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  • Politics Is Like Hiring A Hitman
    by Scott Woods inPolitical on2020-08-13

    For me, politics is like hiring a hitman. I have values and things I care about. I care enough about them to at least bother voting for 5 minutes every year for one issue or another. And because I care at least that much, I vote for people who align with the ability to realize the things I care about.

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  • Punching Above Our Weight
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-07-24

    I believe our vote is the punctuation of our voice. Without that resounding exclamation mark, I believe our voices are just incoherent noise.

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  • BLACK PROGRESS AMIDST SOCIAL CHAOS
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-06-16

    Recent events have raised the profile of historical injustice and inequities here in the USA. The entire world has taken note of the fact that BLACK LIVES MATTER.   We invite all of our friends to engage in actions that result in the greatest movement for change in our history. It is imperative that we take advantage of this opportunity to affect a positive change by ACTING IN OUR SELF-INTERESTS.

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  • Living in a Black No-Man's Land
    by Roger Madison Jr. inOur Community on2019-10-28

    There are many narratives that define the Black experience in America in this 2nd decade of the 21st century. Our striving over the centuries of our sojourn in this nation is a tapestry of every human experience -- oppression, enslavement, forced assimilation, dehumanization, exclusion, segregation, isolation, struggle, perseverance, achievement, excellence, celebration, mourning, despair, progress, setbacks, lynching, assassination, genocide, terror, self-hatred, low esteem, pride,...

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  • Fighting Racism
    by Scott Woods inOur Community on2018-10-25

    I had a boss who was racist. Not an outright bigot, of course; her toolbox was more subtle than most. We bumped heads a lot over inconsequential things. She frequently couldn’t keep my name out her mouth. Lot of gaslighting. You know…2018 style. I tried a lot of ways to combat or navigate her issues. None of them worked, and that’s saying a lot because I’m really good at fighting racism. But at the end of the day – every day – she was my boss, I had to deal with her, and that was that. Finally I...

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Homemade shampoo to stop hair loss

HOME MADE SHAMPOO: The loss of Hair loss happens naturally while you age, but herbal treatment can restore healthy long strand hair. Natural herbal shampoos encourage herbs to be absorbed directly into the hair and scalp to encourage hair growth. Homemade shampoos can rapidly speed hair growth; they also have an advantage or preventing the application of damaging chemical agents that are added to many commercial shampoos.

Effective Homemade shampoo

Homemade shampoos are inexpensive to make and can help hair growth. Using a mild soap but, cleansing soap as a base; Castile soap is a good option, because it will effectively remove oils from the scalp and hair shaft, and by keeping the scalp clean you will encourage growth. Avoid any soap that has petroleum products as a base.

Chemicals such as paraben, methylparaben, propylene glycol, cetearly alcohol, propylparaben, glycol, polyoxyethylene, or distearate because these ingredients cause damage to the hair shaft and prevent hair growth.

Tinctures from herbs to grow long strand hair

Herbal tinctures is as similar to making tea, therefore, it can be made at home. When make tincture you will use more tea than water to create a concentrate. To create an herbal tincture, add 3 teaspoons of herbs to 6 ounces of water. After allowing them to steep for 15 minutes, strain out herbs and add 2 ounces to 4 ounces of soap base.

Rapid hair growth with Nettles

This native plant can be picked in the spring or summer; it can be used fresh or dried. Nettles have been shown to stimulate hair growth; either can be made into a tincture and added to soap base.

Grow long hair with Rosemary

Because rosemary has a stimulating action on hair follicles, it has been used as hair tonic in folk medicine for centuries. Adding rosemary to a homemade shampoo will stimulate growth and help regrow hair. Rosemary blooms all summer and can be dried and used for later or can be picked and used in a tincture.

Protecting your homemade shampoo

Because glass will not interact with the herbs, it is the best storing for the homemade shampoo. But for shower use because the glass can break; a suggested solution is to put some shampoo in a plastic bottle and refresh weekly.

If these natural hair growth techniques do not work for you then you can try hair restoration. Visit Steve Latham Hair restoration Clinic in Huntsville, Alabama to learn more about long strand hair transplant