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We are an all Natural educational and fun learning center that will assist the Natural One through cultivating,nourishing,styling your Natural Hair and Body Care.</subtitle><link rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.groworganichair.com/feeds/posts/default" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.groworganichair.com/" /><link rel="next" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428362338411085748/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false&amp;v=2" /><author><name>Grow Organic</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10055641014134198171</uri><email>theGOgirls@gmail.com</email></author><generator version="7.00" uri="http://www.blogger.com">Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>118</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/GrowOrganicHairAndBody" /><feedburner:info uri="groworganichairandbody" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;D08AQHc_cSp7ImA9WxBbFEw.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428362338411085748.post-6810638482138735289</id><published>2010-03-12T12:44:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-03-12T12:44:01.949-05:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2010-03-12T12:44:01.949-05:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Henna" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Hair Coloring" /><title>To Color or Not to Color</title><content type="html">&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/ShMG-cvvH2I/AAAAAAAAAUI/nYjUvWF7WLE/s1600-h/color.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337617653302239074" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/ShMG-cvvH2I/AAAAAAAAAUI/nYjUvWF7WLE/s200/color.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; height: 208px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 182px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; If your anything like me, you change your hair every three seconds. So in considering something new, I'm sure hair color has crossed your mind.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;So what affect do hair dyes have on our tresses and our health?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There are different kinds of hair dyes: Permanent, Demi-Permanent, Semi-Permanent, Gradual/Rinses &amp;amp; Temporary Dyes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So what's the difference?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: courier new; font-size: 130%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: courier new; font-size: 130%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chemical Ingredients...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Ammonia and hydrogen peroxide are the main ingredients that keeps the color bonded to the hair. They are able to seep inside the hair follicles, taking the color with them. That is how the color stays on the hair for longer periods of time. So depending on the "level" of dye used determines the amount of these chemical ingredients.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;There has been some research to suggest that certain chemicals in hair dye can lead to certain cancers.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Temporary Dyes are the only dyes where there is no bonding of molecules. As a result it can be very messy.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: courier new;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 130%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="right"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: courier new;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 130%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Natural Alternative?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="right"&gt;Henna is a great natural alternative! It comes from ground henna plants.&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337632951341344178" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/ShMU46Ye5bI/AAAAAAAAAUY/zlz7b1ycTlA/s200/henna1.bmp" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /&gt; Henna will condition and color the hair. As a conditioner, henna strengthens the hair, slightly loosens the curl pattern, helps to detangle and make hair more manageable and provides a natural and healthy sheen and shine to hair. &lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/ShMQvP0F5CI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/h4EFa7t4eTU/s1600-h/henna.bmp"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337628387249087522" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/ShMQvP0F5CI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/h4EFa7t4eTU/s200/henna.bmp" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 200px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 194px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Henna does not color hair like chemical dyes. It coats the hair shaft with a transparent red coloring. Not a cherry, bright red but a deep mahogany type red. As applications of henna are repeated, the color deepens. Henna &lt;strong&gt;does not and cannot&lt;/strong&gt; lighten hair. On black and dark brown hair it will eventually become dark auburn to burgundy/black with red highlights in sunlight. A benefit to using this natural "dye" is that it will both condition and color your hair in a way that is both natural and safe.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WARNING&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;: Be sure you have the real thing, some companies add chemicals to deepen the color. Most Indian stores carry the real, natural Henna. Always do a strand test before proceeding with your entire head! