Leggevo un sacco. Poi ho avuto figli. I used to read a lot. Then, I had children.
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It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. …
Isma is free. After years spent raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mother's death, she is finally …
The plot of Washington Square has the simplicity of old-fashioned melodrama: a plain-looking, good-hearted young woman, the only child of …
Translation from Pope Joan, English translation.
Translation from Pope Joan, English translation.
More than forty years ago, two friends and collaborators at Harvard, Daniel Goleman and Richard …
It would have been better if the wondering pen of the authors would have focused less on their knees, retreats, lives, and more in the quiet observation of science.
«La mia sorellina minore Verdun è nata che già urlava ne "La fata carabina", mio nipote È Un Angelo è …
One of the first English detective novels, this mystery involves the disappearance of a valuable diamond, originally stolen from a …
"With a concrete strategy that includes minimizing exposure to toxins such as BPA and phthalates, …
This book includes the classical suggestions any GP and/or preconception book would give you if you are trying to conceive (take your preconception vitamins, eat healthy, go to the dentist and do a standard fertility check up if things go wrong). After sharing these ordinary midwives' suggestions, the author delves on some extra (and sometime very pricey) supplements (coenzyme Q10, DHEA, myo-inositol, ...) which either do not have enough scientific support to be included in the standard vitamin cocktail (e.g., coenzyme Q10) or are already suggested by fertility consultants when needed (e.g., DHEA).
In general, I found the tone quite patronising, and there is an annoying underlying idea that there are things "Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You" (as in the title of the first section of the book). However, when compared to other books of the same kind, this one has the plus of offering numerous (and hopefully not too …
This book includes the classical suggestions any GP and/or preconception book would give you if you are trying to conceive (take your preconception vitamins, eat healthy, go to the dentist and do a standard fertility check up if things go wrong). After sharing these ordinary midwives' suggestions, the author delves on some extra (and sometime very pricey) supplements (coenzyme Q10, DHEA, myo-inositol, ...) which either do not have enough scientific support to be included in the standard vitamin cocktail (e.g., coenzyme Q10) or are already suggested by fertility consultants when needed (e.g., DHEA).
In general, I found the tone quite patronising, and there is an annoying underlying idea that there are things "Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You" (as in the title of the first section of the book). However, when compared to other books of the same kind, this one has the plus of offering numerous (and hopefully not too cherry-picked) references to scientific literature.
