CAN YOU GET HOOKED ON LIP BALM?
Subtitle: Top Cosmetic Scientists Answer Your Questions about the Lotions, Potions and Other Beauty Products You Use Every Day
Author: The Creators of TheBeautyBrains.com
Why You Should Heed Their Advice: They are a group of chemists who have more than 40 combined years of experience developing and testing beauty products at major cosmetic companies.
Top Tip: Salon products and name brands are not necessarily better than their lower-priced counterparts which are often made by the same companies, using the same formulas.
THE LIST
Subtitle: 100 Ways to Shake Up Your Life
Author: Gail Belsky
Why You Should Heed Her Advice: She also wrote Over the Hill and Between the Sheets: Sex, Love and Lust in Middle Age, so she knows how to shake things up.
Top Tip: Conquer a fear.
THE HIGH SCHOOL REUNION DIET
Subtitle: The Sweet Truth About Food They Didn’t Teach in Class
Authors: Dr. David Colbert and Terry Reed
Why You Should Heed Their Advice: Dr. Colbert’s clients include the young, thin, smart Michelle Williams, Sienna Miller and Amy Sedaris, who swears by his approach because, “It’s never too late to get revenge.”
Top Tip: The word “ whole” is not synonymous with “100%.” Make sure your multigrains are whole!
FIT 2 LOVE
Subtitle: How to Get Physically, Emotionally and Spiritually Fit to Attract the Love of Your Life
Author: JJ Flizanes
Why You Should Heed Her Advice: She was named Best Personal Trainer in Los Angeles by Elite Traveler magazine, and was a finalist for IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year.
Top Tip: True love can only come after you’ve achieved self-love.
SIMPLE SKIN BEAUTY
Subtitle: Every Woman’s Guide to a Lifetime of Healthy, Gorgeous Skin
Author: Ellen Marmur, M.D.
Why You Should Heed Her Advice: She is the Chief of Dermatologic and Cosmetic Surgery at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City
Top Tip: To prevent skin cancer, sunglasses and a lip balm with SPF are not optional.
THE TAO OF MOTHERHOOD
Subtitle: 20th Anniversary Edition
Author: Vimala McClure
Why You Should Heed Her Advice: She is the founder of the International Association of Infant Massage Instructors and author of Infant Massage.
Top Tip: “Assist your children in such a way that they think, ‘We did it ourselves!’”
THE 10 HABITS OF HAPPY MOTHERS
Subtitle: Reclaiming Our Passion, Purpose, and Sanity
Author: Meg Meeker, M.D.
Why You Should Heed Her Advice: She has been a pediatrician for 25 years, and is the author of Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters and Boys Should Be Boys.
Top Tip: Follow the example of Mother Teresa, who proves that solitude shapes character. Be present, empathize and show compassion; then, recharge by taking time to be alone, so you can do it all over again.
YOU LOOK FINE, REALLY
Author: Christie Mellor
Why You Should Heed Her Advice: She is as smart, caring and honest as your closest friend, but way funnier.
Top Tip: Congratulate yourself for even the smallest accomplishment with a celebratory Dismount just like the world’s best gymnasts do.
FOREVER YOUNG
Subtitle: The Science of Nutrigenomics for Glowing, Wrinkle-Free Skin and Radiant Health at Every Age
Author: Nicholas Perricone, M.D.
Why You Should Heed His Advice: He is the dermatologist to many of the world’s most beautiful faces, an award-winning scientist and inventor, and a #1 New York Times bestselling author.
Top Tip: Shop for “rainbow foods” in the produce section. “A full palette of sensual color will not only make your food beautiful, it will heal your body on a cellular level and will keep you young.”
PRETTY NEAT
Subtitle: The Buttoned-Up Way to Get Organized and Let Go of Perfection
Authors: Alicia Rockmore and Sarah Welch
Why You Should Heed Their Advice: They are anti “org porn” and believe that perfection is impossible, so their suggestions are actually do-able.
Top Tip: Cross a couple of easy tasks off your to-do list first to give you encouragement and build momentum for the big ones.
RUN LIKE A GIRL
Subtitle: How Strong Women Make Happy Lives
Author: Mina Samuels
Why You Should Heed Her Advice: She competes in sprint, Olympic-length, and half-ironman triathlons, marathons, and shorter-distance road races, and has participated in the Canadian Ski Marathon, a two-day, 100-mile cross-country ski event.
Top tip: Visualizing is a powerful tool in any sport – and in any aspect of life.
THE REAL COST OF LIVING
Subtitle: Making the Best Choices for You, Your Life, and Your Money
Author: Carmen Wong Ulrich
Why You Should Heed Her Advice: She is a personal finance expert and the former host of CNBC’s On the Money.
Top tip: If you have trouble getting a credit card or your college-age child wants to start building credit, try a secured (not a prepaid) card which reports to the credit bureaus.
2of each please! nah, these are awesome selects! you ladies are beautiful, wise, soulful and strong… i look forward one day to a male author who might write about those very things we see in eaach other…
What a great collection of books! I had to laugh at the title of the first one – – because I am hooked on lip balm! I use something called “Chicken Poop” on my lips daily … I get it at Drugstore.com and couldn’t live without it!