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2009 Can Be Your Best Year Ever! Make Your Resolutions a Reality: “The Goals Guy” Will Help You Jan. 7 on My Gab With the Gurus Radio Show

Repeat after me: “I Hereby Resolve to Make 2009 the Best Year of my Life!”
What if these words were part of a promise to yourself this holiday season? How about a promise to make 2009 your best year ever?
Suppose you decided today — right now – that you’re finally making a REAL commitment to turn your dreams into actions… your goals into achievements… AND your Resolutions into Reality.
And suppose you had more fun doing it than you ever imagined?
It can happen… but you’ve got to take the first step.
Just start by listening to the acclaimed “Goals Guy” Gary Ryan Blair on my Gab With the Gurus Radio Show on Wed., Jan. 7 at 3 p.m. Eastern.
(Please note that this is one of three exciting shows offered this special week.)
Then visit this exciting resolutions website, which is designed to help you make your dreams come true.

Kids & Money — How Staggering Sums Influence What They Eat, Drink & Do

Check out the staggering amounts of money that are spent to convince our nation’s innocent kids to spend money on foods, drinks and other products that could be quite harmful to them.
The Commercialization of Childhood Index*
$500,000,000,000: The amount of money in purchases that children under twelve influence every year.
$17,000,000,000: The amount of money spent to market to children, a staggering increase from $100 million in 1983.
$3,400,000,000: Revenue generated by the Disney Princess brand in 2006. There are 40,000 Disney Princess items on the market today.
1,200,000,000: Toys sold with kids’ meals at fast food restaurants in 2006.
20,000,000: Baby Einstein videos sold by Disney through 2006. The American Academy of Pediatrics reccomends no screen time for children under two.

Stevia Approved for Use in Soft Drinks, Etc…. But How Safe & Natural Will It Be?

After years of only allowing it to be sold as an herbal supplement and deeming it unsafe for foods and drinks, the FDA changed its mind and approved the use of the naturally sweet herb Stevia in various beverages from Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, as you can learn from NaturalNewscom, CBS and TreeHugger.
In other words, drinks sweetened from Reb A, derived from the stevia leaf, now have GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status.
This FDA action, according to The New York Times, will allow Cargill to market Truvia from Coca-Cola and PureVia from PepsiCo — both products using rebiana, an extract from the stevia plant.
But the Center for Science in the Public Interest thinks the decision was rushed and does not take into account that it was inadequately tested for cancer and other potential health problems.

F*ree Holiday Program on Monday: Learn to “Beat the Holiday Sugar Pushers”

Isn’t it annoying how at holiday gatherings, people are pushing desserts at you all the time? You know those well-meaning hosts, who think that you just have to try to their cheesecake or green-glitter cookies?
Well, on Monday, Nov. 24 at 8 pm EST, I’m here to give you some help. I’ll tell you How to Beat the Holiday Sugar Pushers.
I’d love for you to join in the fun—yes, we’ll have fun!
The call will be hosted by author, spiritual life coach and speaker Adoley Odunton, whose company, Healthier Living, has helped thousands to lose weight naturally and keep it off for good.
I’ll share with Adoley share some insights about my personal journey toward a healthy lifestyle, but most of all, I’ll give you tips so you can safely, smartly, courteously confront those holiday sugar pushers.
I’m one of a number of speakers featured in this series, which is called, “Hidden in Plain Sight: Secrets to Healthy, Lasting Weight Loss.”