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Honey Brings the Energy with Mitzi Dulan

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Mitzi Dulan shows viewers how to use honey as an all-natural energy booster.

Mitzi Dulan discusses how she uses honey as an all-natural energy booster.

September is not just back to school, but back to routine for the millions of Americans who have said goodbye to the carefree days of summer and are returning to the daily grind.  From that second or third snooze in the morning to that long yawn during your afternoon meeting, getting energized for the day and keeping that energy is, well, exhausting!

America’s Nutrition Expert Mitzi Dulan, RD, CSSD, has inspired millions to lose weight, get fit and keep energized.  As the current team nutritionist for the Kansas City Royals baseball team and former team nutritionist for the Kansas City Chiefs football team, Mitzi knows one secret ingredient for a quick, natural energy booster—honey.  Whether it’s at the office, at school or after a workout, many Americans experience that mid-afternoon energy slump, and the majority crave something less than nutritious and binge on candy, sodas and other high-calorie foods. Mitzi was in the studio with us this week discussing how honey can play an important role in your day:

 

 

  • Morning wake-up:  what you choose to eat sets the tone for the day ahead.
  • Keep hydrated throughout the day.
  • Mid-morning crash: mix nut butter and honey as a dip for fruits or vegetables.
  • Maintain consistent energy levels throughout the day by consuming adequate amounts of protein.
  • 3 p.m. slump and afterschool doldrums: try Mitzi’s personal favorites (wink, you’ll have to interview her to find out!).
  • Pre-, mid- or post-workout: Learn to make your own budget-friendly drink and the perfect post-workout meal.

David Baldacci’s THE FORGOTTEN

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci comes the next blockbuster thriller featuring Army Special Agent John Puller. A combat veteran, Puller is the man the U.S. Army relies on to investigate the toughest crimes facing the nation. In THE FORGOTTEN Puller is back on the case…but this time it’s personal.

When his aunt is found dead in the picturesque town of Paradise, Florida, the local police rule her death a tragic accident. But a letter she sent to Puller’s father just before she died indicates there may be something sinister behind the town’s beautiful veneer.

What Puller finds convinces him that his aunt’s death was no accident. As he searches for answers, Puller comes face-to-face with people willing to go to unthinkable lengths to make sure the truth is never revealed.

THE FORGOTTEN’s palpable suspense, gutsy protagonist, and inventive plotting deliver the “edge-of-your-seat” thrills readers have come to expect from Baldacci.

360 Sound – The Story of Columbia Records

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Columbia Records is celebrating its 125th anniversary with the release of 360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story on the great American record label and its role in initiating recorded music, cultivating great artists, and igniting cultural change. Written by Pulitzer Prize-and Grammy nominated author and historian Sean Wilentz, the book provides a journey through Columbia Records’ storied past and its contributions to entertainment from the invention of commercial recording through the present day.

We will be in the studio with Sean Wilentz tomorrow, Nov 15th, 2012 to discuss this amazing book and cd that takes us from the beginnings of recorded music to the commercial success of the industry today.

360 Sound includes 300 rare and intimate photographs from the Columbia archives and sidebar discussions of crucial developments and performers written by eminent music historians Dave Marsh and Colin Escott. The book offers a virtual history of the music industry from its infancy, tracing Columbia’s pivotal technological as well as business innovations, not least its invention of the LP. It also reflects on the connection between Columbia’s artists and music and sweeping cultural and political changes, from the emergence of mass commercial culture to the rise of the civil rights movement and beyond.

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Columbia’s list of major performers, past and present, is unsurpassed and includes much of the most important, and beloved music in all genres, including pop, rock, country, show tunes, classical, jazz, R&B, hip-hop, and blues. Artists recorded by Columbia and its subsidiaries have included Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Miles Davis, Leonard Bernstein, Johnny Cash, Beyonce, Adele, Billy Joel, Al Jolson, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Robert Johnson, Bing Crosby, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Tony Bennett, Simon and Garfunkel, Leonard Cohen, Neil Diamond, Aerosmith, Elvis Costello, Willie Nelson, Yo-Yo Ma, LL Cool J, James Taylor, Philip Glass, Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, Dixie Chicks, John Mayer, Jack White, and more.

LIVE BY NIGHT by Dennis Lehane

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Dennis Lehane is a force to be reckoned with. His bestselling novels include Gone, Baby Gone, Mystic River, Shutter Island, The Given Day, and Moonlight Mile, and big-screen adaptations have been helmed by Ben Affleck, Clint Eastwood, and Martin Scorsese. Called “as much social historian as mystery writer,” by The Chicago Tribune, Lehane once again showcases his ability to create suspenseful historical fiction with his first stand-alone novel in four years. The popularity of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire and Ken Burns’ Prohibition mini-series have set the stage for LIVE BY NIGHT, a Prohibition-era tale that catapults readers between 1920s Boston and Florida, introducing a cast of hard-living gangsters, petty criminals, and two unforgettable dames. This novel released just two weeks ago is already on the New York Times Bestseller List.

