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Sugar Addicts in the San Francisco Bay Area: Let Me Liberate You Sat., April 13

Sugar and carb addicts, get help to free yourself from your potentially deadly habits on Sat., April 13 at 7 pm at Book Passage in Corte Madera.

Indeed, it's now my honor and privilege to personally guide, coach, educate and empower sugar and carb addicts in the San Francisco Bay Area on Saturday, April 13, which is, coincidentally, two days before a momentous time for me.

Yes, on April 15, I will have gone 15 years sugar-free (mostly)! Bear in mind that I wasn't perfect, and not beating up on myself too much or slipping is one of the keys to my success. (You'll find out how you, too, can be imperfect but still triumph over your sugar addiction.)

The program at Book Passage is being presented, thanks to the remarkable organization, Left Coast Writers, a fabulous group that supports new and established writers.

Please note that this appearance at Book Passage is my first talk and book signing since the publication of my book, Beyond Sugar Shock: The 6-Week Plan to Break Free of Your Sugar Addiction & Get Slimmer, Sexier & Sweeter.

The reason that I didn't do any book signings or give any solo talks in 2012 (other than one appearance as part of a group of authors) is because I wanted to spend as much time as possible with my terminally ill Mom before she passed away. Recently, I lost her. (In fact, I moved from the East Coast to the West Coast to be near her and be of service to Mom before she passed away. (One of our most fabulous moments during our last year together was when two boxes of books arrived from my publisher, Hay House, and my mother raved, "Absolutely terrific" and "Beautiful." I have a video of the special occasion.)

Anyhow, during my first Beyond Sugar Shock appearance on April 13, I'll give you insights and simple starter secrets so you can:

• Activate the positive power of one of procrastination. (Huh? Trust me -- it's a simple, calming tool.)
• Quickly decode and then welcome (really!) your annoying sugar cravings.
• Remember the sour scoop about sugar (that it can lead to cancer, type 2 diabetes and even kill you early) when you're overcome by must-have-sugar-now! feelings.
• Pick yourself up after you’ve “slipped” and fallen off your less or no-sugar plan, especially after emotionally trying times.
• Dissolve your desire for dangerous sweets but still enjoy tasty chocolate treats. You’ll even find out how to get recipes for healthy choco-goodie and get to savor tasty sugar-free desserts.
• Stop being duped by innocent-looking, seductive foods that are actually sugar traps.
• Laugh at my -- and your -- silly-on-sugar behavior. (You'll chuckle at my former Sugar Shrew ways!)

In short, in our time together, you'll get to Turbocharge your Sugar-Free Power.

The event on April 13 takes place at:  

Book Passage
51 Tamal Vista Blvd

Corte Madera

For those of you who don't know my background, here's a short bio:

The Accidental Sugar Liberator Connie Bennett is transformational speaker and author of the international bestseller Beyond Sugar Shock: The 6-Week Plan to Break Free of Your Sugar Addiction & Get Slimmer, Sexier & Sweeter. The Hay House book has been praised by a Who’s Who of health and empowerment experts, including Dr. Wayne Dyer, Dr. Christiane Northrup, and Dr. Daniel Amen.

Connie’s second book is the eagerly awaited follow-up to her acclaimed bestseller, Sugar Shock! How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life—And How You Can Get Back on Track, which has been praised by America’s Favorite Doctor, Dr. Mehmet Oz.

Connie’s sour-to-sweet journey began in 1998, when she was pummeled by 44 ailments, including crushing fatigue, brain fog, horrible headaches, rollercoaster mood swings, and severe PMS. When Connie’s new doctor blamed every single symptom on her excessive sugar habit and ordered her to quit consuming her cherished sweets, she reluctantly complied. Much to her surprise, all her ailments vanished, and Connie became energetic, focused, and free.

She triumphed over her dangerous habit, because while grudgingly giving up her favorite "treatsd," Connie created cool tools to ease her dreaded and difficult transition and turn it into a positive, fun-filled, life-changing adventure. Since 2001, Connie has been coaching, guiding, and inspiring thousands of people worldwide on how to easily triumph over their carb addiction so they can discover that Life is Sweeter When Sugar Doesn’t Seduce You.™

Now, Connie runs her popular Sugar Freedom Now Retreat (virtual, recorded, and live), which is the companion program to Beyond Sugar Shock. She is also host of the Gab with the Gurus Radio Show, for which she interviews top names in a variety of fields from health to the Law of Attraction. Connie studied at the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC), the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN), and Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Get free gifts to help you reach Sugar Freedom at www.Connie-Bennett.com

Now, Connie guides, inspires and sweetens the lives of carb addicts worldwide by playfully sharing her tried-and-true "Secrets to Easily, Joyfully Release Your Sugar Addiction... Even if You've Failed Umteen Times Before."

Connie is now on the road for The Sugar Freedom Tour, which celebrates her 15 years of being mostly sugar-free (yes, she wasn’t totally perfect, and she’ll tell you why). To participate in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and bring Connie to your home, religious or civic group, and/or place of business, contact her (just fill in the form) at www.BeyondSugarshock.com. If desired, Connie also can offer private coaching to sugar addicts, coaches or other health professionals to help them help their clients.

Northern Californians: Get Sweet Help to Shed Your Sugar Habit on April 13 at Book Passage

Sugar and carb addicts in the Bay Area or northern California, come meet me personally and get help so you can triumph over your potentially deadly sugar and carb habit.

Thanks to the amazing group, Left Coast Writers -- which supports new and established writers -- you can get simple tips and tools to free you from your addiction on Sat., April 13 at 7 pm at Book Passage in Corte Madera. 

FYI, the timing for this event is fortuitous. It takes place two days before my 15-year anniversary of  being mostly sugar-free!

In this April 13th program, "Break Free of Sugar with Ease and Glee," you will get "A hah" moments and easy information to put to use immediately.

You'll discover simple, but powerful starter secrets to:

• Become the master of your sugar cravings -- and then turn them into your reliable allies.
• Turbocharge your Sugar-Free Power.
• Dodge the #1 mistake nearly everyone makes when quitting or reducing sweets.
• Activate the positive power of procrastination.(Huh? Trust me -- it's a simple, calming tool.) 
• Pick yourself up after you’ve “slipped” and fallen off your less or no-sugar plan.
• Dissolve your desire for dangerous sweets but still enjoy tasty chocolate treats. You’ll even find out how to get recipes for healthy choco-goodies.
• Stop being duped by innocent-looking, seductive foods that are actually sugar traps.
• Laugh at my -- and your -- silly-on-sugar behavior. (You'll chuckle at my former Sugar Shrew ways!)

You'll also get to try tasty, sugar-free Power Balls and a Coco-Mousse, that will melt in your mouth! I'm bringing these yummy chocolate delights, courtesy of my friend Naomi Tomoda from the farmer's market. (Check back here, on this Sugar Shock Blog, for photos of these delicious treats from Naomi's company, Mami's Crunch.)

