Being new to Willow Winters and Lauren Landish I wasn’t sure what I was going to get when I started reading Tempted. What I did get was so much more than I expected. I kind of regretted reading the synopsis first, because I made an assumption, that ended up being way off course.

The provocative title was enough for me to purchase this book, but even better that it was written by Bruce Fife! He never disappoints. He always backs up his information with studies (that have often been surrepetitiously ignored by modern medicine). Oil pulling turns out to be the practice of swishing liquid oil in your mouth at least once a day for 20 minutes to rid yourself of bacteria, viruses, etc. that may be causing you systemic harm. He explains and documents why something so simple could be so over-all healthy. He does disclaim that this should not be considered a panacea or disease/illness/syndrome cure-all, but he does beg the question. Why not give it a try? It certainly won't hurt you. You don't swallow or gargle the oil. You can use any oil you want (although he suggests coconut oil and I attest it DOES taste better in the mouth). You can be about your business doing other things during that 20 minute swishing procedure. After all, it just might work.

This item does a close shave, even better than I have had with a blade. It also runs quieter than my hair trimmers.

It's interesting to view this album through the lens of history. Whether aware of it or not, most music fans are quite familiar with Massive and the long shadow they've cast over pop music. But 11 years ago, the mix of musical styles that would later come to be termed (somewhat simplistically) trip-hop was new and invigorating. Listening to it in 2002, "Blue Lines" has the effect of taking you back to the year of your choice: 1975 ("Be Thankful For What You've Got"), 1988 ("Daydreaming"); 1991 ("Lately"). Yet, this album is no retro piece. Instant classics like "Safe From Harm", "Unfinished Sympathy", and "Five Man Army" herald new approaches to hip-hop and dance music in particular, and pop music in general.