OK so I got a bit of a theme going on today. Wearing sunscreen is important – just like flossing your teeth. Although wearing sunscreen is a lot easier! Almost 10 years ago, a great message was put on mtv. You may remember it as the Everybody is Free (To Wear Sunscreen). Not only is Baz Luhrmann’s message of wear sunscreen super valuable, but he touches upon a lot of other important topics. This is why I am going to repost the video here. There are many important lessons to be learned, and I …read more

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If you asked your “average” CEO of a Fortune 500 company, if he/she would rather be short or bald. The majority of the answers would be “I would rather grow a few inches” (they are not talking hair length). There you have it. Its is that simple. Baldness brings something to the boardroom table. Baldness brings trust to certain situations. Would you trust a business man, who was covering up his head with a bad toupee?
I understand that looks are important in the business world. If …read more

 
Did you know that pharmaceutical companies spend more than $200 million a year on trying to cure baldness. In fact I have also heard rumblings that figure is upwards of $300 million. Honestly, I think that amount is way too high. We do not die from baldness. This is about how vain our society has become.
What would you like to see that money being spent on instead. How about pharma companies donating that money to schools where children can be taught self esteem classes – and how to celebrate our differences.
Wouldn’t that be a …read more

I am always looking for simple reasons to explain why some people are bald, and some aren’t. I know that genetics are involved. But there are lots of other reasons to. This morning, I came across an article by Darren Wong in the Los Angeles Chronicle, which gives fairly simple explanations – that are accurate.
Here is his breakdown
1. Major Illness or Surgery – It’s true! And usually the hair loss is temporary. Illness is the reason why my hair falls out. I am not bald, but I do have hair loss issues. …read more

I am cleaning my house today….giving everything a real good clean – before the repair people come in a day or two. I have been going through everything, and throwing things out. I just found 3 phone books from 2007 (city directory and yellow pages x 2) and on each one, they have glued coupons for complimentary consultations for hair restoration surgery.
First of all, not everyone has a problem with their baldness. Promotions like this are designed to make us feel bad about the amount of hair we have (or don’t have) on our heads. I …read more

During the 1890’s Victorian doctor Thomas Allinsin had some very controversial essays on healthy living published. I believe his opinions would still be called controversial today (or perhaps there is a better word out there – feel free to suggest some). His diaries have just now been republished, and The Independent has published just a bit of what he offered to his public.
Here is what he has to say about baldness:
The causes of baldness are wrong living, improper foods, too many meals, intoxicating drinks, tobacco, strong tea and coffee, late hours, bad air, vicious sensual habits, or anything …read more

When I was a kid, I had really long hair….I was the Cher (of Sonny and Cher fame) of my kindergarten class. It was that long, and that beautiful. When I would go to the hair salon, and they would ask – how I would like it cut -I would always say “please cut it long”. I couldn’t imagine anything worse, than having short hair. Of course that phase didn’t last long, one year later, all of my hair was cut off, and I ended up with a very fashionable albeit very short Dorothy Hamill wedge …read more

A couple month’s back Dr. Bauman left a lengthy comment, and I promised I’d respond. A combination of circumstances beyond the blogging world and the desire to weigh my words carefully have combined to delay this open letter far beyond what I had hoped. Regardless, I hope it adds something to the conversation.
Here is my original post with Dr. Bauman’s comment. I recommend getting up to speed before proceeding…

Ran across a question over at Balding Blog that made me smile…
What is a Flowbee?
Ah, now that’s a blast from the past. I never used one, so I can’t blame my hair loss on it. Though I recall jokes about the Flowbee being responsible for such.

I remember the Wayne’s World knock off… The Suck-n-Cut.
“It sucks while it cuts.”
“Well, it certainly does suck.”
I can still picture Garth golden locks being eaten by the device.
It turns out the Flowbee is still available for a mere $60. Make it $90 and you get a “Super Mini Vac” so you don’t have to use …read more

OK, so this comes from a survey conducted by Prostate Cancer Charity, a UK organization, as part of its annual Prostate Cancer Awareness Week. While they were looking at how few men worried about prostate cancer – 13% by the way – I was more interested in the even smaller percentage of men who said they were worried about hair loss.

4%
 
 
That’s it!
 
 
I’m so proud!
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