Special thanks to Left Coast Writers founder Linda Watanabe McFerrin, who invited me to this event. (Stay tuned to learn about Linda's sugar story.)

In case, you don't know my story, here's my short bio so you'll learn why I'm so committed to helping you break free.

Why I Want to Free You from Sugar: My Bio & Tale

Connie Bennett is a charismatic transformational speaker, bestselling author, life coach, health coach, and self-mocking former sugar addict, who is now known as The Sugar Liberator. An experienced journalist, Connie is author of the new book, Beyond Sugar Shock: The 6-Week Plan to Break Free of Your Sugar Addiction & Get Slimmer, Sexier & Sweeter, an international bestseller that has been endorsed by Dr. Wayne Dyer, Dr. Christiane Northrup, and Dr. Daniel Amen. Her first book, Sugar Shock! How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life—And How You Can Get Back on Track, was a bestseller that was praised by America’s Favorite Doctor, Dr. Mehmet Oz.

Connie’s sour-to-sweet journey began in 1998, when she was pummeled by 44 scary ailments, including crushing fatigue, brain fog, horrible headaches, roller-coaster mood swings, heart palpitations, and severe PMS.  When Connie’s new doctor blamed every symptom on her excessive sugar habit and ordered her to "Quit eating sugar or die young," Connie very reluctantly shed her habit. Much to her surprise, all her ailments vanished, and Connie became energetic, focused, and free.

Connie finally succeeded in shedding her dangerous sugar addiction after years of failing, because while transitioning from sugar-gorging to becoming mostly sugar-free, Connie created or discovered simple, cool tools, which helped her transform the dreaded, difficult undertaking into a positive, fun-filled, life-changing adventure.

Since 2001, Connie has been coaching, guiding, inspiring and uplifting thousands of carb junkies worldwide to easily, playfully release their addiction to discover that Life is Sweeter When Sugar Doesn’t Seduce You™.

Connie runs the popular Sugar Freedom Now Retreat, a virtual and/or live event, which is the companion program to Beyond Sugar Shock. She also hosts the Gab with the Gurus Radio Show, for which she interviews top names in a variety of fields from health to the Law of Attraction.and hosts the Gab with the Gurus Radio Show. Connie studied at the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC), the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN), and Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Get free gifts at www.Connie-Bennett.com

Connie is now planning The Sugar Freedom Tour, which celebrates her 15 years of being mostly sugar-free and is dedicated to her recently deceased mother. To invite Connie to visit your area, apply here.

Join Me on a Mission to Forgive

As I've shared here, on this Sugar Shock Blog and on my new Bittersweet Year blog, I'm now recovering from a grueling Last Year with Mom.

(My mother passed away in the fall after valiantly defeating stage 4 lung cancer for a year.)

Lately, I've been grieving a lot. Darn, I miss Mom!

Lately, because I need to take time and do lots of things to heal, I've also needed to postpone my upcoming Sugar Freedom Course several times. (It's now starting in mid-April in conjunction with my 15-years-off-sugar-iversary.)

Alas, the cheerful Connie, who seeks to serve sugar addicts and carb junkies so they can Break Free with Ease™, has still been mostly elusive.

By the way, to know what I mean by bittersweet, first read about the sweet part of My Last Year with Mom. Then find out about the bitterness, which I'm now transforming into valuable lessons.

Anyhow, because my spunk and mojo have been so darn elusive, I'm now on a Mission to Forgive.

Thankfully, as I'm forgiving both my mom and myself, the heavy cloud that's been hovering over me is now beginning to lift. Yeah!

Soon, I hope, I'll share with you what's been most effective to help me forgive both my mom and myself so that I can move forward with joy and ease.

So who do you need to forgive? And what methods have you tried to forgive?

Letter to Anne Lamott: Tempted by Sweets or Quickie Carbs? Read Me First! 10 Ways to Continue to Savor Sugar Freedom!

 For the past six weeks, I’ve had the pleasure of doing text-coaching with talented writer Anne Lamott, who I had the pleasure of meeting after the fabulous talk she gave at her church to launch her new, fabulous book, Help, Thanks, Wow. Anyhow, as a Sugar Freedom Coach, I don’t want to leave Annie in the lurch with no encouragement while I’m away for 10 days on a transformational retreat. So I came up with a way to support Annie while I’m gone. I wrote her this letter, which she now has given me permission to share with you.

Dear Annie,

I really want to be there for you while I’m off healing and taking back my power. (As you know, I desperately need to go on this transformational retreat until Feb. 10 to recover from My Bittersweet Last Year with Mom, which, as I shared with you and on my Sugar Shock Blog (www.SugarShockBlog.com) and my new Bittersweet Blog, www.BittersweetYear.com), was utterly grueling, draining and heartbreaking.)

To support and stand by you so you can continue to Savor Sugar Freedom, I’ve decided to create a 10 Ways to Continue to Savor Sugar Freedom Checklist for you. I invite you to bring this along with you wherever you go so you can whip it out if temptation strikes.

Whenever health-harming, tempting sugary non-foods—what I call Sweet Baddies (certainly not “goodies” or “treats”)—seem to tauntingly plead, “Eat me, eat me,” I urge you take the following steps first.

1)   Follow Your Own Smart Advice. Holler Help! 

Put a Sugar Freedom spin on the wisdom you eloquently impart in your book, Help, Thanks, Wow. When you can’t quit obsessing about a gorgeous cupcake, a chocolate-chip cookie or whatever sugary non-food or Sweet Baddie you want right away, lean on God, divine intelligence, or, as you playfully put it, “Howard.”

Just imagine: You’re so close to shoving a Sweet Baddie in your mouth. Your favorite dangerous, culprit-carb non-foods—which, for you and many others, are sure-fire gateways to glutting, depression and Sugar Slavery—keep taunting and tormenting you. They seem to be  whispering, “It’s time to stop feeling deprived. Go ahead, put one in your mouth. Now.”

Annie, when temptation like this strikes, it’s time to prove those Sweet Baddies wrong!  Let Providence whisk you to Savory Sugar Freedom instead.

You might want to pray like this. “Dear God, I could use a hand. Please help me. I feel out of control when it comes to [name of Sweet Baddie you want]. I know that I shouldn’t have them, but I want them anyhow. Please, Divine Wisdom, show me exactly what steps to take so I have the strength to turn away from [type of Sugary Temptation]. And, God, please help me to remember that this [cake, cookie, etc.] is so very bad for me and can lead to overeating, self-loathing and disease.”

2)    Eating Sugar Makes You Unspiritual.

Over-indulging in sweets, as you’ve been discovering, makes you so much less than you can and want to be. Specifically, sugary non-foods can take you down a path to non-spirituality. They can rob you of your sublime, divine-loving essence. People who haven’t gone sugar-free (or close to it) don’t understand this subtle connection, but you “get it.” So please ask yourself before you cave in to sweets or culprit carbs, “Is a piece or bag of [name of Temptation] worth straying off the spiritual path?”

