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Hot Books & Apps Lose it! FIT Radio (APP AVAILABLE ON ANDROID AND IOS) (APP AVAILABLE ON ANDROID AND IOS) Lose It! offers easy-to-use tools for tracking what you eat and do. Just search it, scan it or snap it! Search for foods and exercise types in their database of over 7 million items, scan your food package with their nifty barcode scanner, or snap a pic and let Snap It do the rest. There’s a great support community that can help you stick to your goals and the app is compatible with numerous other apps and devices. Ideal for those on the move, FIT Radio gives smartphone and web users access to high-energy playlists in a variety of musical genres, offering a randomization of 15-to-20 mixes in each genre at any given time. Using the smartphone app, FIT Radio users can stream a wide range of daily-updated playlists of top 40, rock, hip-hop, house, EDM, indie and more. Each playlist is made by a professional DJ. Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist: How to Have Your Yard and Eat It Too by Michael Judd Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist is a how-to manual for the budding gardener and experienced green thumb alike, full of creative and easy-to-follow designs that guide you to having your yard and eating it, too. With the help of more than 200 beautiful color photos and drawings, permaculture designer and avid grower Michael Judd takes the reader on a step-by-step process to transform a sea of grass into a flourishing edible landscape that pleases the eye as well as the taste buds. With personality and humor, he translates the complexities of permaculture design into simple self- build projects, providing full details on the evolving design process, material identification and costs. Square One: A Simple Guide to a Balanced Life by Joseph Maroon, M.D. with Carrie Kennedy MEd After becoming a world-class neurosurgeon, Dr. Joseph Maroon felt he’d achieved success. At the age of 41, however, a rapid series of losses and setbacks led him into a baffling new reality—and straight into the darkness of depression. Maroon’s savior was a book titled I Dare You, which taught him how to address four key areas so important to rebalancing his life: good health, a sense of spirituality, meaningful work and strong relationships. In Square One, Maroon combines deeply personal anecdotes with illuminating scientific explanations to help readers consider their own priorities. Maroon guides readers back to “square one” so they can lead more balanced and truly successful lives. Turmeric for Health: 100 Amazing and Unexpected Uses for Turmeric by Britt Brandon, CFNS, CPT For centuries, turmeric, the spice that gives curry its yellow color and its distinctive warm and earthy flavor, has been used in eastern medicine traditions as an anti- inflammatory and pain-relieving remedy. Now, new medical studies are confirming this wisdom—and adding to it. Turmeric contains powerful antioxidants, which can help combat chronic diseases and it’s also an all-natural remedy for common ailments and an effective health and beauty aid. With Turmeric for Health, you'll discover all the benefits that this simple spice can bring—without dangerous chemicals or costly procedures. Vol 30 • Extraordinary Health ™ 5