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Toxic Braiding Hair

Hair extensions and weaves are a part of culture for Black women. The concern is that this hair contains chemicals that are bad for our health. Who is regulating the sale of this hair which is made with these chemicals? We have to do some research and find safer products. Our health and well-being are at risk.

Check out this informative article about the toxins found in extensions https://www.healthline.com/health-news/hair-extensions-chemicals-breast-uterine-cancer

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Poetry Self Awareness Topic Words of Wisdom

Healing On the Isle of Ova

The Isle of Ova, a place to heal. Health takes an ugly turn and the aftermath of solving one problem, brings on another entire set of new ones. The Isle of Ova is a place for reflection. Healing can begin when you take time to really sit and think about things that transpire.

Life is such a magical wonder. Such small organs of a woman’s body have so many beneficial and essential functions. Modern technology in medicine makes it possible to take care of uterine fibroids and other women’s health problems. This poem was written in recognition of Fibroid Awareness Month.



Dear Ovaries
You hold the beginning
Until time to go down the halls
Into the incubator

The incubator which awaits the sperm
Fertilizing, growing, forming
Just what mother nature intended
Creating life, performing

Dear Ovaries
Release protecting hormones
Estrogen, progesterone, testosterone
Supporting libido all the way through
Helping with strength of my bones

Dear Ovaries
Regulating hormonal balances
Body temperature, sleep cycle
Emotional and physical health alike

Ovaries, I bid you farewell
Fibroids, ovarian cysts invading space
Pain, bleeding, energy drained
Quality of life displaced

Pain and bleeding stopped, energy restored
New set of angst replaced
Hot flashes, insomnia, moodiness and night sweats
A sense of loss and new body shape

HRT, calcium, vitamin D
Bones slowly restoring health
Libido in the wind
Wondering if you will ever see it again

Dear Ovaries
Such an organ to behold
Your functions, more precious than gold
Oophorectomy means to take
A woman's core keepsake

Healing On the Isle of Ova is written in response to the W3 Prompt #169.