No to Parker! Went once and won't ever go to him again.

I have used Parker at Root466, but I prefer Pam Covely. 352-259-6700.

I also like Color Me (beside Bonefish Grill) 352-750-0057. They do sell a product designed to thicken thinning hair, and promote hair growth. They have some very good beauticians there. I've gone to several, and they all have been good, the last time I used Cynthia.

Victoria has her own shop in the Santa Fe Plaza, 352-753-2299. I think she used to work at Urban Hair, quite a while ago.

I think all the above shops charge approximately the same "middle of the road" prices.

My hairdresser is Phillis at Victoria's.....she is wonderful with color and everything else!

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Has anyone used Wen Haircare which is sold on TV? The ads make you want to run out and buy it, but I've been fooled before.

I agree, Bare! Every time I see it advertized I am tempted to order some...then I remember all the other hair product "stuff" I have ordered in the past and had no success with. If you try it let us know!!

Wen hair products
 

I've been using Wen hair products for about 5 months and I'll never use anything else again. It is wonderful!!

Jmm, please tell us more. Is this the product that's advertised on late night TV? Do you use it in the shower? Is it safe for color-treated hair? Do you have to buy it from TV, or can you find it in the stores?
Thanks for any info!

Oh, how I love to hear about great new products. :bigbow:

I'm ordering some Wen! They show it on TV as being safe for colour-treated hair. Is there anywhere it can be purchased, other than on TV?

OK Girls.Here's a question for all of you. There's a current thread out there called "A Day at Citizens First." Please take a minute and read it.

The post was placed on the "Funny" Section but I'll be darned if I can see anything funny about it. It's a comparison between how women and men use an ATM machine. Apparently men are the only ones who can operate an ATM and us dumb women just can't manage those complicated things without doing damage while trying. That is the whole point of the joke.

When I posted that I found it offensive, I was accused of "Whining." What do you think? Can you operate an ATM? Do you find it funny to be ridiculed just because you're a woman? These guys are still living in 1948.

I would love to see a nice polite discussion take place about this stupid joke and I won't post about this again, but I felt it was worth bringing to your attention. We might be old, but we are living in a modern world and I for one won't put up with that ,er, stuff, any more. I already went through the marches and the bra burnings for women's rights. God, can you imagine us burning bras today! lol!!

Thanks for your kind attention.

I just saw it as an attempt at some old style humour. I don't take it personally and I hope that our husbands would not find that particularly funny. In fact from casual conversation I hear of more households where the wife is the manager of the funds and the banker. I think that more husbands forget their PIN so don't like using the ATM! It's much easier just asking for cash when they run out. It is like the blonde jokes that are still going around but are out-of-date.

LW888

Joaniesmom, I did see the thread about women operating ATMs. Here is my two cents worth. I didn't personally find it offensive because I just don't take "dumb women" jokes seriously. We all know that women are vastly superior to men, and that men could never be in positions of power without their mom and/or wife behind them. :girlneener:

You posted that you felt the "joke" was offensive, which was a comment about the topic. Then someone posted that you were whining, which was a comment about you. Not cool. Posters need to stay on the topic and not takes shots at other posters.

Amen! Nicely said!

Do you order this product online or can you buy it in stores?

Girl Talk
 

Wen Hair products are only sold online. I think your first order is $29 for 16 oz shampoo (which lasts me 3-4 months and I have shoulder length hair), a condition and a styling cream. It's amazing and if you color your hair, it doesn't fade the color, doesn't dry your hair - it's just an amazing product. I usually don't buy online, but this is worth it.

I called the number from the TV ad to order Wen. You can also order it from QVC.com. I've never seen it in any store. Google Wen and see what comes up.

I have short, permed, color-treated hair. I did not notice any difference in my hair. When the Wen was gone, I went back to my regular hair products.

Good luck!

Wen
 

Could be it your hair is short and is cut often it isn't as big of concern. I have long hair and I've seen a huge difference. I had used Aveda products for years and I thought the Wen shampoo was an improvement. Just my opinion of course. I say try it and see - may depend on your hair and length etc.

Oh, I hate it when this happens. One vote for WEN and one against. Has anyone else used it?

I'm just wondering, as part of your yearly physical exam,

(stop reading here if you're a male, you won't be interested)

do you get a mammogram and bone density test and pap smear every year?

YES!!! (age 58 and holding:)

Thanks for the reply. My doctor has always sent me for every test every year, and I've never questioned it. However I've been surveying my girlfriends and a lot of them have a mammogram every two years or not at all. Most in their early to late 60s don't have pap smears at all any more, and don't feel they are necessary. And most have never had a bone density exam. I'm just wondering if all the tests are really necessary.

I don't do medical, but if I were concerned about breast issues, I would have a thermography done. I do not go looking for things as our bodies are always on the look out and getting rid of "cancer" cells. But I believe we have to give the body the support it needs to do its job. I do support the immune system by keeping the antioxidants up and keeping the gut flora up. I also work to clear any emotional stuff that needs addressing.

I think bloodwork can give you an indication of your internal soup and I think that it is good to keep your PH around 7, which can be done easily if you eat your veggies, limit your meats and grains, eliminate sugar and drink your water 80% of the time.

That being said, each person has to decide what works for her. All tests are snapshots of a second in time and it is only over a longer period of time can we really get a picture of what is going on. Even then, we would really need to have a total internal picture to get the whole picture, as a problem in the mouth could be the source of a problem in the gut or in a joint. And if anything is found through testing, I can't be sure if it is coming or going!

