The Bad Boy (danger)
Someone who’s dangerous and thrilling to be around. Bad boys are everything from gangsters to bikers to some rock and roll musicians. These guys are usually tough, dress tough, and act tough as often as possible. They drink, smoke, get tattoos, and generally demonstrate in every way possible that they’re from the wrong side of the tracks, and your mother would not approve. Examples: Tommy Lee, Mickey Rourke, any guy on a Harley, and Sammy The Bull. Why do women love them? Danger Will Robinson! There is an addictive emotional rush being around a guy that could literally do ANYTHING. A lot of these guys wind up beating their model girlfriends and spending time in jail.

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Menopause is the cessation of monthly menstrual cycles. This generally occurs between the ages of 45 and 55 years. Levels of reproductive hormones decline, and egg cells in the ovaries gradually degenerate.

Some women experience unpleasant symptoms, such as hot flashes, headaches, insomnia, mood swings, and urinary problems. There is also some atrophy of the reproductive tract with vaginal dryness. Most importantly, decline in estrogen is associated with weakening of the bones (osteoporosis).

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Definition
Cancer that is diagnosed during a pregnancy is the focus of this entry. For the most part, cancer that strikes during a pregnancy is unrelated to the pregnancy. It is instead a most unfortunate coincidence. The exception is choriocarcinoma. This cancer is only found in pregnancy and is described in the next section.

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Pregnancy can be a joyous time for a woman, but when cancer is diagnosed, a tremendous dilemma can arise, both for the woman and for her health care providers. Cancer is not common in pregnancy, and is rarely the cause of maternal mortality. However, in any pregnancy there are always two patients, the mother and the fetus.

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Even when not undergoing a cleansing program, the body can benefit from a number of spa treatments. These therapies work best in a series that stimulates the body’s own selfdetoxifying mechanisms.

LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE
A light touch marks this gentle massage technique that stimulates the lymph — the immune system’s first line of defense — to remove toxins from the cells. FIND IT: Bliss 49, New York City, blissworld.com ($100, 60 minutes); Sundara Inn & Spa, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, sundaraspa.com, ($180, 80 minutes); Murad Medical Spa, El Segundo, California, murad.com, ($95, 50 minutes).

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A detox diet need not be synonymous with deprivation. Keeping the comfort level of its guests in mind, Utah’s Red Mountain Spa designed a program where people new to the experience can ease their way into a cleanse. No fasting or colonics here; instead, there’s top quality food, plush accommodations and miles of red rock canyons to explore on foot or mountain bike. Red Mountain’s seven-night Detoxification Program weeds out foods that are known allergens, like corn, wheat and soy, as well as meat, refined sugar, caffeine and alcohol, while providing a menu designed by Dr. Ralph Ofcarcik, director of nutrition, that is studded with fresh vegetables, chicken and fish.

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