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Join Me in San Francisco: Help Make My Book a Bestseller at Bestseller Book Launch Party

Live or work near San Francisco? 

If so, join me Wednesday, May 30 between 6 and 9 pm PDT for a Bestseller Book Launch and Author Spotlight Party.

At this one-of-a-kind event, you'll have a chance to meet several of us authors in the business and non-fiction fields, including bestselling author Marci Shimoff and yours truly.

Of course, I'm inviting you to come out and support my new book, Beyond Sugar Shock, which will be officially released two days later. 

Here's how the Betseller Book Launch Party works. You can attend for free, but what you'll do is purchase two books on Amazon that day (see details below). 

Then, you'll be able to share our (the authors') excitement and join in the celebration as our books blast to the top of the Amazon.com bestseller charts right there at the party. Isn't this an innovative idea for a party?

Special thanks to Alicia Dunams, a self-publishing expert and creator of the Bestseller in A Weekend business program. This Bestseller Book Launch Party is her brainchild.  

Please note that this Bestseller Book Launch Party is not a book signing -- but I'll be glad to sign books -- as many as you buy. 

Remember, you'll be an integral part of our success by purchasing two of the featured authors' books on Amazon.com on May 30, 2012, anytime between 12:01 am – 11:59 pm.

Again, I'm inviting you to get my book, Beyond Sugar Shock, during that time. (If you're not in San Francisco, I urge you to wait until June 5 to buy my book, because that's when we're holding the official book launch.)

To receive complimentary admission to the Bestseller Book Party:

1) You must show proof that you purchased 2 of the featured authors' books on May 30, 2012 when you arrive at the registration table. A print-out of an Amazon.com receipt will suffice. Or...

2) Purchase 2 of the featured authors' books (think: my book, please!) at the event between 6 and 9pm. I'll be there with my new laptop, so you can buy them with me watching, if you like. (I'll be happy to post for a photo, if you like too.) You must show proof of purchase before  you leave the party.

To join the other authors and me at the Bestseller Book Launch Party fun on Wed., May 30 in San Francisco, sign up here. 

Special thanks to USA Today for the Best-Selling Books image. Hope it was okay to use! If not, let me know and I'll promptly take it down! 

Speed Shrinking is the Hot, New Trend

Check out this cool interview all about the new wave of Speed Shrinking, a trend that's been created, thanks to my friend Susan Shapiro, author of the entertaining, new novel Speed Shrinking, which offers a humorous account about how a self-help guru (a sugar-addiction specialist, no less) going on a shrink shopping spree, seeing 8 in 8 days to help stop her cupcake binging right before a major TV appearance.

See the fun news story that ran about it. As you'll see, I was one of the "Speed Shrinkers."

Help Me to Help You -- The White-Out Diet Will Be In Your Hands Jan. 2010, Helping You, If You Spread the Word Now

Special Announcement:

Greetings, wonderful, savvy people,

Exactly 11 years ago today, I first kicked sugar and refined carbs and got a better life.

And today, more than a decade since I became reborn, I'm launching an unusual marketing campaign to promote my next book, The White-Out Diet.

The catch is that it's not out yet. My goal is to have it hit bookstores and your favorite online retailer Jan. 2009.

The economy is prompting me to do something really different so that I can get a book deal for my next book, The White-Out Diet, which I know could help many.

Please see this email (below), which I just sent to members of my mailing list.

If you can help, I'd really, really appreciate it!

Anyhow, my goal is to help millions, and I think I can, but I need wonderful people like you to spread the word! Please read on.

Thanks in advance ever so much!See letter below.

Warmly and gratefully,

Connie

Subject: Help me, please... The White-Out Diet, my next book, is coming with your help -- benefits galore

Dear [Your Name Goes Here],

 

Would you like to lose weight for good,banish fatigue, boost your energy, feel and look

more youthful, get more oomph in the bedroom and build a life of passion, purpose and pizzazz?

 

Well, The White-Out Diet, my next book (the follow-up to SUGAR SHOCK!), is intended to help YOU

achieve ALL of that -- and more.

 

This book, I hope, will come out in January 2010.

 

But here's the catch: I need your help so that this book will become a reality and be available to you through bookstores,libraries and online retailers.

 

You see, while this fun, easy-to-read,

friendly, compassionate book can help

you in so many ways, these challenging

economic times are prompting me to

rely on you.

 

Let me explain.

 

Like all other industries, the

publishing industry has been hit

by the economic downturn.

 

Publishers are tightening their belts and making less acquisitions.

So my literary agent explains to me.

