Mangosteen has been one of my favorite fruits ever since. The purple fruit, mangosteen, is technically known as “Garcinia mangostana“. It’s kinda like my other favorite fruit, “Lansones” or “lanzones” (Lansium domesticum),  except that the Lanzones is much more smaller and has a translucent white pulp. Anyway, last Sunday, my mom and I went to the mall. While we were at the bookstore looking for some health books, I saw a book about mangosteen and I read it for a while. I never knew that my favorite fruit is claimed to have several health benefits!

There has been some reports that alcohol and drug abuse among women, especially teenagers, have increased. Alcohol abuse is a pattern in drinking that involves one or more of the following within a 12-month period:

My Aunt, who is a doctor, and my cousin suggested me to take Diane 35 to control my acne breakout last summer, which was caused by hormonal imbalance. My cousin had an acne breakout when she came home from Taiwan two years ago; she was really desperate because graduation is 3 months away and pimples just keeps popping on her face. Of course, she consulted an OB Gynecologist which was one of her mom’s friends. Her face was acne-free after 2 months of taking Diane. Now, she only gets pimples before her period.

Have you guys heard of F2F (Face To Face)? My other dermatologist suggested that I should try F2F a month ago when I had a breakout. I have a very oily and sensitive skin, meaning my skin is very acne prone. There are times that my skin is very clear and there are also times that I’m experiencing breakouts. I remember one of my dermatologist asked me if I often feel hot, I answered yes. She said I have tiny bumps popping up on my face and it’s not acne. So she advised me to at least wash my face with cold water and if I’m not in an air-conditioned room, the fan should be directed to me.