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Never in my life would I have believed that I would endure hair loss. I first found out that my hairline was receding shortly before my thirtieth birthday. It was hard to believe that I was losing my hair. I even started balding on the back of my head.

For the first time in my life, I felt that age has eventually caught up. I felt like the best years of my life were behind me. I even stopped dating. My love life was virtually non-existent. There was one girl I had been dating casually and even though I liked her, I just stopped returning her phone calls. I figured that I hadn’t found the woman of my dreams with a full head of hair so there was no way I was going to find somebody with my growing bald spot. I was too depressed to even try having a loving kinship.

Hair loss turned me into a depressed loner, I used to be a confident and extroverted person. I was very determined to address the issue and get the problem fixed. I tried plenty of hair loss treatments that are obtainable in the counter. Nothing that I obtained from the drug store worked and believe me, I tried them all. After that, I just stopped trying for a while. It was a real low point in my life. I even stopped going out with my friends, I was so depressed.

Fortunately, one night a good friend of mine took me out for a few drinks. The first thing he noticed about me was my mood, he knew that the hair loss has affected how I felt. He mentioned to me about the hair loss studio in the city. My friend had gone there for hair loss treatments and had been impressed with the results. I was even more impressed. He had no sign of hair loss, he had a full head of hair. He made me promise to give them a try and I agreed.

I could not have been happier with the hair loss studio recommended to me. Only after a few treatments, I had a full head of hair again. Hair Loss Studio did not just give me my hair back. They gave me my self-confidence back.

A great hairstyle is the crowning glory to your personality. A wedding hairstyle holds much importance to enhance the overall beauty of the pretty bride. The hairstyle can make a bride look smart and mesmerizing. No wonder, you will be too busy in picking your wedding dress and accessories. But the wedding hair style is as important as your wedding dress. You have a number of hair saloons where you can get special popular wedding hairstyle. These styles have been adorned by so many beautiful brides.

The hair style, off course, depends on the dress you are wearing and shape of your face and hair texture. The hairstyle must be in accordance to the veil or the head piece of the bride. Also, the hair style should be set to make the bride a real princess.

Fulfill your dream of being a royal princess by wearing a sparkling crown on your head. One of the most popular head piece is the crown. It is classy and also easy-to-wear. To wear a crown, you can adhere to a simple hairstyle. You can pin up your hair on the top of the head to make a high bun. Also you can part your front hair and curl the back hair. After curling the back hair, pin them up high or let them down. After this, fix the crown and veil with the same pins. This will give you a more formal look.

If your wedding is a casual affair you can let all your hair down. Just pull them back and fix the veil with a beautiful wreath. Wreath is a half ring made up of flowers.

Flowers are an inseparable part of wedding hair styles. The beautiful flowers enhance the feminine looks of the innocent bride. You can choose from a variety of flowers. The most popular wedding hair styles incorporate the flowers like orchids and roses as they are available in so many attractive colors.

For a sophisticated look, you can pull all your hair back to make a low bun just above your neck. Flowers can be added individually around the bun or in the form of a ring. The most popular buns are the ones made after rolling your hair. You can tie your hair in to a low ponytail and roll over the rest of hair into rolls. A bun with 6 rolls is the hottest among the brides these days. After bun is complete, you can add certain accessories like flowers, hair brooch or simply some beads in the new hair style.

Las Vegas wedding hair style is also in vogue among the young generation brides. It is a funky hair style. In this wedding hair style the hair are pined loosely to make a bun on top of your head. The front hairs are let loose. The hair locks from both the sides of forehead and allowed to fall down on the face of the bride. Are you ready to embellish your crowning glory by now?

Marcus Grant, www.Prom-Hairstyle.net

Shade Clothing Plans to Expand Line of Hip, Modest Clothing,
Color Options and Retail Locations

Shade Clothing looks to use the company’s initial success as a
springboard for expansion and new growth.

American Fork, UT, August 2, 2005Shade Clothing, leading
provider of hip, modest clothing for women of all ages,
announced today that it will proceed with plans to expand the
company product line, color options and retail locations, based
on its strong showing in the first several months of operation.

Shade Clothing, the first company to take a hip approach to
modest clothing, offers a line of “essential” undershirts that
includes strap camisoles, cap sleeve tees and baby tees. The
cotton/spandex blend, snugly fitted shirts to allow women and
girls of all ages to wear fashionable, trendy clothing while
still dressing comfortably and modestly. All styles sport three
extra inches of length at the bottom and higher necklines, while
still boasting a stylish cut. With Shade shirts, women can
expand their wardrobe to include clothes that in the past may
have been too sheer, too low cut, too short or too wide at the
neck. Shade shirts are sold online, through home parties across
the western states and in several retail locations in Utah.

“The response to our shirts has been overwhelmingly positive and
we’ve been amazed to see our sales increase by 30 percent each
month since we opened for business,” said founder and CEO
Chelsea Rippy. She hit upon the idea for Shade Clothing after
growing frustrated with the limited options available for women
who wanted to dress stylishly but still maintain their modesty.
She spent one year perfecting the shirts’ design before
launching the company in September 2004.

“Since its launch Shade Clothing has really proven the concept
of clothing that is both hip and modest,” said Rippy. “We’re
ready to use this validation and the company’s success to take
Shade Clothing to the next level.”

In that spirit, Shade Clothing recently relocated to a large
warehouse in American Fork, Utah, after outgrowing its previous
location. Additionally, it has expanded into four new Utah
retail outlets: Whimsy, Once Upon a Shelf, Frolics and
Christensen’s (three locations). Previously Shade Clothing’s
retail locations included Lolabella and three JMR stores. The
company also intends to increase its cadre of home party sales
representatives and extend the reach of this innovative sales
method beyond the western United States.

