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In order to treat hair loss successfully, it is necessary
to know about hair. This article discusses general facts
about human hair, hair structure and growth.

The average human adult body has an astounding 5 million
hairs of which 100,000 to 150,000 are on the scalp. True
blondes have more hair on the scalp - 140,000 hairs than
brunettes (105,000 hairs) or redheads (90,000 hairs). Hair
is made up of a protein called Keratin. Keratin is also a
constituent of our nails.

* Hair around the world

Hair color and texture differ around the world. Asians have
jet-black hair whereas Scandinavians have varying shades of
browns and reds to the pale blonde. There are generally
three racial groups with three types of hair.

1. Oriental - People from Japan and China have straight and
black hair.

2. Caucasoid - This group is varied and a mixture of
several racial groups. The hair colors range from black to
blonde. The hair can be wavy or straight.

3. African - African people have black hair that is tightly
curled. It is woolly and dry. Heat or chemicals can easily
damage this type of hair.

* Hair structure

Some part of hair is hidden under the skin, while the rest
is seen outside the body. The part of hair hidden under the
skin is the hair follicle. There are tiny blood vessels at
the base of the follicle that provides nutrition to the
hair.

Sebaceous glands secrete sebum that keeps the hair shiny
and waterproof to some extent. At the root of the hair
follicle is the papilla, which is where the hair grows.
Hair follicles are formed when the baby is still in the
womb.

After birth, there is no new growth of hair follicles. The
hair strand itself consists of three layers. The outermost
layer called the cuticle is thin. The middle layer called
the cortex is thick. The cortex provides the hair its
strength, color and determines whether hair will be wavy or
straight.

* Hair Growth

The hair grows at the rate of 12 millimeters every month.
Hair grows the best between 10 AM to 11 AM and again
between 4 PM to 6 PM. It is also generally known that hair
grows faster in summer than winter. Hair grows the best
between the ages of 15 to 30 and slows down from the age of
40 onwards. Both genders start natural hair loss in 50s.

Hair rejuvenation takes place on a daily basis. Hair grows
and sheds. You normally shed 50 to 100 hairs per day. Any
loss above that or visible patches of baldness are a cause
for worry and can be classified as hair loss.
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One Isn’t Enough When it Comes to Proof Reading Your Work

Here’s a story of an author who had to learn the hard way that one proof reading isn’t enough.

She had finished her manuscript and was really excited. She knew a local retired English teacher and approached her about her book. She offered to pay for her services but the retired English teacher refused. She expressed interest in proof-reading for the reason of helping a local writer. The author was happy and satisfied about having her work edited for free. After she edited the mistakes, she had her book typesetted. That seemed like the logical step at the time. Then she sent the files to the printers. She order 300 copies.

As she started selling, politely a women told her about some mistakes in the book. She was horrified by this. She put away her fears and reviewed her book. Her happiness had deflated within minutes. There were mistakes and more than a few. This was her fault. She should’ve checked thoroughly before approving her printing order. But there’s also another lesson in this story. Never trust one person’s proof reading. Have relatives and friends that you trust not to steal your work to proof-read. Heck, even hire a professional as well if you feel that your manuscript still needs editing. Always have more than one person proof reading your work. What two people may miss, the third person reviewing may notice.

What happened to her 300 copies? Some went to reviewers, others for free copies. Please keep in mind to warn the reviewer if you do have some bad copies about the grammar and other mistakes. Don’t make the same costly decision she did. One editing, isn’t enough.

About the Author
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Isn’t it time you entered the world where shadows lurk and each page turn could be your doom…
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BPH, or benign prostate hyperplasia, is a medical term for an enlarged prostate gland. Put simply this entails that the prostate gland, a mass which envelops the urethra and is situated just below the bladder, enlarges and may reduce or block urination. As males age, their prostate gland engorges and may result in ailments for example problems with micturition, decreased urinary stream, and urinary retention. Frequent night time visits to the bathroom and even persistent urinary tract infections are other problems that can result due to prostate gland enlargement.

