Let me make one thing clear:
women, if
you are experiencing hair loss, please
know that you are not alone!

Women’s hair can thin for a variety of
reasons, and yet the topic is still far
less openly discussed than male hair
loss. In many cases, though, the causes
are diagnosable and treatable, making
it particularly important that women
discuss hair loss with their doctors.
First, let’s consider some common
factors that can cause and contribute
to hair loss:

Low iron levels: Iron deficiency, with
or without anemia, can lead to hair
loss. Do not simply start taking an
iron supplement without having your
iron checked by a physician because too
much iron can also lead to health
problems.
Thyroid disorders: Both an overactive
and an underactive thyroid can lead to
hair loss.
Low estrogen levels: Many women
experience hair loss during and after
menopause, when estrogen levels begin
to drop. Other hormonal changes –
changes in oral contraceptive use, for
example — can also trigger hair loss.
Post-pregnancy hormonal changes:
Similarly, new moms may find that
they’re shedding a lot of hair in the
first one to six months after delivery,
when their estrogen levels return to
normal. Actually, what seems like
excessive hair loss is really hair’s
natural growth cycle regulating itself,
as high hormone levels tend to keep
women from losing normal amounts of
hair during pregnancy.
Telogen effluvium: This is the general
term for sudden, temporary hair loss as
a result of recent stress or surgery,
which typically occurs around two
months after the causative event or
illness. (It may also be used to
describe sudden hair loss as a result
of other factors on this list, such as
post-pregnancy hormonal changes.)
Medications: Many medications may lead
to hair loss. If this is a concern,
talk to your doctor about potential
alternatives
High levels of vitamin A or selenium:
There is rarely any reason to take more
of these nutrients than you’d find in a
good multivitamin.
Several recent studies of men have
found that smoking also seems to
increase hair loss. I don’t know of any
similar studies in women, but one thing
is clear: Smoking is harmful for a
multitude of reasons, whether or not
increased hair loss is among them!

The best plan of action for anyone
experiencing hair loss is to determine
the (more…)

Karma means “action” or any
action that
brings a reaction that binds us to the
material world. Although the idea of
karma is generally associated with
Eastern philosophy, many people in the
West are also coming to understand that
karma is a natural principle, like time
or gravity, and no less inescapable.
For
every action there is a reaction. If we
cause pain and suffering to other
living
beings, we must endure pain and
suffering in return, both individually
and collectively.

We reap what we saw, in this life and
the next, for nature has her own
justice. No one can escape the law of
karma, except those who understand how
it works.

To understand how karma can cause war,
for example, let’s take an illustration
from the Vedas. Sometimes a fire is
started in a bamboo forest when the
trees rub together. The real cause of
the fire is not the trees but the wind
that moves them. The trees are only the
instruments. In the same way two
nations
are not the real causes of the friction
that may exist between them, the real
cause is the karma generated by the
world’s supposedly innocent citizens.

According to the law of karma, the
neighborhood supermarket or hamburger
stand has more to do with the threat of
war than anything else does. We recoil
with horror at the prospects of nuclear
war while we permit equally horrifying
massacres every day inside the world’s
automated slaughterhouses.

The person who eats an animal may
say “I
haven’t killed anything” but when
buying
neatly packaged meat at the superstore
you are paying someone else to kill for
you, then both of you bring upon
yourselves the reactions of karma.

Can it be anything but hypocritical to
march for peace and then go to
McDonald’s for a hamburger or go home
to
grill a steak or have ‘Chicken tikka or
chicken biriyani’? This is the very
duplicity that George Bernard Shaw
condemned:

We are living graves of murdered beasts
Slaughtered to satisfy our appetites
We never pause to wonder at our feasts
If animals like men could possibly have
rights.
We pray on Sunday that we may have
light,
To guide our footsteps on the paths we
tread.
We are sick of war; we do not want to
fight,
And we gorge ourselves upon the dead.

Ahimsa allows the animal to live a
natural evolutionary progress. However
if it is killed it will need to return
to live out the rest of its life in
that
same species.

Those who understand the laws of karma
know that peace will not come from
marches and petitions, but rather from
a campaign to educate people about the
consequences of murdering innocent
animals not to mention unborn children.