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6428362338411085748-6810638482138735289?l=www.groworganichair.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div align="center"&gt;PLEASE be sure you hand this over to a professional, if you decide to do this yourself, use professional scissors meant for trimming (however, I don't recommend cutting your own hair)! So &lt;span style="color: #009900;"&gt;{GO}&lt;/span&gt; ahead get your trim on! It may result in length, healthier looking and feeling hair... &amp;amp; who doesn't want that?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: courier new; font-size: 130%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Few Do's &amp;amp; Don'ts when cutting curly hair:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Courier New;"&gt;DO NOT use a razor!! Scissors are much sharper and will not leave frazzled ends like a razor would.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Courier New;"&gt;DO cut hair when it's dry! We know curly hair is much different when it is straight &amp;amp; dry. If you try to cut it wet u will end up with all different lengths all over your head.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Courier New;"&gt;DO NOT over do the layers. Our hair naturally has layers, if you trim or cut your hair in layers the result can be an extra puffy do that lacks definition.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 130%;"&gt;Enjoy your weekend with a fresh trim!&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6428362338411085748-1236336287512955888?l=www.groworganichair.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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We see miss YaYa out on the town rocking a chic hat covering her beautiful braided kinks.Find what works for you: brim, no brim, knit, straw, kango, top hat to baseball cap.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;The suggestion I have with hats is that you not wear them on a consistant basis. If you wear them day in and day out it can create baldness from rubbing the same spot on your scalp and also prevents your hair from breathing. But on occassion &lt;strong&gt;HATS&lt;/strong&gt; are definitely a &lt;span style="color: #009900;"&gt;{GO}&lt;/span&gt; girls way to switch up things with a chic flare.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353524417562267154" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/SkuKF_UtzhI/AAAAAAAAAbg/njIgrphoick/s320/hats.bmp" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 242px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 309px;" /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div align="center"&gt;Have a great weekend everyone!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6428362338411085748-7332644395952106047?l=www.groworganichair.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;This is one of my personal favorite styles. It's super easy and quick. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #009900;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #009900;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #009900;"&gt;What you need:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/SigtaoaqkfI/AAAAAAAAAYw/_PCafBhKuP8/s1600-h/Ouchless.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343570893424202226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/SigtaoaqkfI/AAAAAAAAAYw/_PCafBhKuP8/s400/Ouchless.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 116px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 135px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;*Ouchless ponytail holder or &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;small head band&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;*As always your fave moisturizer&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;Be sure to work with well moisturizered hair, especially the area where the ponytail holder will rest. This will prevent breakage. PLEASE use "ouchless" or holders without any metal or hard plastic. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;Work all your lovely kinks and curls through the holder and fluff your stuff! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #009900; font-family: arial;"&gt;QUICK TIP: if you have lil loose curls popping out of the sides, either wet or moisturize those areas, smooth them down and wrap a satin/silk scarf around the base of your head and wait a few moments for them to lay down! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: #009900; font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="color: #009900; font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #009900; font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"&gt;AND OFF YOU {GO} WITH YOUR PUFF PONYTAIL!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"&gt;Enjoy your weekend!&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6428362338411085748-292939697398289154?l=www.groworganichair.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Courier New;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GOgirl#2 Breakfast Berry Smoothie&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Courier New;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Courier New;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340490318116525762" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/Sh07pjG_lsI/AAAAAAAAAWc/U711V3V-i0w/s400/smoothie.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 242px;" /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div align="center"&gt;Crushed ice&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div align="center"&gt;6 - 8 oz of berry yogurt&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div align="center"&gt;scoop of energy supplements&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div align="center"&gt;8 oz apple juice or something similar (no sugar added) &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: courier new;"&gt;Then just blend it all together! You can even top it off with fresh berries and walnuts to your own liking. It's a great way to jump off your morning or even an afternoon boost to keep you going.