Spring/Summer 2013 Authors
Author of IT'S ALL GOOD and MY FATHER'S DAUGHTER
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Gwyneth Paltrow is a mother and an actress, splitting her time between London and New York. Her website goop.com covers food, crafts, fashion and fitness.
Author of GORDON RAMSAY'S HOME COOKING
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Gordon Ramsay is a world-renowned chef who was awarded 3 Michelin stars for his Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in London. As one of only four chefs in the UK to maintain three stars, Gordon was awarded an OBE in 2006 for services to the industry. Now internationally recognized, Gordon has opened a string of successful restaurants across the globe, from Italy to LA. He also has two top rated shows: Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares and Hell's Kitchen. His latest show, Masterchef US, is now in its second season, and he is slated to star in a new series, Hotel Hell, slated to air in June 2012. Gordon has also published a number of books, many of which have become best sellers like Gordon Ramsay Makes It Easy to his autobiography, Roasting in Hell's Kitchen.
Author of THE OVERNIGHT DIET
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Dr. Caroline Apovian is the director of the Nutrition and Weight Management Center at Boston University Medical Center.
Author of NO BAKE MAKERY
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Cristina Suarez is a publicist at a major publishing house by day, and the proprieter/chef of the No Bake Makery by night. She lives in Brooklyn with her fiance.
Author of MY BEEF WITH MEAT andThe Engine 2 Diet
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Former world class tri-athlete turned firefighter Rip Esselstyn is a former world class athlete turned firefighter who created his plan-strong diet when he discovered the dangerously high cholesterol levels of many of his fellow firefighters at Austin (TX)'s Engine 2 station. Rip has discussed his revolutionary diet program on many national programs, including the Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning, NPR and The Dr. Oz Show.Follow Rip: Website
Author of THE EVERYDAY DASH DIET COOKBOOK, THE DASH DIET ACTION PLAN, THE DASH DIET WEIGHT LOSS SOLUTION
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Marla Heller is a Registered Dietitian, and holds a Master of Science in Human Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) where she completed doctoral course work in public health, specializing in Behavior Sciences and Health Promotion. Marla is experienced in a wide variety of nutrition counseling specialties. She has been an adjunct clinical instructor in the Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics at UIC, teaching courses on food science and nutrition counseling, and has also taught at Dominican University, National-Louis University, and the Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago (a chef-training school).
Author of I ONLY WANT TO GET MARRIED ONCE
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Chana Levitan is a renowned educator, author, speaker, and relationship coach. Her driving passion is to give people the tools they need to trust themselves and their abilities to create a successful marriage the first time around.Fall/Winter 2012-2013 Authors
Author of 8 Habits of Love
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For the past fifteen years Rev. Ed Bacon has been the Rector of All Saints Church in Pasadena, with over 4,000 congregants, including celebrities like Madonna. He has been a guest on Oprah Winfrey's Soul Series on Oprah & Friends Radio, discussing 21st century spirituality, and has been a guest panelist in the Spirituality 101 segment of The Oprah Show's "Living Your Best Life" series.
Author of THE GLUTEN FREE TABLE
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Jilly splits her time between New Orleans, New York City, and London, always with an apron on hand ready to cook in anyone's kitchen she can.
Author of NOW EAT THIS! 100 QUICK CALORIE CUTS AT HOME / ON-THE-GO, NOW EAT THIS! DIET, NOW EAT THIS! ITALIAN
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Rocco DiSpirito entered the Culinary Institute of America at the age of sixteen, and at eighteen began working with legendary chefs worldwide. The James Beard award-winning chef opened the 3-star Union Pacific in New York City, where he established his culinary credentials. He was named Food & Wine's Best New Chef and--as the first chef to grace its cover—was called 'America's Most Exciting Young Chef' by Gourmet. DiSpirito starred in the NBC hit reality series The Restaurant, and the A&E series Rocco Gets Real. He has appeared on Oprah, Ellen, Chelsea Lately, and The Tonight Show, among others.Follow Rocco: Facebook | Twitter | Website
Author of THE PLAN
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Lyn-Genet Recitas has been studying holistic medicine for over thirty years. She started her practice working with immune response and hormonal balance twenty years ago on the West Coast and has been running health centers for the past ten years in New York and Westchester. Lyn-Genet and her team at The Plan have helped thousands of women and men over age thirty-five find easy, effective ways to lose weight, improve health, and reverse the aging process.
