost a child have penned a new book, Beyond Tears: Living After Losing A Child, as a form of catharsis, remembrance and support.
“We are the best of friends. We wish we had never met.”
In the heartbreaking introduction to this book, written by nine bereaved Long Island women, the reader is confronted with one of life’s truisms: “It goes against the natural order of things to bury one’s child.” The authors’ lives were shattered by the deaths of their children by illness or accident; they explain that, “There is no such thing as ‘closure’ following the senseless and untimely death of a child.”
Happenings
Consult our extensive guide to what’s new and interesting in the arts, education and more this month on the Island.
Support Groups
An extensive listing of Long Island area support groups primarily geared toward women.
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