 

More importantly, major publishers only want to make book

deals with people, who are household names

-- movie stars, TV personalities, celebrities and so on.

 

And publishers only want authors with a "Big Platform"

-- this means millions (or least hundreds of

thousands) of followers, fans and friends.

 

Therein lies my challenge.

 

While editors at publishing houses loved my White-Out Diet

concept and my background as author of an acclaimed

book (SUGAR SHOCK!) from a major publisher (Berkley Books,

part of the Penguin Group), their enthusiasm was dampened

because I'm not a household name -- yet.

 

And while I do have a Big Platform,

it's not big ENOUGH -- yet.

 

But I'm determined to get The White-Out Diet published so it can help you.

 

So I realized that it's time to put the Law of Attraction into action.

 

And I'd be grateful to you for any help you can give to make this happen.

 

The White-Out Diet is a great book, and it deserves to be in your

hands next January, 2010, so it can help you.

 

Ultimately, this challenge presents an

incredible opportunity.

 

It's time for me to become pro-active,

creative and what I call "author-preneurial."

 

I'm even planning some outrageous, exciting activities

to drum up the necessary attention in The White-Out Diet, because

I KNOW this book can really enhance, improve and change your life.

 

(Got any clever, out-of-the-box marketing and promotion ideas? Know any celebrities?

Please share this info with me

ASAP, but privately.)

 

So would you be kind enough to act now (spending only about a

minute or two) to support the campaign to get The White-Out Diet

into the hands of people who need it?

 

Act now, please. Just go here:

 

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http://www.WhiteOutDiet.com

 

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My Intention: Get 500,000 or More in Pre-Sales Commitments

for The White-Out Diet From People Like You

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So here's my intention, my wonderful,

health-minded friends, fans and colleagues.

 

I would like to guarantee publishers that The White-Out Diet will

sell 500,000 or more copies.

 

Will you help me -- and yourself? Would you please:

 

1) Promise to buy 1 or more copies of

The White-Out Diet

 

2) Tell 2 or more friends and loved ones about this fun, friendly, helpful

book. Just send them to www.WhiteOutDiet.com and

 

3) Tell your entire online community and friends through social media sites. This

means posting (preferably several times) links to http://www.WhiteOutDiet.com

on your Facebook page and those of your friends.

 

And for those of you on Twitter.com,

would you send out lots of tweets? Just refer people to http://www.WhiteOutDiet.com

Here's one I wrote for you:

Join the White-Out Diet Super Friends campaign. This could help you, your friends, etc. http://www.WhiteOutDiet.com

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Visualize With Me: The White-Out Diet

Is In Your Hands Now, Helping YOU

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Will you join with me now?

 

You see, I'm utterly convinced that with your support, we'll get an

amazing momentum going.

 

Just envision this: Even if only 1 percent of the people on Facebook

(200 million) and Twitter (6 million) spread the word and make pre-sales

commitments, this book will become a mega-bestseller before it's even published!

 

In fact, if hundreds of your friends and friends of friends get involved, The White-Out Diet

will get way more than 500,000 in pre-sales commitments.

 

I've now shared my dream with you. (Guess it's not private any more? LOL!)

 

Will you join me in this dream so that I can help you and your friends with The White-Out Diet?

 

Just think: You could be on the ground floor of an empowering, cutting-edge, life-changing

guerilla marketing campaign that helps millions.

Do you feel great or what?

 

I hope you're excited.

 

Just imagine The White-Out Diet helping you to become healthier and to

accomplish amazing things.

 

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More About The White-Out Diet

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Let me tell you more about this book

so you can understand why I'm so eager for you to be able to get it in January 2010.

 

The White-Out Diet -- whose

subtitle is A 21-Day Plan to Peel Off

Pounds, Boost Energy, Rev Up Libido,

Banish Toxins & Turn Back the Clock --

could help you to:

 

* Easily lose weigh*t for good

 

* Feel and look more youthful

 

* Banish fatigue and boost your energy

 

* Rev up your libido

 

* Become more calm, cheerful and content

 

* Have a better memory

 

* Find out which "white" foods are

wiping you out and doing you in;

 

* Learn 21 days of easy tools, tips and

tactics to accomplish all of the above; 

 

* Turn your life around so that you can

plunge into a life of passion, purpose & pizzazz; and

 

* Open up your life in new ways (you

see, this isn't just a diet book -- it's more of a lifestyle book)

 

The White-Out Diet also has the

participation of cutting-edge people in

the fields of health and wellness. For instance:

 

* Joshua Rosenthal, MScED, Founder &

Director of the Institute for

Integrative Nutrition (IIN)-- has kindly agreed to write the introduction.