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Courier New;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Feta Salsa over Baked Salmon&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/Sh1A3L1OIwI/AAAAAAAAAWk/yX4BLF56EpA/s1600-h/salmon.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340496049944273666" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/Sh1A3L1OIwI/AAAAAAAAAWk/yX4BLF56EpA/s400/salmon.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; height: 174px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 224px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Courier New;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Courier New;"&gt;Salmon:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div align="left"&gt;4 salmon fillets&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;2 lemons (juiced)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1/4 cup olive oil&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;garlic, crushed red pepper &amp;amp; salt to taste&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: courier new;"&gt;Pre-heat oven to 325degrees F. Combine lemon juice, olive oil &amp;amp; seasoning. Wisk together. Coat the bottom of your pan with a little of the olive oil and place fillets in pan. Pour mixture on top of fillets and cover with foil. Bake for 10 mins, uncover, baste and bake for another 10 mins. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: Courier New;"&gt;Salsa:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;1/2 lb. feta &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;2/3 cup sundried tomatoes in oil&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;2 tablespoons fresh dill&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;3 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;2 scallions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;1/4 cup olive oil&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: courier new;"&gt;Crumble the feta into a bowl. Chop the tomatoes and olives, dill and parsley and thinly slice the scallions. Gently mix the ingredients together and drizzle with a few tablespoons of olive oi, or to taste. Pour salsa over salmon or use as a side dish! Add a nice leafy ceasar salad &amp;amp; flat bread.. you've got a great meal!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"&gt;Have fun in the kitchen, find what you like and jazz it up a bit with different spices or veggies! EAT UP!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Which is it for you . . . ?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
We at Grow Organic hope it is a lifestyle. There are so many benefits to natural hair. It would benefit your mind, body and pocketbook.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Even some celebrities are trying it out...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
What are your reasons for going natural?&lt;br /&gt;
We at Grow Organic or {GO} want to hear from you. Tell us about your Natural journey.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;If you are transitioning into a natural style or just want information about the process, we want to hear from you too.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6428362338411085748-7290577395582154159?l=www.groworganichair.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Courier New;"&gt;This is an easy style to tame those curly kinky tresses. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #009900; font-family: Courier New;"&gt;What you need:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black; font-family: Courier New;"&gt;Moisturizer &amp;amp;/or holding substance&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Courier New;"&gt;Not much is needed to create this style, just several plaits all of your head. Depending on how "wavy" you want the hair to appear the more plaits you would need to start with. If you want looser looking waves maybe 5 to 6 plaits will do the job. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: 130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 100%;"&gt;Start with damp hair, moisturize well and part hair for each&lt;/span&gt; plait.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/SjuTsyo2ZmI/AAAAAAAAAao/RyjBsofHbqk/s1600-h/plaits.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349031380149233250" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/SjuTsyo2ZmI/AAAAAAAAAao/RyjBsofHbqk/s320/plaits.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 139px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 99px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: lucida grande;"&gt;WHAT IS A PLAIT? You say??&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Take three strands of hair and intertwin them by a braiding method, strand over strand. See the picture to the left: Got it?? OK!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Courier New;"&gt;Each section you part off for your plait &lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/SjuVesWfWOI/AAAAAAAAAaw/jkZTXGl5wZ4/s1600-h/wavy+curly.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349033336966699234" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/SjuVesWfWOI/AAAAAAAAAaw/jkZTXGl5wZ4/s320/wavy+curly.