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Understanding Alopecia and the Stages of Hair Growth.
I changed my diet and I’m still losing hair! This is a common phrase we alopecia folks say to ourselves. There is more to hair loss than just diet, though diet is a HUGE factor in how I re-grew my hair. Your hair has its own hair growth cycle and understanding how that works can help put your mind at ease when you notice the strands and tears coming down in the shower. What are the stages of hair growth? Hair growth has four stages where your hair follicles either shed, rest, or grow. Losing hair is actually a very natural part of that hair growth process. In fact, we…
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Easy Tips for Staying Hydrated in Winter.
Am I drinking enough water this winter? Next question. Staying hydrated in winter can be rough like your skin if you don’t drink enough water. See what I did there. Yes drinking enough water is important especially during winter. Aside from sticking post it notes everywhere to remind you to drink enough water, I’ve got some golden tips. The top tips for staying hydrated in winter. Pretend your British and enjoy some tea. Tea is actually the second largest consumed beverage in the world after water. With tea shops popping up everywhere loose leaf and convenient tea bag options offer an easy way to add some flavor to your water. Grocery stores…
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Eating Healthy On the Road Is as Easy as Gluten Free, NonGMO, Organic Pie.
Eating healthy on the road is doable and dare I say easy if you know how. If you think you are going to spend your road trip or work trip eating rice puffs and baby carrots you might be a crazy because what’s really going to happen is as soon as you pass that McDonald’s you are going to think “these rice puffs suck!”. Eating Healthy On the Road Can Change Your Trip. Plato and every high school teacher said “know thyself” and that applies to your eating habits as well. I know that if I don’t pre-buy my snacks I’m going to eat like shit. I LOVE salads and…
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Hoodoo Voodoo. All About Natural Medicine and Homeopathy.
Everything worthwhile is old and natural, like Willie Nelson. If you were to look across countries and cultures over hundreds and thousands of years in some way you would find medicines derived from the same sources…nature. Homeopathy is one of those medicines. Homeopathy and Natural Medicine Are Not New Medicinal Methods. Homeopathy is both old and natural. As a kid when I told people I didn’t really go to regular Doctors I always received looks of confusion, some filled with sympathy like maybe my Mom was a secret Christian Scientist or something. (She wasn’t. I broke a lot of bones and frequented the ER.) As an adult I joke that…
