- In May 2003, Women"s World ran an article touting the weight loss benefits of coconut oil. It created such a demand that by June, there was hardly a bottle to be found. This book provides the scientific information about why this oil works, as well as how to use it. - Cherie Calbom"s The Ultimate Smoothie Book (Warner, 2001) has gone back to press five times and has sold nearly 40,000 copies. Juicing for Life (Avery, 1992) has more than 1.6 million copies in print. - Cherie Calbom is known to millions of fans as "The Juice Lady." Her infomercials with Jay Kordich--"The Juice Man"--and former World heavyweight Champion George Foreman are world-renowned. Marianita Jader Shilhavy has a B.S. in nutrition and has worked as a dietician and nutritional counselor in the Philippines.