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; height: 249px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 249px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;use a small amount of holding stubstance, nothing too stiff so you get a softer look and easier to blend the hair together to get the look you desire. Once you get all your plaits braided. Let it set until dry. Once dry, unleash your waves with a touch of oil to give it a little shine. Play around with it until you get the look you want!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: lucida grande; font-size: 130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: lucida grande; font-size: 130%;"&gt;TIP:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Are your parts showing?? Using a spary bottle spritz your roots with water and gently massage your scalp where the parts are....VOLIA! No more parts!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: courier new;"&gt;Work your Weekend Wave with the easy BRAID OUT!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6428362338411085748-2138246863783807185?l=www.groworganichair.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;• Vitamin D is more important for bone health than calcium, and more than 1 billion people worldwide are vitamin D deficient.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;• Unknown to most people, potassium and vitamin K are key bone-building nutrients.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;• In the U.S., an estimated 50% of women over fifty will experience an osteoporotic fracture during their lifetime, as will 20% of men.&lt;/div&gt;• 20% of women who fracture a vertebra will experience another fracture within a year, unless they do something to reduce their risk of fracture.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6428362338411085748-3845095514802499411?l=www.groworganichair.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/Sfr8iVXuIuI/AAAAAAAAAJw/q4_c06UTy0U/s1600-h/curls.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330850775728792290" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/Sfr8iVXuIuI/AAAAAAAAAJw/q4_c06UTy0U/s400/curls.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 275px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 254px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Now that Spring has finally come out to play why not show off some playful bouncy curls!? For the ladies that are willing to spend a lil' extra time on their tresses this a great style to show off your natural versatility! &lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330575140098148226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/SfoB2OoUB4I/AAAAAAAAAJA/_s_1h9wdFYc/s400/big-beautiful-curls.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; height: 254px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 188px;" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #009900; font-size: 130%;"&gt;What You Need To Create This Look:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div align="center"&gt;Freshly washed hair, sopping wet! &lt;span style="font-size: 85%;"&gt;*a spray bottle is useful if your hair tends to drink quickly*&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div align="center"&gt;Your fave moisturizer&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div align="center"&gt;Wide tooth comb&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div align="center"&gt;Magnetic rollers or sprial rollers&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div align="center"&gt;Hooded dryer &lt;span style="font-size: 85%;"&gt;*optional*&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div align="center"&gt;Time &amp;amp; patiance&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="right"&gt;For me magnetic rollers with the clips are the easiest to use when working with natural hair. They come in all different sizes depending on how tight you want your curls to come out. Because our hair has a tendency to want to curl up on it's own the matching clip covers the hair in a way that prevents it from doing just that.&lt;br /&gt;
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Work with one section at a time so you don't overwhelm yourself. Part hair neatly and using your fave moisturizer take each section and moisturize your sopping wet hair WELL. Part for each roller until your hold head is done. If you have a hooded dryer (the option of air drying is sometimes a lengthy process) &amp;amp; depending on how quickly your hair dries... &lt;span style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt;*side note: natural hair can take up to 24 hours to &lt;em&gt;completely&lt;/em&gt; dry, even though it feels dry it may not be COMPLETELY dry* &lt;/span&gt;You may want to sit under the dryer for at least an hour then check one roller toward the back to see if your hair is dry. Once your hair is dry enough that it easily detaches from the roller you are ready to rock! Take all your rollers out, and finger separate your curls to get that full look. If you want to keep the look for a couple days try satin covered sponge rollers or pin curls. &lt;em&gt;Catch The Weekend Wave by rocking your bouncy Spring Time Roller Set Curls! &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Bone Health: Are You At Risk?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;By Dr. Kathleen DeOreo Naturopathic Doctor&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bone Density = Formation - Resorption&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Bone is a very active tissue undergoing constant change. This change is a process of formation and resorption (breakdown). Osteoporosis, a loss of bone density, occurs when the resorption rate is greater than the rate of formation of new bone. Since bone formation is difficult to assess, it is important to identify if you are among the men and women with rapid bone breakdown. If you are, you have the greatest risk for osteoporosis. