Tip of the day(always consult your physician and/or do research):
Have you heard of Traction Alopecia? Well, that is hair loss as a result of too tight hair styles. Ex: cornrows or braids, ponytails/puffs, extensions, etc that are so tight, your scalp starts to hurt.
If your childhood, was like plenty of other kids in the 80's/90's and before and after, we played hard. People thought these styles made tighter would keep our hair in place, but in areas it just changed your eye shape due to the pulling of skin!
It actually weakens your hair.
Solution: wear your hair looser. Don't always wear a pony/puff or any style with too much tension. If left untreated, over time the damage can become permanent. It can also cause scarring and inflammation. -references Linda Amerson Ph.D. Trichologist. Article "Hair," Essence Magazine.
Be Fierce, Be Fine, Be You...Whyknot?!
V.Curls
Monday, January 7, 2013
Black Women...Get Your Life!
Tip of the day (always consult your actual physician before doing these and/or research if needed):
stress!!!!! Its in lower caps because it sucks! Ugh, we all have had it right...well I was told about a lady in her 20's who died from a heart attack and it was thought to be linked to too many energy drinks in the day and pills to sleep at night...
Does that sound too familiar to you? Are you "beasting," on a lot if caffeine around the clock plus lack of any real sleep (less than 8 hours). Accord to an article by Dr. Oz in Essence Magazine, "57% of black women receive less than 6 hours if sleep a night." Also that heart disease is the "number one killer," of black women...that's a lot to think on.
I've never been a fan of believing ever static I hear, but I have to look at my own situations sometimes. I woke up one day feeling drained. I called my mother and she said "that work will be there...there is only one you." She took the time to explain how feeling that way could open the door to the flu and I admire she took the time to teach verses fuss. If you come from a family that works or has worked hard, it can be hard to put up a white flag for a day and sick days should not be abused, but you have to listen to your body. I heard a nurse tell me one time after I explain to her that I was feeling pains I never had before that I know of " if you do not allow your body to rest, it will shut down for you."-paraphrased.
Quick solutions: make time for 1.Exercise,
2. 8 hours of sleep,
3. plenty of fruits and veggies,
4. stretching,
5.breaks(meditation),
6. pleasure.
7.balance
The next post will be breaking the above 7 points down.
Be Fierce, Be Fine, Be You! WhyKnot?!
V. Curls
stress!!!!! Its in lower caps because it sucks! Ugh, we all have had it right...well I was told about a lady in her 20's who died from a heart attack and it was thought to be linked to too many energy drinks in the day and pills to sleep at night...
Does that sound too familiar to you? Are you "beasting," on a lot if caffeine around the clock plus lack of any real sleep (less than 8 hours). Accord to an article by Dr. Oz in Essence Magazine, "57% of black women receive less than 6 hours if sleep a night." Also that heart disease is the "number one killer," of black women...that's a lot to think on.
I've never been a fan of believing ever static I hear, but I have to look at my own situations sometimes. I woke up one day feeling drained. I called my mother and she said "that work will be there...there is only one you." She took the time to explain how feeling that way could open the door to the flu and I admire she took the time to teach verses fuss. If you come from a family that works or has worked hard, it can be hard to put up a white flag for a day and sick days should not be abused, but you have to listen to your body. I heard a nurse tell me one time after I explain to her that I was feeling pains I never had before that I know of " if you do not allow your body to rest, it will shut down for you."-paraphrased.
Quick solutions: make time for 1.Exercise,
2. 8 hours of sleep,
3. plenty of fruits and veggies,
4. stretching,
5.breaks(meditation),
6. pleasure.
7.balance
The next post will be breaking the above 7 points down.
Be Fierce, Be Fine, Be You! WhyKnot?!
V. Curls
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