Faster than a speeding needle!*  More powerful than a multi-vitamin!  Able to regenerate muscles in a single bound! 

Look!  Up in your local health food store!  It's a blueberry!  It's a plum!  No.  It's acai.

Dr. Perricone, of "Oprah" fame, named 10 superfoods recently for health and vitality.  His number one pick?  A little berry found in Brazil that tastes like "a vibrant blend of berries and chocolate."  It has 10 to 30 times the anthocyanins of red wine.

The acai (ah-SIGH-ee) berry is one of the most potent berries on earth, even eclipsing its cousin, the blueberry! 

You won't find it in its original state at your local grocer, but stop by your neighborhood GNC for options. We’ve found Zola-brand superfruit acai juice to be delicious. Also available: the Detour Yoga Energy Bar (blueberry acai).  

*Not REALLY faster than a speeding needle.  Once you've GOT the wrinkles, NOTHING is faster than Botox.  But take precautions now and you won't have to go THERE at all.

Good hostesses serve dessert.  Great hostesses serve sweet cocktails as a cool substitute (for the adults, of course).

So skip the fudge, prop open a door with the fruitcake, and let the kiddos munch on cookies while the grown-ups partake of this festive specialty from FINE LIVING. A crème brulee martini is delicious, festive and beats getting out the bunson burner.