3)    Remember How Clear-Headed & Better You Are When You Limit the Sugar.

As you know, eating lots of sugary non-foods can muddy up your thinking, mess with your moods and strip you of your power. When a sugary non-food is bugging you, instead delight in how wonderful you feel when you stick to such wholesome foods as lentils, organic veggies, organic meats, and healthy fats. Now ask yourself, “Is this [Name of Sugary Temptation] really worth losing my clarity, energy, and peace of mind? Wouldn’t I rather be my best self?”

4)    Revel in Your Former Success & Then Challenge Yourself to Recreate it.

Think of the accomplishment of which you’re the most proud. Is it that you’ve stayed away from alcohol for so long and enjoyed sweet sobriety? Perhaps you’re delighted that you made your last book deadline? Now, stretch yourself. Realize that, “Hey, if I did [quit alcohol or whatever else you picked], then I can surely stay away from sugar, even if it is addictive.” Annie, you can even have fun and quip, “I continue to choose Savor Sugar Freedom. It’s a piece of cake!” (Pardon the pun!)

5)    Do Sugar Procrastination. (Delay).

As we’ve discussed, one very effective sugar-avoidance approach is to procrastinate on purpose. By that, I mean delay eating your temptation of the moment. To refresh your memory about this simple tactic, just read this blog post I wrote about the power of delaying.  http://www.sugarshockblog.com/2011/05/delay-away-your-sugar-cravings-.html

6)    Write Away Your Cravings and Have Fun With It.

One of the most powerful ways to kick your pesky cravings is to get in touch with the feelings behind them. Journaling is highly effective, research shows. So take 10 minutes before you put anything sugary in your mouth and write about it. And be playful, too. You, of all people, could write the most amusing, entertaining, enlightening Sugar Danger poems or musings. When I return, I’ll look forward to reading what you write. (Even if you weren’t a writer, I’d recommend this. Jotting down your thoughts and feelings is that powerful. Anyone—writer or not—can do it.) Also, read this article I wrote about cravings. http://www.healyourlife.com/author-connie-bennett/2013/01/wisdom/inspiration/craving-sugar-and-carbs

7)    Power up with PFF.

As you know, one sure-fire way to become vulnerable to sweets is to skip eating something healthy when you get up in the morning. Temptation also has a way of getting to you when you don’t re-fuel your body at least three times a day with ample protein, fiber, and fat. So make sure to fill up regularly on those quality foods.

8)   Ask Yourself the 5 W’s & 1 H.

Of course, knowledge is power. So whenever you’re tempted, ask yourself the questions every journalist needs to answer when writing a story. You want to discover the Who, What, When, Where, Why and How. In doing your sugar discovery or Sugary Soul Searching, ask yourself, “Who do I become when I indulge? What is it I really want? When do my sugar cravings get most powerful? Where could I go instead (someplace more nurturing and fulfilling)? Why, oh why, do I want those sugary non-foods? And how would eating those Sweet Baddies make me feel?  (Read more about this process in pages 65 to 66 of my book, Beyond Sugar Shock, which I gave you.)

9)    Scare Yourself with the Sour News. Then, Create Your Sugar-is-My-Foe List.

Whenever you really, really, really want something sugary, I urge you to get the sour news first. Just take out Beyond Sugar Shock, and read Chapter 3, which tells you about “The Big Preventable Killers: Your Sweet Tooth Can Kill You.” Then write down 5 Reasons Why Sugar is My Foe. In other words, what are the worst things that can happen to you when you eat the sugary stuff. Then rewrite your reasons to avoid Sweet Baddies on a 3-by-5 index card and carry it with you wherever you go so you’ll remember why it’s important to overcome those cravings.

10)    Text Me & Then Text Yourself, Too.

Finally, since I can’t read your texts for the next 10 days, text me anyhow when you’re having a challenging time. Just pretend that I’m there on the other end of the phone and that I’ll be replying shortly. Then, until I return on Feb. 10 or 11, reply to yourself with what you think I’d say. Now, if you’re unclear as to how I’d text-coach you, pull out your copy of Beyond Sugar Shock,  shut your eyes and open a page. That’s what I’d say to you. In other words, your inner wisdom will guide you to the exact page with the exact information you need. (By the way, I do this technique a lot with your book, Help, Thanks, Wow and with books by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Louise Hay, and Dr. Ken Druck. Just trust that you’ll be guided to get the advice or guidance you need. It has worked every time for me.)

11)    Share your challenges on my Facebook page.

If or when something sweet tempts you, just rely on people who understand how dangerous it is to go down that sugary path. Post something on Facebook—on both my (www.Facebook.com/SmartHabitsFans) and your (www.Facebook.com/AnneLamott) fan pages. I’ll bet you that someone who “gets it” will write to you with just the wisdom you’re seeking. Make sure to dash me an email each time (marked high importance) so that I can read these inspirational words upon my return and thank the person.

Annie, I know that you can continue to Savor Sugar Freedom.

Remember, you have the power to say no. Remind yourself that eating sugar and other quickie carbs is a choice. It’s yours to make—or not make. What you put in your mouth helps create your future and the way you handle it. Why not choose the path of joy, inner peace, and health?

I’ll be with you in spirit and rooting for you to continue to Savor Sugar Freedom. Talk to you soon.

 

Warmly,

 

 

Connie Bennett

 

P.S. Since you like to share your musings and inspirational thoughts on Facebook, feel free to post this entire letter from me to you. It would be my honor to help your sugar-addicted fans. And feel free to take tidbits and tweet them, too.

P.P.S. Thanks again for your very kind words and letting me share them here.

 

“I was so sick and tired of feeling sick and tired beyond my sugar. With the help of Beyond Sugar Shock and Connie’s smart, caring text-coaching, I am beginning my 6^th week of being off sugar. To me, that is a miracle. I feel so much happier and healthier, more energetic and free.” …I most like to know you are on the other end of the phone and get my texts, help me through temptations, remind me what works and why I am trying a new way of life.” --Anne Lamott

 

I am Thankful for You: Connect with Me on Facebook

Thank you, wonderful readers, for continuing to visit this Sugar Shock Blog although I've been gone a lot due to my mom's terminal illness over the last year and lately have been grieving over her recent death. 

I'm very grateful to you.

In case you don't know what I'm talking about, you can learn more about my tender, but trying time in this previous blog post.

I had hoped to get back to posting regularly a lot sooner than this, but I just needed more time to heal.

I've also been -- and still am -- experimenting with various healing techniques so that I can let go of my grief.

Soon, you'll be able to to listen again to top experts on my Gab with the Gurus Show, and to join my Sugar Freedom Now Course.

Also, connect with me on Facebook. I've now begun to regularly post articles and thoughts again. I also am beginning to ask you intriguing (I hope) questions again, and I'd love to read your replies. See you soon on Facebook!

