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Sick to Fit: Three simple techniques that got me from 420 pounds to the cover of Runner’s World, Good Morning America, and the Today Showby Josh LaJaunie

If you’re overweight or obese…
If you’re constantly tired, bloated, constipated, achy, sluggish, depressed, or anxious…
If you’re diabetic or pre-diabetic…
If your doctor keeps warning you about the risk of cancer, heart disease, or other lifestyle- reversible calamity…
If you’re constantly worried about your blood pressure, weight, insomnia, eating habits…

But you still find it next to impossible to stick to a healthy diet, exercise, and lifestyle plan… 


Then you might be going about things the wrong way.

Let’s face it – despite a flood of information and advice, we’re getting sicker and fatter all the time. That’s because the vast majority of “conventional” advice is outdated, wrong-headed, and just plain ineffective.

Within this storm of bad news and bad advice, there’s a growing tribe of outliers who have managed to lose hundreds of pounds, reverse “impossible to cure” diseases, and even – to their own shock and delight – become fit and high-performing athletes.

Their stories don’t get a lot of media attention, because they aren’t selling anything. No pills, powders, or potions. No expensive workout gadgets. No late night informercial magic formulas.

They simply rediscovered some basic, natural truths about the human animal. What we’re designed to eat. How we’re designed to move. And how we’re meant to think and feel.

When we get away from our natural heritage, we suffer. When we return to it, we thrive.

Read Sick To Fit to discover how Josh LaJaunie went from a 420-pound food addict to the cover of Runner’s World magazine, as well as live appearances on Good Morning America and The Today Show.

Discover the simple secrets for a healthy life that have transformed dozens of members of the Missing Chins Run Club and clients of WellStart Health from sick and sad to fit and fulfilled.

In Sick To Fit, you’ll learn:
• the one food rule that banishes confusion, eliminates the need to count calories or restrict portion size, and makes you impervious to the marketing and clickbait BS perpetrated by the food industry
• how to honor your culture and heritage without suffering from the diseases that are killing your people (coming from the Bayou of South Louisiana, Josh knows a thing or two about being a foodie)
• how to use social and family pressure to get stronger and more committed
• how to prevent self-sabotage after initial success
• how to start exercising safely if you’re overweight (by 20 or 200 pounds)
• the four-question FAST Assessment (the “Swiss Army Knife” of sustainable behavior change)
• how to master life’s stressors so they don’t turn into binges
• how to never “fall off the wagon” again – even if you’ve failed at dozens of diets before
• and much more…

Written with behavioral health expert Howard Jacobson, PhD, Sick To Fit combines Josh’s journey with cutting edge nutritional, exercise, neurological, and habit science.

Sick To Fit is your roadmap to better health and a more joyful life.

“Sick To Fit is a captivating, inspiring and practical story of an epic transformation. And don’t be deceived by how entertaining this page-turner of a book is. What you’re about to have fun reading is scientifically proven, and it just might change your life.”
Ocean Robbins, Author, 31-Day Food Revolution CEO, Food Revolution Network http://foodrevolution.org

“A diet book with lots of information leaves you with lots of information. But a book that teaches you how to change your dietary and lifestyle habits – and do it in a way that is compelling, engaging, and eminently practical – a book like that can change your life.

“Sick to Fit takes everything that we know about what makes people change in business and life, and applies it to eating and lifestyle habits. I’ve read a tremendous number of books on diet, fitness, and health – and this one is the best.”
Peter Bregman, Author, Leading with Emotional Courage, CEO, Bregman Partners http://peterbregman.com

Coroner to Coronerby B.K. Baxter

Bliss, Texas will never be the same. A murder will make sure of that.

The town Sheriff is fat, happy, and useless. Just like his daddy before him and his dad before that.

Ethel and Velma Harmon should know. They’ve been around for all three.

These two seventy-something sisters-in-law refuse to let their ages slow them down. Especially when there’s a mystery to get tangled up in.

The only thing that takes their time away from the whole ball of yarn is, well, a ball of yarn. Crochet class can’t be missed. No matter what.

But keeping things on track isn’t easy. Not with old high school boyfriends that still think they’re eighteen and overly friendly mailmen offering up winks.

Throw in a dead candidate for mayor, a gender-confused cat, and a splinter-giving park bench, and you’re in for one heck of a time.

Come fall in love with these two funny old ladies as they solve the small-town crime of who killed the new guy running for mayor, and make blankets, shawls, and the occasional pair of panties–one stitch at a time.

Live and Let Spyby Elizabeth Ellen Carter

Get Book One in the excitingly dangerous King’s Rogues series from Bestselling Author Elizabeth Ellen Carter. Spies abound in this thrilling Regency Historical Romance!