 

(I'm so honored, excited and

grateful to Joshua, because he's busy running the largest nutrition school  in the world.

I just love IIN, which I attended.

It attracts the most wonderful, fellow grads, students and staffers.)

 

The White-Out Diet also will involve the participation of other acclaimed

health experts and celebrities:

 

* A famous medical expert will do

the foreword. (I'm eagerly awaiting

word from someone who is really famous.) Dr. Nicholas Perricone wrote

the foreword for my first book, SUGAR SHOCK!

 

* Integrative physician Richard M.

Linchitz, M.D. - a cancer survivor

himself -- will serve as medical

consultant for The White-Out Diet. 

 

(Dr. Linchitz has an amazing

tale himself. Back in 1998, he

overcame lung cancer making many of the lifestyle changes

we tell you about in The White-Out Diet. (FYI, he got cancer despite never having smoked.)

 

* Plus, The White-Out Diet will have meal plans created by

recognized nutritionist Jill Lane, C.N.C. 

 

* In addition, as with SUGAR

SHOCK!, The White-Out Diet will have

numerous endorsements from well-known

health experts and celebrities.

 

Dr. Mehmet Oz, Dr. Christiane Northrup,

Kathy Smith, former presidential

contender and former Arkansas Gov. Mike

Huckabee, film producer Harvey

Weinstein, actress/author Marilu Henner

and Dr. Joseph Mercola were among those

who have endorsed SUGAR SHOCK!

 

So, can I count on you to spread the

word about The White-Out Diet to help me get a book deal?

 

Just go now to

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www.WhiteOutDiet.com

 

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Gifts to You For Helping Bring

The White-Out Diet to Bookstores,

& Online Retailers

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Of course, because of you're providing

vital help so The White-Out Diet can

get into your hands, you'll get benefits as a token of my gratitude.

 

To find out what these gifts are and to join the exciting White-Out Diet,

Royal Treatment Super Friend campaign, go here now:

 

=====>>>>

www.WhiteOutDiet.com

 

From the bottom of my heart, I thank

you in advance for your invaluable support!

 

Just imagine: Because of you, The White-Out Diet will be in your hands

in January 2010, and it will help you and millions like you.

 

Again, thank you so much for helping me

to help you by guaranteeing that The White-Out Diet can help people like you.

 

Gratefully yours,

Connie

 

P.S. Make sure to spread the word to 2 or more friends now. Just send them to the new blog:

 

===== >>>>>

www.WhiteOutDiet.com

 

While there, you'll see a really fun, creative White-Out Diet design from the

talented Hillary Carlip, whose clients have included such big names as Jennifer Anniston.

 

P.P.S. If you have great marketing ideas, contacts in the media or celebrity friends,

please write to me ASAP at connie@sugarshock.com

 

Connie Bennett. C.H.H.C. - Stop Sugar Shock

 

Alan Levy, CEO & Co-Founder of BlogTalkRadio.com, Tells You How to Become A Radio Host & Shares Exciting Facts About This Growing, Innovative Social Platform

Wanna learn how to be a radio host?

Wanna learn about one of the hottest, most exciting things happening on the Internet today -- well, at least in my opinion?

Listen to Alan Levy, CEO and co-founder of the famous BlogTalkRadio.com, who I had the pleasure of interviewing today for my Stop SUGAR SHOCK! Radio Show, which is hosted on BlogTalkRadio.

In our chat, Alan talks about how the idea for this innovative virtual platform grew in spring 2006, while he was coping with his father's tragic illness. To keep family and friends up to date, he first launched a wonderful blog in his father's honor -- a site his dad thought was pretty cool!

Then, before his dad passed away, the father and son held discussions about Alan's idea to develop an online venue for bloggers to chat with their fans. Hence, in September 2006, BlogTalkRadio.com was born, thanks to Alan and his partner Bob Charish.

In our interview, Alan tells you some amazing facts about this exciting, rapidly growing social networking online platform, of which I'm proud to be a part.

For instance, to date, there are 4,000 of us radio hosts (including yours truly), and we've given a whopping 42,000 shows.

And people are tuning in quite a bit. For instance, BlogTalkRadio had a whopping 1.7 million listeners in November! What's more, we've brought in some stellar guests -- folks like Dr. Mehmet Oz (I hosted him), Oliver Stone

Listen now to today's show with BlogTalkRadio founder Alan Levy.

Organic Foods Really Are Better for You, Study Finds

If you think organic foods are a waste of time, a landmark, four-year European Union study may convince you to change your mind.