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to support Bone Health?&amp;nbsp; Stay tuned... &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6428362338411085748-5796050197293988394?l=www.groworganichair.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;for natural hairstyles we walk today.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;The initial feeling was these women were&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;rebelling against their era. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;This thought has moved into a feeling &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;of self-acceptance and love of heritage. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Our focus is to &lt;em&gt;inspire&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;educate&lt;/em&gt; you on your hair and body. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;By Dr. Kathleen DeOreo Naturopathic Doctor&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;The Hormone Healthy Diet&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;Sadly, breast cancer is on the rise. We have to look at our individual lifestyle and assess the cause and effect when our body has a weak constitution (illness). There are so many foods that actually are beneficial when it comes to fighting t cancer in the body. The key part of this protective diet is a low-fat, plant-based diet. A research study done in 2004 out of the International Research Conference on Food, Nutrition and Cancer described how scientists drew blood from women before and after placing them on this low-fat, plant-based diet for only two weeks. Pre-diet blood showed high levels of growth hormones that promote breast cancer. Post-diet blood showed a dramatic reduction in those same hormones. And, in fact, when the researchers dripped the blood onto live human breast cancer cells, after just two weeks on this plant-based diet, the blood of those women reduced the cancer growth rate by twenty percent. That’s really huge. That’s only two weeks. A high-fiber diet definitely can reduce serum estrogen levels in premenopausal women. It was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 1991. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;And what is a high-fiber diet?&lt;/em&gt; The typical American diet may be 3 grams, 4 grams of fiber a day, depending on your breakfast cereal. What we’re looking for is over a 50 gram intake of fiber. When we do that, we have about a fifty percent reduction in breast cancer risk, and that’s because a high-fiber diet can bind up and escort out huge amounts of circulating hormones that promote breast cancer. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/SzUY4QvcReI/AAAAAAAAAlY/Wo4j8iBQelc/s1600-h/veggies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" ps="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/SzUY4QvcReI/AAAAAAAAAlY/Wo4j8iBQelc/s320/veggies.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;This amount of fiber looks like this:&lt;/em&gt; whole grain, beans, legumes, fresh fruits, not fruit juice. It’s going to look like fresh vegetables and seeds and nuts, flax seeds and sea vegetables. The International Journal of Cancer back in 2005, a study was published by Harvard researchers that had followed over 90,000 women for over a decade in terms of their dietary behaviors and risk for breast cancer. Those women who are eating two to four servings a week of beans or lentils or legumes cut their risk of breast cancer by twenty-five percent, as compared with those who had them only once a month or never. Fiber is so important is that it actually can reduce our risk of constipation. When we have sluggish bowel function, we have higher risk for breast cancer as well as some other hormone-dependent cancers and other cancers that are non hormone dependent, but specifically as relates to the hormone-dependent cancers. The longer that the fecal matter can lie in contact with the bowel wall, the greater the opportunity for those secondary bio-acids to get absorbed through systemic circulation and back into the breast where they can promote tissue changes in the direction of malignancy. A high fiber, low fat diet can be extremely important at maintaining our good health that it pays to pay attention to it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;So what will you choose?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;By Dr. Kathleen DeOreo, Naturopathic Doctor&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Men Have Hormones Too.. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And Sometimes, &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Not Enough of Them&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/Sy2v8L1spFI/AAAAAAAAAlI/CfUaVaLSwXk/s1600-h/MPj04393320000%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" ps="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/Sy2v8L1spFI/AAAAAAAAAlI/CfUaVaLSwXk/s200/MPj04393320000%5B1%5D.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Andropause is a time of life when men start to see a decline or feel a decline in their libido. They may start feeling fatigued, sometimes depressed, sometimes their muscle strength and their muscle mass start to decline. They may experience some problems with erectile dysfunction. They may experience depression or mood swings. And metabolically, what we see in this condition is that there starts to be a decline in some of the male hormones. And in particular, people think in terms testosterone. We start seeing a decline in testosterone literally from the age thirty to forty. And it declines about one, to one and a half percent per year from age about forty to seventy. So there’s a gradual decline in the ability to produce testosterone from the testes. With low testosterone, the cardiac function is not as efficient. The heart has more receptors for testosterone and for androgens than any other muscle in the body. Cardiac function can be drastically affected or adversely affected as the testosterone level begins to decline. There might be an increase in problems with angina, for example, in those men who have been found to have low testosterone. We also see susceptibility to congestive heart failure in men who are low in testosterone. &lt;br /&gt;
