Hi {!firstname_fix}

I am going to be talking about Little Sugar Addicts for the next few weeks. We have a new web site up for you at, drum roll, www.littlesugaraddicts.com. It has some really fun stuff. Go poke around and let me know what you think. Put your comments on the community forum so we can all share. And preorder at amazon.com or your local book store NOW. It looks like we are going to sell the whole first run in a week. Publisher didn't guess on how much we all want this story out there!

You are going to have to live with my enthusiasm. I keep touching the pages and smiling. I am like a new mama. Speaking of which, we have added a new, special group for grandparents. Come join radiantgrandparents if you are interested in how to support your grandchildren in doing the food.

Please feel free to pass this week's newsletter on to your friends and family. Don't forget to let me know what you like and would like to see.

A copy of this newsletter may also be found posted on the web at http://www. radiantrecovery.com/weeklynewsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, use the link at the bottom of the page. Do not email me, do not get mad at me, just click on the link and you will be forever removed.

And be sure to visit our Radiant RecoveryŽ website and Community Forum regularly.

Warmly,
Kathleen

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July 12, 2004
** Quote From Kathleen **

The mood swings and meltdowns will disappear. Self esteem will skyrocket, and the entire family will start having fun.


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** Testimonial for the Week**

Hi All- Got up this morning feeling good and strong and healthy. Had my shake within 45 minutes of rising. Stepped on the scale. Big mistake. Now I feel sad and angry. I know that I am striving for the greater good, but "diethead" has reared its ugly self. How can such a small appliance have such power?

I know from my journal that I have been working the steps well. I am currently on step three for about a month now. I have been exercising and keeping the food to 3 meals and an occasional snack. Breakfast is always a George's Shake, which I have grown to love. I feel I am on the right track, but the track is going in the wrong direction.

So, what I need is a collective morale boost from all you wise members out there. Any pearls of wisdom? Thanks-L

Hi L,

One pearl is... No scale. Put it away for now!

Another pearl is this: Let's rephrase what you are saying here. Basically, you are saying that you felt fabulous, but that the number on the scale made you feel awful. Which means that you are essentially saying that your inner self is a big dummy and the only valid data comes from external sources (scale, society's dictums, etc.).

I am very certain that this is not actually true for you! I doubt that you are a big dummy, LOL! I am only half joking here, though, because I just want to remind us all that we so very easily slip into mis-trusting our own internal feelings, our own wisdom. L, your own internal databank told you that you were healthy and strong. Go with that! It's hard to relearn to trust ourselves, but that is yet another gift of this program.

Martha

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**Radiant Grandparents**

I am very excited to announce the formation of a new online group called "radiantgrandparents". The purpose of this list is to have a place to discuss how we, as grandparents (or aunts or uncles) can support our darling grandchildren in balancing their biochemistries and becoming happy, healthy youngsters. It is not necessary that you be "doing the food" as we say, but we will be referencing Kathleen's new book, Little Sugar Addicts, so you should have a copy of that to refer to. The book will be coming out in just a couple of weeks, so you can pre-order it now.

To join this group, click here and look for the radiantgrandparents link. I look forward to seeing you there.

Vicki G

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**Radiant Ambassadors**

We have set up a new online group for those who want to help spread the news about what our program does. We called it radiantambassadors and are they rocking!

Hi All:

I just joined this group so am coming in - in the middle of what you're doing but the cards sound neat. I am only 43 but until I detoxed just a little over a month ago, I wasn't sure if I was ever going to get my health back on track. I have been pretty sick for the past year and a half so I think I feel a lot like some of those older people with multiple chronic health problems. Since my detox my arthritis and asthma haven't been as bad, my emotions are more even and I am losing weight and moving better. Nobody believed that this program was going to do anything for me for some time and now they believe it because it is so obvious. At first we have to come to believe in the program and what it can do for us / heal our biochemistry no matter what others think and or say. We have to have the courage to keep moving forward with what we believe to be the only answer for us and that requires a lot of hope as we keep getting glimpses of radiance as we work each step. I will be listening for awhile to see what this group is all about and will chime in when I have something to contribute. I have told so many people about the program since my detox and having some cards would make a difference.

