Look and feel your absolute best in 2011 with the help of these local businesses. They can help you reach your weight loss goals, maintain healthy hair and create a beautiful smile. And if your looking to get a simple or not so simple procedure, there are businesses here for that too.

  The way people talk about their weight-loss plans to others and to themselves can make a huge difference in their success or failure, dietitians say: Avoid "should" and "have to" statements. Saying "I shouldn't eat fries" or "I have to eat some chocolate" will make you feel deprived or out of control. If you're "choosing" not to eat the food, you have more power and less guilt.

A healthy lifestyle means taking care of you from hair to toe. Damaged, dry, and brittle hair are all signs that your coif could use some care. Just as many people wouldn’t dare skip their daily sessions at the gym, taking care of your hair is just as important.

Many of us have difficulty with the outward effects of aging. No one truly loves their wrinkles, crow’s feet and fine lines, but most of us accept them as a part of life without undergoing major surgery to turn back time. The popularity of non-invasive procedures, however, is on the rise, and these solutions are becoming more and more accessible with the creation of medical spas.

People come in all shapes and sizes, and so do teeth and faces. Sometimes, though, nature doesn’t provide a perfectly matched pair; that is, the teeth that nature provides don’t show off the face as well as we’d like. If that’s how you feel about your smile, advancements in dentistry make it possible to custom design a smile that is right for you.