Facing Family Emergency -- Back Soon With Cool Tools

I just wanted to let you why I haven't been posting lately with juicy information and tips. 

I'm in the midst of a family emergency, and I'm trying to be the best, most loving, compassionate, reliable person I can be in this situation. I really want to do what is right and to be of service.

The good news is that I'm developing and learning new tools to comfort and soothe you in times of stress. You'll get some great tips from me at some point.

 

Get Help to Quit Sugar -- Beyond Sugar Shock?

If you have a sugar habit or addiction, I invite you to find out about my new book, Beyond Sugar Shock?

Visit here to see some of my recent press coverage.

There, you'll find links to articles I've written and interviews I've given.

I'm eager to hear your thoughts about Beyond Sugar Shock on Amazon. 

 

Free Program: 4 Sweet Success Secrets to Declare Your Sugar Independence

Please note: See your invite below to my free program, 4 Sweet Secrets to Sail through the 4th & Declare Your Independence.

The July 4th holiday weekend is around the corner. 

Sure enough, every holiday weekend, you are inevitably faced by sugary and carb temptations galore at family gatherings and celebrations. 

In fact, in this country (the U.S.), being patriotic is synonymous with eating sugar-laden, and high-starch temptations.

Before Independence Day, it's time to Declare Your Independence from Sugar & Other Dangerous, High-Carb Non-Foods!

Let me help you breeze through the July 4th weekend by calmly facing those nutrient-lacking "treats" so that you'll either not need or want to indulge or just partake a little. (Yes, I'm going to show you how to "sin a little" with sweets and quickie carbs so you don't pig out.)

Join me for a free, short-and-sweet (only a half hour) program on Wednesday, June 27 at 4 pm PDT (7 pm EDT) to help you enjoy your July 4th weekend (and any holiday weekend).

If you can't attend live, just sign up below anyhow, and you'll get a replay.

Go below now and fill out your name and email address to attend my free program, 4 Sweet Success Secrets to Sail Through the 4th & Declare Your Independence. 

In this free, half-hour program, 4 Sweet Secrets to Declare Your Independence, you'll discover goodies that will nourish you and sustain you during the July 4th weekend. 

For instance, you'll discover: 

• Four powerful words that can nourish and nurture you throughout your weekend celebration. 
• A sweet Independence Practice that will help liberate you. 
• An empowering way to lean into temptation without being tempted. (Don't worry -- this will make sense soon.)
• A fun way to bring alive the meaning of independence. (Yes, in this program, you'll declare your independence from your sugar habit.) 

Sign up now for this free half-hour program, 4 Sweet Secrets to Declare Your Sugar Indepence.

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Welcome, Fans of The Hannah Murray Show on Talk Radio Europe

Welcome, fans of The Afternoon Show with Hannah Murray on Talk Radio Europe.

I truly hope that I brought you valuable information about sugar addiction that speaks to you during my interview with Hannah.

In addition, it's my deepest wish that I've inspired you to leave behind your Sugar Sadness and instead embrace a life of Sugar Freedom.

Make sure to take advantage now of my contest to win complimentary admission to my Sugar Freedom Now Course.

To enter, all you have to do is submit your comments here on this Sugar Shock Blog.

You want to briefly answer the following two questions:

• How your sugar addiction has caused challenges and misery for you.
• What does life look like when you're Beyond Sugar Shock?

Enter the contest now and let me guide you from Sugar Shock to Beyond Sugar Shock, where you'll enjoy delicious Sugar Freedom. 

To catch my interview with Hannah, who has interviewed such amazing guests, visit The Hannah Murray Show blog.

Remember, enter the contest to win admission for one to my Sugar Freedom Now Course.

Tony Horton is on Gab With The Gurus

Connie's exciting Beyond Sugar Shock book launch continues.

Today, listen to a replay of an exciting Gab With The Gurus Show with fitness guru Tony Horton, who is founder of P90X. 

Listen to Tony shares his ideas on:

• - How to add a daily workout to your busy schedule
• - How sugar is dangerous

• The importance of fitness
• How to get you motivated
• How to add a daily workout to your busy schedule
• And much more

Listen to internet radio with Gab With the Gurus on Blog Talk Radio

By Lauren Hales

Note from Connie: I'm pleased to introduce you to my new Radio Production Assistant Lauren Hales, who will be posting here often. Yeah, she'll relieve me of some of my work! Welcome, Lauren!

Win a Year of Typepad! Part of the Beyond Sugar Shock Launch

Have you heard that Typepad, the blogging platform where I host this site, is giving away a free year of Typepad?

For those of you sugar or carb addicts who want to blog about your journey to Sugar Freedom, I urge you to get the details here.

Then join the contest now!

Thanks to Typepad for featuring this.

I'm also honored and grateful that Typead chose to select me as a Featured Blogger. Check it out.

 

 

The Most Important Blog Post I Ever Wrote

Dear Wonderful Visitors to this Sugar Shock Blog,

This is the most important post  I’ve ever written.

As you no doubt know, obesity has skyrocketed among adults and youths alike; and children are on a track to die before their parents if they don’t change their unhealthy ways.

At the same time, coronary heart disease, cancer, stroke, type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease have become our nation’s top killers. You probably know — or love — someone who has suffered from one or all of these.

But all of the above diseases are largely preventable.

I call them The Preventable Big Killers. And ALL of these potentially fatal illnesses — and many more — can be caused by overdosing on sugar and/or refined carbs.

Think this doesn’t include you? That’s what I used to believe. 

But the average American — and person in any civilized country is consuming (either consciously or unconsciously) HUGE amounts of sweets and quickie carbs on a DAILY if not many-times-a-day basis.

Each of you may be taking in roughly 170 to 228 pounds of sweeteners per year and another 200 pounds of sugar’s sinful sisters, which I dub “culprit carbs.”

And every day, it seems, the news gets more frightening.

One of my favorite recent studies revealed that sugar can make you dumb!

More research suggests that it can make you violent.

Your sweet tooth even can trigger type 2 diabetes, even though your doctor may vehemently deny it.

Simply put, millions worldwide are in Sugar Shock.

For the past decade, it has my personal mission to inspire and empower sugar 
and carb addicts worldwide.

I want to help them (you?) Get a Life that Rocks™, as I like to put it. (I began coaching people to Sugar Freedom in 2002, four years after I reluctantly quit sugar on doctor’s orders after being waylaid by 44 debilitating ailments.)

So I invite you now: Help me to help transform the lives of millions of sugar and carb addicts around the world!

 

 

Join Me Tomorrow (Tuesday) & Email Your Friends, Loved Ones or Entire 
Address Book to Get Beyond Sugar Shock 

Please join me tomorrow (Tuesday), starting at midnight.

On Tuesday, email your friends, fans, colleagues, health and wellness experts, etc. and invite them to buy my new book, Beyond Sugar Shock, all day and night.

Invite your loved ones or special acquaintances to go online.

