Review: Handy, helpful book!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 21, 2012
`Healthy Living' didn't jump out at me at first, with its simple title.  I had actually just readHealth Tips:Rare tips To Surprise and Benefit You (Healthy Living Series)by Stephen Williams, and was looking for something to complement that book, which was good but much shorter than this one.  I downloaded `Healthy Living' thinking that I would flip through it once and forget about it, but surprisingly that's not been the case.  Like the other book, by Williams, this one has a nice selection of easy to remember tips and simple, straightforward advice that anyone can follow to make living healthier a little easier.I, for one, can never seem to get through half of the so called healthy living books because they always seem to repeat the same information in the same, monotonous ways.  This book was fresh and engaging, while the tips had a holistic and natural slant to them.  I love turning to natural solutions for health problems, and this book offered the best ones that I have seen in a while.I loved the gentle reminders printed throughout the book, almost like a mantra.  I also liked the section on detoxing...I haven't tried it yet but am going to have a go after the holidays are over.  I guess I am getting a jumpstart on those New Year's resolutions by reading all these health books!  It looks like a pretty straightforward detox plan, and I hope that I can see some great results in my energy and maybe even lose a little weight.Elisabeth Wilson seems to be a very knowledgeable author and certainly has an easy to follow style of writing.  Her tips and advice is practical, but there are some things that I had never heard of before.  I love that she tells about natural benefits of things like tea and foods that I can get at the grocery store without having to search around for the items.  She seems to understand that if something is complicated, people will have a hard time following through with it.I would have liked to seen more information on health tips for children in the book, although I know most of the advice inside can be applied to kids, it would have been nice to have more in depth tips on dealing with things like colds and even behavior.  I know behavior isn't strictly health related, but I am convinced that some bad behaviors come from living unhealthy lifestyles, and we owe it to our kids to get the whole family healthy!I would probably buy other books from this author, since her writing style makes even a longish book easy to stick with and finish.  Plus, her tips and advice are good, without a lot of filler thrown in.  I'd recommend this one to anyone looking for some easy to follow health tips.