Eating organic produce is not only more nutritious than conventionally grown fruits and veggies, but organic foods may even help you to live longer, researchers from the European Union discovered.

Special thanks to nutritionist Liz Lipski, Ph.D., founder of the innovative Access to Health Experts program for alerting us to this exciting study.

As Liz and the Sunday Times pointed out, the European researchers learned that the:

• Organic fruits and vegetables contained up to 40% more antioxidants.
• Organic produce had higher levels of iron and zinc.
• Milk from organic herds contained up to 90% more antioxidants.

Interestingly, as Access to Health Experts and Sunday Times inform us, Professor Carlo Leifert, or Newcastle University -- who coordinated this landmark project -- said that the differences were so marked that organic produce would help to increase the nutrient intake of people not eating the recommended five portions a day of fruit and vegetables.

"If you have just 20% more antioxidants and you can't get your kids to do five a day, then you might just be okay with four a day," he said.

Sugar Addict? Get Your Questions Answered Live Wed., Dec. 19 on my Stop SUGAR SHOCK! Radio Show on BlogTalkRadio.com

Do you have questions about kicking sugar?

I'm here to help, especially since this time of year poses special sugar challenges.

On Wed., Dec. 19 at 3 p.m. EST., I will take your questions live during a special, one-hour Stop SUGAR SHOCK! Radio Show on BlogTalkRadio.com.

If you need help to kick sugar or confront your sugar habit, just call (646) 716-7312 between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. EST.

I will try my best to live up to my nickname as the "Sugar Sleuth" while answering your questions about how to lick your sugar addiction, how to successfully face holiday temptations, how to deal with your sugar-loving family members, what to do first and more.

Join me Wednesday. Remember, all you need to do is call (646) 716-7312 between 3 and 4 p.m. EST.

Learn more here about the "Just Ask Connie" one-hour special. Now click here to get details about my other radio shows, too.

Next week, I'm doing another show, too. On Tues., Dec. 18 at 3 p.m. EST, I'll interview Mike Adams, editor of the popular website, NewsTarget.com, about confusing label claims such as "all natural."

Remember, you can ask questions live on Wed., Dec. 19 at 3 p.m. by calling (646) 716-7312.

Please spread the word!

Please note: This call-in show came about in this way. Firstly, for years, people have been besieging me with questions via e-mail and whenever they meet me in person.

Secondly, Marla Cilley ("FlyLady") -- who hosts her own wildly popular FlyLady, call-in radio show with Leanne Ely, also on BlogTalkRadio.com -- recommended that I host such a live, call-in show. Thanks, Marla!

By the way, it's fun to host a show at BlogTalkRadio.com. What's more, it's becoming quite the happening place, with the audience quickly growing all the time -- the site had over 1.7 million listeners in the month of November.

Can Diet Soda Make You Fat? Soft Drink Industry Replies to Stories Claiming Just That

As you've read here before, some recent research has found that diet drinks can pack on pounds, not help you lost weight.

This research is so compelling that both nationally known nutritionist and weight-loss expert Jonny Bowden and esteemed naturopath Michael Murray, N.D. recently wrote about this possibility.

Well, saying that diet soda may make you fat ruffled the feathers of the unhappy American Beverage Association -- that's the group previously called the National Soft Drink Association.

So the ABA wrote to both Jonny, author of several books, including The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth, and to Dr. Murray, author of How to Prevent and Treat Diabetes With Natural Medicine.

Read this letter that Jonny received from the soft drink group in reaction to his recent article, "Is Your Diet Soda Making You Fat?"

Then read Jonny's response.

"FlyLady" Marla Cilley is Guest on Stop SUGAR SHOCK! Radio Show This Tuesday

Overwhelmed? Disorganized? Worried About Being Beset by Holiday Havoc?

Fret not.

This Tuesday, Nov. 20 at 2:30 EST, "FlyLady" Marla Cilley will come to help you out. She'll be my guest on the Stop SUGAR SHOCK! Radio Show.

Marla -- who was nice enough to come on my show recently -- is coming back, because many of you seem to need holiday help.

As many of you already know, Marla. is author of the bestselling books, Sink Reflections, and her latest, Body Clutter, which she co-authored with renowned "Dinner Diva" Leanne Ely.

Marla will help you combat C.H.A.O.S. (Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome). She'll discuss her "baby-steps" approach and she'll teach you how to handle and erase the clutter you carry on your bodies and minds when it comes to body image.

Remember, if you miss the show, you can always listen afterwards.

Now, you can learn about other exciting guests featured on the Stop SUGAR SHOCK! Radio Show on BlogTalkRadio.