Carol

Come find us among the Online Groups


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**David's Corner **
Also, speaking of water, that store is also selling this 64 oz. water mug that I absolutely LOVE! It is insulated and I can fill it with ice and water at 9:15 in the morning at at 5pm it's still cold! Last Friday I worked overtime and realized that 12 hours later it was actually still a bit cool. I was amazed. This is one of my favorite things, plus it gets me to drink at least half a gallon of water while I'm at work. - Sue


I have one too and LOVE it as well!!!

Please send questions and suggestions for items you might like to see in our store. YOU are building our store. Tell me what you want and we will sort it out.

Thanks
David

And of course, we have something for everybody in our store


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**Featured Topic**
On Being an Ambassador
by Kathleen DesMaisons, Ph.D.

As I am sure you have gathered by now, I am passionate about getting a copy of Little Sugar Addicts into the hands of every parent, grandparent, teacher, pediatrician, child care worker and any other person connected with kids in the entire country. We have an opportunity to make a radical impact on children. This is not going to happen with policy makers, it is going to happen with YOU talking with the people in your lives.

With this newsletter, I am starting an ongoing tutorial on how to become an effective radiant ambassador and participate in the miracle we are about to create. Here are the beginning steps:

1) Make sure to pre-order your copy. I am concerned that you might have to wait for 2-3 weeks for the second print run. Order it through amazon.com because so many people use amazon to watch a book's *value* by its ranking. Book buyers in other venues take notice of amazon's trends.

2) Go over to the new web site at www.littlesugaraddicts.com and read everything. Go to the press room and see all the resources we have put there. You can read a chapter of the new book in the *look inside* section You can read the questions and answers.

After you get your own copy and read it, I am sure you are going to want to share it with people. Email your friends and family with the website. As they get excited, you can be a resource of information. Answer questions. Go into your local bookstores. Make sure they are carrying the book. Have them put it where it can be seen. Tell the manager you are talking about it to everyone. Give the manager a copy of the *one sheet* and write your name and email on it if she has questions. Tell your local health food store.

We have started an online group called radiantambassadors. here are some of the the things they are doing:

1) Contacting the local paper via email and sending them to the web.
2) Contacting the editors of kids papers
3) Contacting senior magazines
4) Contacting parents newspapers

You can send them to the Press Room. We have put up 2 articles for them to use directly. Tell them YOUR story of healing. Tell them you live there and read the publication.

5) Tell your child's teacher (give her or him a copy)
6) Tell the day care center or your child care worker or nanny
7) Tell you doctor and nurse practitioner
8) Tell your dentist
9) Tell your chiropractor and massage therapist or acupuncturist
10) Tell your therapist
11) Tell your hairdresser

If you work for a company that serves kids (like Toys r Us or Gymboree or Pottery Barn for Kids or Walmart or Gap, tell the people who do the company newsletter. Send them to the press room to pick up one of the articles. Tell them your experience.

If you have a professional journal like the Journal of Nursing, or Social Work, write them and suggest they review the book. Send them to the press room where they can request a review copy.

If you get catalogues that carry books, write them and tell them about it. Write Ann Landers. Email the National Girl Scouts. Talk to your Boys and Girls Club Directors. Call the YMCA. Give them the website URL, tell them about the press room.

As you do this, let us know what you have done. We are going to post all the things you folks are doing. This is OUR book. I want you to watch what happens when the people take charge. You see, we are used to thinking that we are victims of the media and advertising. We are not. The media is there to serve us. let's use the connection we have to get people talking about what sugar really does. We know why the incidence of obesity, diabetes, ADD and behavior problems are sky rocketing. The issue is not going to be solved by throwing billions on university studies. It is going to be solved when people like you talk to your hairdresser and friends over coffee.

Email me to let us add to the list of local efforts. And PLEASE make creative suggestions for me to follow up. Let me know of articles you find that are relevant. Fax me the article if you have it. Our fax number is 505-345-3057. Everything you do and tell me, we will post. Email me if you have ideas or suggestions. YOU are the experts!

Love, Kathleen

ŠKathleen DesMaisons 2004.