Author name: Connie Bennett

Connie Bennett is a former carbs-addicted journalist, health coach, and bestselling author of I Blew My Diet! Now What?, Sugar Shock, and Beyond Sugar Shock.

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Is Your Life Too Plastic? Jeb Berrier Asks You in “Bag It”

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Do you throw away plastic bags?
If so, you must join Monday’s Gab with the Gurus Show.
My guest is Jeb Berrier, star of a new documentary, “Bag It: Is Your Life Too Plastic.”
In the film, Jeb examines our cultural love affair with plastics.
“Bag It” — from filmmaker Susan Beraza — is one of six provocative, character-driven films that focus on food and environmental issues that is being presented by Whole Foods Market, the leading retailer of natural and organic foods, as part of its nationwide “Whole Foods Market Do Something Reel” Film Festival for Earth Month this month.
Jeb’s journey starts with questions like:
Are plastic bags really necessary? What are plastic bags made from? What happens to them after they’re discarded? What he learns quickly grows far beyond plastic bags.
Watch a trailer below.
Bag It Intro from Suzan Beraza on Vimeo.
In Bag It, you’ll be shocked at what Jeb discovered:
* The average American uses about 500 plastic bags each year, for an average of 12 minutes before they are discarded.
* About 2 million plastic bottles are consumed in the U.S. every

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Healer Jennifer McLean Discusses Healing with the Masters & Body Dialoguing to Ditch Cravings

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On today’s Gab with the Gurus Show, you can learn about Healing with the Masters is an amaazing teleseminar series that’s hosted by acclaimed author, healer and speaker Jennifer McLean.
Healing with the Maters, Jennifer tells you, is an amazing program featuring 24 renowned leaders, including Wayne Dyer, James Redfield (Celestine Prophesy), Dan Millman (Way Of The Peaceful Warrior) Neale Donald Walsch (Conversations With God), Cheryl Richardson, Michael Bernard Beckwith, and more.
Since you’re obviously interested in improving your life and into activating your human potential — that’s why you’re here, right? — you’ll definitely want to catch these inspiring speakers.
Sign up here for Healing with the Masters. (You can listen for free for 48 hours, and if you choose, you also can purchase the entire series.)
Now, let me tell you a little more about Jennifer McLean. She is a healer, author and vocalist and one of America’s great success stories in getting paid to do what you love – and she loves helping others do the same. As a healer, she once lived in poverty until she released limiting beliefs and healed internal blocks, allowing abundance to flow.
In breaking through her own limitations, she has empowered tens of thousands more people than she could have as a one-on-one healer, expanding the reach of her natural gifts.
A highly effective healer, Jennifer has trained in three disciplines: cranio sacral, polarity and reiki therapies. She’s the author of The Big Book of You, as well as the creator of numerous tools, and the Healing with the Masters series, where she has provided access to some of the biggest names in personal growth to the masses at no cost. She’s also a contributor to some of the bestselling books in personal growth, including Joe Vitale’s The Key.
For those of you who have sugar cravings, learn Jennifer’s fabulous and simple technique to let it go.
Listen to internet radio with Gab With the Gurus on Blog Talk Radio

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Cell Phones & Microwaves: Ann Louise Gittleman Tells You How to Protect Yourself

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Zapped Cell phones? TVs? Microwave ovens? How can we protect ourselves when we’re constantly exposed to them?
My guest today is top nutritionist Ann Louise Gittleman, author of Zapped: Why your Cell Phone Shouldn’t Be Your Alarm Clock and 1,268 Ways to Outsmart the Hazards of Electronic Pollution.
In our Gab with the Gurus show today, Ann Louise will help you to think about all the innovations have you dialed, watched, surfed, charged, listed to, booted up, commuted on, cooked with, and plugged in today.
As Ann Louise puts it, We’re being zapped: Today 84 percent of Americans own a cell phone, 89 million of us watch TV beamed in by satellite, and we can’t sip a cup of coffee at our local cafÉ without being exposed to Wi-Fi. The very electronic innovations that have changed our lives are also exposing us, in ways big and small, to an unprecedented number of electromagnetic fields. Invisible pollution surrounds us 24 hours a day, seven days a week, interrupting our bodies’ natural flow of energy. And for some, that pollution has reached the point of toxicity, causing fatigue, irritability, weakness, and even illness.
Ann will offer some tips to detoxify your surroundings and protect yourself and your family.
You can get more info in her book, which is based on the latest scientific data, case studies, and Gittleman’s years of clinical practice.
Ann Louise Gittleman has been named one of the country’s Top Ten Nutritionists by Self Magazine. Dr. Gittleman maintains a private practice, consults for medical establishments, contributes regularly to national magazine features, and is a popular guest on television and radio.