Howard Stern: I Hung Up On the Show In the Middle of An Interview!

Now that I'm rejuvenated and excited after a fabulous vacation, I'm currently on a whirlwind media blitz.

As Halloween (which I dub "Sugar Overload Day") fast approaches, I'm doing a whole bunch of radio and TV interviews, as well as print interviews, etc.

For instance, Monday, I began my day by giving an interview to Rick Shepard, a gracious radio host at WKYE-FM and WNTJ-AM in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

Soon afterwards, I was called for last-minute interview with the Howard Stern Show. Only I didn't know it was the Howard Stern Show! The interviewer didn't tell me!

All he mentioned was this it was for "Jack and Rod" on Sirius Radio. So I happily obliged and got ready for another interview with a polite, curious host. Was I in for a surprise!

Perhaps I would have easily put the clues together if I'd had more sleep.

Of course, I well know that Howard Stern had jumped ship to Sirius Satellite Radio in January 2006. In fact, it's common knowledge that Howard felt commercial radio was no longer a safe haven for shock jocks of his ilk.

Actually, I confess, while living in L.A. six years ago, I used to be a big fan of the show. I would love listening to Howard, Robin Quivers and the rest of the gang while being trapped in my car for long stretches.

But, you see, on Monday, I was operating on a negligible amount of sleep. (I know - I set a bad example!)

(In case you're wondering -- I was functioning on about 2 hours of sleep, because I'd taken the red eye back from San Diego to New York City. Then the 2 nights before that, I'd also burned the midnight oil while hanging out with new friends on this fabulous Bob Proctor cruise to Mexico.)

So all I know is that I'm being interviewed about sugar and its dangers to kids and that I'm supposed to mention Halloween and how all that candy endangers our poor kids.

But almost right away, I sense that something wild and off kilter is happening. First off, Jack and Rod, the two supposed hosts to interview me, disappear, and the interviewer is allegedly an 8-year-old girl, "Kelly," who is in major sugar shock.

Well, "Kelly" wasn't a girl. No way! It was quite evident, from the tone of the voice, that "Kelly" was a man pretending to be a girl with serious sugar issues. So "she" was one of the hosts but they didn't want to talk in their normal voices.

"Kelly" just was not this cool, in-need-of-help, sugar-shocked kid. Instead, "she" was mean, nasty, angry, cranky, belligerent, feisty, rude and obnoxious.

And she had one foul mouth. Did I tell you that "Kelly" had a really, really foul mouth? Put it this way, I would never ever ever use the words that "she" used! Not in conversation. Not in the privacy of my home. Not on the radio!

For several minutes, in my slap-happy, sleep-deprived state, I responded with lots of laughter and giggles, a huge dose of embarrassment and as many quick-witted retorts that I could conjure up on 2 hours of sleep.

When "she" became really vicious and rude, I said, "You know, folks, when your kids eat a lot of sugar, they behave much like Kelly. Kids on sugar turn angry, confused, moody, argumentative and downright nasty," I explained.

"Children on sweets will even hurl objects across the room." (Well, I hope I said something like this.)

Dating Success: Get Your Love Life Right This Time With Amy Schoen

Today I seem to be devoting a bit of time to spread the word about fellow authors.

Earlier, I told you about Gina Mollicone-Long, who's inviting people to get her book, The Secret of Successful Failing.

Now, I'd like to share some of the exciting things planned by my new author friend, Amy Schoen, MBA, CPCC, a life coach and dating/relationship expert.

Amy has just released her new book, Get It Right This Time™- How to Find and Keep Your Ideal Romantic Relationship. She also has developed a Get It Right This Time™ Complete Dating Success Package.

Stay tuned, too, because shortly, I'll also be promoting a third author, the renowned fitness guru Harvey Walden, IV, who I'm interviwing on my Stop SUGAR SHOCK! Radio show.

Anyhow, back to Amy Schoen. She contends that no matter what kind of obstacles you’ve suffered from in the past in your love life, her new book and dating package, Get It Right This Time will help you succeed in your search for companionship and love so that you'll find the love of your life and have the deeply fulfilling relationship that you’ve always wanted. (Sounds good to me.)

Fail Your Way to Success: Learn How to Turn Your Setbacks to Accomplishments & Get Gifts From Great Minds At the Same Time

As an author and speaker, I have the honor and opportunity to meet some of the most remarkable, positive-thinking, accomplished authors, motivational speakers and innovative experts.

At one such recent conference for authors, I connected with the dynamic, enthusiastic, no-stopping author/entrepreneur Gina Mollicone-Long.

