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Hair brings one's self-image into focus; it is vanity's proving ground. Hair is
terribly personal, a tangle of mysterious prejudices.
- Shana Alexander
Babies haven't any hair: Old men's heads are just as bare; From the
cradle to the grave Lies a haircut and a shave.
- Samuel Goodman Hoffenstein
Table of Contents
Welcome to The 15 Minute Fix
Introduction
How to use this book
Tips on how to do scalp exercises
The Exercises
1. 5x5 Warm-Up
2. Browbeater
3. Frown Remover
4. Ear Pinches
5. Grouchos
6. Spocks
7. Ear Discovery
8. Cheek Discovery
9. Ear Pulls
10. Alternating Ear Pulls
11. Head Drops
12. Drama Queen
13. Standing Forward Bend
14. Legs Up
15. Indonesian Scalp Massage
16. Brow Smoother
17. Rear Scalp Massage
18. Mid Scalp Massage
19. Side Scalp Massage
20. Climbing Massage
21. Fingertip Friction
22. Pinching Massage
23. Fingertip Massage
24. Crown Acupressure
25. Balayam
Appendix 1: Tests & Tracking
Appendix 2: Templates and Plans
Appendix 3: Taking Care of Your Hair and Scalp
Appendix 4: Food for your Hair and Scalp
Appendix 5: Good and Bad Topical Care Ingredients
Appendix 6: Hair and Scalp Health Resources
Glossary
Acknowledgements
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Welcome!
Are you frustrated with thinning hair or a receding hairline?
Are you reluctant to manage hair loss through surgery or medication?
Is your hair brittle, limp, dull, or otherwise less healthy than you would
like?
Is your scalp itchy, flakey, or otherwise less healthy than you would like?
If you answered yes to any of these, The 15 Minute Fix: SCALP is here to help.
This book will teach you how to use scalp exercises to slow and possibly reverse
hair loss, strengthen the hair that you do have, and improve the health of your
scalp. You will also learn to use scalp exercises to alleviate stress, sharpen
cognitive function, increase energy levels, and generally improve your quality of
life. If you commit to this program, your hair will look better, your scalp will
feel reinvigorated, and your overall health will improve.
This book is primarily comprised of a series of exercises designed to develop
and improve the flexibility of your scalp muscles, improve circulation in and
around the cranial region, and stimulate your scalp’s natural healing and
regeneration mechanism. In addition to the exercises you will find:
An in depth description of the larger benefits of engaging in scalp
exercises,
Tips on how to make your scalp exercise program successful,
Guidelines on how to develop a workout suited to your particular goals and
time/lifestyle constraints,
Sample workouts to get you started and generate ideas for creating your
own workouts,
Templates for designing and tracking your workouts,
Instructions on how to track long term changes to your hairline,
Advice on how to take care of your hair and scalp,
Information on nutrients that are good for your hair and scalp,
Suggestions on personal care product ingredients that you should seek out
or avoid, and
A list of resources for learning more about maintaining healthy hair and a
healthy scalp.
All of this in one handy little book!
Why did I undertake The 15 Minute Fix series?
I pride myself on keeping fit and healthy. I’m not an elite athlete, but I do
exercise frequently. I also love preparing for and competing in races – a 5K with
the kids, an obstacle course in the mud, an ironman that demands months of
preparation, a 24 hour relay race with friends – they’re all great. However, even
without the races, I would still train. I know that if I don’t, I will put on weight,
sleep poorly, have less energy, and probably be plain old grumpy. I also find that
as I get older, things start to fall apart very quickly if I’m not keeping fit. If I
have to take time off for an injury, it takes forever to get my whole body back
into shape, not just the injured part. So I do my best to keep fit and healthy. As a
result, I feel pretty youthful.
However, as I settled into my 40’s, I realized that my usual running, swimming,
biking, and gym work kept only a portion of my body healthy. Granted, it is a
significant portion (muscles, heart, lungs, etc.), but there are other parts of my
body that are also important, and I was doing nothing to keep them in shape. I
had never purposefully exercised anything from my neck up (brain, eyes, ears,
nose, mouth, face, and scalp). I hadn’t focused on taking specific steps to
maintain good balance, posture, or motor skills as I “matured.” Nor had I
developed specific regimes to exercise parts of my body prone to injury (except
when I actually had an injury).
Since I have a basic desire to stay active and healthy for as long as possible, I
decided to see if there was anything I should be doing to get myself in better
overall shape.
First I did some research. I talked to and read papers by established medical
experts, alternative health practitioners, and people who will try anything. Many
of the exercises and techniques that came out of this research are proven to be
beneficial. Others are more controversial but have good potential and general
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