Do you know the site Vibrant Nation? Their tagline  is “What women 50+ know” and it’s a great site to get other’s opinions on products, concepts, food and health; well actually anything that has to do with life at midlife, period.

Recently I saw a tweet –that’s a mini post of 140 characters or less using an application called Twitter–from Beth Blakely their community manager asking for 5 health books to recommend to boomer women and why. I answered and the results can be seen here.

A book only does us good when we read it and put into action what we’ve read but still, buying some books just to have on hand seems like a good plan. You never know when you might decide to start a new eating regimen or when you might develop a symptom that you want information on. The web is great for finding information but sometimes it’s hard to know who to trust. The authors of the 5 books I’ve suggested are trusted mainstream professionals and the books are all easy to use for reference.

Take a gander and why not share your most trusted books? At the very least take a look at the Vibrant Nation site and join the community. I’m really enjoying getting other women’s take on things like “what’s your favorite eye cream” and “5 fabulous reasons to be single after 50″ to “Job hunting at 50.” The site is so easy to navigate and it’s in my fave networking/ community sites.