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who might experience the extreme symptoms of congestion and headaches which she experienced when around people with heavily scented products. “I was tired of seeing people die,”

Shelly said, having lost her father to cancer shortly before beginning work on her book. “I said to my hus- band, ‘I wish there was an honest book out there that would tell the truth about how to achieve a healthy body inside and out.’” Angelo Ballestero told his wife to

write the book herself. Cost-conscious Ballestero got to

work creating a realistic approach to beauty and health, realizing that not everyone could throw out everything they had and start over. “I thought about how I could

reach people who can’t afford to make all the changes at once they might need to make,” Shelly said. “I knew I had to think way outside the box.”

Beauty by God, a book with a con- servative price tag despite the priceless information, educates the reader on a variety of topics. Cov- ering everything from “organic” la- bels and mixing home-made skin care products to increasing one’s self-esteem, Ballestero’s passion for people resonates. “I want your true beauty to come

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