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"Hair is everywhere — my comb, floor, drain, clothes ... is this normal?"
"I think I can actually see through my hair."
Suzanne Tedesco, a certified laser therapist, has been hearing these con-
cerns from men and women for 5 years when they first call or visit Michi-
gan Hair and Skin Center in Troy. Many are frustrated because they can diet
and exercise to help control their shape, and they can keep their smiles
healthy with regular dental care, but they feel a total loss of control over
their thinning hair."All of our clients have stopped losing hair and experi-
enced regrowth," she says.
The Michigan Hair and Skin Center uses an FDA-approved system of
low-level laser therapy (LLLT) to reverse hair loss, and make thin weak hair
thicker and healthier. Most importantly, LLLT actually re-grows hair with-
out surgery, implants, drugs, or invasive practices.
LLLT is medically tested and proven to be safe and effective. A study
published in the International Journal of Cosmetic Surgery and Aesthetic
Dermatology showed a 93 percent increase in hair among the respon-
dents using the laser."Thinning hair occurs when the follicles are stran-
gled by excessive DHT (di hydrotestoserone),"Tedesco explains."The laser
breaks away the DHT, allowing the hair follicles to get the nutrients nec-
essary to re-grow hair."
In fact, she says,"Anyone who still has active hair follicles can benefit
from laser therapy. Even where hair isn't visible, active follicles may still be
present, making re-growth a possibility. Of course, follicles die after a few
years, so the sooner someone seeks treatment, the better."
LLLT isn't a fad or gimmick. It has been used in Europe for more than 20
years, and has been featured on Dateline, the ABC news, MSNBC, and in
Women's Health and Men's Health magazines. Recently, there was a laser
hair therapy segment on CBS-TV's The Doctors, and Barbara Walters of
The View called it a "hot new product."
The Michigan Hair and Skin Center in Troy uses Michigan's only pre-
mium LLLT machine.The machine's 451 lasers are housed in a salon hair
dryer-like cap, and they stimulate hair growth over the entire scalp."Simi-
lar to how sunlight stimulates the body to produce melanin, resulting in
a tan, the laser light stimulates the follicles to re-grow hair,"Tedesco says.
"It simply helps the body heal itself."

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get deducted from the account:'
The group is now incorporated;
they've put together a board, which
consists of several members of the
local Jewish community. Tell says
ITNMetroDetroit has the support of
AARP, the Area Agency on Aging 1-B
and several local lawmakers. They've
applied for grants and are looking
for donors to help them get rolling
with the goal of offering rides across
Oakland County by spring 2012. The
eventual goal is to serve Oakland,
Macomb and Wayne counties.
"What we're trying to do is comple-
mentary to everything else that's
going on," Tell says. "Transportation is
a big mosaic, and there are lots of dif-
ferent pieces. We're going to serve one
specific need. It's going to be for folks
who can afford to pay the price. All we
need now is real cash from real people
to make this happen. If we're success-
ful, it's going to be as convenient and
useful as having a car in the driveway."
In the meantime, seniors are using
the existing transportation services to
get around.
"I have a standing appointment
every Friday morning at 9 a.m. [with
Jewish Family Service] to go grocery
shopping:' said a 79-year-old resident
of the Hechtman Jewish Apartments
in West Bloomfield who asked not to
be identified. The man, who never
married, only has a few cousins living
in the area. "I also use [JFS] for all of
my medical appointments. I've found
them to be very dependable. But, it's
frustrating. Let's say tonight I feel like
getting a pizza or something. I can't go
pick it up or anything, so I'm kind of
at the mercy of them."

Existing Options
The man says he is physically able
to drive, but he simply can't afford a
car. Sometimes he also uses the West
Bloomfield Parks and Recreation shut-
tle, which operates Monday-Friday
from 8:15 a.m.-4 p.m. at a cost of $1
each way. There are various other
options.
"Affordable transportation that
gives our vulnerable population access

Senior Rides

For more information, contact ...

STOP HAIR LOSS TODAY!

ITNMetroDetroit: email Robert Tell at bobtell@mac.com

Call for a FREE consultation at 248 - 678 - 3633

Farmington Hills Senior Shuttle: (248) 473-1864

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to medical care is one of our highest
priorities:' says Alex Goldberg with
Jewish Family Service, the Detroit
Jewish community's main transporta-
tion service. "We provide more than
28,000 rides annually to more than a
thousand clients."
Goldberg says JFS's transporta-
tion system provides "door-through-
door and arm-in-arm" service in a
2,000-square-mile area covering 61
municipalities. There's a sliding scale
fee system based on individual income
and the pickup location. JFS has 13
marked vehicles including a 2011
Toyota Sienna minivan it recently won
as part of Toyota's 100 Cars for Good
initiative. Public voting determined
the winners of the online contest.
Jewish Senior Life offers additional
options for its roughly 900 residents. It
has buses, vans and drivers for shop-
ping, community events, banking, and
social and spiritual outings. Jcare Inc.
also provides unlicensed personal care
services for JSL residents including
transportation.
"Ideally, if dollars were unlimited,
we'd have at least one handicapped-
accessible bus per residence (eight
residences total) and one full-time
driver per bus for daily, weekend
and evening enrichments:' says CEO
Rochelle Upfal."We're fortunate that
the Auxiliary for Jewish Senior Life
recently purchased a new acces-
sible bus for the Eugene and Marcia
Applebaum Jewish Community
Campus residences."
Henry Ford West Bloomfield
Hospital has a shuttle system for
employees, which seniors can use.
There are also private companies like
Gary's Transportation Services LLC.
Gary Daien, 59, of Livonia started
offering rides full-time in 2009 when
he became unemployed. He's licensed
by the state and has commercial
insurance, but he says not all private
drivers do.
"If someone calls and I can't take
them, I will find another driver:' Daien
says. "There's a loose network of inde-
pendent drivers. We help each other
out:' LJ

Gary's Transportation Services, LLC: (248) 921-3874

Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital: (248) 325-1000

Jewish Family Service Resource Center: (248) 592-2313

S Jewish Senior Life/JCare Inc.: (248) 661-1836

0 West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation Shuttle: (248) 706-2411