Gina contacted me to tell me about her book, The Secret of Successful Failing, which has just been released, and a special launch that she's doing today in which you beneift if you get it.

What's intriguing about Gina's new book is that it features a fresh perspective on failure -- an approach that appealed to the likes of 60 of us authors and best-selling experts, including self-actualization guru Bob Proctor (who I just wrote about yesterday).

According to Gina, her book, The Secret of Successful Failing is "about the Law of Attraction and how to reframe ANY failure in your life."

Today, Gina is encouraging you to get one or more copies of her book, and I promised to help spread the word, because this book really sounds like it could help inspire, motivate and encourage you whether you have sugar issues or not.

I invite you to get Gina's book today, because if you act by midnight tonight -- learn here how -- you'll get nearly $6,000 in bonuses from some 60 of us. (Yes, I'm one of the authors offering a gift.)

What's more, Gina is seeking to make a differrence in the world if you buy today, because a portion of the proceeds from each book sold will be donated to the Canadian Athletes Now Fund and Plant a Tree USA™.

So why how can we benefit from our failures?

You see, Gina claims, it's not appropriate to give failure a bad name. Rather, she insists -- as do many motivational experts (including yours truly) --- that failure is a valuable opportunity and often-necessary first step on the road to success. (Clearly, Gina is onto a hot idea, as gauged by the level of cooperation she got from so many of us authors!)

That's right: You can fail your way to success. (In fact, in my book SUGAR SHOCK!, I reveal how my repeated sugar failures are what ultimately led me to sugar-free success, where my life is now joyous and healthy than ever before.)

Anyhow, Gina's book, The Secret of Successful Failing, shows why failure is good and valuable -- almost something to be desired! Yes, desired! Because you can leverage your failures by mastering the Law of Attraction.

Gary Taubes to Appear Tomorrow on Stop SUGAR SHOCK! Radio

Just a quick reminder. Tune in tomorrow, Thursday, at 4 pm EST, to Stop SUGAR SHOCK! Radio, when I interview one of America's most revered science writer Gary Taubes.

Dear readers of this blog, if you have any questions about what kinds of foods you should eat to lose weight and what you should do to avoid heart disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's disease, then you need to catch this show either live -- or afterwards.

Gary -- author of Bad Science and Nobel Dreams and a correspondent for Science magazine -- will debunk some of your most cherished beliefs.

Interestingly, this sure-to-be-provocative Stop SUGAR SHOCK! Radio Show comes on the same day that Gary appears on "Good Morning, America" and "Nightline."

In our show, the award-winning journalist will discuss some of the eye-opening findings that he discusses in his new book Good Calories, Bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control, and Disease.

Gary's book -- which is being published this week by Alfred A. Knopf -- is so highly anticipated among fans of the low-carb diet and nutrition experts and scientists nationwide that my blogging compatriot Jimmy Moore (to whom I owe credit for the photo to your left) has dubbed this week "Celebrate Gary Taubes Week."

Before Gary appears tomorrow on Stop SUGAR SHOCK! Radio, I highly recommend that you read a few enlightening articles by Gary before (or after) our interview.

• Read Gary's now-famous, provocative 2002 New York Times Magazine article, "What If It's All Been A Big Fat Lie?"  This fabulous piece -- which I was thrilled to see while smack in the midst of researching  my book SUGAR SHOCK! -- exposed some of the most cherished nutrition myths. It was wonderful to see him expose the stupidity of the widely cherished low-fat diet and the efficacy of the low-carb diet.
• Next, check out Gary's article, "Do We Really Know What Makes Us Healthy?", which appeared in The New York Times Magazine last week. You also can catch his responses, and you can listen to him discuss his story on NPR, too.
• And then read his Gary's eye-opening piece, "The Scientist and the Stairmaster: Why most of us believe that exercise makes us thinner—and why we're wrong," which shocks people reading New York Magazine.

So, do you have any questions for Gary? Let me know ASAP what you'd like to find out.

Remember, if you miss my interview with Gary, you can easily listen after the fact just by visiting the Stop SUGAR SHOCK! Radio website.

Is Unreasonable Good? Paul Lemberg Thinks So

Note from Connie: I'm in an off-topic mood after receiving an unusual e-mail. Note that I did NOT say off color! LOL! ...Here goes...

Being unreasonable is a bad thing, right? Not so, claims author Paul Lemberg, a "business acceleration expert and growth strategist," whose new book even has the title, Be Unreasonable.

You see, you don't want to be reasonable to get ahead, Lemberg posits. Rather, unreasonable strategies can bring you unprecedented success.

