Reviews with TLC

Hues of Humanity: A Poetry Collection by Carlin W. Allen grabbed my attention with its cover and title. The concept of exploring the hues of humanity felt like such an interesting play of words, I wanted to know where Allen would go. I felt intensely connected to some poems that I didn't expect to connect to and oddly detached from others in ways that I expected to pull me in. Somehow these surprise reactions felt right in the moment. Allen explores myriad aspects of being human and living in a complex society with a mix of seriousness and levity that felt more immersive that ignoring one aspect for the other might have. Hues of Humanity plays with language to play with the human experience demonstrating how our individual uniqueness and our collective commonalities can unite us. Currently Reading: Our History is the Future: Standing Rock Versus The Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance  by Nick Estes Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World ...

How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older by Michael Greger, M.D., FACLM continues Greger's exploration into the research of how to eat the healthiest diet possible to live the healthiest life possible for the longest healthy life possible. While I understood the need for Greger to refer to videos on his website for further explanation given how long the book already is, I found it distracting at times. How Not to Age isn't a fountain of youth as much as a guide to the benefits of eating healthfully and avoiding unhealthy food. As anyone who has followed Gregor's work knows, the answers are often to follow a plant-based diet still I appreciate that Greger is honest enough to explore even the studies that tangentially point in other directions. How Not to Age debunks myths and explores studies including who paid for the studies and whether the sponsors have a vested interest in the outcome, particularly for their own income at the expen...