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Once again, the heart is a muscle, and if you don’t supply with the proper nutrition and the proper hormone balance, you may see a weakening of the heart. All the risk factors that we typically think of for heart disease, such as high cholesterol, and high fibrin, what’s called fibrinogen, and insulin resistance, and high sugar levels, and high platelet levels, all these are risk factors for coronary artery disease, but all these also are associated with low testosterone. In addition to looking at the typical cardiac risk factors like cholesterol and the HDL and LDL, we also need to screen them for testosterone level as well. Also low testosterone levels have been associated with a whole host of other medical issues. For example, some of the common inflammatory diseases that we see today, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, ulcer colitis and even asthma. All of these have an inflammatory process going on. There’s certain, what’s called cytokines from the lymphocytes that are secreted. Many more of these patients will have lower testosterone than patients who do not have these inflammatory diseases. Those who don’t have rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn’s and ulcer colitis, generally have higher levels of testosterone. Now, it doesn’t mean necessarily that testosterone is causing this condition, however there’s an association here, and once you replace the testosterone, should it be low, you start seeing improvement in the overall condition, because you’re reducing the inflammatory pathway, what’s called IL6 and something called tumor necrosis factor and there’s a variety of others. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;Basically, it means that these cells promote the inflammatory response, which in turn causes many of the clinical problems associated with autoimmune disorders. Even obesity, especially those who are very overweight and have the abdominal obesity, many of these men have low testosterone as well. People with chronic fatigue syndrome, alcoholism, diabetes, depression, enlarged prostate and people with low growth hormone levels, all have a common bond of having low androgens, low testosterone. &lt;strong&gt;Men should be just as vigilant with checking and treating their hormones as women since they also have related medical conditions.&lt;/strong&gt; These conditions can naturally resolve when they are treated with Bio-Identical Hormones.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;Call at (404) 444-5749 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;or contact her at: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gonaturalwellness.com/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;http://www.gonaturalwellness.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hormones: Up Close and Personal&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;By Dr. Kathleen DeOreo Naturopathic Doctor&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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When I think of hormones, I think of our body’s balancers, particularly when it comes to estrogen.&lt;br /&gt;
Progesterone is a hormone made by the ovaries only if there was ovulation and in smaller amounts by the adrenal glands. It is the precursor, or substance from which most of the other steroid hormones are derived, including cortisol, androstenedione, the estrogens and testosterone. Progesterone has a remarkable responsibility of important jobs from normalizing blood sugar levels and facilitating thyroid hormone action to regulating menstrual cycles and maintaining a healthy pregnancy. The survival of the embryo in the womb absolutely depends on this vital hormone. Progesterone also has natural calming and diuretic properties and it enhances the positive effects of estrogen while preventing the problems associated with estrogen dominance. Excessive estrogen can get to unsafe tissue levels that can lead to a strong risk for breast cancer and reproductive cancers. While estrogen levels drop only 40-60% at menopause, which is just enough to balance or oppose estrogen’s effect in the body, progesterone levels may drop to near zero in some women, resulting in estrogen dominance and the array of symptoms that go with it. Supplementation of bio-identical progesterone can naturally enhance overall hormone balance, especially during peri-menopause and menopause. Many doctors who treat their patients with the BHRT (Bio-Identical hormone replacement therapy) approach prescribe Bio-Identical Natural Progesterone which is derived from the Mexican Wild Yam or from soy beans. It is the same exact progesterone that both men and women’s bodies produce. It is a standard. In fact, it is called USP (United States Pharmacopoeia). Please do not confuse this to the synthetic chemical drug company hormones. That hormone only partially looks like your natural hormone. That is why by law it may not be called progesterone, but only progestin or progestigen. Progesterone, your own hormone is the safest and should be used when there is a need and when it is possible.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;One solution:&amp;nbsp; &lt;span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"&gt;Goddess Braids&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/SyJYzZyw9jI/AAAAAAAAAkw/0xiL2nO2v9Q/s1600-h/goddess+braids.