At first, the movie-plot of Öyle Bir Kadin Ki (A Woman Like That), the first pornographic film with an all-Turkish film cast and crew, idly follows the amorous real-seks antics of 6 yerli tourists (2 mixed couples and 2 single girls, on a 4 day holiday) and 2 local men — during the long hot summer of 1979 along the Black Sea coast of Turkey.

But, when Metin (acted by Yildirim Sahin, the main male supporting-actor) begins to covet the dissatisfied wife Hayat (played by the vivacious Zerrin Dogan) of the leading man (handsome Levent Gürsel as Ali, a rich construction-magnate), the movie’s storyline turns distinctly more serious and sinister. And, when Metin dispatches one of the single girls (who has overheard Metin/Hayat plotting to kill Ali for his money) to her death off a high Hotel balcony, things get downright tense.

For one thing, the dissatisfied Hayat starts to get cold feet — and that unsettles Metin to the point of paranoia. Worried by the thought that the other single girl might bring suspicion on him, Metin murders her too. And with the police investigation closing in, Metin tries for a murdering ‘hat trick’ by also wasting Ali, off another high Hotel balcony. But, in a struggle between the two men, Metin looses his balance and plunges to his own death!

In the denouement, Hayat (whose guilt as ‘accomplice to murder’ escapes everyone’s attention… because there’s no one left alive who could implicate her) and husband Levent appear to be reconciled — and they take to the road jauntily on foot to find their way back home. Metin’s sultry faithful wife Nur (played by Zafir Seba) is dumbfounded by the rapid turn of events — and wanders off alone, in the opposite road-direction, in a state of bewildered confusion. And that’s “The End”…

Of course, if you’re only interested in the amorous real-seks, then there’s plenty of ‘it’ in the movie’s early going… We counted 3 times between Zerrin Dogan (Hayat) and Levent Gürsel (her husband Ali, the construction magnate) and 2 times between Zafir Seba (sultry wife, Nur) and Yildirim Sahin (her murdering husband, Metin). Then there’s the lesbian real-seks scene between single-girls Perizat (as Perihan) and Harika Öncü — plus the hetero-real-seks scene between Recep Filiz (as Ergun) and Perizat, and between Harika Öncü and Cem Eser. Makes a total of 8 erotik real-seks film-scenes among the 8 players — occupying 15% of a 54 minute ‘murder mystery’ movie!

[Click following to access a picture-laden HTML-version of The Erotic Plot Summary: A Woman Like That -- which also contains a movie clip introducing the cast members.]

End Note: Öyle Bir Kadin Ki (A Woman Like That) was the culmination of events in Turkish film history that made its production almost inevitable. Click here to follow the progressive (picture-laden) Turkish film history that led to it…

Okay, so your hair is fried and you are tired of using drugstore hair care products and desperately want healthier hair. Well, you can have it, but you are going to have to buy a higher grade of hair care product. Some of the best products on the market for dry, damaged, or chemically treated hair are Ojon, John Frieda, Redken, Carol’s Daugther, & Beauty 4 Ashes GodHead™ hair care products. When it comes to salon quality products, this is how the rankings break down by ethnicity.

Caucasian & European Hair Type: Redken, Paul Mitchell, Beauty 4 Ashes GodHead™ Max Moisture & Gro System

African American: Carol’s Daugther, Beauty 4 Ashes GodHead™ Silky Smooth, Ojon

Black European and Asian Hair: Beauty 4 Ashes GodHead™, RedKen, TIGI

Hispanic & Bi-Racial Hair: Ojon, Tigi, Paul Mitchell, Beauty 4 Ashes GodHead™ Silky Smooth (non-ethnic)

As you can see, your hair care product of choice depends on your hair type, which was determined while you were still in your mother’s womb. I have supplied several of my stylists with each of the above brands for my hair boutiques in the United Kingdom, United States, Scandinavia, & Japan at one time or another. It would take to long to tackle each product, so I have dedicated this article to African American hair care. Here is the down low on the top three products for African American hair.

