Improving the Local Economy One Business at a Time

Ideally You Health/ Weight Loss

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Apricot Lane Boutique moves to the Miller Hill Mall

CindiJohnson is the owner and coach at Ideally You Health & Weight Loss Center, a new business in Duluth. This isn’t your ordinary weight loss center. When it comes to losing weight and keeping it off, education is the key and knowledge is your weapon.

This protocol has been around for more than 25 years, but brand new to the area. Cindi knows the struggle men and women face with weight. She’s been one to try many, many diet plans, which never lasted long-term or were too complicated to follow. That was until she found Ideal Protein. This was the only plan that actually taught her how food affected her body, good and bad.

Cindi’s success of losing 60 pounds and 58.9 inches in five months fueled her passion for helping others, which led her to quitting her full-time job and opening up Ideally You Health & Weight Loss Center.

“To me, I started the protocol with weight loss top of mind, that’s all I wanted to achieve, but as I lost weight and inches every week (yes, every week) I soon realized how good I felt. In the end, I gained back my health.”

Ideally You offers Education Seminars, where you learn about the protocol; why other diets fail and what could be the culprit of you not losing weight. It also offers healthy lifestyle workshops, for those who don’t need to lose weight, but want to learn healthier food options, like, how much carbs, protein, fats you are supposed to be eating a day. D For more information, visit ideallyyouweightloss.com.

Apricot Lane Boutique, a women’s clothing and accessories store, will soon open at Miller Hill Mall. Offering an affordable boutique experience, Apricot Lane will be located next to Victoria’s Secret and across from Caribou Coffee at Miller Hill Mall.

“Apricot Lane will offer trendy apparel and accessories in a true boutique setting at Miller Hill Mall,” said Katie Kaz, general manager at the Miller Hill Mall. “We’re excited to welcome Apricot Lane to the mall and to provide our shoppers with another option to find the latest trends.”

Apricot Lane Boutique will offer unique merchandise with the latest fashion apparel, jewelry, handbags, accessories, and gifts. Its location at Miller Hill Mall will also feature Pandora jewelry as the only licensed Pandora dealer in the Duluth market. Pandora is known for its customizable charm bracelets, designer rings, and watches.

“Apricot Lane provides a one-of-a-kind experience for shoppers to enjoy and a wide selection of apparel and accessories at great prices,” said Wendy Myers, owner of Apricot Lane. “We are excited to bring customers the styles and trends that they’re searching for, and can’t wait to open at Miller Hill Mall. D