** Causes of Postpartum Hair Loss Eva Proudman, MIT IAT from the Institute of Trichologists, explains that during pregnancy, “Raised levels of estrogen help to keep your hair in the anagen (growing phase) for longer.” With hair in the growing phase for a more prolonged time, the hair which would normally shed (on average 50 to 150 strands a day) isn’t lost, which is why many expectant mothers notice their hair seems thicker and healthier during pregnancy....

There is so much fun to be had without electricity! This date idea did not come to me on a whim but rather occurred by circumstance. A few months ago, we were hit by a bad storm which caused our power to go out. It wasn’t just a few hours but instead FOUR days without power! Thank goodness for nearby family! Looking back we can laugh, and that’s why I decided to plan this Power Outage date....

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Research Roundup April 2015 issue of Mindful magazine Disrupting Our Brain’s Bias Racial bias in policing is at the forefront of the news. So it’s heartening to see a study that finds bias can be reduced through mindfulness training. Adam Lueke and Brian Gibson of Central Michigan University looked at how instructing white college students in mindfulness would affect their “implicit bias”—or unconscious negative reactions—to black faces and faces of older people....