Come to our Lauren Graham cutathon and get your haircut on Sunday, February 26th from 1 PM-5 PM. Our friend, Lauren Graham was in a horrible car accident and suffered a traumatic brain injury.  The medical bills have overwhelmed her family and Salon LaBrea of Abacoa wants to help!

100% of your donation will go to the Graham family.

All men, women, and children will receive a cut and blow dry.  Refreshments will be served.

Come and join the fun, and most importantly, bless the Graham family!

Palm Beach Atlantic University student who survived horrific accident feels closer to God

By Kevin D. Thompson
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

If you ask Lauren Graham if she believes in miracles, she’ll tell you she does without hesitating. It’s easy to understand why because she is one. Graham, a 21-year-old devout Christian, should be dead. Or paralyzed. Or in a permanent vegetative state. That’s what often happens to people involved in horrific car accidents. Instead, not only is Graham alive, she’s planning her future, which means going back to Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach to study photography and graphic design.  Lauren Graham Accident article here.

Michael Lauren Graham Cutathon

Liz & Jordan were married on October 8th, 2011.  The wedding was held at Grace Immanuel Bible Church in Jupiter, Florida.
The reception was held at the Harriet Himmel Gilman Theater in West Palm Beach.

Both the wedding and reception were BEAUTIFUL!

The marriage ceremony touched me personally as it once again reminded me of the incredible significance of marriage and God’s plan for this sacred institution.
Liz and Jordan are both very special and we are excited to see what God has planned for them!

Salon LaBrea of Abacoa Jupiter is very thankful for being invited to be part of Jordan and Liz’s wedding.

The lovely wedding photography was done by Michelle Morales Photography.  She is Amazing!   We highly recommend her!  Visit Michelle’s website at www.michellemoralesphotogaphy.com.

We love hair!  If you are planning a wedding, a special event, or if you are simply looking for a change, please call Veronica at 561-624-4990 to schedule a free consultation or visit our website at www.salonlabrea.com

Michael Liz and Jordan’s Wedding: Hair By Salon LaBrea of Abacoa

We Love Weddings!

Dallas and Hillary were married on January 7th, 2012. The wedding was a beautiful experience. Salon LaBrea was blessed to be able to participate by doing Hillary’s hair this this very special day!

Salon LaBrea loves to do updos and wedding parties. Call Veronica to shedule a free consultation!

I hope you will enjoy this video of this special event!

Michael Dallas & Hillary’s Wedding – Hair By Salon LaBrea of Abacoa

Michael Dwyer High School Girls Track Team Cutathon

JUPITER, Fla. — A local teacher got a lesson in locks of love on Sunday.   A Jupiter salon opened its doors to help the teacher, who is battling cancer.
With each cut and each blow dry, local teacher Cindy Davies got a little help.  “I’m overwhelmed by their help in all this,” Davies said. “I feel blessed that they would do this for me.”

Davies was diagnosed with breast cancer in March. She has one more chemotherapy treatment to go, but she still has a medical bill of about $1,700 she needs to pay.
“The school board denied my FMLA because it’s state law you have to have 1250 hours of work over 12 months, and I had 950 hours because it was my first year back from being home with my kids,” Davies said.

Many of Davies’ friends and family stopped by for the cut-a-thon. Even the very young got in on the action.  Salon owner Veronica Tranchina said the response has been overwhelming.   “People who don’t even work here have come to offer their services, which has really been an extra blessing for all of us,” Tranchina said.

“I just want to thank everyone here at Salon Labrea just for being here and helping me do this,” Davies said.  There was no word on how much money was raised on Sunday.

Read more: http://www.wpbf.com/news/19752052/detail.html#ixzz1iYAjI2LR

Michael Cut-a-thon for Cindy Davies

Michael Hairstyle Galleries

Hormones are powerful bio-chemicals that not only affect your health, but have a profound effect on how we look and feel.  Symptoms that are affected by your hormones include:  weight gain, depression, libido, migraines, bloating/fluid retention, Acne, PMS, difficulty concentrating, osteoporosis, heavy bleeding, painful cramps, painful/lumpy breasts, breast cancer, uterine cancer.

Can you relate to any of these symptoms?

Unfortunately, very few women know anything about hormones and how they affect their bodies.  Our bodies speak to us through symptoms that are expressed when our bodies are out of balance.   With a little education you can begin to connect some of your hormonal symptoms to hormonal causes.  With this understanding you can take proactive steps to help your body get back into balance, and most importantly feel and look your best.