German New Medicine has an interesting article on Breast Cancer on its website The German New Medicine as well as lots of other information that may be of interest to those who are interested in looking at other paradigms for health and healing. It was a life changing and life affirming experience for me when I studied it and is a very integral part of my paradigm for healing and self-management.

LW888

The only hair color that does not bring my hair brassy (red) is Aveda. I need to travel to Ocala or Mt. Dora. Yes, it is expensive but beats the alternative. When will Aveda put a salon in TV?

I worked in the medical field and I feel very strongly that all woman over 40 should have yearly mammogram and pap smear. Bone density every couple years and a colonoscopy every ten years beginning at age 50. Preventative medicine is the best way to fight that dreaded "C" word. Early detection saves lives!! That is why it is so wonderful to live in the USA where we can catch cancer at stage 1 and cure it...not wait till it's stage 4 and too late. If you've ever lost a friend to breast or cervical cancer you know what I mean.

I'm very careful about colonoscopies and endoscopies (I have both every five years) because of health problems that run in my family.

Do you feel that women over 40 should have yearly mammograms and pap smears for the rest of their life? Or do you feel at some age, either they're no longer necessary, or the frequency should be changed?

I second this, even though at age 64 I only have a pap smear every two years. But I definitely second the mammogram yearly and bone density every two years. My doc wants a colonoscopy every few years at my age (can't remember exactly how many years--maybe 7?)

it's been about 5 years...
 

...since I was a nurse at a large Ob/Gyn office and at that time they were recommending that women with low risk did not need a pap smear every year. An exam that included checking out the abdomen by feel for ovarian cancer yes...every year but not a pap....hmmmm forget at what age they recommended not doing the pap yearly. This was a recommendation from the American College of Gynecology and again it may have changed back again. Also it used to be that Medicare did not pay for yearly pap smears either.

SSmith, thanks for the information. I went online and googled the recommendations of the American College of Obs/Gyn. They said that a woman 65 to 70 can discontinue screenings, but only if they've had three consecutive normal Paps and nothing abnormal in ten years. Your post made me realize it isn't only about cancer of the cervix though. It's also about ovarian cancer. So I'm going to keep keep making yearly appointments with a Gyn for a while, better safe than sorry.

Who do you use in the Villages
 

I'll be moving to the villages in October. Did you find a Dr to do your filler in The Villages? Who did you use?

Barefoot
 

You're welcome. Glad you got the exact information and posted it...sure would hate to give bad information on something so important!:icon_wink::icon_wink:

I know there is a doctor's office in Southern Trace Plaza on CR 466 that does fillers and botox. It is a nurse who does them and she is busy non-stop all week long. I had an "interview" with her a year ago, but haven't used her. However, based on her experience, I assume she is good at what she does.

I'm still flirting with the idea. Just like letting my hair go grey. I'm not ready to be grey. Many women can accept the aging process gracefully. I admire them. I thought I'd be one of them. Sigh. But I get tired of seeing my mother when I look in the mirror!

I agree with you. I used to think I'd be ok with getting older, grey, wrinkly. But now that it's happening, I'm not ok with it. So, chu-ching!!! My husband can get all the fancy golf carts he wants, and I get to go to the Salon. :)

Has anyone tried "Sensa", the new diet system? It is a powder you sprinkle on food. Dr. Oz talked about it on his program this week (but then he recommends a new product every program!). Apparently it works for some people, but not for others. I've been trying it for the past few days.

I'm interested if anyone else has tried it?

I haven't tried it, but I did try the raspberry pills he was pushing, and they didn't do a thing except empty my bank account a little! Let us know the results of your experiment, Bare.

When are you coming down? This is our first Christmas down here, and seems so strange putting lights on the outside tree in shorts and a t-shirt!

Sensa works in an unique way - different from other diet supplements. I'd be most interested in hearing anyone else's experiences with Sensa. I think I like the product, but I'm not sure yet. Other diet supplements make me crazy because they usually have caffeine and stuff that revs up the metabolism, and they make me walk on the ceiling.

CF, I'm in TV now, but have been sick for a week. A lingering cold that gets better, and then comes back! I'll send you a PM when I'm feeling better. I agree, it is weird for the first few Christmases in Florida, when you see palm trees instead of pine trees. But it's a pleasant transition.

Hi everyone
Great threads, I found it very interesting, keep up the good work
We close on the 17th Dec, in Gilchrist and will need all the help I can get. Coming to TV at the end of Nov. Love to meet you all

It looks like I'm alone in trying Sensa. I guess everybody got burned by the raspberry ketones also recommended by Dr. Oz. That man must be a zillionaire with all his endorsement money. Well, we'll see what happens.

Has anyone tried Zerona to resculpture their body? I think it's a laser fat reduction method, I see it advertised in the newspaper. Sounds like liposuction but is non-invasive. I can't imagine how it would work. They sure advertise a lot of neat stuff in the Daily Sun. No doubt aimed at neophytes like me who are easily deceived. :sigh:

Love to meet you also. Just send us a PM when you arrive!

I tried Alli a few years back, it seemed to work but I could never remember to take it.

Dr. Oz seems to have a new thing every day that does the same thing the old thing does. I don't watch him anymore.

Keep us updated on the Sensa.

I really don't like Dr. Oz at all, and I usually don't watch his show. But occasionally I get bedazzled by one of his products. Sensa works on your sense of smell. Which makes it a little different from other products. But it's probably just another gimmick.

Once Dr. Oz recommends something, the products usually fly off the shelves at the Health Stores. Sadly, they often don't work at all. :sad: It's not that I want to lose a lot of weight, I just want it the pounds to go back where they used to be.