Since ancient times, the woman has been considered as an epitome of love and beauty. The expectation about female beauty has always been very high and is getting even higher with the passing times. In the urge to reach and stay to this level of expectation, the woman does everything possible to look stunningly beautiful. But as we know, nothing is and can be perfect. This results in the stress and disappointment entering the woman’s life. To be able to cope up with this stress, the woman should change her mentality as well as understand what exactly is hampering her beauty. Skin problems among women have been very common beauty-related problems.
Some common but serious skin problems among women are pimples, varicose veins and cellulite. Pimples occur on the woman’s face as red oodles that even become painful, oozing points. These pimples take long time to cure and later on leave pathetic, ugly marks on the face. Pimples may be due to hormonal changes and skin types. If they are due to hormonal changes, it is better to ignore them and wait till they get dried out on their own. If still you feel, you should do something about it, you can use a good anti-pimple cream that would help in pimple-drying process. If you find, they are getting severe, visit your dermatologist.
Another problem that may seem to bother women is varicose veins. The ugly lines on the feet may be one of the skin problems among women. They may be so painful and disturbing that they need to be cured. Boosting blood circulation into the feet can help prevent these long marks. They can be treated by application of good creams and wearing of socks or stockings. Brushing of the feet may help clean off the dead cells and generation of new cells. Cellulite is another of skin problems among women that needs brushing, massaging and cream application in the areas to give flawless-look to the skin.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Old Wives Tales About Pregnancy
Old wives tales about pregnancy, are told to most of the women, right from the very moment they declare about their pregnancy. A lot many things are told to the expectant mother, about which she had never even wondered before. The woman is flooded with legendary stories and fundas about a variety of topics ranging from sex of the unborn baby to its looks and nature. These stories sound very interesting to hear and behind some of them, there lie some logic. These logics give birth to certain dos and dont’s associated with pregnancy.
Along with logics, these old wives tales about pregnancy also lead to generation of many pregnancy-related myths and superstitions. The woman can follow these myths until they are not affecting their health and should not believe in them blindly. According to many old grannies, the sex of the baby depends upon the position of the parents during its conception. Though, the fact is that until now, no other method of determining the baby’s sex has been discovered or invented. Among other related myths are, the position of the tummy determining sex of the baby, the size of the baby is judged according to size of the mother’s tummy, and foods one should have inorder to have desired sex of the baby. You must have heard many oldies saying that consumption of cola products, red meat, salty foods gives you a boy and to have a girl you should have loads of sugar fantasies like chocolates and ample veggies.
Some of the old wives tales about pregnancy are meant to set precautionary measures for the mother, which is beneficial for her and her baby only. So, there is no harm in believing in such tales even if they are myths. Many stories say that you will have same symptoms as experienced by your mother. For example, if your mother suffered morning sickness and had stretch marks, you too will have the same. Also your cravings for particular foods would determine sex of he baby. It is upto you, how you take these stories but never let them rule your mind.
Along with logics, these old wives tales about pregnancy also lead to generation of many pregnancy-related myths and superstitions. The woman can follow these myths until they are not affecting their health and should not believe in them blindly. According to many old grannies, the sex of the baby depends upon the position of the parents during its conception. Though, the fact is that until now, no other method of determining the baby’s sex has been discovered or invented. Among other related myths are, the position of the tummy determining sex of the baby, the size of the baby is judged according to size of the mother’s tummy, and foods one should have inorder to have desired sex of the baby. You must have heard many oldies saying that consumption of cola products, red meat, salty foods gives you a boy and to have a girl you should have loads of sugar fantasies like chocolates and ample veggies.
Some of the old wives tales about pregnancy are meant to set precautionary measures for the mother, which is beneficial for her and her baby only. So, there is no harm in believing in such tales even if they are myths. Many stories say that you will have same symptoms as experienced by your mother. For example, if your mother suffered morning sickness and had stretch marks, you too will have the same. Also your cravings for particular foods would determine sex of he baby. It is upto you, how you take these stories but never let them rule your mind.
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