England, 1804

Refused his rightful promotion, Adam Hardacre quits the Royal Navy in disgust and is quickly approached with an intriguing proposition to serve his country undercover.

His first assignment takes him home to Cornwall to expose traitors plotting a French invasion of England. There, he meets newly unemployed governess, Olivia Collins, who has stumbled upon a hidden secret from Adam’s past – his youthful summer love affair with the local squire’s daughter. It is a tragic history that brings Adam and Olivia closer than is wise.
However, with the attraction deepening to something more, neither realize that Olivia unwittingly holds the key to his mission.

As Adam infiltrates the plot, Olivia finds out the shocking truth behind his lost love’s death many years ago, and both their lives are in danger. But their growing relationship is clouded by suspicion. Who can and cannot be trusted – anyone or no one?

Or… even each other?

The Recipient: An Emerald City Thrillerby Audrey J. Cole

Sergeant Wade McKinnon knows who killed Samantha the moment he arrives at her crime scene. Problem is, he watched her killer die a year ago.

A year after serial killer Michael Rhodes is executed and allowed to donate part of his brain as an organ transplant, Wade gets called to a murder scene that shares uncanny similarities to those of the late Michael Rhodes. Other similar killings happen around Seattle, and Wade seems to be the only person still alive who knows enough about Michael Rhodes’s murders to be able to replicate them. When evidence found at one of the crime scenes points to Wade as the killer, he races to find the real culprit before it’s too late to clear his own name.

Elle is overjoyed when her husband, Brian, receives a partial brain transplant and gets a second chance at life. Until she learns that his brain cells came from a serial killer…

The Recipient is a chilling crime thriller mixed with domestic suspense that will leave you on the edge of your seat until the very end. If you like Patricia Cornwell, Robert Bryndza, and Angela Marsons, then you’ll love Audrey J. Cole’s debut thriller.

Praise for The Recipient:

“A chilling debut suspense thriller that blends a clinical murder know-how with riveting characters against a brooding Seattle backdrop. Audrey J. Cole squirrels deep into a serial killer’s mind and the at-times fractured minds of those who seek justice for the killer’s crimes. A perfect read for fans of Rachel Abbott or The Couple Next Door.” Lizzie Harwood, Amazon bestselling author

“It’s been a while since I read through a racy and pacy thriller, served piping hot in Robin Cook style… The blurb got me hooked, and I couldn’t put this book down until I finished it.” SiMPLiREAD Book Review

“Once The Recipient got its claws in me it didn’t want to let go. The Recipient is filled with so many twist and turns that it will leave you on the edge of your seat wanting more and just waiting to see want is around the next corner. I can’t wait to read more in the Emerald City Thrillers series.” The Avid Reader Book Review

You’ve Got 8 Secondsby Paul Hellman

You made a great point – but did anybody hear it? Every day at work, people do three things: talk, listen, and pretend to listen. That’s not surprising-the average attention span has dropped to 8 seconds. To get heard, says high-stakes communications expert Paul Hellman, you need to focus your message, be slightly different, and deliver with finesse. Through fast, fun, actionable tips, You’ve Got 8 Seconds explains what works and what doesn’t, what’s forgettable and what sticks. With stories, scripts, and examples of good and bad messages, the book reveals three main strategies: FOCUS: Design a strong message-then say it in seconds. VARIETY: Make routine information come alive. PRESENCE: Convey confidence and command attention. You’ll discover practical techniques, including the Fast-Focus Method(TM) that the author uses with leadership teams; how to stand out in the first seconds of a presentation; and 10 actions that spell executive presence. Whether pitching a project, giving a speech, selling a product, or just writing your next email, with You’ve Got 8 Seconds you’ll get heard, get remembered, and get results.

Sinner’s Intuitionby Noelle Greene

He's Seen Her Future. One Night Won't Change Her Fate.

Just seconds before a freak accident, a co-worker abruptly moves to sit near Elinor Gunn.

His quick thinking and strong hands keep her safe. By the time the corporate jet touches down, Elinor is half in love with Gian Mariani, a darkly beautiful man who never smiles.

But the surreal experience has also given her a powerful gift, one that comes with a heavy price. She needs answers.

How did he predict the unpredictable?

Gian flatly refuses to help. No matter how sweetly seductive, Elinor's not for him. She's a golden girl, loved by all. They call him The Undertaker behind his back.

Besides, he knows her future. One night of shared passion won't change a thing.

Now Elinor's unique gift has made her a target. To protect her, Gian will have to man up and return to the same small town that spit him out years before.

But Gian has kept his secrets too long. His only chance for happiness is slipping away.

If you like edgy small town suspense with a supernatural twist, you'll love Sinner's Intuition.