As the escalating conflict puts medical care out of reach in a country with one of the world’s highest maternal mortality rates.

First, you notice more hair on your hairbrush and on your bathroom floor. Then, more of your scalp seems to be showing along your part line.

Women cringe at its mention but its importance remains undisputed. Yes, I am talking about the dreaded Pap smear.

Let’s face it; the majority of women want to look good.

Whether you are someone who would never be caught dead without full makeup, or you’re comfortable walking around with just a layer of lip gloss, like most of us, you too are likely to sigh at brown spots and frown at fine lines.

Heidi Klum dressed as Jessica Rabbit attends her 16th Annual Halloween Party at Lavo on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, in New York.

“If tomorrow, women woke up and decided they really liked their bodies, just think how many industries would go out of business?”

Elderly women do nearly five hours of housework per day on average. Men do closer to three. That difference is bad for women’s health, and it’s important to think about as baby boomers retire.

Diabetes and high blood pressure cannot hinder these ladies from going to their boxclub “Boxing Gogo”. They trained twice a week to stay fit. The grandmothers, many of whom are over 70 have been training with coach Claude Maphosa and claim that they no longer suffer from the ailments they had before, and are stronger than ever.

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