Lori Boxer, Director of Weight No More Diet Centers, with five locations in the NY and NJ areas was our special guest today on The Ageless Sisters. This passionate, dynamic woman has her own success story and shares her views with her clients via one-on-one counseling, individualized programs, personal daily eating plans and empowerment.

11 year old Birke Baehr talks about “the dark side of the industrialized food system” at TED Next Generation in Asheville.

We must hold the food industry accountable. Do your part please – watch the video and then sign the petition to the FDA demanding that genetically engineered foods be labeled.

Stress, oh the havoc it wreaks. It can cause serious damage to your health, body, and skin. Unfortunately, stress is unavoidable and overtime can cause frown lines while also making you look older, tired, angry, upset, worn out and can exacerbate rosacea, eczema, or psoriasis. The affects of stress are detrimental to every aspect of your being.Maintain healthy skin while relieving the tension from your face with some simple lifestyle changes. Yes, stress is a part of life but it doesn’t have to show in your face.

Whether you’ve resolved to hit the gym more or your busy afternoons require a mid-afternoon pick-me-up, energy bars are a full of foods that provide slow-burning fuel, such as dates and sunflower seeds, that will keep you going through a 12-mile run or that 3 p.m. slump. The problem? Commercial versions are overpackaged and full of sugar, and the tab for keeping my college-age runner supplied with brand-name individually wrapped energy bars would rival his tuition.

The Ageless Sisters would like to thank today’s guest, Rosie Battista for sharing her success story about losing weight and gaining confidence. She is passionate about beautiful natural whole foods and real about the transformations that can be attained by changing your diet and your relationship with food. Listen to the show to learn more about Rosie Battista.

Avocados are rich in vitamins A, C, and E and are full of other nutrients like potassium. They contain folate, monosaturated fats and antioxidants. Regular consumption of avocados helps us in many ways. Here are just 10 of them.

Canola oil is developed from the rapeseed plant, which is part of the mustard family of plants. These oils have long been used for industrial purposes (in candles, lipsticks, soaps, inks, lubricants, and biofuels). It’s an industrial oil, not a food

While many foods taste great, they are also powerful healers in a vibrant multicolor disguise. The best healing remedies also taste fabulous (I can’t say that about any prescription medications). Plus, foods won’t cause the nasty common side effects that most drugs cause.

My good friend, Connie Bennett, author of Sugar Shock and soon to be released, Beyond Sugar Shock has repeatedly stated that sugar ages not only your face but the inside of your body as well.

Start now, make a concentrated effort to eliminate sugar from your diet so you’ll look great and feel better about yourself.