BPH - What Does that Mean?

Males in their 60’s commonly develop benign prostate Hypertrophy. An annual examination is highly recommended for every male in their fifties and beyond, even if no symptoms seem to be present, for the maintenance of prostate gland health. Inability to micturate or the presence of blood during urination is a sign to look for swift medical treatment. Solutions for Benign Prostate Hyperplasia can include surgical operations or the use of drugs. However, surgery may result in further troubles some of which are erection difficulties or loss of bladder control. High blood pressure therapies and medicines that shrink the swollen prostate are frequently prescribed for better prostate gland wellness, however, medication will often result in unwanted side effects what alternatives are available? Swollen Prostate Gland Symptoms? Natures’s Way to Gain Improve Prostate Gland Fitness: - To encourage improved prostate function and in addition alleviate the many problems connected with prostate enlargement, some natural treatments may help. Swelling is greatly diminished by Afican pygeum, allowing relief from the symptoms. Derived from the fruit of an African evergreen tree, African pygeum has been used on a large scale by the Europeans for a number of years as a treatment to encourage better prostatic health.

A reduction of fats in the diet may improve symptoms, as well as excercising more often, an increased frequency of ejaculations to alleviate pressure in the prostate gland, it is also advisable to avoid sitting still for a prolonged period. Utilizing over the counter anti-histamines and even decongestants can aggravate the symptoms of an enlarged prostate gland, therefore consume them with care. Reduction of caffeinated beverages and alcoholic beverage intake, avoid drinking near going to bed this can keep down bothersome urges to pass water during the night. Prostate function can also respond to other supplements namely saw palmetto extract, borage oil capsules, the element selenium, and also lycopene, which can be found in tomatoes. Before you commence any holistic treatment regime make sure you check with a medical professional.

Couples in love may often find themselves having to live apart for a period of time throughout their relationship due to job commitment, studies, military obligation and etc. This has made us wonder whether a relationship can survive the physical distance. Different people may have different view towards the subject and if you ask me…. I will give you this answer… “YOU are the one who is going to determine whether it will work or not” “There are nobody in this world who can tell you whether you can survive or not except yourself”. Surviving a long distance relationship is not about promises or luck but it is very much dependent on how you think, act, manage and most importantly, how you want the outcome to be. Therefore it is very important to make up your mind whether you want the relationship to work or not. It will be easier once you have done that as there are tons of thing you can do to improve your distance relationship. Below are the ways you can use to survive and improve your distance relationship in summary.

1)Do not believe all the myths that you have heard about Long Distance Relationship before checking it out yourself. Get support from someone who really can understand you and your distance relationship.

2)Be prepared to manage your own emotion throughout the durations of your distance relationship with your partner. List out the potential emotional stress that you will be facing and discuss it with your partner. Find books or resources that can help you to manage your emotions in relation to Long Distance Relationship.

3)Cultivate the 7 most essential elements that are required to make your distance relationship work,
i)Plan and set reasonable objectives
ii)Learn to trust your partner unconditionally
iii)Prepare a statement of commitment
iv)Learn to respect your distance partner
v)Dedicate sometime to understand your partner despite the distance
vi)Be patience to unforeseen circumstances in your distance relationship
vii)Learn to give undivided attention to your distance partner.

4)Cut down your telecommunication fees or cost by sourcing for cheap alternative to telephone calls. Emails, messaging service or Internet (and much more) can be the good alternatives to expensive long distance calls if you know how to use them effectively.

5)Learn to communicate effectively over the media as mentioned above. The skill is necessary as you will be communicating with your distance partner without any clue from his or her body language.