Just send them to ==>> http://www.BeyondSugarShock.com/Book

Or encourage them to visit their local Barnes and Noble store. (Beyond Sugar Shock will be on the front table of 200 stores. If you go, please take a photo and send it to me, and we'll post it on Facebook.  

By the way, Beyond Sugar Shock already has been praised by numerous empowering gurus and wellness experts, including Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Dr. Christiane Northrup, Dr. Daniel Amen, Brian Tracy, Dr. Joe Vitale, Kathy Smith, Marci Shimoff, and many others. 

Joshua Rosenthal, founder and director of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition — which I attended in 2005-2006 — was even kind enough to write the foreword.

On Tuesday, the official launch day for my new book Beyond Sugar Shock, my intention is to reach millions across the world with powerful, nourishing, life-changing messages about the joy, excitement and exhilaration of Sugar Freedom.

But I can ONLY reach and HELP millions with your HELP!

So please help me to help millions take back their Sugar Power! 

Millions need to discover how to break the seductive, powerful hold that tempting sweets and quickie carbs have over them.

Millions need to stand strong in the face of clever, deceptive marketing of dangerous junk foods and empty-calorie sugary beverages.

Millions need to get back their energy, vitality, and sex drive.

And, of course, millions need to slim down and get healthy.

Beyond Sugar Shock Helps People (You?) Break Free

Beyond Sugar Shock is designed to empower, educate and inspire sugar addicts and carb junkies of any size (yes, even slim people can be hooked). 

My goal is to help them – you? -- easily, effortlessly, joyfully, even gleefully break free of this dangerous 
addiction to sweets and quickie carbs. 

Just letting go of your sugar addiction can quickly peel off pounds, help you improve your 
focus, and even boost your libido. 

(Just read Michele’s Sweet Success Story in Beyond Sugar Shock.)

 

Quitting Sugar Can Be Tough: My Goal is to Make it Easy, Effortless and Fun for You

Let’s face it, kicking or cutting back on a sugar or carb habit can be one of the toughest 
challenges you’ll ever face. 

That’s why I’m determined to make this simple for you.

And that’s why it’s absolutely necessary for you to put on a sweet suit of armor. You want to discover and use cutting-edge tools and tactics that strengthen and empower you so food manufacturers can’t seduce you to you eat their processed, nutrient-lacking junk just to boost their bottom line—which can add extra pounds to your bottom. 

But sugar does a lot more than just make you fat, as I pointed out earlier. Lately, you’ve even 
probably heard the phrase, “sugar is toxic.” 

You also may have seen the provocative “60 Minutes” piece on the subject reported by Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

It’s easy to ignore this sugar-is-toxic warning. Even back in 1998, I knew that sugar was
bad for me, but I still indulged. (Learn my story in Chapter 1 of Beyond Sugar Shock.)

Now, I urge you to ask yourself: Are you, too, cheating yourself because you mindlessly stuff 
those nutrient-poor silly sweets or quickie carbs into your mouth?

It would be my pleasure and privilege if you’d allow me to help you, your loved ones, friends 
or colleagues easily break free of your sugar or carb addiction. 

In fact, it’s my burning mission. Let me guide you to the Luscious Land of Sugar Freedom and Carb 
Consciousness.

My desire to help you is why I poured my heart (and many years) into this book and the 
companion Sugar Freedom Now Course.

Why am I so committed to helping you regain your Sugar Power?

Because when you undertake recommended Adventurcises (adventurous exercises) and 
other suggested activities in Beyond Sugar Shock, you’ll experience a massive transformation 
unlike anything you've ever experienced. 

That’s my prediction — no, my promise to you. 

Sure, your goal may be just to lose weight, and yes, you will easily peel off extra pounds, but that’s only a small piece of the story. 

Letting go of your sugar or carb addiction will turn your life around. It will make happier, sexier, stronger, more focused and balanced. 

You’ll be a far better you without needing to rely on carbs as your crutch. 

So, I invite you: will you tell your fans, loved ones, colleagues and acquaintances about Beyond Sugar 
Shock on Tuesday, June 5? 

Just send them to ==>> 
http://www.BeyondSugarShock.com/Book

Now, let’s take back our Sugar Power!

 

Wishing you a Life that’s Sweeterlicious (That's my word for Sweeter, delicious, scrumptious, luscious and elicious, and sensuous)

 

Connie Bennett, CHHC, CPC, ACC 
Your Sugar Freedom Coach Author, 
Sugar Shock! and Beyond Sugar Shock 

P.S. It will be a pleasure to connect with many of you on Facebook or in my Sugar Freedom Now
Course.

P.P.P.S. Stay tuned for many exciting free Beyond Sugar Shock Book Launch programs 
on Tuesday and Wednesday. For instance, renowned TV personality Jane Velez-Mitchell 
will be on my Gab with the Gurus Show tomorrow; I’ll be on two webinars, and I’ll give radio interviews. 
I’ll even be on a Facebook chat tomorrow afternoon, thanks to my publisher, Hay House. And you'll be 
able to read my new article at www.HealYourLife.com. 

Just get regular updates at my blog, www.SugarShockBlog.com or on my Facebook page at 
www.Facebook.com/SmartHabitsFans 

P.P.P.S. Feel free to share this blog post with whomever you like. Better yet, I encourage you to share this email with your entire address book. And invite them to check out 
http://www.BeyondSugarShock.com/Book

Apology to Would-Be Readers of Beyond Sugar Shock for the Cupcakes on the Cover

Please forgive me, dear readers or would-be readers!

If the cupcakes on the cover of my upcoming book, Beyond Sugar Shock, tempt you or offend you, I apologize profusely!

But, let's face it, the cupcakes on the cover are a mirror.

They merely  reflect the sugary temptations that will inevitably taunt you on a daily basis (several times) -- every time you step out of your house and almost every time you turn on the TV. 

Thankfully, millions now realize that sugar is toxic, thanks to 60 Minutes, Dr. Robert Lustig and many other researchers. 

In fact, in my first book, Sugar Shock, I discussed how sugar can kill you.

But, let's face it, Sugar Kills You Sweetly. Very sweetly. 

By that, I mean that most sweets look so darn inviting. That's why beautiful cupcakes on the cover of Beyond Sugar Shock make a lot of sense, I believe. 

For those of you who don't know my history, I used to be a member of the audience for  whom I'm now writing. I was a horribly hooked sugar addict in 1998. What's more, I was plagued by a whopping 44 ailments until I quit sweets on doctor's orders. You can read My S.A.D. to Sweet Story in Chapter 1 of Beyond Sugar Shock.  

Then, in 2002, four years after I'd risen above my own addiction, I became committed to helping you sugar and carb addicts. My role as your Sugar Freedom Coach to help you, not tempt you. 

You may be surprised to know that that I've poured 10 years of my life into developing the program -- my Sugar Freedom Now Course -- which then led to this companion book, Beyond Sugar Shock.  