God is the life giver and only he
decided when to take it back……

This is truly inspiring.

Breakfast at McDonald’s

This is a good story and is true, please read it all the way through until the
end! (After the story, there are some very interesting facts!):

I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and have recently completed my college
degree.

The last class I had to take was Sociology.

The teacher was absolutely inspiring with the qualities that I wish every
human being had been graced with.

Her last project of the term was called, ‘Smile.’

The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and document their
reactions.

I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway.
So, I thought this would be a piece of cake, literally.

Soon after we were assigned the project, my husband, youngest son, and I went
out to McDonald’s one crisp March morning.

It was just our way of sharing special playtime with our son.

We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone
around us began to back away, and then even my husband did.

I did not move an inch… an overwhelming feeling of panic welled up inside of
me as I turned to see why they had moved.

As I turned around I smelled a horrible ‘dirty body’ smell, and there standing
behind me were two poor homeless men.

As I looked down at the short gentleman, close to me, he was ’smiling.’

His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God’s Light as he searched for
acceptance.

He said, ‘Good day’ as he counted the few coins he had been clutching.

The second man fumbled with his hands as he stood behind his friend. I
realized the second man was mentally challenged and the blue-eyed gentleman
was his salvation.

I held my tears as I stood there with them.

The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted.

He said, ‘Coffee is all Miss’ because that was all they could afford. (If they
wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy something. He
just wanted to be warm).

Then I really felt it - the compulsion was so great I almost reached out and
embraced the little man with the blue eyes. That is when I noticed all eyes in
the restaurant were set on me, judging my every action.

I smiled and (more…)

One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay,
for his hungry stomach, decided he would ask for a meal at the next
house.

On the way through school, he found he had only one thin dime left
and he was very hungry.

However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the
door.Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water.

The woman thought he looked hungry, so brought him a large glass of
milk.

He drank it slowly, and then asked, ‘How much do I owe you?’ ‘You
don’t owe me anything,’ she replied. ‘Mother has taught us,never to
accept pay for a kindness.’

He said…’Then I thank you from my heart.’

Year’s later that young woman became critically ill.
The local doctors were baffled.They finally sent her to the big
city,where they called in specialists to study her rare disease.

Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation.
When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light
filled his eyes.

Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her
room.Dressed in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her.He
recognized her at once.

He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to
save her life,from that day he gave special attention to the case.

After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the
business office to pass the final bill to him for approval.

He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge and the bill was
sent to her room.

The woman feared opening it, for she was sure it would take the
rest of her life to pay for it all.

Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side
of the bill. She read these words…
‘Paid in full with one glass of milk.’ Signed, Dr.Howard Kelly.

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: Thank You,
God,that Your love has spread abroad through human hearts and
hands.’

Twenty +3 Things to Always Remember

1. The biggest handicap in the world
is negative thinking.

2. He who cannot forgive others breaks
the bridge
over which he himself must pass.

3. Patience carries a lot of wait.

4. It is better to be thought a fool
than open your mouth and remove all
doubt.
5. A man wrapped up in himself
makes a very small package.

6. Inch by inch life’s a cinch
but by the yard, it’s much too hard.

7. The best angle to approach a
difficult problem,
is the “try”angle.

8. Faith without works is like snow on
a stove.

9. Have a positive attitude - it’s
contagious.

10. The more you judge the less you
love.

11. What you say reveals much -
what you don’t say reveals much more.

12. The easiest person to deceive is
yourself.

13. We should never let adversity get
us down -
except on our knees.

14. The longer one carries a problem,
the heavier it gets.

15. Your religion is what you do
when the sermon is over.

16. Success comes in cans -
Failure comes in can’ts.

17. The golden rule tarnishes
unless polished with use.

18. A marriage may be made in Heaven -
but the maintenance is done on Earth.

19. Problems are inevitable - misery
is optional.

20. Remember actions speak louder than
words.

21. You can only keep one thought in
your mind at a time -
make it a good one.

22. Don’t lose your temper,
no one else wants to find it.

23. Take the time to pray - you’ll be
glad you did!