6)In long distance relationship, it is possible to grow together while living apart. This can be done by following the some simple rules below:
i)Never let the distance be a physical barrier to do what a normal couple will do in a relationship.
ii)Feel free to convey your thought over to your distance partner as if he or she is sitting next to you. Distance should not hinder a distance couples from growing together in emotion.
iii)Be proud of your relationship and most of all
iv)Accept the fact the distance is temporary and view it from the positive mindset.
v)Be open to new suggestions and most importantly be creative in your effort to bring fun to the relationship.

7)As a human, we are not perfect in everything, therefore, you must learn from your own mistake throughout the course of your long distance relationship. You can also find resources or helps from people who has experience the relationship and learn from them.

8)Make preparation for the homecoming of your distance lover and look forward to bring your relationship to a higher level. The anticipation will definitely help both the distance partner to pull through.

About the Author

About the Author
Alex Chew is an avid believer of Long Distance Relationship. He has been actively involved in helping distance couples on their journey through his research works and books. He is also the webmaster of http://www.perfect-relationship.com and the author of Manage Your Way to A Perfect Distance Relationship e-book.

This article gives ten ways to help achieve a safe and joyful air travel experience with your elderly parent. This is based on personal experience with my own 89-year-old mother.
After having some rather stressful trips with my 89-year-old mother, I have made conscious efforts to create more joy in our travels. My goal was to reduce the frustration for my mother and for myself.

We just finished a three-day air trip traveling across the country and had a smooth, joyful experience!

1. Include your parent in the planning stage of making reservations for rooms.

Some parents prefer having a separate room. Others like the security of sharing a room. 2. Review procedures for closing out their residence prior to leaving.

Stop paper, mail, etc. Make sure there are no appointments lined up for the time period of the trip.

3. Plan to travel on a day ahead of the main activities of the trip.

This time gives space for transition to the new environment and rest from the trip.

4. Arrange with the hotel/motel for adjoining rooms if you are in separate rooms.

This gives you the opportunity for easy connecting. Even keeping the key for your parent could be helpful. Doors are usually very heavy and are not easy to handle. Better to have your parent wait in the room until you are with them. 5. Go over the procedures for contacting the front desk so that the security of having help nearby is there.

Caution against opening the door thinking it could be family. Rely on the phone for connection if you don’t have the key to their room.

6. If agreeable for your parent, arrange ahead of time for a wheelchair.

Distances in the airport are LONG and there is so much confusion everywhere. Being in the wheelchair takes away that stress for your parent.

AND you can zip through the security lines when you are with a wheelchair passenger!

7. Take along extra reading material for your parent to make the waiting time go faster.

Something you have may be more interesting since it is different from what your parent usually reads.

8. Take along a nightlight so that there is safety at night for going to the bathroom. So many elderly people have falls which lead to inactivity which leads to degeneration of the body.

Having light at night is a great safety precaution against falls.

9. Be careful not to pack the schedule too tight.

Leave room for naps when necessary.

Take along plenty of reading for yourself so that you are not impatient waiting.

10. When returning home, check over their residence to make certain all is in shape for reentry.

Make certain lights are working. Check for any leaks in water lines. Ask if there is anything that you can do for them before you leave. Coming home after a trip is another important transition.

About the Author

Suzanne Holman Brown,MAEd works with successful professional baby boomers who want to use their brains not only for financial abundance but for bringing more JOY to their lives! She is a member of the International Coaching Federation, the International Association of Certified Coaches, and Toastmasters International.

Taking your pooch for a walk can be a struggle. He pulls your arm out of its socket and then abruptly stops to smell and sprinkle every bush and tree as you trip over him.

In my 31 years of veterinary practice and as a dog owner, I have found that using a little dog psychology and some practical techniques will help you during your next walk around the block.

1. Always use a leash or you may discover your pooch following the glorious world of smell from one interesting place to another and by the time he raises his head to check his bearings, he is clueless.

2. Use ID tags with your current phone number on your dog’s collar and/or a high-tech chip ID that is implanted under the skin. That’s without a doubt, the quickest way to get your buddy back if he gets off the leash and makes a run for it. The implanted chip is back-up in case the collar slips off.

