Tallgirl's Blog – July 2011 Archive (8)

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Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.



As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant, they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.



If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than… Continue

Added by Tallgirl on July 27, 2011 at 10:32pm — 7 Comments

Can we really alter genetics?

A well-known gal on TV, who is known for her great looks and famous family (mostly names starting with K) just found out she has psoriasis. Here's what was said about it in a news story:



It’s largely believed to be genetic and related to the immune system.



“I’ve heard of it before, because my mom has always had it. She didn’t have red flaky dots all over,” K said.



A type of white blood cell called a T cell fights off infections in the body. T cells attack… Continue

Added by Tallgirl on July 25, 2011 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

Run away from me?!

There's a line in the movie Eat, Pray, Love that really hit me. It is when Liz is walking away from a boat trip to a private island. After the Brazilian man says this, he follows with, "You are going away from the great possibilities of your own life." This was significant, because she had been searching for her life, and balance, throughout her whole three-country exploration of food, faith and personal peace.



It made me think of the chances one takes to follow dreams,… Continue

Added by Tallgirl on July 20, 2011 at 4:30pm — 11 Comments

More Valuable Than Hair

A friend just sent this to me, and I thought it could help us get a reality check on what is more important to our loved ones than our hair. This is especially important for those of us who are older, or who have children and grandchildren.



A young man learns what's most important in life from the guy next door.



Over the phone, his mother told him, "Mr. Belser died last night. The funeral is Wednesday." Memories flashed through his mind like an… Continue

Added by Tallgirl on July 16, 2011 at 12:02pm — 3 Comments

It's Not Our "Fault!"

Genes found for alopecia areata, a kind of hair loss

June 30, 2010 | 7:18 pmAfter a scanning the human genome for tiny DNA differences, researchers say they've uncovered clues to several genes involved in alopecia areata, in which patches of hair -- or all hair -- are lost from the scalp or full body.



Yes, yes, we hear you yawn, another day, another whole-genome scan, reporting genes-linked-to-something-we-already-knew-had-a-heritable-component. But to find out… Continue

Added by Tallgirl on July 14, 2011 at 9:35am — No Comments

Freedom of choice

We all have a freedom of choice who we "accept" as friends on here, to whose opinions we respond, how we change our profile words, headings or photos, and what we wear on our heads. For me, I tend to stay away from trouble once I see that my words will have no impact for change or peace, or when I sense someone who has never even had a discussion with me suddenly wants to snoop at my personal conversation history or photos, and is very persistent about it only after seeing a certain photo in… Continue

Added by Tallgirl on July 11, 2011 at 8:30am — No Comments

Conference photos

There is now a long slide show of fantastic photos on the foundation site. Go to Events, then Annual Conference, then look at bottom left to click on 2011 conference photos.

Added by Tallgirl on July 6, 2011 at 1:00pm — 3 Comments

Alopecia Areata Fact Sheet

I just found this online from the national foundation. I do not know the date this was created.



What is alopecia areata? Whom does this disease affect?

 Alopecia areata is a common autoimmune skin disease resulting in the loss of hair on the scalp and elsewhere on the body. It usually starts with one or more small, round bald patches on the scalp and can progress to total scalp hair loss (alopecia totalis) or complete body hair loss (alopecia… Continue

Added by Tallgirl on July 5, 2011 at 9:28am — No Comments

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