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" ps="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/SyJYzZyw9jI/AAAAAAAAAkw/0xiL2nO2v9Q/s320/goddess+braids.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;Large corn rowed braids protect the hair from the elements as well as allows your tresses to rest.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/SyJaJLGZjoI/AAAAAAAAAk4/yuijYs3ftiU/s1600-h/braid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" ps="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/SyJaJLGZjoI/AAAAAAAAAk4/yuijYs3ftiU/s320/braid.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Sometimes giving your hair a good&amp;nbsp;massage with coconut oil, shea butter or your favorite creamy moisturizer and simply braiding your hair at night can make a big difference.You do remember how to braid... right?? &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Yea i knew you did! *wink*&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;This will lock in the moisture over night giving your kinky curls a fighting chance to face the fierce weather.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Have a good weekend! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Stay warm out there.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Guess who's visiting {GO}?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Not only do you want your hair healthy, &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;but your whole person.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Dr. Kathleen DeOreo from Natural Wellness &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;will share vital information&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;to complete our natural journeys.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;You can visit&amp;nbsp;Dr. DeOreo&amp;nbsp;at &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gonaturalwellness.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;www.gonaturalwellness.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"&gt;ALSO check out &lt;a href="http://www.ilovemyhair.com/"&gt;http://www.ilovemyhair.com/&lt;/a&gt; ! She has some great prints you can buy to express your love for natural hair.&amp;nbsp;Cute stuff!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;FORMAL STYLES&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/Sh71cJ2fwoI/AAAAAAAAAW8/UdGVh-K90pM/s1600/updo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340976072137622146" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/Sh71cJ2fwoI/AAAAAAAAAW8/UdGVh-K90pM/s400/updo.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; display: block; height: 245px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 198px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"&gt;So in light of an upcoming formal event I am attending, I thought "oh goodness my hair!" Summer (and winter)&amp;nbsp;is jam packed with weddings, dinners, parties &amp;amp; the like. &lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/Sh7z-XwM8aI/AAAAAAAAAW0/qd4AiikhTN8/s1600-h/formal+style.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340974460961616290" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/Sh7z-XwM8aI/AAAAAAAAAW0/qd4AiikhTN8/s400/formal+style.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; height: 173px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 147px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Events where you have to jazz it up a bit. Here's the key ALWAYS do a practice run on a style you are interested in before the actual event! Play around with accessories, flowers &amp;amp; hair charms. After going through the former &lt;a href="http://www.groworganichair.com/search/label/Weekend%20Wave"&gt;WEEKEND WAVES&lt;/a&gt; I decided with my length and texture I'm going with a roller set style! What formal styles work for you? Why not start this weekend checking out styles that interest you, that way you're not &lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/Sh72n5NhueI/AAAAAAAAAXE/r-fY3S7G2cc/s1600-h/afro-short.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340977373340875234" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/Sh72n5NhueI/AAAAAAAAAXE/r-fY3S7G2cc/s400/afro-short.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 164px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 131px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;rushed and panicked when your invitations arrive!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/SxgqqgTYdEI/AAAAAAAAAkY/MPZaFwcnRgM/s1600-h/locz9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" er="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/SxgqqgTYdEI/AAAAAAAAAkY/MPZaFwcnRgM/s200/locz9.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"&gt;Let's hear from you!! Pictures from any recent formal/semi-formal events you've been to? Seen any really great styles you want to try out? Share with your community of natural chic divas! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/SxgrBmvHJ_I/AAAAAAAAAkg/7x41PSJ8O6Y/s1600-h/YDacosta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" er="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/SxgrBmvHJ_I/AAAAAAAAAkg/7x41PSJ8O6Y/s200/YDacosta.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Have a brillant weekend everyone!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;The World Natural Hair Show&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Natural Hair Show is something all newbies and pros need to attend.&lt;br /&gt;
There is shopping, demos, fashion, products, hair and more hair.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
April 10th - 11th&lt;br /&gt;
