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Are you sitting at home wracking your brain on where you need to travel to next? Well, let us tell you who you need to contact- Custom Travel Professionals ! Whether you are looking to plan a dreamy vacation with your significant other or maybe you are just need to get the heck out of town, they can help plan the most wonderful trip! 

Custom Travel Professionals is different than other agencies by embracing these eight core ideals:
1. Experiences - Our approach to planning insures that our client's experiences fit their expectations from service to the destination. 
2. Simplicity - Life is hectic enough. We provide peace of mind and planning that gives you one less thing to worry about
3. Protections - Cyber security is important, so as an added layer of protection, we provide a secure link for your personal information. 
4. Connections - The connections we have with our partners translates to elevated VIP experiences for our clients.
5. Well-being - We monitor COVID protocols all over the world so you will know what to expect in destination. 
6. Responsibility - We offer the option for e-documents and mobile apps for travel documents as part of our conservation efforts. 
7. Value - Our advisors add value to each travel plan we make through the experiences we create and the time we save you. 
8. Identity - Every client is as unique as each destination we plan. We value your identity and have a dedication to celebrating the differences among people. We welcome everyone without judgement or discrimination. 

"Jill was wonderful! Considering I had never been out of the country & clueless... she answered all my questions! This was such an important trip being my birthday, wedding, & honeymoon ... on top of dealing with all of the stressors from Covid regulations & the unpredictable changes! My husband and I were very pleased with the ease & simplicity of our vacation. When our flights were canceled Jill was on top of it & had it handled immediately! Thankful for her & our beautiful trip! Will be using her in the future!"- LACY SLOCUM, WEDDINGMOON IN ANTIGUA
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In 2011, Jill Hiers founded Custom Travel Professionals LLC to deliver the realization of travel dreams to clients. Their boutique agency is comprised of a carefully curated team of destination specialists. They know anyone can book a trip, but it takes years of training, destination knowledge and first-hand experience to specialize in bespoke travel. 

Their experts appreciate that every traveler has their own style of travel. Taking your travel style and current travel needs in to account, a travel plan will be tailor-made for you. When you partner with Custom Travel Professionals, their expert advisors will provide exemplary service every step of the process. 

The curated travel plans they create allow you, the traveler, to do more of what you love most, experience new destinations, or new aspects of destinations you love to visit again and again.

​Be sure to check out their website to read about all of the different services Custom Travel Professionals offer to their clients! 

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This Mississippi heat is too much to handle these days, and God forbid you have a HOT FLASH on top of that. Or maybe you are noticing that your hot flashes are just becoming too frequent these days, and its just unbearable. Well, our friends at Southeast Urogyn have given us some tips to help out!

The most common cause of hot flashes is menopause and, in turn, hot flashes are the most common symptom of a woman’s transition out of her childbearing years. Sometimes hot flashes last only a few years after you reach menopause, but it’s possible for them to last 10 years or more.

The intensity of these internal thermostat failures also varies widely. Some women may have night sweats that they barely notice while others experience major disruptions to their daily lives as well as their sleep patterns, which may also be disrupted in other ways by menopause.

When hot flashes burn out of control, schedule an appointment with our menopause specialists at Southeast Urogyn. There are effective solutions for hot flashes, although sometimes we must balance treatments against your other health needs. There are even lifestyle changes you can try at home. 

The loss of estrogenAs you move into perimenopause and menopause, your ovaries slow the production of estrogen, changing the overall balance of hormones in your body. 
The reasons this imbalance causes hot flashes aren’t fully understood, but it’s thought that the hypothalamus, your body’s thermostat, becomes hypersensitive to temperature. 
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While common, hot flashes aren’t universal. Some risk factors seem to be in play, including: 

• Being overweight — there’s a connection between body mass index and hot flash frequency
• Race — Black women report hot flashes the most, Asian women the least 
• Smoking — cigarettes increase your chances of having hot flashes

Not every case of hot flashes stems from menopause. They can result from a medication side effect, thyroid problems, some cancers, or cancer treatments. 

Controlling hot flashesLosing weight and kicking the smoking habit are two obvious solutions that may help, though they won’t likely provide short-term results. A strategy that may reduce the frequency and intensity of hot flashes is trigger avoidance. 

Your hypothalamus might be overreacting to your body temperature, perceiving that you’re already too warm and starting a hot flash to help cool you down. Staying cool can help break this cycle. 
Consider changes like lowering the temperature of your bedroom at night and layering bedding for fast temperature adjustment. Running a fan not only keeps you cool, it also adds a white noise element that could help with other sleep issues. 

Dress in layers through the day so you can adjust for comfort, and add a portable battery-operated fan to cool quickly when a hot flash strikes. Food and drink can also trigger hot flashes. Caffeine, alcohol, and spicy foods can all scramble your internal thermostat. 

When home solutions can’t provide sufficient relief, our urogynecologists, can help. Hormone therapy remains the most effective way to get hot flashes under control. 
We recommend bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) as the safest way to rebalance your estrogen levels to limit the frequency and intensity of hot flashes. Some women can’t receive BHRT for medical reasons. There are other drugs available if this applies to you. 

