I think this says it all.  Post-it notes help women feel beautiful.  I think that as women with issues like thinning hair, we tend to be very hard on ourselves.  We have to look in the mirror and see ourselves as beautiful women inside and out.  Our hair does not define who we are, what is in our hearts does.  If we can help each other out it can be a wonderful boost to our own self esteem and hopefully to the ones we are helping.  Let’s give this a try and get posting.

Blogger Caitlin Boyle is trying to start a revolution by spreading the word on positive body image, one Post-it note at a time, saying “a random message from a stranger can do a lot.”

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/38573588#38573588

Look Good, Feel Great

Dale Lorna Denison, www.vollumaforwomen.com

1.      Proper/Nourishing Diet.

Ingredients that contribute to good health are also great for your hair.  Some of these would include healthy proteins and which have reduced carbs and fat content.  Fish, soy, Canola oil and also walnuts have essential fatty acids which have important nutrients to help in proper hair development.  Omega-3 fatty acids can also help your hair.

Make sure your iron is maintained so that it doesn’t result in anemia.  This can result in a reduced source of blood to your hair which can trigger hair thinning.  Foods high in iron are brewer’s yeast, liver and broccoli.   Meat, eggs and chicken are also great foods for the hair due to their Vitamin B12 content.  Another B supplement that is vital for your hair is biotin.  Biotin supplements are often prescribed by your doctor along with other medications of choice with regard to thin hair, such as Proscar and Minoxidil. Biotin is not only good for your hair, but it can also benefit your skin and nails.

2.      Herbs

Saw Palmetto works like Finasteride that inhibits activity involving the hair loss which causes androgens in the hair follicles.  Women of all ages should not use palmetto without speaking to their doctors first.  Green tea extract can help decrease any testosterone in a woman’s system, which can prevent periodic hormonal activity which is responsible for some occurrences of thinning hair.  Sage tea along with apple cider vinegar can be applied to your scalp to help promote hair growth.  Horsetail is a great source of silica which is an important element of healthy growing hair.  Women with hereditary or health related thinning hair shouldn’t be afraid of using proper hair products but a good suggestion would be to consult your hairstylist for the best products for your specific hair.

If this article helps only one person, even that is a good thing.  Take care of yourself and I look forward to any feedback.  Please make sure you always check with your doctor before trying anything new. 

We have great information about proper diet in our “10 Styling Secrets for Women with Thinning Hair”, go have a look  http://www.vollumaforwomen.com/downloads/styleguide.pdf

Look Good, Feel Great

Dale Lorna Denison

www.vollumforwomen.com

Dr. Angela Christiano from the Columbian University Medical Center has found eight genes that contribute to alopecia areata.  This is ground breaking news and you need to read this article if you suffer from thinning hair. 

View this article at this link http://naaf.convio.net/site/MessageViewer?em_id=3241.0&dlv_id=7021  

I love when things like this come across my desk and I’m able to share them with all of you.  Please take the time to go over this information and I hope that there is something here that either helps brings light to your situation or gives you a reason to speak with your doctor.  This really excites me and has made my day. 

Take care everyone and have a great Canada Day or for my US friends have a great Independence Day.

Look Good, Feel Great

Dale

This article just re-enforced my thoughts that if you see a change in your hair, or anything in your body, go see your doctor.  Instead of wasting your time on the internet researching a self diagnosis or buying products that say they can re-grow your hair, please start out by seeing your family doctor or a specialist to find out what the underlying problem really is. 

I lost both my parents and my dear brother all within 2 years and you can imagine what a shock that was to my system.  I saw a real change in my hair and after consulting my doctor she said that I had gone through more than my share of stress and that it would thicken up after things settled down. 

It has been almost 2 years since my brother’s death and my life is getting back to normal and so is my hair.  If I hadn’t asked my doctor I would not have known what was causing my thinning hair. 

This article has a lot of good information and I hope it helps.

Look Good, Feel Great.

Dale 

“Turn back time” for the not-so-young and “pre-emptive strikes” for the young - you’ll find this Women’s Health Magazine article informative and helpful – for both you and your daughter.

It identifies 8 “trouble spots”  we experience as we age and suggests what to do about it now and what we should have done in our care-free youth.

Maybe we can’t completely save ourselves now, but we can have that talk with our daughter in front of a mirror.

.... an ounce of prevention....

http://www.womenshealthmag.com/beauty-and-style/natural-anti-aging

Look good. Feel great!