“I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard women say, ‘Shade
shirts are the best thing that has happened to my wardrobe,’”
said Rippy. “I view this as a mandate to take Shade Clothing a
step further. The company is on track to complete many exciting
projects over the next few months - new products, new colors and
new deals with retail stores. We’re looking forward to giving
women more hip, modest clothing options in more places than ever
before.”

Shade Clothing will celebrate its first anniversary in
September, coinciding with the launch of the company’s fall
colors. It recently introduced new summer colors, including
“sunny yellow,” “sky blue” and “grass green.”

About Shade Clothing Shade Clothing is a company with a simple
mission: make clothes that help women feel comfortable and
happy. Launched from the basement of CEO and founder Chelsea
Rippy’s home, Shade Clothing has quickly become the leading
provider of hip, modest clothing. Its line of “essential”
undershirts allows women to wear all the latest styles without
feeling uncomfortable and uncovered. Shade offers strap
camisoles, cap sleeve tees and baby tees in a variety of
neutral, pastel and bright colors. Shirts can be purchased
online at http://www.shadeclothing.com, through Shade home
parties or at several retail locations throughout Utah. For more
information visit http://www.shadeclothing.com.

With cold weather upon us, it’s time to update your wardrobe
with a new gorgeous knit scarf. They are a hot item for the
season and what a great looking accessory item to keep you warm.
Look for them in so many different yarns, colors and styles.
This is the year for the knit scarves so put away the old plain
Jane’s back in storage. The question is, do you buy one or make
your own.

Personally, I like the hand made one’s made by yours truly,
myself. I enjoy having that one of a kind accessory item that
looks great. With the huge selection of beautiful yarns out
there I just had to pick up my knitting needles and dust them
off. They’ve been non-stop ever since. You can find yarn at all
the local craft store’s; AC Moore, Jo-Anne Fabrics, Michael’s to
name a few as well as their websites. Some of them will offer
classes, or will have representative’s near the yarn aisle to
help you get started and answer any questions. All the top yarn
companies have very informative website’s to help you get
started also. They have an amazing selection of free, yes free
patterns that you can print off and use at your disposal. Lion
Brand, http://www.lionbrand.com even has a how to section. I
forgot how to “cast off” and it has step by step instructions
that set me on my way. All the patterns have very clear
instructions on how to knit or crochet and what supplies to
purchase. I have made several myself and found them all very
easy to follow. They even have the famous Martha Stewart Poncho
pattern available online. I wanted one and don’t crochet so I
forwarded the pattern to my mother. She so graciously made some
for me. I get endless compliments whenever I wear it. I have now
ventured off making my own patterns. What can I say, I’ve got
the knitting bug or should I say yarn bug! It’s the yarns that
pull you in to buying so much. There really is an amazing
selection out there. You can find; cashmere, wool, fun fur,
metallics, sequence, curly, fuzzy, you name it they have it. So
pick up those knitting needles and get making those scarves.
You’ll get the bug too and will end up making them for everyone
you know!

For those of you who have no interest in making a scarf or just
don’t have the knack for it, there is still hope. Many stores
offer a decent selection of knit scarves but you will find a
limited selection in the yarn styles. I recommend attending one
of the many craft fairs being offered in your area. To look for
top quality vendors, look for the juried shows or ones that are
very selective in choosing their vendors. You will definitely
get a higher quality of vendors and therefore a higher quality
of products. There are some very artistic and talented knitters
out there selling their wares. Artistic people not only like to
make great products but really like selling them to others to
enjoy. I get excited when someone buy’s one of my scarves and
can’t wait to wear it. They always come back for more to buy as
gifts to share their great find. Another place to shop for knit
scarves is at your local art galleries. They consign artist work
and stock plenty of gift items as well as artwork. They will
have a high quality of vendors. But do hurry, the stores
currently are clearing out their winter merchandise for Spring
clothing.

Get a gorgeous knit scarf while you can or get those knitting
needles going and enjoy getting the knitting but!

Three of 100 men suffer from Peyronie’s disease, a bending of the penis during erection. The penis contains balloons that fill with blood to cause an erection. These balloons can develop a scar that prevents them from expanding normally during an erection, causing the penis to bend toward the scar. If you take a balloon and put a piece of Scotch tape on one side and then blow up the balloon, it will bend toward the side that has the Scotch tape. A report from Italy shows that Peyronie’s disease can be cured by taking weekly injections of a medication to treat high blood pressure plus a drug that carries fat into cells.

Usually this is a harmless condition that requires no treatment because the scar disappears, with no treatment, within five years on the average. Impotence associated with Peyronie’s disease responds well to all available treatments for impotence, such as Viagra. Doctors treat Peyronie’s disease only when it hurts to have an erection or prevents a man from making love.

Surgery often fails to cure this condition, but Peyronie’s disease can be cured by injections of verapamil directly into the scar in the penis (5 mg twice a week for 10 weeks) plus a 3-month administration of propionyl-L-carnitine (2 g/day). Check with your doctor.

For journal references on the studies mentioned in this article see http://www.drmirkin.com/men/1241.html

Dr. Gabe Mirkin has been a radio talk show host for 25 years and practicing physician for more than 40 years; he is board certified in four specialties, including sports medicine. Read or listen to hundreds of his fitness and health reports at http://www.DrMirkin.com

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