Lori Fish Bard is a wellness expert, licensed clinical nutritionist and board certified integrative health coach, and long-time client of Oasis. After finally becoming comfortable with her curls, Lori's hair began thinning after childbirth. She discovered she had an autoimmune disorder called Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Her wellness journey began, leading her to the importance of gut health, integrated effects on the body of hormones and more. Now, as a nutritional counselor, Lori takes a holistic functional approach to wellness, focused on digestive and gut health, metabolic syndrome, thyroid health, autoimmunity, celiac disease/gluten sensitivity, and food allergies or sensitivities to help people develop sustainable habits and live a healthy, nourished, balanced life. She played a significant role in helping Wafaya and the team at Oasis learn how to better their own health, including some tricks that benefit hair and scalp health as well. Learn all about those and some other simple things to help improve your health from head to toe!

In this episode:

Postpartum hair loss is a fairly common, but temporary, phenomenon resulting from hormonal changes during and after pregnancy.

A study on black seed oil's effect on thyroid in rats.

Essential oil aromatherapy reducing fatigue in women with hypothyroidism.

More on the microbiome and immune system.

GI-MAP (Gastrointestinal Microbial Assay Plus) testing is a relatively new technology, and while manufacturer Diagnostic Solutions defends the results, independent testing has shown low reliability and high false positives. If you are experiencing gastrointestinal issues you should consult your physician about options.

Studies have linked sugar to inflammation and metabolic disorders, and shown addictive qualities which may indeed trigger a higher reward response than cocaine in test animals.

Studies have linked pesticides to gut microbiome changes and secondary effects on hosts.

The Environmental Working Group provides the Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen lists based on up-to-date USDA data.

While the link of specific foods to inflammation is often debated, certain diets have been linked to anti-inflammatory results.

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We're kicking off the second season of the Curl Code by sharing vulnerable, illuminating, sometimes hilarious and always incredible stories from the show's launch party last year.

This live event brought together curlies and non-curlies of different generations and backgrounds to discuss lived experiences of their curly hair, including hair care, trauma, and self-acceptance. Regardless of what we might not have in common, we discovered funny and not-so-funny stories of struggle, and self-discovery that revealed the things we share, and taught us some of what's changed--and still needs to change--for us all to live as our most authentic selves, and embrace our curly crowns.

Our non-curly allies helped us understand their own experiences and limitations, and our wavy and swavy friends got some reassurance that there is a place for them in the curl universe!

This event and conversation exemplifies the openness, authenticity and healing we stand for in this show, and at the Curly Oasis salon and education platform. We hope you'll find solidarity, companionship, and discovery here, and realize that whatever you curl experience may be, you are not alone!

Continue your curly hair care and education journey on our Instagram!

In this episode:

The CROWN Act: The CROWN Act, which stands for “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair,” is currently being adopted on a state by state basis to ban hair-based discrimination at schools and workplaces. Braided twists or locs, “as long as style is neat in appearance” are allowed for women–but not men–in the military.
Environmental working group
INCI app:On Apple and Android

On personal products disrupting the endocrine system:
https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/09/09/nx-s1-5099419/hair-and-skin-care-products-expose-kids-to-hormone-disrupting-chemicals-study-finds#:~:text=A%20new%20study%20links%20the%20recent%20use%20of%20personal%20care,of%20exposure%20to%20these%20chemicals.

https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/sectors/cosmetics/cosmetic-products-specific-topics/endocrine-disruptors_en

On levels of cancer in brown and Black communities:

https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/health-equity/african-american.html#:~:text=Black%20people%20have%20the%20highest,cancers%20at%20a%20late%20stage.

https://www.cancer.org/about-us/what-we-do/health-equity/cancer-disparities-in-the-black-community.html

Some of our guests:
Sydnei
Susan and Ashira, Thrive Yoga
Luby Ismail, Connecting Cultures

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The natural hair stylists at Curly Oasis salon are back with more curly hair wisdom, styling advice, and stories of hair trauma and healing as curlies of all kinds share their journeys and learning to embrace their natural texture and living authentically.

Wafaya Abdallah brings her decades of experience in the beauty industry, and commitment to clean beauty, to conversations with industry pioneers, inventors, entrepreneurs, stylists, and clients. Meet some of the game-changers working to elevate the industry, and find inspiration for your own journey to showing up in your highest power. While embracing natural hair is the entry point, these stories are about so much more: learning to accept, care for, and love our unique qualities is an experience anyone can relate to.

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