Hot flashes aren’t the only symptom of menopause. Learn more about the best ways to handle your individual response by consulting with our experts at Southeast Urogyn. Call our office in Flowood or Madison, Mississippi, directly or request an appointment time from this website today.

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Have you heard about Summer Movie Nights at Duling Hall? You are missing out if you haven't, but don't worry! Tonight's Summer Movie Night features the animated movie, Luca. Doors open at 6:30pm and the movie starts at 7:30pm.  Grab your friends and bring your own seat* (couches, lawn chairs, toilets- you name it), get to Duling early for snacks and drinks from Saltine Restaurant, and enjoy a movie night on the big screen. Come hungry and ready to taste some speciality cocktails.
Saltine's Summer Movie Menu is available from 6:30pm-7:30pm. But cookies, candy, chips, signature cocktails, beer and wine will be available from 6:30pm- until.

Tickets are $10 at the door. Get tickets in advance here.

*chairs available at Duling Hall for the seatless.

The partners that made this event possible are Disco Dog events, Jxn Film Club, Ardenland, and Saltine Restaurant. Check out Duling Hall's website to see what other fun events are happening this summer.

Right now the other dates for Movie Nights are:
Tonight: Luca
July 28: Dazed and Confused 
August 11: Parent Trap
August 25: PEOPLE'S CHOICE 

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The Lash+Brow Gal Studio has a multitude of skills that they have mastered over the years. But one service they offer that is so fascinating to us is microblading! This is a semi permanent form of cosmetic tattooing.  It lasts 1-2 years on average depending on your skin type. The results are a much more natural alternative to traditional permanent cosmetic techniques. Cosmopolitan tells us that this process actually hurts way less than you actually think. 

What is microblading for? 
Microblading is for anyone who wants to enhance the look of their eyebrows. Eyebrows frame your face and by making them perfectly placed and symmetrical they can truly open up your eyes and give you a more youthful appearance. Great for busy moms or working women with no extra time on their hands. People with trichotillomania, alopecia, or anyone who is simply unhappy with their brows, microblading is your answer.

How long does the healing process take?
It is completely normal to have tenderness and swelling immediately after or a few days after microblading. The strokes will appear sharper and darker the first few days and then they will soften and lighten up as the skin heals. For a period of 10 days following the microblading, Aquafor is recommended to be worn on your brows. Your brows must be kept dry and clean for the 10 day period. No sweating, touching, picking at or wearing makeup on your brows. After 10 days, you may notice the pigment fading in and out of color as the skin continues to heal. At 4 weeks, you will see your healed results. Between 4-6 weeks, you will come in for a complimentary perfecting session to fill in any areas that have faded.

Before & After Care
To maximize your results, it is important to follow the procedures listed below prior to your scheduled visit.

• Do not take aspirin, ibuprofen, or over the counter medications that thin your blood for 2 days prior to appointment.
• Do not take fish oil for 1 week prior to appointment.
• Do not get a wax or tint during the 2 days prior to appointment.
• Do not drink alcohol the night before or day of appointment.
• Do not use retinols or aggressive exfoliation 1 week prior to appointment.
• Do not get botox during the 2 weeks prior to appointment.

To ensure you have long lasting results, please follow the guidelines for aftercare listed below carefully.
Day 1:  Two hours after receiving your microblading treatment, wipe the brow area with a cotton round and distilled water.  Apply a rice grain size drop of Aquafor with a Q-Tip to the microbladed area.  Do not touch the microbladed area with your hands.  Repeat this process every hour for 24 hours, except while sleeping.
Day 2:  After the first 24 hours, keep the Aquafor on your brows at all times.  Apply the Aquafor twice a day or as needed.  Wash your brows with Cetaphil cleanser morning and night.  Gently wash the area with clean hands and dab dry.  Use a Q-Tip to reapply the Aquafor.  Repeat this process until Day 10.
During Days 1-10:

• Absolutely no creams, makeups, or products besides those listed above on the microbladed area.
• Do not get the microbladed area wet unless cleansing with clean hands twice a day with Cetaphil cleanser.
• Keep the area clean & sterile.
• No touching, picking, scratching, or rubbing the microbladed area. Flaking and scabbing are expected.
• No sweating: this includes working out, saunas, steam rooms, spicy foods.
• No sun on the microbladed area. After 10 days, ALWAYS wear SPF on the brow area.
• Avoid cleaning dusty areas or doing anything that may risk debris getting in the microbladed area.

Day 11-30:  After 10 days the surface of your skin is healed.  At this point you can get your brows wet or use makeup as needed.  Your brows will begin to fade in and out of color and will continue until about 4 weeks when your skin is completely healed.
Between 4-6 weeks, you must come back for a complimentary perfecting session.  During this session, your brows will be perfected.  Altering the color as needed, going back over existing strokes, and focusing more on areas that did not hold the pigment as well.  

It is important to recognize that everyone's skin is different, so your results vary from one person to the next. But check out some of these amazing results! Call 601.910.1106 and set up your appointment today, or visit their website to check out some of the other amazing services these gals offer!