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Vitamin C  keeps skin well-toned. A deficiency can cause wrinkles and skin discoloration. As skin ages, more vitamin C is essential to maintain elasticity. Broccoli, kale, cabbage, strawberries and cantaloupe are all full of Vitamin C.  Beef up on your vitamin C intake for great skin.

Celebrity renowned makeup  artist, Bobbi Brown, is set to open a gym next door to her makeup store in Montclair, New Jersey with her personal trainer husband, Steven Plofker.

“I never microwave anything in a plastic container.  Pthalates and bisphenol A (BPA), which can lech into food when plastics are heated, mimics hormones and may increase the risk of certain cancers, including breast and ovarian.  Use a microwave safe ceramic or glass bowel instead.   …Jeffrey Morrison, M.D, founder of The Morrison Center on how he protects himself from cancer risks.

Here’s a great lower body workout by our friend Zuzanna across the pond.  It’s hardcore, but only three minutes long.  Push yourself, push through the pain.  Yes, your muscles will be screaming tomorrow.  But the up side is that your glutes, thighs, and quads will feel sexy and lean.  It’s worth it!

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A few days ago on Facebook I was voicing on my eagerness to kick my Diet Pepsi habit, so my friends over at Zevia sent me a challenge.  They sent me some of their natural diet sodas.

So change is hard, right?  It’s hard for everyone with everything….especially when it comes to your signature drink.

But the cans looked beautiful and the flavors seemed so good, and we already know I’m two steps shy of being a tree-hugger, so it’s safe to say, I appreciated the “natural” part of the soda.

I first tried Ginger Ale.  One sip and I as a believer.  But I kept drinking more and more to be sure.  Next I tried the Ginger Root Beer, of which tasted absolutely nothing like a “diet” drink…so delicious.  Other flavors were black cherry, orange, cola and orange.  I loved all of them.  They are really light and refreshing, and made with “good for you” ingredients.

You will absolutely love, love,  love these drinks.  It’s such a great break from traditional diet colas.  The flavors really pop in your mouth and there’s lots of variety.  It’s almost like dessert…and who doesn’t love that?  Even Oprah does!

And the great news is that Zevia is going to give away some of their natural diet sodas to you, too!  Simply become a fan of Zevia on their Facebook page.

Then simply leave a comment here on our blog letting us know you became a fan on Facebook.  It’s that simple.  Good luck!

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“Seven years ago, I had never heard of Botox. My dermatologist was saying, ‘You should try it.’  He injected my forehead, hit a nerve, and created a huge hematoma.  The nerve has been dead ever since. It affected the muscle in my right eye, so my eye has started to droop a little bit.”  Dana Delaney on her Botox nightmare.

If you do a moderately strenuous workout for at least 30 minutes a day (and by moderately strenuous, that means sweating most of that 30 minutes), you can reduce your risk of developing breast, colon and endometrial cancers by 20% – 30%.  Sweet!

Did you know that anxiety causes an upsurge in stress hormones that can worsen acne or other skin conditions?

If you skin is prone to breakouts and rashes, it’s time to check your body/mind/soul meter.

It’s scientifically proven that stress can cause skin eruptions and even make you susceptible to deadly  diseases.

If this is happening to you, put yourself on your to-do list and get serious about about having some downtime doing something that relaxes you (yoga or Pilates is so good for this.)  After all, your beauty is at risk here, girlfriend.

Shape magazine features the adorbs, LeAnn Rimes this month.  Want to know how LeAnn gets those killer abs?  It’s all about boxing for her.  Check out her step by step workout here.

LeAnn and her trainer box for about 20 minutes—after doing 40 minutes of resistance training interspersed with cardio intervals.  The result is an intense hour-long workout.

Her body is the result of hour long intense workouts.  It can be achieved with that simple addition to your life, hour long intense cardio workouts.  …how bad do you want it?

Did you know that some apples are better for you than others?  The Red Delicious variety gets five stars.  All apples are loaded with vitamin C and other nutrients, but the Red Delicious has the highest level of flavonoids, and as much as five times as many antioxidants. 

Don’t peel the skin.  The beautiful red skin contains the highest concentration of the flavonaoids and antioxidants, so be sure you are eating the peel as well.