In the fourteen years I’ve been involved in the hair treatment industry I’ve never seen anything like it … a late-20’s single man taken in by the heavy print media advertising and ‘guaranteed promises’ of a certain individual operating in Sydney CBD.
13th Aug, 2008
Absolute Disgrace…
2nd Aug, 2008
The Benefits (+ Limitations) of Laser Therapy
18th May, 2008
Help wanted….!!!
It was a chance encounter that I decided to undertake Trichology training, and 12 years on it’s been the most professionally fulfilling time of my life.
2nd May, 2008
Consulting a trained + experienced practitioner for hair loss - reasons why you should.
As a continually growing appendage of the skin, hair is one of the body’s most metabolically-active tissues, and often reflects the first signals of internal disturbance.
Every woman knows her hair is her ‘crowning glory’ – and an essential feature to her femininity. For most Mothers-to-be, this is especially important when her body is changing shape and her weight and size are increasing. She may feel less attractive – and if her hair is falling out – even more so.
Relatively few people not from a health background really know the function of the thyroid gland. Fewer still realise the intricate complexity of producing thyroid hormone; its conversion process, and eventual intra-cell activation. This journey requires specific nutrients, hormones and body systems all harmoniously focused - but with uniquely separate roles to play.
11th Apr, 2008
‘Medicare or Medi - care only about the $$$$’?
26th Feb, 2008
Setting the Record straight ….
A number of people seeking my services had told me of the ‘Ricky Ponting’ article (http://www.gothetahs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26236) which I was supposed to have contributed to, but I’d not come across it till now. This is what really transpired:
23rd Sep, 2007
In the news…
Ceramic iron straighteners have reportedly been the cause of an upsurge in scalp & skin burns to women who straighten their hair. The article ‘Women warned of hair iron dangers’ was published in the Sydney Sun-Herald newspaper on September 16th.
I was the main ‘expert opinion’ contributing to this piece. You can ‘read all about it’ at the articles page of my website. Follow this link.
Simply put though, I suggested any injuries sustained by the use of ceramic iron straighteners were the fault of the operator. These electrical devices would never pass regulatory approval if they were inherently unsafe.
Haste and inattentiveness are the overwhelming reasons for skin burns or other injury.
Various nutritional deficiencies will cause scalp hair shafts to become extremely dry, thin, and brittle. Hair shaft fracturing and breakage (split ends) will then readily occur when the duress of heat and pressure are added.
Where a woman is experiencing widespread hair breakage or loss, she should consult a qualified practitioner to assess her dietary habits and inner nutritional status.
Lastly – use the device as per the manufacturer’s instructions. More heat; more tension for longer periods of time will not necessarily provide a better result!
18th Jun, 2007
Why iron levels remain low.
Recently, a US female Physician completed my online questionnaire in the hope I might assist her with a very distressing hair loss problem. She stated that her medical colleagues had been unable to shed any light on why her hair was excessively shedding.
Whilst that question was quickly answered, assessing her iron levels raised another: why didn’t her iron levels rise following a course of iron injections? That led me to research & write about the title of this post. Read ‘why‘ from an article in my website. … Why Iron Levels Remain Low