Trust me, I've carefully designed this book's six-week program to help you achieve a place of liberation, excitement, and health. The cover will not bother you six weeks from now if I've done my job right. 

Anyhow, to get some history about the cupcakes-on-the-cover-of-Beyond-Sugar-Shock controversy, read my first Sugar Shock Blog post after Natalie wrote on my Facebook fan page to say that the cupcakes tempted her so much that she covered them up. After inviting her to send me a photo, I posted it on this blog.  

Natalie's comments made me wonder if having cupcakes on the cover was a good idea. I then approached people on my mailing list to get their input. 

Here's my second Sugar Shock Blog post, in which I quote readers, who find the cupcakes either offensive, annoying, or clever, depending on whose opinion you read.

Sugar addicts and carb addicts, please join the cupcakes discussion.

I'd like to know how you feel about the cover design of Beyond Sugar Shock. 

Whatever you think, please, though, will you give this book a chance, cupcakes on the cover or not?! 

Post your reactions and thoughts now. 

To learn how sugar is toxic, now see the 60 Minutes piece reported by Dr. Sanjay Gupta: 

Please post your feelings and reactions to seeing cupcakes on cover of Beyond Sugar Shock.

Cupcakes on the Cover of Beyond Sugar Shock: Backlash?

Oh goodness!

The fact that cupcakes are on the cover of my upcoming book, Beyond Sugar Shock -- officially out June 1 but available for pre-order now through Amazon and my publisher Hay House -- has triggered some fascinating and even strong reactions. Quite surprising to me! 

Discussion about cupcakes on the cover began when my Facebook friend Natalie told me on my fan page that the cupcakes bothered her so she simply covered them up with a piece of paper.

See her photo here and my response as to why cupcakes were on the cover.

Natalie's reaction and clever cover-them-up response got my wheels turning.

So last night, I sent an email to people on my mailing list to invite them to share their opinions about the cupcakes on the cover.

Did we make a cupcakes no-no, or is the cover a good one?

After all, I want to help people, not entice them!

So here are some of  many replies I received about the cupcakes on the cover of Beyond Sugar Shock.

Mary wrote:

"I do not like the cover! I am sorely tempted by such things, visually speaking! It's just like today's women's magazines, with a picture of chocolate cake on the front with the constant headlines that feature the latest diet underneath. Cruel. I really do not like the cupcake cover. I do love cupcakes though : )The cover needs to be changed or I will never recover this addiction and I need all the help I can get. I mean, a book on how to give up pornography with half naked women on the cover makes no sense either, eh?  : )"

What intriguing comments. I never even looked at it that way!

Next, Bonnie had some brilliant observations:

"I think the cover is fine. But I guess I can say that because cupcakes aren't my weakness, cookies are!! Homemade cookies!

"I have a couple ideas: One is to make a jacket that has something covering the cupcakes, and when you are ready, you can take the jacket off the book to reveal the original picture with cupcakes.

"The other one is the cupcakes would have things like insulin needles, bottles of medication etc. sticking out of it.  Maybe one could have legs and be standing on a scale. One could be holding doctor's bills!"

Oh how funny, Bonnie! We'll see what my publisher, Hay House, says about your innovative ideas for future covers (once they sell out the initial books).

Meanwhile, Karen weighed in:

"Connie - I think cupcakes are a brilliant idea - I walk around NYC these days and see seemingly normal looking people strolling down the street eating giant cupcakes. I see cupcake bakeries on every corner, and cupcake TV shows on several cable channels. Good luck with the book!"

Linda also was upset with the cupcakes on the cover of Beyond Sugar Shock:

"I find the cupcakes on the cover offensive and sense that it is a marketing ploy to get people to notice the book. I feel it is manipulative. The title on the book is enough to take notice but the cupcakes make me feel that my problem is being taken lightly."

Please, Linda, you know that I take your problem very seriously. Remember, I used to suffer myself from a very serious sugar addiction. (In fact, you can read my sour story in Beyond Sugar Shock.) You also may want to know that I've been dedicated to helping people break free of their sugar addiction since 2002, and I quit four years before that.)

Frances, a nutritionist, offered a more measured perspective:

"Connie, Congratulations on your upcoming book!! As for the cupcakes, I haven't actually seen the cover.........however seeing those moist delicious sugar bites is hard to refuse. When I read the Wheat Belly book, they had gorgeous bagels on the front that I could smell --they looked sooo good.

"I am a Nutritionist and all my clients are sugar addicts. Seeing the pictures of our favorite foods is hard, but hey, perhaps it will help us as we see the real thing out and about in our day to day living. Thanks for all you do to make this world a better place! Blessings to you!"

And Dina wrote on my Facebook fan page about the cupcakes on the cover:

"WHY [did you do this]? Sabotaging decision that probably has roots in marketing. Not funny if you're addicted to sugar. Would you put a booze bottle on the front a text for Alcoholics Anonymous? It is a concern that we even have to have this discussion. You and the publisher could apologize and put an appropriate image in its place."

Dina, I apologize if the cupcakes bother you.

I also said I'm sorry here, too. And the day before, I conveyed my sincere regrets here, too.

Nicole also posted on Facebook:

"Yeah, it would have been much better to make a photo of a generic young women / man in fitness gear to showcase the 6 week aspect! ;) i think the cupcakes are bit too simple, suggesting its a cooking book or something similar, missing the 'move beyond' aspect but otherwise it is just a book cover - who ever is 'offended' by that needs to get a life. :)"

And then Mary wrote:

"Hello Connie, I honestly would have used something other than cupcakes for the cover...but, your intent will perhaps launch a whole new wave of Sugar Consciousness...because of the cupcakes! Onward and good luck! Mary"

Thanks, readers, for sharing your thoughts. 

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Just know that my goal and intention is to give you and millions like you tools so that you can easily achieve a state of what I call "Sugar Freedom." You can and will rise above feeling a prisoner to your habit, I believe, if you buy Beyond Sugar Shock, no matter what cover it has. 

Please join our discussion. What do you think about the cupcakes on the cover? I'm eager to learn your opinion.

Post your thoughts here or on my Facebook page.

By the way, if you have a sugar addiction, I'm here for you. And please know that I've put years -- more than a decade -- into bringing you Beyond Sugar Shock. So, please don't judge my book by its cupcakes cover!

Eager to get help personally from me? Join my Sugar Freedom Now Course, which you can attend either live or via pre-recorded programs. 

Tempted by Cupcakes On My Book, Beyond Sugar Shock? Cover Them Up!

Are you hooked on cupcakes but want (and need) to get my book, Beyond Sugar Shock?

Follow the advice of my creative Facebook friend Natalie Rothman, who came up with an innovative way of dealing with those enticing cupcakes on the cover of my book: Just cover up those annoying (but pretty) cupcakes by pasting a piece of paper over them!

Thank you, Natalie, for this brilliant idea and for sharing a photo with would-be readers of Beyond Sugar Shock about how you got rid of temptation.

