So This is How It Feels to Be a Wife is a compendium of different, meaningful perspectives on the role of a wife as seen by wives themselves. Every day wives with real life issues honestly reveal the challenges and the growth that they experience within their own marriages. Each woman, via a frank reflection on her own life, unveils her hard earned wisdom and provides a short list of ingredients essential to any strong marriage. You will meet women you admire for the difficulties they overcame, the love they give, and the marriages they create. Regardless of where you are in your relationships, whether you are young and looking forward to finding Mr. Right or whether you have already experienced being in a committed long-term relationship, the powerful insights provided here will be gems you cherish for a life time.

Every day in the United States, 40,000 people miss school or work due to asthma. Since the 1980s, the number of asthma cases has been increasing worldwide. Though there is no cure for asthma, treatment and avoidance of asthma triggers can keep the disease under control for most people. If a parent has asthma, there is a one-in-three chance his or her child will develop asthma. But inheriting asthma is not as simple as a single 'asthma gene'. An entire set of genes is involved, combined with the exposure to certain substances in the environment. Asthma researchers are making exciting and complex discoveries about the genetic and environmental causes of asthma, which may eventually lead to asthma prevention. Advances in genetic engineering techniques provide new tools for developing treatments that can be customized for a variety of forms of asthma. ""Asthma"" describes the complex relationships among genes, the environment, and asthma, and how scientists are using this information to improve the lives of people dealing with asthma.

Food recalls, recently of beef, spinach, peanut butter, and cookie dough, have made people nervous about eating some of their favorite foods. Every year, millions of people contract a food-borne illness. While many cases are nothing more than an upset stomach, some result in serious sickness. Nutrition and Food Safety explores the many risks to our food and water supplies, including bacterial contamination, agricultural pesticides, food additives, allergens, and industrial chemicals. Rapid changes in the food industry often outpace the ability of government oversight to protect the consumer. Learn about the interconnecting responsibilities of farmers, food processors, retailers, government regulators, and consumers to assure a safe food supply.