Hmm. Definitely worth thinking about, right?

Anyhow, Paul urges that you be:

Pittsburgh-Area Hypoglycemics Sought For Magazine Article

Are you a Pittsburgh-area resident suffering from reactive hypoglycemia (not related to diabetes)? If you have this condition of low blood sugar, a writer wants you!

She's researching and writing an article for a Pittsburgh magazine and would like some real-life stories about your challenges with this condition. So if you're eligible, please write to me on this blog ASAP with your contact info.

By the way, I'm always really pleased when attention is drawn to the subject of hypoglycemia, which I discuss in detail in my book SUGAR SHOCK! (Chapter 13: It Might Not Be "All In Your Head": What Your Doctor Doesn't Know or Believe about Hypoglycemia).

The rampant hypoglycemia (as one expert put it) is striking millions, but most of them don't have any idea why they're suffering from all these confusing ailments. It may be as simple as low blood sugar or reactive hypoglycemia.

As I discovered when a doctor ordered me to change my diet back in 1998, the "cure" may be as simple as cutting out sugar and refined carbs.

Please, if you know any Pittsburgh-area hypoglycemics, write to me ASAP.

BookExpo America Begins Today -- I'm At Mark Victor Hansen's MEGA Book New York

Today's the first day of BookExpo America 2007 -- the premier event serving the U.S. publishing industry -- and the Javits Convention Center will be teeming with thousands of people involved with the book business.

I'm looking forward to today, because I'm attending Mark Victor Hansen's MEGA Book New York so I can hobnob with other authors and get pearls of marketing wisdom from wonderful experts speaking to us at the Javits Convention Center.

It's always a treat to hear the bestselling author Mark Victor Hansen, because he offers fabulous tips to turn your book into a bestseller, something I'm eager to do with SUGAR SHOCK!

Previously I've heard most of the awesome speakers in today's program -- Mark, of course, as well as Alex Mandossian, Rick Frishman, Tom Antion, and Alex Carroll, and they're always full of insights and ideas.

But today, I'm especially eager to learn from two experts I've never met, Larry Kirshbaum and Brendon Burchard. In addition, I'm excited about the Agents and Publishers Interactive Q & A Panel.

Anyhow, it'll be interesting to attend BEA for the first time as a bona fide published author! I'm happy to have the time to be there this year -- last year I couldn't go because I was on tight book deadlines. And two years before that, when I attended, I was still a wanna-be author.

Learn to Write How-to Articles To Get Credibility, Visibility & Clients In a Teleclass On May 21 or Afterwards

• Do you yearn for quick visibility and recognition in your new career as an author, entrepreneur or holistic health counselor?
• Worried because you don’t know how to write?
• Want to nab some new clients and fans, who will come to you out of the blue – well, out of cyberspace – with minimal effort on your part?
• Can’t consider expensive advertising?

No problem. You can easily promote your expertise and land clients by writing how-to articles. Don't know how? Fret not. Writing stories like these isn't as tough as you’d think! That's if you get some good guidance.

I'm here to help you get writing help now.

Here's how: I'm presenting a teleclass, "How to Write How-To Articles to Get Credibility, Visibility & Clients," on Mon., May 21 at 2 p.m. EST with one of my mentors.

The teleseminar will be taught by Joan Stewart, a.k.a. “The Publicity Hound,” with a little input from me.

FYI, this How to Write How-To Articles teleclass will be the first in a series of programs that I'm presenting to help fellow authors, holistic health counselors, entrepreneurs and others, who want to develop their marketing prowess and build their platform.

"Publicity Hound" Joan Stewart -- who I first met at a conference two years ago – will give you lots of valuable information in this How to Write How-To Articles teleclass.

Don't worry if you're busy May 21. You can still listen to our teleclass after the fact, because you can download an audio replay or MP3..

In this How to Write How-To Articles teleseminar, Joan will tell you how to easily write a simple 600-word article that explains to your target audience how they can solve a particular problem.

FYI, Joan (like me) is a former newspaper editor. More importantly, she’s now a real pro at using articles as a valuable marketing and publicity tool. Her articles – which you can find all over the Internet – bring lots of traffic to her website, including customers who buy her information products and services. Not only that, but her stories bring her dozens of requests from editors, publishers and bloggers, who want to reprint her articles.

In this 60-minute telephone seminar, you will learn:

• How writing articles can bring you fame and fortune even if you don’t know how to write or you don’t like to write.

• How to identify your target audience. (If you don’t do this before you start writing, then you’ll be just wasting your time.)

• How to know which topics to write about so your articles attract the greatest number of readers possible.