3. Try to remember that dogs are like kids. If they get off the leash, and run for it and you chase them, they’ll think it’s a game. So don’t chase. He is likely to return on his own. If he doesn’t, act like you have his favorite treat or toy. Use any trick you can think of to get him to return short of “the chase”. Once he has returned and you praised him for returning, try this: Tie a 15 foot nylon line to your dog’s collar. Securely fasten the other end to yourself or something nearby that will not give. Just before your pup reaches the end of the line, say “Whoa” or “Stop.” Be consistent using one or the other. Never switch back and forth as that will confuse him. When the line brings him to an abrupt stop tell him to sit and praise him for being such a good dog.

4. Using whistles, voice patterns, intonations and body language are much better than specific words. If you want to train your dog to respond reliably, be consistent and firm in how you command him, and never be abusive.

5. Carry “poop bags.” Cleaning up after your dog will ensure you don’t step in it on your next trip around the block and your neighbors will appreciate your common courtesy. Those bags the paper boy uses to cover your paper in bad weather make great clean up bags. Considering the content of most of the papers, you might leave the paper in the bag with the newly acquired fertilizer.

6. Know that your dog is territorial and every tree, bush and post needs a sprinkle.

   When I go out, I just have to see
   
   If another dog has been at my tree
   
   I sniff it up and I sniff it down
   
   Gotta get a read on the dogs around

7. Brush or bathe your dog before coming back into the house to get the pollen out of his coat if you have allergies.

8. Barking at a passerby can be handled by only allowing two or three barks, and then say “Quiet.” Immediately interrupt his barking by surprising him. You can shake a can of pennies or use a squirt bottle or squirt gun filled with [water or] Listerine and squirt it at his mouth. Then, while he’s quiet, say “good quiet” and pop a tasty treat into his mouth.

Your dog is not human, which means he really does want to please you. Your job is to figure out what his actions mean, to understand that his behavior is just typical of dogs, and offer gentle but firm guidance toward good behavior.

Now get going. Grab a leash and enjoy the benefits of exercise and the pleasure of your pooch’s companionship.

About The Author

Dr. Gary L. Ailes is an experienced veterinarian, an owner of Sierra Veterinary Hospital in Carson City, Nevada and co-author of Happy Tails - Hilarious Helpful Hints for Dog Owners. Subscribe at http://www.pawpublishing.com and receive by email his free handy checklist “Dog Poisons and Other Items to Avoid.” Contact Dr. Ailes at dogdoctor@pawpublishing.com.

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In this article we will look at the information you need to include in your CV when applying for an ASDA Job Vacancies.

Your CV or resume should ideally be no more than two pages long, detailing your past and present employment details, your educational background including achievements, and your contact details. The heading should contain your name, address and contact information with the body broken into the following sections: career objective, profile/summary, professional experience, achievements, scholastics, and references. You should have a brief, one or two sentence, career objective that gives your prospective employers a look at your goals for your career.The summary, as well as other parts of your resume, should not contain personal details that discloses ethnicity, sexual orientation, marital status, age, living situations, or any other personal information that is not directly related to your career.When detailing your assets to the job, only a brief summary is needed. A few well-written sentences are meant to gain the employer’s attention and encourage them to read your CV further and invite you to interview.

List your employment experience in chronological order, starting with your current job and work you way down to your first job. Details should include the person or company you worked for, the dates you worked from and to, your job title or position and a brief description of the work you did or do there.

The likelihood is that this technological discovery is misattributed because of the historical Chinese practice of attributing illustrious discoveries to significant historical figures instead of the actual inventors. James Needham the sinologist and historian of science, who believes that the Chinese experimented with smaller hot air balloons from the beginning of the 3^rd century BC - this suggests that the attribution of its invention to Kongming is indeed doubtful. At a later time, non-military applications were employed and these became popular with children at carnivals, the lanterns were consequently incorporated into festivities such as the Chinese Lantern and Mid-Autumn Festivals, like in Pingsi in the Taipei County of Taiwan which holds an annual Lantern Festival where sky lanterns are released. The population of Northern Thailand also have a variation of the sky lanterns which are known as Khoom Loy.