Here's what prompted Natalie to cover the cupcakes on the cover of my book:

"For me 'out of sight is mostly out of mind' and seeing the cupcakes on the cover was really bugging me -- making me think of cupcakes -- so I covered them up! Maybe when i'm done the book and the process, it won't matter!"

When I learned about Natalie's cupcake challenges, I invited her to send a photo of her holding up a copy of my book. When I got the photo, I cracked up. (Please forgive me if that's politically incorrect!)

Now bear in mind that I'm not laughing at her -- I'm cracking up at Natalie's ingenious way of dealing with the enticing cupcakes. She was quite clever. Indeed, sugar addicts, as I've discovered from working with them for a decade, are really sharp people.) Also, I can relate to Natalie, because I, too, was once tempted by just about any sweet I saw. I daresay that the sugar-addicted Connie of 1998 might have had the exact same reaction upon viewing the cupcakes.

It's now time for an apology to all you sugar addicts out there.

Please, please, please forgive me if the cupcakes on the cover of my new book, Beyond Sugar Shock, are too enticing for you right now!

But bear in mind that at the end of our six-week Mind-Body-Spirit adventure together, those cupcakes won't bother you if I do my job right as your Sugar Freedom Coach/guide and you use the innovative tools you get in this program.

So Why Are Cupcakes on the Cover of Beyond Sugar Shock? Am I Being Mean to You Readers?

In case you're wondering why cupcakes are on the cover of my book, here are thoughts from my perspective. My astute publisher, Hay House, probably has other brilliant marketing ideas.

• Wherever you go these days, whether it's to the corner market, the drug store, a restaurant, or even a hospital, you will -- without fail -- be tempted, tortured or even taunted by sweets galore from cupcakes to donuts to sweet rolls to cakes. Usually, those tantalizing "treats" are really gorgeous, too. So what you see on the cover of Beyond Sugar Shock represents what's already facing you when you're "out there" in the real world.
• My role, as your Sugar Freedom Coach and guide to the book's six-week program is to help arm you and make you strong enough by teaching you simple, but powerful tools and techniques so you can easily face temptation, whether they come in the form of cupcakes, cookies, or pies. So, over the course of our six weeks together, you'll learn to make peace with cupcakes or whatever dessert foods most tempt or bother you. My goal is for you to finish reading the book and doing the Adventurcises (adventurous exercise) and be unfazed by these cupcakes on the cover of the book.  For instance, when I look at the cover of Beyond Sugar Shock, I just see something pretty -- those cupcakes don't entice me in the least. Make sense?
• Another reason cupcakes are on the cover of Beyond Sugar Shock  is to draw the attention of sugar addicts everywhere. If the cover intrigues them -- you? -- enough, you'll pick up the book or go online to discover how it can help to dramatically change your life, right? (And my goal is lofty. I seek to help millions of sugar addicts. What better way to reach you than to have a book, which has a snazzy book cover such as this?)
• Now, for one final thought as to why cupcakes are featured. I suggested to my publisher, Hay House, to put cupcakes on the cover, becuase lately, cupcakes have become all the rage. In fact, if you do a Google search for cupcakes today, you get 102,000,000 hits! But what's missing from just about every post featuring cupcake recipes and information is the dirt -- you just don't learn how dangerous these sweets can be -- how too many cupcakes or any kind of dessert can trigger disease and an early death. 

So I hope you forgive me for the cupcakes on the cover. Now, let me help you overcome your desire for cupcakes or any other sweet, dangerous foods.

By the way, I just love getting feedback from readers. And coaching sugar addicts is something I feel compelled to do.

I also applaud Natalie for challenging me and asking me why cupcakes are on my book cover. You sugar addicts always give me amazing ideas! Thank you again, Natalie, for telling me about your cupcakes challenge and making me think about this.

For those of you who want to get help from my book but find the cupcakes too tempting, here's what I now recommend: Take the cupcakes test before you buy Beyond Sugar Shock!

If the cupcakes on the cover tempt you too much, cover them up as Natalie did after you bring it home. (Bear in mind that you're creating something that's only temporary.) Then, keep the cupcakes covered from you for as long as you need.

When you've succeeded in breaking free of your sugar addiction, then go back to the original cover.

And stay tuned, because we're going to hold a contest to see who can come up with the most creative interim cover to put over the three cupcakes on my book cover. (Bear in mind that your goal is to be able to see those cupcakes and not be tempted.)

So, are cupcakes your Achilles heel? Tell us now. And I'd love to hear from you -- was putting cupcakes on the cover a good idea?

Please note: Beyond Sugar Shock is not officially published yet, but you can pre-order it now from either Amazon or my publisher, Hay House. The official publication date is June 1 in the United States and Canada and June 4 in Great Britain. Please keep checking back here, on this Sugar Shock Blog, to find out about exciting Beyond Sugar Shock Book Launch activities planned from June 5 to 14. You will, for instance, have opportunities, to listen to my interviews on my Gab with the Gurus Show with top health experts and leading thought leaders such as Jane Velez-Mitchell (on June 5, the official Beyond Book Launch Day) and Jeff O'Connell, author of the amazing book, Sugar Nation, on June 6. In addition, you'll have a chance to catch me interviewed on a number of radio shows and teleseminars or webinars.   

 

 

Sugar Freedom Now Course: Join Us Now

Today, it's my pleasure to share with you the new artwork for my Sugar Freedom Now Course.

This is the companion program to my new book, Beyond Sugar Shock, which you can pre-order now from Amazon and get in a few days! 

Special thanks to talented Enrique Brooks, who was referred by my wonderful Facebook friend, Lynnis Woods- Mullins II, for designing this new graphic, which is intended to complement the book. Didn't he do a wonderful job? 

Both Beyond Sugar Shock and the companion Sugar Freedom Now Course show you how to easily, effortlessly release your sugar addiction -- and have fun at the same time!

By the way, the next Sugar Freedom Now Course next begins Thursday, May 17. If you act fast, you can join us this week and get in at the early bird rate. So join us now so you can become slimmer, sexier, and sweeter. 

Photography: Are You a Photo Buff, Too? Join my Photo Corner

Most of the time I post items related to health, wellness and personal empowerment, and, of course, lately about my upcoming book, Beyond Sugar Shock.

But we all need a break sometime.

Although I have to work today, I decided to take time out to share with you about one of my big loves -- photography.

In fact, I'm about to get a new camera. (Excited!)

These days, taking my camera and shooting cool shots gives me a much bigger high than sugar ever did.

So here's a photo I took on a fun day of cavorting around California with a friend. (My feet are on the left!)

 

How does this photo make you feel?

What do you think of when you see it?

Share this with your friends, and post your thoughts on my Facebook fan page.

Dr. Wayne Dyer and Oprah Winfrey discuss his John of God Healing and "Wishes Fulfilled" on OWN

Have you ever had a chance to be inspired, motivated, and educated by the amazing Dr. Wayne Dyer, who's fondly known as "The father of Motivation" to his fans?

