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• ReginaLove, that is SO great to hear! As for soy, it may help with menopause symptoms -- it it controversial. The best way to use soy is in the form of whole fermented soy foods (miso, tempeh, tamari and natto). Non-fermented soy foods such as soy mi
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• Agreed. I never thought I was vain until I had a mastectomy at age 39. I was devastated and told the doc I wanted to wake up with implants. Now at age 60, I am lopsided and wondering if I was just avoiding the inevitable. You get what you get and you
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• Spike, you are awesome!  Love your perspective, thanks for sharing.
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• I will turn 53 in 6 weeks and still break out.  May I also assume that your skin is still quite oily and shows no or very few wrinkles? If so... COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS! 1) Your skin doesn't look like beat-up luggage now, and probably never wi
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