Lauren Slayton is the founder of FoodtrainersTM, a New York City consultancy dedicated to weight management and sports nutrition. She holds a Masters Degree in Clinical Nutrition from New York University. She worked at St Luke's-Roosevelt Obesity Research Unit and was a nutritionist for Equinox fitness clubs. A frequent lecturer on subjects ranging from running to weight loss to organics, she has written for and been quoted in articles for many websites, magazines and television programs including- Allure, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, In Style, Cooking Light, Harper's Bazaar, Hamptons, Self, Fitness, WebMD, The New York Post, John Stewart's Daily Show, ABC's Eyewitness News, The Early Show, Fox News and Good Morning America. You can reach Lauren @foodtrainers on Twitter and Instagram.
Peppered with illustrations and pithy quotes, the book is both entertaining and practical. Readers will appreciate Slayton's word-play as well as by her real-life solutions to such dilemmas as quick weight loss strategies for the beach or how to be 'choosy when boozy. --Publishers Weekly