Northern Thai residents use sky lanterns throughout the year for celebrations and other such special occasions. One festival in particular is the Loy Kratong festival where lovers and partners gather on the riverbanks to float flowers and candles, launch fireworks as well as releasing sky lanterns. It is considered good luck to release a sky lantern, and many Thais believe they are symbolic of problems and worries floating away.

Early in my research on anger, I was asking prominent professors and psychologists to explain the anger process to me. Their answers of course were never simplistic in nature because they went into a level of detail that I knew the lay-person would have difficulty understanding. After I wrote my book, Street NegotiationHow to Resolve Any Conflict Anytime, I had a much greater understanding of anger and I found that anger really amounts to two things: Pain and Blame.

Pain is Like Gasoline

Think of pain as the fuel for a fire that is anger. Pain is your gasoline for your anger. When I refer to pain, I mean both physical or emotional pain. Pain is a warning signal or stimulus to your mind that you are about to get injured, either physically or emotionally, and that it’s time to place as much distance from that pain as possible in the act of self-preservation. This is what generates the famous “fight or flight response” from our sympathetic nervous system.

Now let’s go back to the gasoline analogy. We know that gas is very dangerous near an open fire. But is gas in and of itself something to be feared? Not really. It’s controllable and we bottle it up and ship it all over the world. We sit right underneath about 15 gallons of it everyday on our way to work. Gasoline, just like pain, does not start fires by itself. Gasoline only becomes deadly when the fire has begun and the gas is fueling that fire to burn hotter and more out of control. Remember that a fire can’t be put out if gas is still being fed to that fire. To stop a fire that has already started, that source of fuel must first be shut off.

Blame is Like the Lighted Match

So if pain does not start anger, then what does? Well, it’s the combination of pain and blame which make anger happen. Blame is the act of choosing to make yourself a victim and the other person the villain. Blame creates the channel from which you can project all your pain out towards another person. A lot of psychologists will refer to this as trigger thoughts, but essentially it’s the act of defaulting responsibility for your actions onto another person and assuming the role of a victim. Blame is the lighted match that sets the pain on fire. Blame on its own, in absence of pain, is like a wooden matchyou can light it up in the beginning, but without any source of fuel, it quickly burns out on its own. However, if you bring blame in direct contact with pain, then what you get is one heck of a fire.

To give you an example: I once hit my shin on the corner of a wooden coffee table as I was walking through the living room of my house one day. It hurt like hell. I was so pissed off at the table for “hurting me” that I kicked it and broke one of the legs to the table. Yeah, inside I felt an evil sense of revenge because I told that table who was boss…that was until I tried setting a glass of juice on that same table later that day only to have it fall off and onto the carpet because of the broken table leg. Blame makes us feel good in the short run, but the long-term effects it has on our relationships can be devastating. Just like when I broke my coffee table, blame can make us feel great and in control because we are venting our pain away, but it can also permanently damage our relationshipsor, in my case, my nice coffee table.

Pain Can’t be Avoided, Blaming Can

So then you might askhow can I manage my anger? Well, we have very little control over the amount of pain that we experience our lives. We can never truly avoid accidents, or headaches, or stomach pains, or breakups, or conflictsthese pains that we experience are a normal part of the life process. What we can change in the anger formula is the blame. We choose to blame someone, something, even ourselves for our pain, but that doesn’t need to happen. We blame because then it erases our responsibility for our own actions and instead projects that responsibility onto another person. Blame is an easy way to get rid of pain, but with serious consequences. We blame when we cannot fully express our own feelings, either to ourselves or to others. Instead of blaming, try to simply express your feelings openly without any blaming, judgments, or accusations. Do this by using, “I feel” statements, rather than “you” statements.