Atlanta, Georgia&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Stay tuned for more details to come.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6428362338411085748-731041625692128220?l=www.groworganichair.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;What to do with dry, brittle hair?&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp; This cold weather is not helping... let alone windy, rainy days. Remember to protect your hair with the proper amount of moisture. It makes a MAJOR difference.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Here's a tip!&amp;nbsp; Take a spray bottle with filtered water&amp;nbsp;add 2-3 tablespoons vegetable glycerin (found at most grocery stores or farmer's markets) shake well and spray on your kinky curls for a boost of moisture and shine.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6428362338411085748-8784811385664263027?l=www.groworganichair.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/SgCgvnZlWhI/AAAAAAAAALw/AZ7c95Dj1Ps/s1600-h/cornrows.bmp"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332438698697251346" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/SgCgvnZlWhI/AAAAAAAAALw/AZ7c95Dj1Ps/s400/cornrows.bmp" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 224px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 130%;"&gt;Protective Styles for Natural Hair&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"&gt;We love our curls, kinks, napps, locs... so we do all we can to nuture them. We wash or co-wash, condition, moisturize, oil, deep condition...and on and on. Well &lt;span style="color: #009900;"&gt;{GO}&lt;/span&gt; is here to help you on your mission to cultivate your organic hair!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"&gt;Here are a few styles &amp;amp; tools that help protect your tresses!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"&gt;#1 Cornrows&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"&gt;It's a great way to let your hair "rest." Sometimes we manipulate our hair too much which can create dry, brittle hair that can lead to breakage. You can also keep this style for up to two weeks with no fuss. Cover your hair at night with a silk or satin bonnet, lightly moisturize each day and your good to &lt;span style="color: #009900;"&gt;{GO}!&lt;/span&gt; Make sure the cornrows are not &lt;em&gt;too&lt;/em&gt; tight, that would only create MORE damage by pulling on the scalp.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"&gt;#2 Scarfs &amp;amp; Head Wraps&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"&gt;FIRST AND FOREMOST! SILK or SATIN people! Please do NOT put cotton, rayon, polyester or any absorbing material on your tender mane. They strip your hair of moisture and accomplish the opposite of what you are intending to do. Okay... now that's out the way...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/SgGytfrZPAI/AAAAAAAAAMY/s-_1VYvL_Zc/s1600-h/scarf.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332739928450743298" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/SgGytfrZPAI/AAAAAAAAAMY/s-_1VYvL_Zc/s400/scarf.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 226px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 186px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"&gt;There are soo many styles and patterns out there to choose from, a great scarf or head wrap can compliment just about any chic fashion you choose! "HOW TO" YOU ASK? Follow the diagrams below:&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/SgG2IDtM9NI/AAAAAAAAAMo/AYztPTrusOQ/s1600-h/scarf3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332743683333485778" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cGuh88Cwzxs/SgG2IDtM9NI/AAAAAAAAAMo/AYztPTrusOQ/s400/scarf3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; height: 277px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 190px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Protective styles are worn for many reasons, but they can be fun, sassy &amp;amp; chic with a little fore thought. Some other styles to look into could be two strand twists. You can really concentrate on your ends by adding extra drops of oil or your fave moisturizer and pin your twists up in a funky updo. Just remember to take tender care of your natural dos... your curls, kinks &amp;amp; napps will love you for it!&lt;br /&gt;
Have a splendid weekend and why not catch the wave with a Protective Style!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;What are your thoughts on your natural hair journey?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;What have you experienced?&amp;nbsp; What tips can you add?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;How do you feel about your natural self?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;We at {GO} want to here from you.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;WELL I DO!&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/chescaleigh#g/u"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;ChEsCaLeIgH&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Trebuchet MS&amp;quot;, sans-serif;"&gt;Shown here in different transitions &amp;amp; lengths... locs are super&amp;nbsp;adaptable and fun. So have fun with them, don't think a pony tail is your only option.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #6aa84f;"&gt;{GO}&lt;/span&gt; is still showing love to all our transitioners.&amp;nbsp; Check out &lt;a href="http://natural-brosia.blogspot.com/"&gt;AMBROSIA&lt;/a&gt;! Her journey should inspire you to keep it up!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"&gt;Enjoy your weekend, stay healthy everyone!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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