Jim Karas is a lifestyle expert with over twenty-seven years of unparalleled success helping people lose weight and look and feel their very best. He is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Business Plan for the Body, and the New York Times bestsellers The Cardio-Free Diet, The 7-Day Energy Surge, The Petite Advantage Diet, and Flip ... Read morethe Switch. Jim has appeared frequently on Good Morning America, The Dr. Oz Show, and The View, and has worked as a contributor for national magazines, including Good Housekeeping and O Magazine. He is a widely sought after keynote speaker and sits on the advisory board of Performance Trust Capital Partners. Jim is the chairman of the Philanthropic Advisory Council for the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Northwestern University. He lives in Chicago with his two children, Olivia and Evan. Show Less