Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Book Review: Alzheimer’s Prevention Roadmap: Step-by-Step Guide | Boost Brain Health | Detect Early Warning Signs | Sharpen Memory | Enjoy a Strong Independent Life on Your Terms by JT Evans

   



 Alzheimer’s Prevention Roadmap: Step-by-Step Guide | Boost Brain Health | Detect Early Warning Signs | Sharpen Memory | Enjoy a Strong Independent Life on Your Terms by JT Evans 
This book has so much information. Love all the different perspectives the author takes into consideration. Love all the examples and personal real life stories, and solutions.
You have the choice to live better from your teeth, sleep, eating and so much more to live without the disease. There are warning signs and red flags to tell the difference between just regular forgetfulness and Alzheimer's.
For every fear and sign there are solutions to overcome them. Exercise is also a big one also, keep moving, engage in learning new things, making food from recipes together with others.
It's NOT all genetic. This book tells you about the hope you have. Lots of references are included at the end.
KEEPER to have handy.
 

Book Review: Mental Toughness for Youth Volleyball Players: Boost Focus, Confidence & Grit On and Off the Court by Lexi Leap

   
 
Mental Toughness for Youth Volleyball Players: Boost Focus, Confidence & Grit On and Off the Court by Lexi Leap
I can see a lot of different sports being able to put this book to the test to help the players.  Love how they explain mental toughness and how to achieve it and why it makes a difference in team play.
Love how they have you just concentrate about your inner circle where you play the sport.  Things you can control and those you don't. Easy to see things in that perspective.
So information and love the examples on how to make things work so you do improve.
Have followed the volleyball team once they hit fame in the Olympics and enjoy learning more about their home life in between the years they are off training for the next big event.
Other books are mentioned at the end of the book for further reading.
 

Book Review: Short Stories for Seniors : 30 Feel-Good True Stories in History That Celebrate Unsung Heroes Who Changed the World by Deborah Ezzell

  


 Short Stories for Seniors : 30 Feel-Good True Stories in History That  Celebrate Unsung Heroes Who Changed the World  by Deborah Ezzell 
Love this book and know it would be a treasure during the cold nights in the winter. Just to read one story a night with the family. We can all get educated on what really happened and how we are where we are today as is the world when it comes to special people.  Love stories about them as they appear to be just regular people but they saw or felt things that made them find out why and how to use it for the good of mankind. Each story ends with a feel good takeaway at the end of each of the 30 stories. References are included at the end also.
Educational and fun read.
 

Book Review: 101 Things to Love About Your 60s: A Feel-Good Mix of Humor, Heart, and Everyday Freedom - A Perfect Gift by Sage Lifestyle Press (

  

 
101 Things to Love About Your 60s: A Feel-Good Mix of Humor, Heart, and Everyday Freedom - A Perfect Gift by Sage Lifestyle Press (
Like this book for the silliness and the practical advice of things to do when you are getting a bit older and have more time on your hands. Have done a very large amount of the items ourselves. Keep healthy enough to travel regularly and enjoy it, no pains or groans. They say after retiring every day is a Saturday except Sunday. It helps you keep track of days, LOL we have goals we make sure we can meet everyday. Sometimes it's just getting out of bed and making the bed. Other days it's clearing the garden for the winter and putting down the cmpost with leaves from the lawn. Fun things, keeping active, you can do it also.
 

Book Review: The Simple Pink Salt Trick for Weight Loss: An Easy, 28-Day Science-Backed Morning Ritual to Burn Fat, Boost Energy and Naturally Boost Metabolism and Increase Your Energy With Drinks by Theodora Jennings

  


 
The Simple Pink Salt Trick for Weight Loss: An Easy, 28-Day Science-Backed Morning Ritual to Burn Fat, Boost Energy and Naturally Boost Metabolism and Increase Your Energy With Drinks by Theodora Jennings  
Keepting this one for a resource library book. The information is so powerful to me to really understand about the pink salt. We do use it on our foods but never realized the health benefits we get. Like that you can make your own plan
Didn't realize I could make our own electolytes at home with pink salt rather than buying $15 box of packets to put into my water.
So educational. 