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Meatless Monday: Inviting You to Join Us

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Last year, I joined the the important Meatless Monday campaign.
I’m now inviting you to pledge to do your part this year to help reduce meat consumption by 15 percent “in order to improve personal health and the health of our planet.”
Will you, too, join this important, healthy, fast growing movement, which is a non-profit initiative sponsored in association with the Johns Hopkins’ Bloomberg School of Public Health?
Of course, you smart, astute, health-conscious readers will have questions. Get answers and learn important information below how going meatless on Monday can improve your health, save gasoline and much more.
* Get some history about this important program.
* Why go Meatless?
* Why Monday?
* Learn about Movers & Shakers, who have gone Meatless.
* Discover Meatless Monday Bloggers.
Let’s get down to basics now. What can you eat if you skip the meat?
It’s very easy to go meatless on Monday. Instead of having chicken, beef or pork, just get your protein (2 to 3 servings) from beans, legumes, eggs, nuts and seeds instead.
Naturally, you’ll want to eat ample vegetables (5 to 5 servings) and fruits (2 to 3 servings), as well as, whole grains (if you choose) and small portions of quality fats (2 to 3 tablespoons).
Plus, I’m excited to learn, the Meatless Monday folks encourage you to limit sweets, sweetened beverages, fried foods, salty snacks and foods with hydrogenated oils. Of course, as readers of this Sugar Shock Blog and my book SUGAR SHOCK! know, I highly recommend cutting out or at least cutting back on sugary foods and drinks for the sake of your health, moods and relationships.
Now, here are some more answers to your Meatless Monday questions.
* Get some tips on easy substitutions to eat here.
* Learn about Meatless Monday in the Media.
* Listen to what the experts are saying.
* Learn some Nutritional FAQs.
* Get some Monday Recipe Videos, too.
* You can even add your own recipes.
* Find great ideas for foods to try on the Meatless Monday site. Learn now about magnificent almonds. and get a recipe for Almond Butter Cups. (I’m not sure if the chocolate chips are sugar-free. I hope so.)
Join the Movement now.
Are you a blogger? Join Bloggers on Board to promote Meatless Monday to your readers.
Special thanks to Joshua Rosenthal, founder and executive director of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, for inspiring me last year to join Meatless Monday. It was this article, which I learned about on Facebook, which inspired me to action.
Stay tuned for some Meatless Monday recipes on this Sugar Shock Blog.

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Think Big With Gregorian

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As I’m now in the final phase of writing my book,Beyond Sugar Shock (for Hay House), I’m often being inspired, encouraged and motivated by the German band, Gregorian
As I listen to this group’s Gregorian chant-inspired versions of modern pop and rock songs, words, ideas and thoughts are coming at me — thank you, Universal Intelligence — so I can help people around the world break free of their sugar addiction and let loose of extra weight.
No matter what your religion, I believe these tunes can bring you to a higher, more positive place.
I urge you to join me in becoming a fan of this uplifting band, Gregorian.
Now listen to a couple of my favorite tunes, thanks to YouTube.
My book, Beyond Sugar Shock, awaits!

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Become a Three Minute Meditator David Harp

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Are you stressed out, worried by umteen things, and find yourself turning to sweets for solace and comfort.
Instead, try meditating in bite-sized chunks throughout the day.
To learn more about this, listen to today’s fascinating Gab with the Gurus Radio Show today with David Harp.
David is co-author of The Three Minute Meditator: Reduce Stress. Control Fear. Diminish Anger. In Almost No Time at All. Anywhere. Anytime.
David, whom you can learn about here, gave all kinds of useful tips to meditate and be mindful without needing to take out an hour of your day.
In this show, you’ll learn, for instance, about:
– How to do mindful breathing on the way to the fridge (those of you, who seek to lose weight will love this tip).
– How to walk and meditate.
– How to watch your sugar cravings like a bird watcher.
– How you can multi-task in mindful ways. (You’ll love this!)
– And much more.
Listen to Gab with the Gurus Radio Show with David Harp now, or any time.

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Let Phantom of the Opera Move You

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Phantom of the Opera 31MR8VN0B3L._SL500_AA300_ Lately, I’ve been sharing some Feel-Good Tunes here and here, but I completely forgot about The Phantom of the Opera, one of my favorite musicals.
I even own the stupendous Phantom CD set featuring Michael Crawford (what a voice!), Sarah Brightman (glorious!) and Steve Barton (awesome, too). In fact, I love this show so much that I’ve seen it two — or is it three — times on Broadway.
Thanks for Therese J. Borchard (author of The Pocket Therapist and Beyond Blue) for the suggestion to listen to “The Music of the Night” and other tunes from The Phantom of the Opera.
Borchard recommends listening to music as one of “7 Quick Ways to Calm Down” on the website, Beliefnet.com
Ah, just what I needed on a night when I’m feeling low on energy (oops, stayed up too late writing) and didn’t go to the gym, my favorite way to unwind after working on my book, Beyond Sugar Shock.
So I’m here alternately working, singing and boogying to The Phantom of the Opera. Thank you, Therese, for the suggestion!
I just can’t get enough of this!
“…Softly, defly, music shall surround you…
“Feel it, hear it, closing in around you…
“..Close your eyes, let your spirit start to soar!…
“And you’ll live as you’ve never lived before…”
You can read the full lyrics here.
Speaking of music, listen to my Gab with the Gurus Radio Show today when I spoke with composer and inspirational speaker Paul Hoffman about how tunes can move you to action and success.

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Are You an Emotional Eater? Get Help from Dr. Roger Gould

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Are you one of millions, who turns to candies, cookies, ice cream or other quickie carbs when you’re angry, lonely, depressed, stressed out, frustrated or otherwise upset?
If so, you’re what’s called an emotional eater.
I invite you to get help from Dr. Roger Gould, one of the foremost experts on emotinal eating.
Dr. Gould is author of Shrink Yourself: Break Free from Emotional Eating Forever.
Get help by listening now to my interview with Dr. Gould on my Gab with the Gurus Radio Show. Here’s a short URL: http://tinyurl.com/EndEmotionalEating-DrGould-GWG

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