Dale

www.vollumaforwomen.com

Check out this web-site, what inspiring videos to help you become the person you want to be.  I think we all can learn from these.  www.appreciatelife.com  Enjoy.  Heart to Heart Hugs Dale

I want to share a program that I have been using for the past several years. After attending a training week with Jack Canfield, The Break Through to Success where he taught The Law of Attraction I struggled with visualizing my goals. A friend told me about Mind Movies and it has been fantastic. I have my mind movie playing in the background of my computer screen all day. This has helped me visualize helping thousands of people look good and free great and it is coming true.  And, because of this, I am working with a personal trainer and I have found that hot chick again that has been hidden for years. I truly believe in the law of attraction and when you send out positive thoughts you get results back 10 fold.  Please check out the links attached.  And if you want to see my personal mind movie you can go to http://drop.io/dalesmindmovie

http://www.mindmovies.com/?14478

I wanted to share an amazing story of something that happened to me today. I was working out with my fantastic personal trainer Sam and at the end of my session he told me that one of his clients had lost her diamond ring. All I could think was how devastating that would be if I lost my ring, which was left to me by my mother. As I was leaving the gym of scanned the sidewalk and roadway, noticing all the leaves and thinking that the ring could be under any one of them. I got into the car and sat there thinking again how awful that would be and remembered something a friend told me. She told me that we all have angels that watch over us and if there was something you really needed help with, like finding a ring, just ask your angels. I wasn’t sure if I should go back in a tell Sam this but decided, what the heck. So back I go. I told Sam that I didn’t know how his client would take this but to just ask her angels to help her. Sam just smiled and said I’ll e-mail her right now and tell her what you said. As I walked out the door and took one step down onto the sidewalk OH MY GOSH there it was. I bent down picked it up, looked into the window where Sam was sitting and held it up, with a huge smile on my face. When I went back into the gym all I could say was “How cool was that”. Sam said he had goose bumps and he said that was just downright spooky. Sam and I actually had tears in our eyes when we looked at each other. All we could do was smile at each other. I’m still in awe of what happened. I have the warmest feeling in my heart right this minute. The whole time I was walking to my car all I could think of was how I desperately wanted to find this ring for this woman. I cannot tell you what an amazing feeling it was to look down and see it. I know I had looked in that spot when I had left the gym the first time. So from now on, always remember when you think there is no other place to go, just ask your angels for help.  What a wonderful day this has been.

Sharon’s shiny new confidence and the look of sheer joy on her face had to be the high-light for me as an exhibitor at the National Women's Show.

It is one of many fond memories I have of Volluma making a difference in the world and it's what makes my job so rewarding and so much fun!

Sharon was diagnosed with breast cancer about 10 years horribly enough, right after her husband unexpectedly died. As a grief stricken young mother she underwent chemotherapy and as you might expect, she lost her hair.

Now, anyone who’s familiar with chemotherapy knows that, oddly enough, the hair that re-grows after recovery may sometimes be different than what was there to start with. Thankfully, Sharon fully recovered but the problem was, her hair grew back thin and sparse, a terrible reminder every time she looked into the mirror of the cancer she had survived!

When I met Sharon as a fellow exhibitor at a the show where I was demonstrating Volluma; she had resolved, for the rest of her life, to wear the one hairstyle that hid her thinning areas. Luckily, when passing by our booth, she noticed several of the dramatic transformations taking place and decided to step up to the plate and submit herself to a demonstration.

After a brief assessment, proper colour selection and short application, I handed Sharon a mirror to inspect the results. You can imagine my horror when I saw her tears. But before I could figure out what to do next, she looked at me and smiled and I realized then that they were tears of joy! All she could sputter was how happy she was and that this was an incredible day for her.  She was absolutely amazed at how great Volluma had made her hair look and feel.

For the next two mornings of the show, Sharon stopped by our booth to show us the different hair styles she had been able to wear since discovering Volluma.  She said she had lived with her old “comb-over” hair style for the last 10 years and this was so exciting for her. 

The show was a big success for us, but the best part of it was Sharon’s smiling, confident face – it will be with me forever!

Look good. Feel great!

Dale

www.vollumafreetrial.com

If you have the Volluma guide “10 Styling Secrets for Women with Thinning Hair” you’ll recognize  the “mistakes” in this Good Housekeeping article as Volluma Tip 5 through Tip 9.

If you don’t have the Volluma guide, you can get it now from the sidebar, or on Dale’s blog http://vollumaforwomen.com/blog/

In the Good Housekeeping article titled “Take 10 Years Off Your Hair” it suggests a couple of shampoos and conditioners that will work to help “pump up the volume” of your hair as much as 9%.

As well as these temporary products work at the molecular level in your hair, many women with more than 50% hair loss get additional help with Volluma.

While we recommend the application of just enough Volluma to make your hair look full and natural, that small amount will more than double the effective diameter of your hair shafts.

“Take 10 Years Off Your Hair” is great article you must read – get it here http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/beauty/hair/younger-looking-hair

Educate yourself - make the best choice for you!

Christopher Denison

www.vollumafreetrial.com