Book Review: The 28-Day Anti-inflammatory Hormone & Weight Loss Reset for Women 40+: 2 in 1 Nutrition & Lifestyle Plan to Balance Hormones, Ease Joint Pain, Improve Sleep, Control Cravings, and Maintain Results by Jennifer Lindsey

  

 
The 28-Day Anti-inflammatory Hormone & Weight Loss Reset for Women 40+: 2 in 1 Nutrition & Lifestyle Plan to Balance Hormones, Ease Joint Pain, Improve Sleep, Control Cravings, and Maintain Results 
by Jennifer Lindsey 
Like this book because it's filled with so much information about anti inflammatory disease and how to take care of yourself. Not only with food but sleep and exercise. Love charts that are included and all the resources even those for specific issues.
 Each recipe has everything to you need to know about making it, time, how healthy it is and the list of ingredients. How to make the meal is easy and sometimes in one pot, less time cleaning utensils and pots and pans.There are no pictures of the meals but they are healthy with just the ingredients they are using.
So much added bonus material as well.
Book is one to keep handy.
 

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Nov 20 Book Review: Poplar Springs: Books 1-3 by Mary Sue Jackson

  





 
Poplar Springs: Books 1-3  by Mary Sue Jackson
Trilogy of first 3 books in this series....
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Undone: a small town, second chance, cowboy romance Poplar springs, Book 1 by Mary Sue Jackson
This story starts out with Josh on his family ranch and his sister has Invited Zoe to stay with them a while to straighten out the website and bring more people to the ranch events.
He feels a spark when he shakes her hand to hand it all over to her to redo the website.
she will use it for her grad school education to further herself. They will spend a lot of time together so she can become familiar with his ideas and what he does already. Others do breeding, Josh offers horse rides, etc.
Zoe had left once before and Josh did not want to do long distance relationship. Now that she's back the spark is ignited again. She finds a grad school in NY and also one online.
Because of all the work she had done with the website everybody wants to come to the ranch and some days there is no one available to run the horse rides. Josh wants to fit in everywhere and he's burning the candle at both ends. He finally realizes he can dole jobs out to others and trust them to do them.
After she leaves he feels a loss. His sister is still in touch with Zoe and knows some more secrets. She has a talk with Josh and their sister Fiona who's also offered to help out at the ranch... Will the intervention help them to get back together...
Adult explicit scenes.
Love learning about the ranch, the environment, and all the activities. Love the bridal bunch, I would've shaken my head with what they had on their heads LOL
Super love Zoe's job and how good she does it with computer. 
Have read this author before and love her style and so glad this is the first of a new series for me. Next one is in a few months time.
 Received this review copy from the publisher and this is my honest opinion.
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Unbroken: A Small Town, Single Dad, Fate Dating Romance by Mary Sue Jackson
This story follows Eli who takes care of his son. He loves the trail riding expeditions and tending to the horses as his job.
His father sometimes gets to visit with Patrick til Eli learns the stories he's been telling Patrick...
Story also follows  Fiona who has family in the area. She left her job in CO quickly and ran home. Now thay she's been hired to team up with Eli for the trail rides they are forming a relationship again. With his ex around they are faking a relationship. But then things hit home. They body like each other after their early start and they like their jobs.  She's got an offer to return to the Co area for a job and he's applied for a job in a different part of the state that will leave him further away from his mom, who he uses for occasional babysitting. Patrick is heading to kindergarten in the fall...
Adult situations and either of them could leave...
 Received this review copy from the publisher via BookSprout and this is my honest opinion.

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Unyielding by Mary Sue Jackson
This story follows Declan who has aging parents in the area and he hopes with his degree he can take over the  animal vet job from Ruth who's ready to retire. He has seen a  handful of others who didn't fit the bill. He gets involved with the neighbors and the animal community.
Shannon has a horse who's aging and is expecting due to her relative leaving the gate open... Declan assures her after several visits that she'll be fine.
They start a relationship, from time he has. He's teaching her about AI and when I first heard that I though artificial intelligence. chuckle here. with the program she can gain more money for the animals as the science i s not wrong. She tells him a bout her plans and takes his suggestions.  Then she finds out Becca bought the horse she was going to buy because she had done all the background on that specific horse. Now Declan finds out he's not getting the vet job and he's on the outs with Shannon and the cattlemen don't trust him either.
He needs a miracle to fix it all. He had so much riding on it all...