Word: potion
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...face the question of whether or not to take estrogen. Once she reaches menopause, her body's supply of the natural hormone plummets, triggering such symptoms as night sweats and hot flashes. Decades of research have shown that estrogen is the closest thing to a perfect antiaging potion. It moisturizes the skin, maintains strong bones and protects against heart disease. It may even delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease. There is one big catch, however: estrogen may increase as much as 40% the risk of developing breast or uterine cancer...
Autumn also means less daylight. Skin just doesn't have that bronzed, sun-kissed look about it any more. Remedies include Kiss My Face honey and calendula moisturizer ($3.99), Apple Cider Vinegar Toner ($4.75) and even Ocean Potion Sea Clay Mud Pack ($9.10) for the tired complexion. To complete the look with white teeth, buy Tom's of Maine natural baking soda toothpaste ($3.39). Finally, if Citystep didn't help you catch that hottie from section, another option is Ecco Bella's Venetian Night Erotic Aromatherapy...
...here proves that she, too, can turn simple steps into flowing movements as she lets her character's emotions make her image softer and more beautiful. In her interactions with the Nurse, and in the crucial solo in which she wavers over whether or not to drink the sleeping potion, Ribeiro both looks and acts like a very young and bewildered girl in love. Armand is perfection as the impetuous, infatuated lover, sustaining five and six pirouettes ending with a balance, landing smoothly from each high jump, and completing every moment of high emotion--even flinging off his shirt...
...sale in the U.S., the hot new diet pill has fallen short on both counts. At $200 million a year, sales are flat and lagging far behind the initial $1 billion-a-year expectations. Some who have taken Redux have discovered that it is not the magic melting potion they hoped it would be; others who were thinking of taking it have been frightened off by stories about potentially harmful side effects--including a news report (later proved false) that a woman had died after taking Redux...
...tempted to coax Redux from their own physicians. As a health writer, I was disturbed by this irresponsible and unscientific reporting. TIME has succeeded in feeding the seemingly insatiable appetite for get-slim-quick schemes that succeed only in fattening the bank accounts of diet "doctors" and diet-potion manufacturers as Americans get plumper than ever. CHERYL SOLIMINI Milford, Pennsylvania Via E-mail...