If you are not particular about a product being all-natural, and have a dry scalp that can absorb lots of beeswax, butters, and heavy oils, then try Carol’s Daughter is the best choice, especially her Hair Milk, Mimosa Hair Honey, Black Vanilla Leave-In Conditioner, and Rosemary Mint Herbal Shampoo for Dry Hair. The major complaint of Carol’s Daughter products is that they contain strong fragrances that can trigger your allergies if you have a sensitive nose, asthma, or fragrance headaches. Also, some of her products are heavy and greasy, but Carol’s Daughter herself will tell you that her products are not meant for everyone! Again, they are also not all-natural, depending on the product. You can find these products at sephora or at the online website.

A slightly better alternative is to opt for Ojon. Ojon products are decent and will not leave your hair dry. They work great for people with straight, long, and fine hair and are nice on multiethnic hair. Ojon is available online.

Beauty 4 Ashes™, however, is usable by any hair type because, instead of trying to make on product that would be great for everyone, they produce two lines of GodHead™ products— for ethnic and non-ethnic hair. Beauty 4 Ashes GodHead™ ethnic hair care products are great for black men and women who have natural hair or tighter curl patterns. They also work well on chemically treated hair and thick hair that is starting to thin. Beauty 4 Ashes GodHead™ Silky Smooth system and Max Gro System are 100% all natural and do not contain any sulfates or parabens. They are full of so many herbs and oils, yet is not too heavy. You can find their products at wwwdiscoverb4acom

If you have African American hair, remember that your hair needs moisture. Do not let anyone tell you different. By switching to higher quality products, your hair won’t be greasy, it actually will be moisturized. Here are some good rules of thumb to stick with when making your next purchase:

1. All-natural products are superior

2.Look at ingredients, if the product contains parabens, which can lead to cancer, Just Say No.

3. Price does not make the poduct. Always look for quality ingredients like Shea, Jojoba, Oil, Sunflower, Castor, etc…

4. Do not over process your hair with excess heat, straightening combs, and super hot blow dryers.

Radiation therapy is certainly hard on the body. For those who are in the process of going through it, there have been questions regarding whether one can continue taking antioxidants and supplements. The concern is whether it will reduce the effectiveness of the therapy.

While radiation therapy kills cancer cells, it also damages neighboring, non-cancerous cells. For most people who experience radiation injury to the intestine, the condition usually clears up within a few weeks of treatment. But in 10% to 20% of the patients, it persists. The people in this study had all experienced these symptoms for six months or more.

Doctors say that while radiation proctitis can be a very disabling condition for many people, that taking antioxidant treatments [with vitamins E and C] makes a lot of sense. Evidence now suggests it may possibly work as a first-line treatment for patients who experience diarrhea, urgency, or fecal incontinence.

What do antioxidants do? They protect cells from DNA damage that can be caused by unstable forms of oxygen called free radicals. High radiation doses aimed at a prostate, cervical or endometrial cancer cause high levels of free radicals that create enough DNA damage to destroy the malignant cells. But, stray radiation can also damage the nearby rectum.

Vitamin E is a potent antioxidant, and vitamin C increases the effects of vitamin E.

Research by Cancer Treatment Centers of America have found that antioxidants provide nutritional benefits to cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment without interfering with the treatment itself.

The study, entitled “Effect of Concomitant Naturopathic Therapies on Clinical Tumor Response to External Beam Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer,” was presented at the non-profit Society of Integrative Oncology’s Third International Conference in Boston.

Most doctors said they felt that radiation therapy, chemotherapy and surgery are the best treatment options for cancer patients, but the side effects of the treatments can be physically and emotionally damaging. In the past, doctors were concerned about antioxidant use with radiation treatment in that it might interfere with the cancer cell oxidation levels that assist chemotherapy and radiation in killing tumors. To address this, the Cancer Treatment Centers of America researchers analyzed the prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels of prostate cancer patients after radiation therapy, and found no difference between the control group and the group using antioxidants such as green tea extract, melatonin, high-potency multivitamins, vitamin C and vitamin E.

Doctors say that the study provides evidence that antioxidants as a complementary therapy in cancer treatment does not interfere with external beam radiation therapy and that antioxidants are one of many complementary and alternative medicine therapies that are crucial in today’s fight against cancer.

More than 80 percent of the cancer patients interviewed for the report said they had used some sort of complementary and alternative medicine treatment, many without any sort of medical supervision.

In the end, it was proven that taking antioxidants helped patients and was beneficial to their overall sense of well-being in addition to helping them assimilate to the radiation.