Jamie Lee Curtis – Brave Year of Firsts

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New York Times bestselling duo Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell present their tenth picture book collaboration in the Books to Grow By series: MY BRAVE YEAR OF FIRSTS.
It’s a celebration of first times…the key moments in a child’s life that shape who they are. Funny yet heartfelt, Jamie Lee Curtis emphasizes that first times are about trying hard, being brave, strong, and true to yourself.

About the book:
While our spunky heroine, Frankie, learns to ride a bike, tie her shoes, make new friends, love her first dog, borrow a book from the library, say when she’s wrong, try yucky food and work with her dad, she also learns that trying new things is how she grows—and that being brave enough to do so is what growing up is all about.

Gluten Free and Taste Full!

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Breads, pastas and cookies, oh my! Surrounded by these common, every day foods, the average person can’t look left or right without spotting foods containing gluten. But with gluten-free diets becoming much more common, and even preferred, the ordinary recipes most people enjoy need to be given a delicious culinary make-over. enter Jessie & Jilly Lagasse.

Imagine growing up with a father known for his rich, Creole-style cooking, who instilled a love and appreciation of food from the very start. Now imagine not being able to eat most of his dishes anymore. That’s what happened to Jessie and Jilly Lagasse when they were diagnosed with gluten allergies in 2001 and 2004, respectively. As a result, they learned to adjust, changing the ways they cooked, ate, and used ingredients.

THE GLUTEN-FREE TABLE provides a well-balanced base of recipes that can add flavor and enjoyment to the menus of even the most demanding of gluten-free eaters. Featuring family favorites, Southern classics, and a few of Jessie and Jilly’s own culinary anecdotes thrown in, THE GLUTEN-FREE TABLE includes delicious, easy-to-prepare recipes such as Sweet ‘n’ Sticky Chicken Wingettes, Hearty Lima Bean and Ham Soup, Jalapeno and Cheddar Cornbread, Slow-Cooked Rosemary Chicken with Apples and Fennel, Maple Syrup Johnnycakes with Ice Cream, and more. Emeril Lagasse has also contributed ten of his own original gluten-free recipes!

The Gluten Free Lagasse Girls

6 Weeks to OMG

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Author Venice A Fulton had us all excited when he told us we could be skinnier than all our friends with some tried and proven hints, tips and tricks to lose weight. His methods might seem a little different to the usual rules most weight loss plans dictate but his suggestions have basis in fact. Here are some of his do’s and don’ts to see real results in real time.

Mary Higgins Clark on THE LOST YEARS

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Mary Higgins Clark was in the studio with us and explained what THE LOST YEARS refers to, and how she has used this title of her newest book to tie together two extraordinary themes, over 2000 years apart.

BIO: MARY HIGGINS CLARK, #1 New York Times bestselling author, has written thirty suspense novels; three collections of short stories; a historical novel, Mount Vernon Love Story; and a memoir, Kitchen Privileges. She is the coauthor with Carol Higgins Clark of five suspense novels: Dashing through the Snow, Deck the Halls, He Sees You When You’re Sleeping, The Christmas Thief, and Santa Cruise. Her books are worldwide bestsellers, with over 100 million sold in the United States alone. She lives with her husband, John Conheeney, in Saddle River, New Jersey. For more information, log onto the author’s website at http://www.maryhigginsclark.com/

David Baldacci Does It Again with THE INNOCENT

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When the U.S. government calls on hitman Will Robie, he never questions his orders and always gets his target. Except this mission is anything but normal. Unlike his other targets, which have taken him from Edinburgh to Tangier, this one lands in his own backyard of Washington, D.C. And this time Robie does the unthinkable and refuses to kill—putting his life in the crosshairs of his own people. In his trademark style, with gritty, flawed characters and fast-paced action, David Baldacci is back with another sure-fire tale of suspense that will keep readers guessing until the very last page in his new book, THE INNOCENT.

Another great thriller from the best of the genre authors. David was in the studio with us last week talking about this new, exciting book and his process for writing.

Lauren Conrad on THE FAME GAME

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Lauren Conrad knows about fame having grown up in front of the cameras. So who better to pen a novel about the trials and tribulations of becoming and staying famous? With back-stabbing co-stars, out of control siblings and baying paparazzi at every corner, Conrad weaves a tale that is surely spiked with reality. She takes readers behind the scenes of a fast-paced world that simultaneously dazzles and disgusts while daring them to wonder: could you survive the fame game?