The main advantage to not converting from the English system, or a system that is similar, is cost of conversion. A secondary reason for not converting is that a culture, such as in the U.S., can be rooted in the customary usage of feet, yards, quarts, miles, etc.he primary disadvantage of the English system of measurement is converting from one unit to another. It's not easy to go from feet to miles, pounds to ounces, or gallons to pints. A common example is trying to remember that a square mile is 640 acres.
During menopause, lower levels of estrogen have a big impact on your skin. Less estrogen makes you prone to thinning, sagging, and wrinkling. Fortunately, you can relieve some of the skin-related effects of aging by taking care of your specific skin care needs.
Estrogen and skin. For many years it has been recognized that estrogens are important in the maintenance of human skin. They improve collagen content and quality, increase skin thickness and improve blood supply to the skin. Estrogens act via estrogen receptors on human skin. The number of estrogen receptors varies in different parts of the body. Highest receptor levels are seen on the facial skin and skin over thigh or breast.