You simply must listen to Dr. Dyer, who can lift you up, no matter what you're going through.  

So stay at home this Sunday, March 25 at 11 am ET/PT and get inspired when Dr. Dyer sits down for an in-depth conversation with Oprah about his battle with leukemia and the controversial treatment he believes healed him.

Dr. Dyer appears in an  all-new, two-hour special,  entitled ‘Living with Grace,' which will air on “Super Soul Sunday” Sunday, March 25 at 11 a.m. ET/PT (check your local listings) on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. 

Filmed on location in Maui, Dyer reveals his battle with leukemia and his decision to seek controversial treatment from Brazilian healer “John of God” (João de Deus). Dr. Dyer describes his experiences and the reasons he believes that he is now cancer-free.

Dr. Dyer also shares thoughts from his new book Wishes Fulfilled: Mastering the Art of Manifesting 

He also opens up about the new love he has found at the age of 71.

In addition to watching the OWN special, I urge you to get Dr. Dyer's powerful new book, Wishes Fulfilled: Mastering the Art of Manifesting, which is currently #2 on The New York Times Best Sellers list.

Meanwhile, Dr. Dyer's latest PBS special of the same name has been airing on TV in 50 million homes since March 3.

Both the book, Wishes Fulfilled, and the television program feature Dr. Dyer's Five Wishes Fulfilled Foundations: the five steps to living from your "highest self" and thereby attracting your deepest desires.

You will learn how to use your imagination, live from the end, assume the feeling of the Wish Fulfilled, the value of attention and the importance of the last five minutes of each day to create new and astonishing thought patterns, while defeating unproductive and recurring habits. 

You can catch a sneak peek at the Oprah interview here.

And here's another sneak peek, in which Oprah asks in disbelief about Wayne’s long-distance “surgery” with John of God.

Now here's more information about Dr. Wayne Dyer. His PBS specials have raised more than $150 million for public broadcasting.

Dr. Dyer is a famously self-made man who, despite a childhood spent in orphanages, put himself through college earning a Ph.D. in educational counseling and later becoming one of the best-selling authors of all time with more than 37 books, 20 of which have been New York Times best sellers.

His book, Your Erroneous Zones, has sold more than 50 million copies worldwide. What you'll find fascinating, as I do, is that Dr. Dyer first began selling it from the trunk of his car in the 1970s. 

By the way, did you hear that the remarkable Dr. Dyer has just endorsed my next book, Beyond Sugar Shock, which is being published June 1 from Hay House? Read Dr. Dyer's endorsement here.

And go here to read endorsements from people like Dr. Daniel Amen, Brian Tracy, Dr. Christiane Northrup, Dr. Bernie Siegel, Marci Shimoff, Colette Baron-Reid and many thers. 

Photo credit: Wayne Dyer and Oprah Winfrey filming “Super Soul Sunday” in Maui/Photo Courtesy of Harpo, Inc. 

Dr. Wayne Dyer Endorsed My Book, Beyond Sugar Shock, for Hay House: He Joins Dr. Daniel Amen, Dr. Bernie Siegel, Dr. Christiane Northrup & Others

Woo Hoo! Best-selling author and beloved teacher Dr. Wayne W. Dyer just gave me the most exciting, amazing gift!

The remarkable Dr. Dyer -- author of many bestsellers, including his latest, Wishes Fulfilled: Mastering the Art of Manifesting -- has just endorsed my next book, Beyond Sugar Shock.

This endorsement means so much to me at this time. Although I've been a fan for years, lately, I've been relying and turning to his motivational works and books over and over again.

For instance, every morning now, I chant and listen religiously to his Meditations for Manifesting: Morning and Evening Meditations to Literally Create Your Heart's Desire.

I'm also very eager to get his new I AM Wishes Fulfilled Meditation, that Dr. Dyer and James F. Twyman have created. I'm sure it will be miraculous.

So here the endorsement that Dr. Dyer so kindly gave:

"I have taken the advice and guidance that Connie offers here and used it to reclaim my  own well being. We have unknowingly and unwittingly become a nation of addicts, and here in this book you are given a blueprint for living a life of perfect health. Follow the easy-to-apply guidelines, and then you will be able to look in the mirror and say, `I AM finally living a healthy life.' There is no greater feeling and it is your birthright. You were not designed to walk around in shock. A much needed book. --Wayne Dyer"

Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Dr. Dyer!

Now, I encourage you to watch these fascinating interviews with him. 

And make sure to sign up for a chance to get Dr. Dyer's new book, Wishes Fulfilled, and a copy of Anita Moorjani's Dying To Be Me, offered by Hay House, his (and my) publisher.

Watch Dr. Wayne Dyer Wishes Fulfilled | Preview on PBS. See more from pbs.

 

Dr. Dyer is joining many other wonderful experts, who've generously provided endorsements, including Dr. Daniel Amen, Dr. Bernie Siegel, Brian Tracy, Dr. Joe Vitale, Marci Shimoff, Janet Bray Atwood, John Assaraf, and Brian Alman, Ph.D.

Nutrition gurus Dr. JJ Virgin, Dr. Oz Garcia, Dr. Jonny Bowden, Ann Cooper, Marc David, and Mark Sisson also said kind words about Beyond Sugar Shock, which offers you a fun, simple, compassionate six-week Mind-Body-Spirit adventure to easily and effortlessly release your sugar addiction.

In the book, I take you by the hand, so to speak, and coach you to Sugar Freedom so that by the time you finish the book, you're now leading a life that's sweeterlicious (that's my word for delicious, combined with scrumptious, delicious, and of course, sweet).

Even fellow sugar experts have been kind enough to praise it--which gives me such profound joy. 

I bow my head in gratitude to such amazing authors of sugar books or programs as Jeff O'Connell (to your left), Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, Richard J. Johnson, M.D., Jill Escher, and Kathie Dolgin (a.k.a. "High Voltage"), to whom I'm so grateful for writing endorsements for Beyond Sugar Shock.

It's also been an honor to have several authors published byHay House (my publisher) offer endorsements.

A very special thanks go to Dr. Christiane Northrup (see photo to your left), Colette Baron-Reid, Dr. Ken Druck, Donna Gates,Lauren Mackler, and CarolineSutherland.

Read my recent Sugar Shock Blog post to read the nice things other empowering speakers and best selling authors have said about Beyond Sugar Shock. 

Kick Your Sweet Tooth to the Curb: Thanks to Vital Juice

Do you have a sweet tooth?

Feeling a prisoner to your sugar habit?

Get some help now, thanks to Vital Juice, whose talented editor Maridel Reyes, interviewed me.

Read this package of articles now:

Sweets Surpise
Kick your sweet tooth to the curb.

How have these sugar articles have helped you?

What's your biggest Ahah!?

Let Vital Juice know on their Facebook fan page.

Then make sure to share your thoughts on our Facebook fan page, too.