| Author | Message | ||
     Tom R New member Username: Newbie_face_1 Post Number: 1 Registered: 07-2008 |
Mr.Hagerty, I'm fairly new to your work. I must say...you have inspired me to no end. I'm 47 yrs. old and I have some signs of aging in my face although it wasn't hair loss that brought me here it was mainly the facial exercises. After looking at the photos in the "My story" section I knew that I have found a new mentor. Sir, you look great for a 74 yr. old man. Now, before anyone reading this...LOL! I'm straight as an arrow. The importance of physical appearance is at the top of my list. Your face looks pretty chiseled from what I can see in the photo. Thank you so much for your leadership in the fight against premature aging. TR aka newbie face 1 PS would you post a current photo for us to see? | ||
| Thomas Hagerty Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 81 Registered: 05-2006 |
Tom R: A few months ago I went back to Chicago to place a few bets at Hawthorne Racetrack and go to several ballrooms where I used to dance. Here's a photo taken at one of those ballrooms.  The cha cha cha and the bolero are my favorite dances. The woman I'm dancing with has all the moves, a fine dancer. | ||
| C M New member Username: Ceeme Post Number: 73 Registered: 06-2007 |
*Bows down on knees repeatedly crying "We're not worthy! We're not worthy!"* Tom, you look absolutely amazing! May I PLEASE have the next dance? | ||
| Tom R New member Username: Newbie_face_1 Post Number: 2 Registered: 07-2008 |
Yes, Tom, you look like you are really enjoying yourself and you look fantastic too! If I'm fortunate enough to live into my 70s I will follow in your footsteps sir. if only more people knew about facial exercises maybe they would smile more. : ) To come to think of it, I remember watching some You Tube clips where Jack La Lane was doing his version of facial exercises. You would think they would have caught on by now. | ||
| Anagen New member Username: Anagen Post Number: 1 Registered: 08-2008 |
I am sure many will see vanity in taking extreme care of your one and only organ for interacting with the world- your body. I see perspective. Looks lack the depth of content, yet respecting yourself definitely sends out a powerful and indisputable message to all people that surround you. My interest in exercise goes beyond mechanics to a newfound morality of accepting yourself, but accepting the best of it in its full potential. Tom's work brings in a ctitical stance towards the commercially convenient concept of the "inevitable". The razor sharp pen and the 44magnum-like humour is merely a bonus. | ||
| Tom R New member Username: Newbie_face_1 Post Number: 12 Registered: 07-2008 |
Its really a shame though because the accepted norm is, is to exercise, eat right and do all the things that the doctor ordered we are then applauded for doing a great job and life will be so much more manageable but as soon as we spend any time on the improvement of our outer appearance for the sake of aesthetics we are then considered vain as if its a negative behavior. No one is a saint, unless your the pope. We all want to be admired for having a youthful appearance. I agree though, inner beauty as well as outer beauty makes for a more "whole" human being. My hats off to Tom for being so generous with his time in the research and the mantaining of this website. I am very grateful for what he has done. | ||
| Thomas Hagerty Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 91 Registered: 05-2006 |
Jane Austen wrote this a long time ago: Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what we would have others think of us. I think having a positive opinion of ourselves is healthy, but being overly concerned about what others think of us is a waste of time. People's opinions are fickle. We can't spend our lives jumping through hoops just to please certain significant others. | ||
| Tom R New member Username: Newbie_face_1 Post Number: 13 Registered: 07-2008 |
Thank you Tom. And I can tell that the regular posters of this forum...CM, yourself and I, all take pride in doing these exercises regardless of what others may say. I should not have reacted so hastily to the above post. | ||
| Anagen New member Username: Anagen Post Number: 2 Registered: 08-2008 |
"I should not have reacted so hastily to the above post." React to what? What is your objection to what I said exactly? If you bothered to understand what I tried to say that is.  | ||
| Tom R New member Username: Newbie_face_1 Post Number: 14 Registered: 07-2008 |
So, welcome to the forum anagen : ) Hows exercise #5 workin for ya? | ||
| Anagen New member Username: Anagen Post Number: 3 Registered: 08-2008 |
Hello I guess it's working OK. Unfortunately, I cannot say if the SE has truly improved my hair as I have added other guns to the mix too. | ||
| Tom R New member Username: Newbie_face_1 Post Number: 15 Registered: 07-2008 |
When you mean guns, as in other hair regrowth treatments such as rogaine and the like? I happened to stumble on Tom's other forum and saw that there was a whole other thread on SE. I just started a few weeks ago and I finally got my ears to wiggle. | ||
| Anagen New member Username: Anagen Post Number: 4 Registered: 08-2008 |
Yes, I meant chemical treatments. I have had good results. Cannot be sure what role the SE eventually played though. | ||
| Tom R New member Username: Newbie_face_1 Post Number: 16 Registered: 07-2008 |
Just do the SE for a while and see if you notice any difference without the chemicals. Or maybe it is the SE thats helping. I know it takes a while but according to many of the people who have done it consistently seem to be happy with their results. | ||
| Anagen New member Username: Anagen Post Number: 5 Registered: 08-2008 |
Tom R: I appreciate your suggestions. This is not a hairloss forum, so I will not get in detail as to why one cannot just stop treatments and experiment. I have been on hairloss reversible and hairlosstalk forums for quite some time now reading hundreds of the reports-testimonials there. | ||
| Tom R New member Username: Newbie_face_1 Post Number: 17 Registered: 07-2008 |
Ok, I understand. | ||
| C M New member Username: Ceeme Post Number: 86 Registered: 06-2007 |
Oh Anagen, I totally get you on not worrying too much about what exactly is working, but rather doing all that you can and that you trust is good to get to your goal. I have suffered from alopecia aereta and you better believe that when I had it, I researched as much as I could and started to do everything I could to get my hair back. I was not going to try just one thing; I was going to try anything I felt comfortable with and believed in. I believed that as long as they were not canceling each other out, then I didn't have anything to lose. So from scalp massages (sometimes with my head hanging off the edge of the bed), to applying natural oil blends, to eating only foods that were of nutritional benefit to me and avoiding junk fillers that might take the place of nutrients that my hair follicles may need.... Yes...when you experience something as upsetting as hair loss, you would have to be a daredevil to stop one thing that might be working in an effort to "test" a theory that perhaps it is only another of those things that's actually doing all the work. If what you're doing isn't hurting you, then it's safer to keep doing all that you're doing than to risk a reversion. Who knows, it could be that they all complement each other.  | ||
| Anagen New member Username: Anagen Post Number: 6 Registered: 08-2008 |
C M : Only a hair loss sufferer can really understand the pressure of this situation. Although I have no apparent signs of loss any more I bite when a man makes fun of someone's hair. I almost instantly find his little self esteem window and give him a taste of what he is giving. It's not revenge, it's education. Regarding the "all out war" strategy, I totally agree. There is a tricky point though, a regimen-routine e.t.c has to be simple enough so that one can stick to it. Being a facial exercise fanatic for a week will not make a difference in the long run. So for me it is essential to educate yourself prior to taking action, decide what is good/effective/bearable for you and focus on that. Things like a healthy diet and exercise could never possibly hurt. |
