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The 10 top things NOT to say to a bald woman! by 4women Posted Thu 29 May 2008 12:00am 1. It’s only your hair. 2. You have a great shaped head. 3. Can I rub my hands on your head? 4. Just think of all the money you are saving from not buying shampoo. 5. It will grow back. 6. At least you have your health. 7. No one will look at you differently. 8. At least you don’t have to style your hair. ... Read on »

Is baldness in women linked to heart attacks? by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 01 Oct 2008 8:12pm Male-pattern baldness is very common in men and fairly common in women. Male pattern baldness may be caused by high blood insulin levels caused by eating large amounts of refined carbohydrates. It is associated with high insulin levels and an increased risk for heart attacks in women as well as in men ( Dermatology Online Journal, November 2005 Read on »

A CASE OF BALD MISTAKEN IDENTITY by 4women Posted Tue 08 Feb 2011 10:40am Look at me, I’m bald! With 10 years of life as a bald woman behind me, I’ve experienced my share of head turns, inquiring comments, unwanted stares, and assumptions... sick, I just lack hair. Early on as a bald woman, I was easily traumatized by the negative attention, but as time passed, I became immune to the comments and questions Read on »

Bald is Beautiful, But is it Warm? by 4women Posted Mon 11 Jan 2010 7:08am and those of us without hair do in fact experience the cold to a much greater degree. As a bald woman, I certainly didn’t need a team of Cornell researchers to explain why I am... During our steamy Florida summers, my bald scalp does give me some advantage over my thick-haired girlfriends when it comes to cooling down. Come winter though, I am Read on »

Bald Kentucky Memories! by 4women Posted Wed 29 Jul 2009 12:00am an uninterrupted dinner as a group of bald women! Wig swapping was much more fun! The video does highlight some of the daily struggles for a bald woman in today’s appearance driven... Amy Robach of the Today Show did a special on an group called “Bald Girls do Lunch,” which is an organization committed to improving the quality of life for women Read on »

Bald Love by 4women Posted Wed 17 Mar 2010 9:22am me. Now, I am what my darling man always called me – a cute bald chick – and the rest of my life is waiting. As poignantly expressed in the above vignette, a woman’s hair... healthy, even if their condition means lifelong baldness (as if this is insignificant). If a woman is completely bald (though healthy), she is often assumed to have cancer. If she Read on »

Bald and Balder by A. Brewster S. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 19 Jul 2010 6:46am I have never thought that bald men were unattractive. Now, bald women, that is another story, and of course, a very sexist perspective- but there you have it. It is sad to see a woman with little or no hair due to it all falling out. Years ago I worked in an office with a woman who had long, luxurious red hair. After I left this job, I was told Read on »

Sharon Blynne: Bald is Beautiful by kelley Patient Expert

Posted Fri 20 Nov 2009 10:01pm what, at the time, I hoped was my final surgery. I was inspired by my cancer journey and the people I met along the way/throughout to start Bald Is Beautiful, which is a women... Check out this interview with Sharon Blynne — just as good and inspiring today as it was three years ago. Sometimes I go for the “oldies but goodies” because women like Read on »

My Experience Being Bald by Whidbeywoman Posted Thu 17 Sep 2009 12:00am Today is Be Bold, Be Bald Day. So, I wore a bald cap all day to raise money to fight Cancer. I wore a bald cap on the bus, at work, and in the community. At first, my.... Eeew! People did either of two things: 1) Politely ignored me, or 2) Stared. Those who stared usually asked questions and if not, I volunteered, "I'm bold, I'm bald to fight Read on »

Treat Baldness at Home by baldeepkaur0081 Posted Mon 19 Apr 2010 1:41am In baldness a person experiences excessive hair loss from his scalp. It may be a partial or complete loss of hair on the scalp. Hair falls is much greater rate than at which it grows. It is more common among men as compared to women. Boil 1 cup mustard oil with 4 tablespoon henna leaves. Filter and bottle. Massage on the bald patches regularly. Mix 2 Read on »