Let’s start with the basics.  All women are familiar with their monthly reproductive cycle.  This cycle begins at puberty and ends at menopause.  This monthly cycle is controlled by the pituitary gland located in the brain.  The pituitary gland is the control center for your body’s very complex hormone system.   Every month your pituitary gland releases hormones that control your monthly cycle.  Estrogen and progesterone are two primary hormones involved with your reproductive cycle.  Estrogen is a term used to describe a class of hormones that include estriol, estrone, and estradiol.  Progesterone, unlike the term estrogen, is the name of a specific molecular compound (this distinction will be helpful to know as you learn more about hormones).

Let’s take a look at how these two hormones affect your body during your monthly cycle.   We will assign Day one to the first day of menstruation.  During menstruation your estrogen and progesterone levels are very low.  From day five through day twelve (Day five is typically when your period is finished) your estrogen levels begin to rise.  Rising estrogen levels affect your body in a number of ways.  First, your uterine lining begins to thicken, swelling with blood.  This occurs in order to prepare for a fertilized egg if it should come.   As your estrogen levels rise, your breasts will swell and become tender.  Your body will begin to retain fluid, so you may notice that jewelry on your fingers are tighter.  You may experience an outbreak of acne, migraines, irritability and moodiness commonly referred to as Pre-menstrual syndrome.  All of these symptoms are caused from the higher levels of estrogen in your body during the first half of your monthly cycle.  Between day twelve and day fourteen one of your ovaries releases an egg.  This process is called ovulation.   The location where the egg is released from the ovary is called the follicle.  This follicle immediately begins to release progesterone hormone.  While estrogen causes a number of negative symptoms, progesterone causes a number of positive symptoms in your body.  The most important role of progesterone is to keep the fertilized egg alive for the first trimester of pregnancy.  Early miscarriages often result when a women does not produce enough progesterone during the first weeks and months of pregnancy.  Progesterone increases your sexual drive (to increase the chances of pregnancy) and immediately relieves the PMS symptoms that you experience before your period.  It tells your body to release excess fluid, burn fat, improve sleep, relieve tender breasts, moodiness, and migraines, as well as helps to clear up acne.  Progesterone will be released from the follicle on your ovary from the day you ovulate (about day twelve) to about day twenty-six.  When the body senses that an egg has not been fertilized, it stops the production of progesterone.  As soon as the body senses the progesterone levels drop in your body, it signals to start menstruation and your cycle begins once again.

Here are some important things to keep in mind.  Estrogen and Progesterone have a “ying-yang” relationship.  Progesterone acts like an anti-estrogen.  As long as these two hormones are in balance, your symptoms should be minor and manageable.  More severe symptoms occur when these two hormones get out of balance.  Unfortunately, estrogen is the hormone that causes the negative symptoms and also is the hormone this is almost always in excess.  Too much estrogen is bad for your body.  Not enough progesterone to counter the estrogen in your body is also bad (and will result with unpleasant symptoms as mentioned above).  When your body produces either too much estrogen or not enough progesterone, we call this “estrogen dominance”.  This term was coined by Dr. John Lee, a pioneer in educating women on the importance of hormone balance and the many benefits of progesterone hormone.

So how can this information help you?  First, if you have unpleasant symptoms that are tied to your monthly cycle, you may be estrogen dominant. Excess estrogen not only produces unpleasant symptoms, but can be dangerous over the long term.   Excess estrogen is the only known cause of uterine cancer and the primary cause of breast cancer.   Excess estrogen can be caused by many factors including stress, prescription and over-the-counter drugs, environmental toxins and poor diet. If you exhibit symptoms of estrogen dominance, you should immediately take steps to help your body get back into hormone balance.  Besides reducing stress levels, improving your diet and reducing your exposure to toxic chemicals that mimic estrogen (pesticides, and many chemicals that petroleum based chemicals). Another simple step you can take is to begin taking a bio-identical progesterone supplement.  Bio-identical USP (United States Pharmacopeial Convention) progesterone is a cream that can be found in health food stores.

If you are interested in learning more about bio-identical progesterone supplementation, seek out a naturopathic physician who is familiar with bio-identical hormones.  One note of caution: women rarely need to take estrogen.  This can be dangerous.  There are numerous studies that have tied estrogen replacement therapy with breast cancer.   On the other hand, bio-identical progesterone is safe.  Don’t confuse bio-identical progesterone with the chemicals found in birth control pills containing progestins, which are not safe.  Progestins are man-made chemicals that affect the body in some ways similar to progesterone, but have dangerous side effects.  Here’s the bottom line, be extremely cautious about taking estrogen and man-made pharmaceuticals that are found in birth control pills (which are not bio-identical).

Sadly there is a lot of confusing and outright deceptive information that is propagated by the media and the pharmaceutical industry.  The good news is that once you understand how your hormones work, you will be in a much better position to take action to get your hormones back into balance so that you can look and feel your best!

To learn more about your hormones, read any of Dr. John Lee’s “What You Doctor May Not Tell You About…” books.

Michael Beauty And Your Hormones: It’s All About Balance

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