Author of BETTY GOES VEGAN
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Dan and Annie Shannon live in Brooklyn, NY. Annie has worked at the animal advocacy organization In Defense of Animals and as the Fashion Industry Liaison for the Humane Society of the United States. She does most of the cooking. BIO
Marla Heller is a Registered Dietitian, and holds a Master of Science in Human Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) where she completed doctoral course work in public health, specializing in Behavior Sciences and Health Promotion. Marla is experienced in a wide variety of nutrition counseling specialties. She has been an adjunct clinical instructor in the Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics at UIC, teaching courses on food science and nutrition counseling, and has also taught at Dominican University, National-Louis University, and the Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago (a chef-training school).
Author of THE 21-DAY KICKSTART, POWER FOODS FOR THE BRAIN
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Neal Barnard, MD is a clinical researcher, author, and health advocate. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and president of the nonprofit Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine. He has been the principal investigator or coinvestigator on several clinical trials investigating the effects of diet on health. He is the author of several books and a frequent lecturer.Follow Neal: Website
Spring/Summer 2012 Authors
Author of Six Weeks to OMG
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Venice A. Fulton is an expert in nutrition and exercise physiology who has dedicated himself for more than a decade to helping his high-profile clientele keep their bodies fit and healthy. This book was originally designed for the author's A-list clients.
Author of THE PHYSIQUE 57® SOLUTION
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Tanya Becker is the Co-Founder, SVP of Programming and Training. She is the choreographer and instructor behind the popular Physique 57 DVDs.
Author of THE PHYSIQUE 57® SOLUTION
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Jennifer Maanavi is the owner, Co-founder and CEO of Physique 57.
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Dr. Houston is presently Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Director of the Hypertension Institute, Vascular Biology and the Life Extension Institute at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, TN.
Author of THE WHOLESOME BABY FOOD GUIDE
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Maggie Meade writes and edits the top-rated baby food website, wholesomebabyfood.com. She is the mother of three sons who were breast-fed and enjoyed fresh homemade baby food throughout their introduction to solid foods.Follow Maggie: Website
Author of 10 POUNDS IN 10 DAYS, This Is Why You're Fat
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Jackie Warner is America's favorite no-nonsense celebrity fitness trainer. She was the star trainer of Bravo's hit show Work-Out. Her new Bravo reality show, Thintervention, will debut in the coming months.Follow Jackie: Twitter | Website
Author of GIANT GEORGE
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Dave Nasser was born in 1966 in Tucson, Arizona. He has a degree in Economics and a Masters in Public Administration. He renovates houses and sells real estate in Arizona, where he lives with wife Christie, their two children, of course, Giant George.
Author of VEGAN COOKING FOR CARNIVORES
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Roberto Martin attended the Culinary Institute of America, became a private chef, and honed his knowledge of nutrition and health, customizing meals to meet the dietary needs of his celebrity clients. Now Martin cooks exclusively vegan meals for the DeGeneres household, and appears frequently on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
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Dr. Marty Becker, "America's Veterinarian" has been the popular contributor to ABC-TV's Good Morning America for 10 years, and is the resident veterinarian on The Dr. Oz Show. He writes a Universal Press Syndicated column with Gina Spadafori, Pet Connection; is a contributor to Parade Magazine, and was voted "companion animal Veterinarian of the year." He is also co-author of the fastest-selling pet book in history, Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul. Dr. Becker still enjoys his work as a practicing veterinarian, at the North Idaho Animal Hospital.Follow Marty: Website
Fall/Winter 2011 Authors
Author of IT'S ALL ABOUT THE DRESS
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Randy Fenoli is the star of TLC's Say Yes to the Dress. He is also star of Say Yes to the Dress: Big Bliss, Say Yes to the Dress: Randy Knows Best and Randy's Top Ten. Randy's day job is Fashion Director at Kleinfeld Bridal where he personally sees over 15,000 brides each year. He meets with and lectures to another 50,000 brides per year at wedding events around the country. Randy has appeared on Rachael Ray and has been featured in many magazines such as People, Us, Life and Style, OK, and InStyle.Spring/Summer 2011 Authors
Author of SLOW SEX
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Nicole Daedone founded OneTaste in the summer of 2004 to create a clean, well-lit place where sexuality, relationship, and intimacy could be discussed openly and honestly. Since then, her vision that sex can be healing, creative, and nourishing—to both the body and the spirit—has inspired thousands of students to make Slow Sex a part of their everyday lives. The practice at the heart of her work, OM or Orgasmic Meditation, uniquely combines the oral tradition of extended orgasm with. Nicole's own interest in Zen Buddhism, mystical Judaism, and semantics. Nicole has appeared on Nightline, her work has been featured in the New York Times, the New York Post, and the San Francisco Chronicle, among others, and her writing has appeared in Tricycle magazine.
