Drink alcohol in moderation. For most women, that means one beer, a glass of wine or 2 ounces of liquor per day. Building strong bones, especially before age 35, can be the best defense against developing osteoporosis. Identifying alcoholism in women is often more difficult for physicians than spotting it in men. Alcoholic women are 6 times more likely to have clinical depression and are more likely to take their own lives than alcoholic men.
Chronic alcoholism is associated with ovulatory failure, early menopause and menstrual disturbances.
There may be cause for concern when one-half of the mole doesn't match the other. B is for border. Check for irregular, ragged, notched or blurred edges. C is for color. Beware of pigmentation that is not uniform, or that has different shades of brown and black, or patches of red, white or blue.