How the Faithful Can Stop Feeding the Fat Epidemic
New Book, "Diets Don't Work, But Jesus Does", Solves Weight Loss Woes for People of Faith
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Author - Shannon Tanner
Before and After Photos from Women Who Completed the Program
Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) - With the upcoming October 15, 2007 release of her new book Diets Don't Work, But Jesus Does, faith-based wellness expert Shannon Tanner is making an astounding claim -- diets will NEVER work for people of faith. This bold statement is backed up by research professors hailing from leading universities. According to a study by Purdue University, more than 65% of church-goers are overweight or obese, with Baptists being the heaviest.
"As Christians, we are supposed to have the answers to all of life's challenges, we shouldn't be the ones feeding the fat epidemic," states Shannon. The book challenges the entire premise of the secular weight loss industry, declaring that it is essentially a 46 billion dollar industry that thrives on failure. Diets Don't Work, but Jesus Does was written to solve the weight loss woes for people of faith who are tired of being trapped in this costly diet cycle.
Through Diets Don't Work, But Jesus Does, Shannon teaches the same biblically based principles from her groundbreaking "Body Temple Wellness" workshops that have helped thousands of Christians overcome disordered eating and poor health since 1994. In addition to learning how to shed unwanted pounds, readers will also get a personal view of Shannon, who herself struggled with obesity, a severe eating disorder, and food addiction. After losing 73 pounds (which she has kept off for over 10 years) and gaining insight on how her journey could help others, Shannon began to develop a wellness program that teaches a practical and workable solution to how faith wins at weight loss.
"Churches in the African American community have tended to focus on what they deemed as 'serious sins'. Who really cares about an extra two plates of fried-chicken, collard greens, macaroni and cheese and peach cobbler?" comments Shannon.
But with John Hopkins University predicting that by 2015 nearly 75% of the entire nation will be obese, and with 80% of African American Women over 40 -- the churches largest supporters - already overweight, the church is coming full circle in realizing the need to incorporate weight loss and wellness into its life giving messages. Diets Don't Work, But Jesus Does introduces this message to a nationwide audience, with the hope of producing immediate and permanent weight loss results and lasting spiritual renewal in its readers.
Diets Don't Work, But Jesus Does can be purchased online, www.ShannonSpeaks.org, or www.Amazon.com. To book speaking engagements or media interviews, contact Dana Taylor at 323-754-8549 or info@ShannonSpeaks.org.
About Shannon Tanner
Shannon Tanner is a motivational speaker, health advocate, natural herbalist and life-coach with more than 15 years of experience as a leader in the Weight Loss and Wellness Industry. Shannon has studied herbal medicine for over fifteen years and is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Naturopathy/Master of Herbology at Trinity College for alternative medicine. She is a founding partner of Body Temple Wellness, an organization focused on bringing a message of health, weight-loss and wellness to the Black Church as well as the body of Christ at large. She is the author of two books on the subject of weight loss and emotional healing. She has worked in both the Christian and secular counseling worlds and has helped hundreds of men and women break the bondage of food addiction and the cycle of chronic emotional, physical and spiritual dis-ease.
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