Nicole writes, teaches, and lectures on the relationship between language and spirituality, body and mind, and self and community. Raised in Los Gatos, CA, Nicole now lives in San Francisco.
Follow Nicole: Facebook | Twitter | Website
Author of PSYCHIC INTELLIGENCE
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Identical twins Terry and Linda Jamison are known across the world as the "Psychic Twins." They have worked professionally in the metaphysical field for over twenty years.Follow Terry and Linda: Website
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Dr. Marty Becker, "America's Veterinarian" has been the popular contributor to ABC-TV's Good Morning America for 10 years, and is the resident veterinarian on The Dr. Oz Show. He writes a Universal Press Syndicated column with Gina Spadafori, Pet Connection; is a contributor to Parade Magazine, and was voted "companion animal Veterinarian of the year." He is also co-author of the fastest-selling pet book in history, Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul. Dr. Becker still enjoys his work as a practicing veterinarian, at the North Idaho Animal Hospital.Follow Marty: Website
Fall/Winter 2010-2011 Authors
Author of 5 Ingredient Fix
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Claire Robinson is the host of Food Network's 5 Ingredient Fix and the daily primetime series, Food Network Challenge. Claire cites her French-speaking grandmother as a major influence on her love for food. Claire graduated from the French Culinary Institute, has been an accomplished private chef, and has produced several cooking series, including Food Network's Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello.Follow Claire: Website
Author of The Fashion File
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Emmy-winning costume designer Janie Bryant creates all of the looks seen on TV's Mad Men. She has worked on numerous films and TV shows. In 2005, she won an Emmy for her periodcostumes on HBO's Deadwood and she took home the prestigious Outstanding Costume Design award from the Costume Designers Guild in both 2009 and 2010.Follow Janie: Twitter
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Charla Krupp is a nationally known style expert who appeared for ten years on the Today Show and on thirty national TV shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Rachael Ray Show, The Wendy Williams Show, The View, CBS Early Show, and Access Hollywood. Krupp is a contributing editor to People: Style Watch and was formerly beauty director at Glamour, senior editor at InStyle, and a fashion columnist at More.Follow Charla: Facebook | Twitter | Website
Author of The Healing Code
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Alex Loyd, PhD, ND holds doctorates in Pyschology and Naturopathic Medicine. His 12-year search for a cure for his wife's depression led to the discovery of The Healing Codes system to heal the source of virtually any physical, emotional, success, or relational issue.Follow Alex: Facebook | Twitter | Website
Author of THE FAMILY DINNER
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Laurie David founded the Stop Global Warming Virtual March, produced the Academy Award–winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth, and launched the Stop Global Warming College Tour with Sheryl Crow. She has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Today, and Good Morning America; is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post; and is author of The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming (Scholastic, 9/07).Follow Laurie: Twitter | Website
Author of 30-DAY METHOD
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Tracy Anderson has trained stars like Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow, Courteney Cox, Molly Sims, and Naomi Watts, among others. She was a professional dancer who experienced considerable weight gain, began to research her own workout methods to transform her body, and developed the Tracy Anderson Method. She owns studios located in NY and LA and shares her unique
workouts through her successful DVDs and webinars.Follow Tracy: Twitter | Website
Grand Central Life & Style Authors
Author of 10 POUNDS IN 10 DAYS, This Is Why You're Fat
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Jackie Warner is America's favorite no-nonsense celebrity fitness trainer. She was the star trainer of Bravo's hit show Work-Out. Her new Bravo reality show, Thintervention, will debut in the coming months.Follow Jackie: Twitter | Website
Author of Cheating Death, Chasing Life
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Sanjay Gupta, MD is a practicing neurosurgeon at Emory University Hospital and associate chief of service at Grady Memorial Hospital. A columnist for TIME magazine and a chief medical correspondent at CNN, he lives in Atlanta, GA.Follow Sanjay: Twitter
Author of What to Wear for the Rest of Your Life, Chic Simple Dress Smart Women, Chic Simple Dress Smart Men
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Kim Johnson Gross, co-creator of the bestselling Chic Simple book series, has been a fashion expert for over 30 years, A former Ford model, fashion editor at Town & Country and Esquire, and columnist for More and InStyle, she has appeared on national programs including the Today Show and CBS Early Show.Follow Kim: Facebook | Website