Calm yourself, and step away from the hair brush. The short answer is no: Studies have purported that women can lose up to 100 strands a day, which can add up to an alarming level in your shower drain, especially if you go longer between washes (yes, the amount accrues!). We’re guessing this number doesn’t even take into account hair loss from breakage, or the hair strands you see without the root, a common mishap of vigorous brushing or a too-tight hair tie....

I first met Dr. Amishi Jha back in 2010. I was a brigade commander in Hawaii, and we were on a deployment rollercoaster like everyone else, year on, year off since 2001. We were just trying to do something different when we came back from deployment because we were just falling to pieces. And you could see it in the soldiers and families when we came back, we weren’t reintegrating, and no matter how good our training was on what not to do we seemed to do the exact opposite, and it just happened faster the more times we were deployed....

Much like braided extensions, these rope-like, synthetic dreads are generally heavier than most extensions, but well worth the extra weight. They can be washed weekly and shouldn’t be worn longer than two months because natural hair can become matted if so and turn into real dreads. While it might take a bit of extra time and work, these locs can be creatively styled just like real hair. Whether you have thin, small dreads, thick, large, long ones or short to medium locs, there are so many looks that can be created....

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. I love Pringles. I love my husband. I thought…why not combine the two? Grab a can of Pringles, print off the printable, You’re Dynamite! and tape it to a can of Pringles. I added a little sparkle pipe cleaner to the top to make the true “dynamite” effect. I also used scrapbook paper to create a fun design behind the printable....

[Photograph by Markus Spiske] This article also appeared in the December 2014 issue of Mindful magazine. Subscribe to Mindful‘s print edition or digital edition.