• Tips for writing kick-butt headlines that pull in readers like a giant magnet.

• Why editors, publishers, online article directories and bloggers are hungry for your articles.

Get Gifts from Gurus & Learn Secrets to Master Your Life With Your Destiny Switch

I have some very exciting valuable gifts today from some of the biggest name self-help gurus such as Deepak Chopra, Dr. Wayne Dyer and Marianne Williamson.

At the same time, I'm here to tell you about a new book, Your Destiny Switch, whose intention is to teach you "elusive secret ingredients for mastering your life." Get info here:

To be frank, I haven't yet have the pleasure yet to read this new book by Peggy McColl, but it sounds quite intriguing. In fact, Your Destiny Switch is being hailed as a "life-changing book that reveals the unlimited force of your feelings, the real powerhouse of your destiny creation." "Your Destiny Switch" also delves deeply into the much-discussed-lately Law of Attraction.

Curious yet? I know I am! Get info here all about the book and about the exciting gifts you'll get if you order it today.

Already, the buzz for Your Destiny Switch is big. In fact, acclaimed author and spiritual teacher Neale Donald Walsch, who wrote the foreword, raved, saying:

"This may be the most important book you have ever read."

Wow! That's enough to get me interested in checking it out!

FYI, I've had the pleasure of meeting author Peggy McColl, and she is an inspirational woman -- a real mover, who is cheerful, captivating, and gracious. What's more, she often has a contented, calm demeanor. So I'm eager to read her new book.

Today, Consider Getting Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution, Revised and Updated, And What You Must Do to Escape the Bird Flu

Today is a really big day for two colleagues of mine, who are fellow members of the Quantum Leap Program sponsored by Bradley Communications, publishers Radio-TV Interview Report (RTIR).

Please join me in supporting both of these kind, positive-thinking, hard-working marketers -- Steve Freed, R.PH., publisher of Diabetes in Control and writer Brendanne Phillips -- who really want to make a difference in many people's lives. At the same time, they're inviting you to purchase two special books today, because if you do so, you could get all kinds of special gifts.

The first book I'd like to draw to your attention is Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution: Newly Revised and Updated. First published in 1997, this book has helped many diabetics, and it includes information that help you if either a type 1 or type 2 diabetic to take control of your disease by normalizing your blood sugars.

In fact, as the promo materials assert, "Dr. Bernstein himself is living proof of the success of his methods. Diagnosed with diabetes at age 12, he was a successful business executive and engineer when he worked out a way to normalize his blood sugars. This, in turn reversed many of the longterm complications he had suffered from for years. At the age of 45, he entered medical school in order to publish his findings and eventually treat other diabetics."

Anyhow, in his newly revised and updated edition, Dr. Bernstein provides tips to regulate your blood sugars; offers methods for preventing or reversing the long-term complications of diabetes; gives up-to-date information on new products, medications, and supplements; explains the connection between obesity and type 2 diabetes; shows how to interrupt the cycle of obesity and insulin resistance; reveals a new method for losing weight quickly and easily; tells you what foods to avoid; and includes low-carb, high-protein gourmet recipes.

The second book I'd like to single out is What You Must Do to Escape the Bird Flu from Brendanne Phillips. As I've discovered from chatting with Brendanne at our Quantum Leap events, she is quite committed to helping people prevent getting either the bird flu -- or any other flu for that matter.

In fact, Brendanne warns: "You may not  have heard, the bird flu has already hit England and is on its way to the United States. Just last week, 2,500 birds were found dead on a turkey farm, resulting in 150,000 more being destroyed. Whether or not it happens sooner or later, all experts agree  this could be the biggest threat to your health."

After you purchase Brendanne's book, just go to her special promo page so you can get more free gifts. (Please ignore the date listed at the top of the page -- you can still benefit if you act today.)

I do hope you'll consider supporting my two colleagues Steve and Brendanne and their worthwhile efforts. Both Steve and Brendanne are passionate about helping people improve their health and lives.

Thanks for allowing me to digress here off topic for a while.

Today I Speak To Students of My Alma Mater, The Institute for Integrative Nutrition

Today is an exciting day for me. I will be speaking before some 1,000 students now studying at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, where I studied last year to become a certfied holistic health counselor.

I'll be chatting about how sugar is such a hot topic and how giving a good sugar talk could be the launching pad to more exciting opportunities as a health counselor.

Gotta keep practicing my talk now.

Diet-Blog.com Joins My Blog Tour

Here's another post I wrote as a guest blogger for Diet-Blog.com as part of my SUGAR SHOCK! Blog Tour.