Hi, I usually grab a free news paper -- am NEW YORK -- in the morning. In today's paper, they spotlight women's health, which interests me a lot. Let me share some articles with you this time.

Needless to say, women tend to care about our appearances a lot so there is no doubt they like to focus about diet, skin beauty and massage in every magazine and paper. In the paper I read today, they covered these things as well.

Especially, I am interested in an issue regarding acne problems. Some people may believe pimples are just for teens, but that is totally wrong. Adult onset acne tends to be more prevalent in women, according to the issue. (I am the one of people who has been bothered by the problem for years.) Contrary to popular belief acne is not caused by eating greasy food such as pizza, french fries and chocolate. In fact, stress, steroids, some contraceptive pills and medicine are things to make acne worse. It seems acne may cause you considerable emotional distress but there are some treatment options to make it better:
- Use oil-free, water-based moisturizers and makeup
- Choose "non-comedogenic" or "non-acnegenic" products
- Remove cosmetics with mild soap or gentle cleanser
(Source: American Academy of Dermatology)

There is an interesting article about getting pregnant. It says that any fatty dairy product might boost chances for conceiving, according to a recent Nurses Health Study. If you try to get pregnant, better to go to Ben and Jerry to have some ice cream, right?

As you know, women have particular problems like breast cancer, pregnancy, and so on. We also suffer hormone imbalance. I believe that we need to see a gynecologist regularly to check our body condition before we face serious issues.

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