by Jamie Holloway | Apr 2, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I was excited when I saw Julie Daniluk’s book “Slimming Meals that Heal” offered through Netgalley to read. Julie Daniluk is a nutritionist that offers help to patients like me who have an auto-immune disorder. She offer’s recipes, case studies, and all kinds...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 29, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Months back when Beth Moore offered many of her books for free on Kindle I took advantage and I purchased several of her books to read. I have read three of Moore’s books “Jesus the One and Only”, “Believing God”, and “The Beloved Disciple”. Now I can add a...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 26, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Impossible by Nancy Werlin is a book about the song Scarborough Fair. Lucy the main character of the story family is cursed and this song is their legacy about how to defeat the curse and get rid of the elfin knight who possess’ their body and drives them mad....
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 21, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
“The Tapping Solution for Weight Loss” written by Jessica Ortner jumped into my life just after I made the decision to stop reading diet books. This book is not a diet book. It doesn’t tell you how to eat, what to eat, or even that you have to deprive yourself...
by Jamie Holloway | Mar 19, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
“Percolate” is not about coffee. It is about percolating yourself into being the best you can be. Hamilton-Guarino gives a lot of great insights and suggestions throughout her book. She also gives some enlightening journaling exercises that ask you some deep...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 18, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Now that I am moving on from the just surviving stage and onto thriving I felt like I needed a refresher and to learn new skills about taking care of myself. I know this may surprise a few of my friends because I act like I don’t care about clothes, make-up,...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 13, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
If you have been reading my blog you know that I love reading cookbooks. I get a lot of great ideas from them. Reading “Vibrant Foods” is no exception. I enjoyed looking at the amazing photography and even reading the recipes. I love the fact that it is...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 12, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
If you have read Anne Fortier’s book “Juliet” then you will definitely love her new novel “The Lost Sisterhood”. “The Lost Sisterhood” is a mystery about the Amazon Women in Greek mythology and the fact that one woman’s grandmother gives her granddaughter a...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 9, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I read the news from the Huffington Post and so when I saw Arianna Huffington’s book “Thrive” offered on Netgalley I knew I had to read it. I am glad I did. Huffington offers a lot of great insight in how to take care of yourself from sleep, to meditations, and the...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 6, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I got the opportunity to read Dr. Judith Orloff’s new book “The Ecstasy of Surrender”. The section of the book that truly struck a nerve with me focused on Illness and pain and how to surrender to it. Surrendering is not a get out of pain or jail card,...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 5, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I love Alice Hoffman. I love how she writes and the story ideas she comes up with. “The Museum of Extraordinary Things” is no exception. The story is based in New York City in the 1900’s with two characters who find themselves and love. Coralie lives in...
by Jamie Holloway | Feb 1, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I have been a fan of Dr. Mark Hyman ever since I heard him speak about sugar and it being addictive on an interview he did for the Gluten Summit in December. I was excited when I saw his book “The Blood Sugar Solution 10 day Detox” available through...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 30, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
A couple of years ago in 2011 or 2012 I discovered on Hulu the movie “Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead” about Joe Cross he went on a nutrition adventure because he was tired of having his auto-immune disease and being fat. I loved the film, I was inspired by the film, and I...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 27, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Miracles Now by Gabrielle Bernstein is a collection of helpful tools from how to get quality and relaxing sleep, to distressing and to finding your value and still not be ego driven about things. I needed to be reminded about what my spiritual practice...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 23, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Brassica is a class of super food vegetables of Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Kale, and Brussel Sprouts and many other vegetables. I was first told about the Brassica vegetables or otherwise known as Crucifix vegetables when I saw my nutritionist at...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 17, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I have a confession I have no idea who Mark Hall is or the band Casting Crowns. I still felt lead to read his book “Thrive” when it was offered on Netgalley. I am glad that I followed Jesus lead in choosing to read this book. After I finished reading I went to...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 15, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
JJ Virgin’s cookbook “The Virgin Diet Cookbook” is full of recipes that do not include gluten, eggs, dairy of any kind, and are full of nutritious ideas. The smoothie section is what intrigued me the most. I am not a breakfast eater and I have a hard time...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 11, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
As I wrote before I took advantage of the free offers by Amazon and Beth Moore and downloaded most of the books that were offered. “The Beloved Disciple” was one of the books I downloaded. I just finished reading this bible study about John who wrote The...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 6, 2014 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I took advantage of an opportunity that Amazon had on Beth Moore books. I ended up downloading nine of her books and “Believing God” is one of them that I downloaded. I felt lead to read this book first and I am so glad that I did. “Believing God”, I have to...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 4, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I have never heard of Brendan Brazier until recently. I am not a sport fanatic nor am I an athlete, but my desire for better health so that I can pursue other ambitions of mine lead me to “Thrive Energy Cookbook” by Brendan Brazier. All the recipes are...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 3, 2014 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I found this book offered for free for Kindle so I downloaded because the title and the description I knew it would be a great book to dive into. I was right. Arcuri’s own journey with her Fibromyalgia is the same journey I have had with my Vasculitis disease...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 31, 2013 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Another wonderful cookbook that I had the opportunity to read and add to my notebooks for cooking healthy in 2014 and I know I have been inspired. “The Vegan Cookbook” has many different culture of food, from Asian, Thai, and Greek. I was excited when I saw the...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 30, 2013 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
Now that I have discovered that gluten is something that my body cannot handle I have been reading several cookbooks on gluten free recipes. Because I still want to enjoy desserts and eating in general. What do you eat when you can’t eat wheat bread,...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 29, 2013 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I remember watching Blossom in the 90’s I was a teenager back then and this young woman is simply amazing with her studies of neuroscience and an acting career and being a mom and now being a cookbook author. I enjoyed looking through the recipes and a few of...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 27, 2013 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey
I first heard about Ameer Rosic when I found him on I Tunes pod casts and his show “The Optimal Health Show”. I enjoyed what he had to say and I found his website and I saw that his book “Diagnostic Testing and Functional Medicine” was offered for free for my...