This is more difficult than it sounds, but if you practice during normal conversations expressing how you feel, instead of focusing on the actions or behavior of the other person of which you have little or no control over, you will condition yourself to respond compassionately, rather than with anger.

Remember, pain comes to us all, but we have the choice of starting the anger process by blaming the other person, or we can choose to express our pain without blame and deal with the situation compassionately.

Tristan Loo is the founder of the Holistic Communication Institute, a personal development company based out of San Diego County, Calfornia. Tristan has a unique blend of experience as a former police officer, author, communication expert, mediator, and negotiator. Tristan learned that the power of success, influence, and conflict resolution lies in the ability to communicate effectively with both yourself and with others–a term he calls holistic communication.

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Author, H. Besser, in his book, “Perseverance:
How To Develop It,” shares a Norwegian fable
about a man who left his hometown to rejoin
his fiancée. They were to get married when
he arrived.

On the way he chose to take a different route
because the direct route to his fiancée was
boring and lacked adventure. Eventually, the
man forgot about his original objective of
meeting his fiancée and spent years on a
journey to “no where.” More years passed before
he realized how far he was off of his original
path.

As he retraced his steps to get back, his
fiancée stopped waiting and married another.
By the time the man reached his original
destination, he was much older, alone and
poor and had nothing to show for his long journey.

Here are 6 things you and I can learn about
perseverance from the man in the
Norwegian fable:

1. Know what you want to achieve as it relates
to your health and stay focused on it.
The goal of the man in the fable was to
meet his fiancée in another town
to get married. The key to identifying and
achieving your goals and dreams is to know what
you really want. For example, you decide to
take advantage of the free six-month health
club membership you won at your company’s picnic
because you’re appreciative of the gift. However,
the results of your annual physical showed that
you should lose about 20 pounds. What you really
want is to look and feel healthier by lowering
your cholesterol and getting your body toned.
Know what you want and stay focused on it.

2. Expect distractions along your journey to the
goal and dream you desire. The man in the fable
knew the direct route to get to his fiancée, but
chose an alternate route because the one he was
on was boring and monotonous. In time that road
became boring too and he was looking for another
route. If you don’t keep your goal in mind, it’s
easy to stay in bed when it’s raining or
snowing outside even though you told yourself
you’re going to the gym three times a week
to tone up to feel healthier.

When distractions come, have a plan of action to
counteract the distraction. Your plan of attack
could include an accountability partner, mentor
or coach. It could also be to say your goal aloud
to affirm what you want to achieve throughout
the day. Know what you want and stay focused on it.

3. Take the time to think about why you want to
achieve your goal. The man in the fable was more
concerned about the journey than the reason for
arriving at his destination. Your reason for
accomplishing something must be big enough to
keep you focused on the direct route regardless
of what is going on around you. In our example,
ask yourself why do you want to feel healthier.
Make it a big enough reason to spark excitement
and passion. Your big reason might be that a
certain disease runs in your family and by being
more conscious of what you put in your body and
exercising regularly, you don’t have to become a
statistic. In fact your goal is to become a
success story so that other members in your family
see what is possible by looking at your life. Know
what you want and stay focused on it.

In Part 2 of ‘6 Things A Norwegian Fable Teaches Us About Healthy Perseverance,’ I’ll share 4 more tips to keep you focused on your goal.

Robin Kegler is your “Unofficial Midwife” and Professional Coach to help you give birth to your life dreams. As a master teacher, trainer and speaker, Robin shows you how to create a prosperous, meaningful life and business using the one idea you’ve always carried in your heart to realize your life dreams and impact ‘your world’. To receive 10 perseverance tips on audio fr^ee and the book, Perseverance: How To Develop It” by H. Besser to achieve the success you want, visit http://www.fanningtheflame.net/besserbonus.htm To jumpstart your life and business visit http://www.fanningtheflame.net