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Shawn D. Parker ’02, the only man in the Women In Color Project, does not think the estrogen will overwhelm the production’s success...
Alias' refusal to make a strong woman seem like an estrogen-deprived freak gives an actress plenty to work with. And Garner delivers. Tall and slim, with flying buttresses for cheekbones and pincushion lips, she is saved from true, distracting beauty by her masculine jaw and long forehead. Garner can be vulgar when Bristow is threatened with anesthesia-free dentistry, vulnerable when she's dealing with her morose CIA handler and horrified when she discovers her fiance murdered in the bath. But mostly Garner spunkily goes about the business of gathering intelligence and trapping bad guys as if spies were...
...cares if Dubya's dad hated it? The fact is, broccoli is one mean green. It boasts a fistful of phytochemicals, including sulforaphane and indole-3-carbinol, that may detoxify cancer-causing substances before they have a chance to cause harm. In women, indole-3-carbinol may turn the estrogen associated with breast cancer into a more benign form. A number of studies have linked regular consumption of cruciferous vegetables like broccoli to a reduced risk of breast, colon and stomach cancers. Broccoli is a rich source of beta-carotene, fiber and vitamin C (1 cup contains more C than...
LESS IS BETTER Menopausal women who find the cure for hot flashes and night sweats worse than the symptoms, take heart. A study has found that low-dose hormone-replacement therapy--0.3 to 0.45 mg of estrogen, instead of the traditional 0.625 mg--is just as effective and has fewer side effects. Combined with progestin, researchers say, low-dose HRT poses no increased uterine-cancer risk and may reduce any potential increased breast-cancer risk. Although the FDA has yet to approve a packaged low-dose formula, doctors can get creative with available tablets...
Women who cannot or choose not to take estrogen risk vaginal problems if they are not having sexual relations on a regular basis. To be absolutely clinical about it, "lack of use promotes vaginal atrophy, while frequent intercourse helps maintain elasticity," says Dr. Altman. He is aware that some women could find this message annoying, especially if they don't have a regular partner. Undaunted, Dr. Altman advises that women, well, improvise. "For patients who don't have a willing or able partner, I suggest they take the advice from the song made famous by Carly Simon: Nobody Does...