Hair Loss Solutions at Home

by Jim DeSantis


With all the hair loss products and promises on the market these days, how is one to know what is hype or truth. Before you spend hundreds, even thousands of dollars, or use those advertised topical solutions, try some simple vitamins you can buy just about anywhere for a few dollars.

Let's be honest. This whole idea of having a full head of hair, that somehow bald is bad, is fueled largely by vanity. There are simple, low-cost, dietary solutions to attack hair loss, but, you do know that it's a good idea to consult a healthcare professional before you make any drastic changes in your diet, right? You do not want to create or exacerbate health problems just for the sake of a full head of hair.

Let me begin with 3 cases examining cases that focus on attitudes about hair loss.

A friend of mine has spent $25,000.00 and many months having hair plugs inserted into his forehead area. I do not want to seem unkind, but, at first it looked like a forest missing some trees. Eventually, they made it fuller and fuller, but, to me, it still looks fake. I do not tell him that, of course.

I have another friend who is bald as a cue ball. He has a full wig. It looks pretty good on him actually. Without it he looks like Howie Mandel (Deal or No deal?). He has a little bit of real hair so he has to shave his head so the wig fits properly. It's made of human hair and cost him about $500.00.

I have a cousin who is thinning too. Jimmy is a real character. He says he doesn't have friends, he has aquaintances because friends are too much work! His answer to his thinning hair? Jimmy says" Who am I going to impress? I'm married!".

That's three ways of attacking the problem from the expensive to the comical. Well, here are some simple and cost effective alternatives to try before you go the money route taken by my first two friends. I'll deal with cousin Jimmy in a minute.

There a number of different specific hair vitamins and minerals that can play a major role in helping you have a healthy head of hair. If you are not getting sufficient hair vitamins, the deficiencies can lead to thinning hair or even total baldness in the most severe cases. The fact is that the state of your hair could be reflecting the overall condition of your body. Extra hair vitamins are likely to be needed if you are generally unwell or are undernourished. Your hair will show damage and may even stop growing.

Some of the most important hair vitamins that you may need to have healthy hair include B6, biotin, inositol and folic acid. A good balanced diet is the absolute best way to protect the health of your hair. Failing that, the second best way to ensure that you get enough of these essential hair vitamins is to take vitamin supplements. It is not just hair vitamins that are necessary for healthy hair. There are a number of minerals that are essential as well, including magnesium, sulphur, silica and zinc.

The most essential hair vitamin is Vitamin A and the best form of this is beta-carotene. This is because Vitamin A can be toxic if consumed in large quantities. Beta-carotene has no such problems and is converted easily by your body into vitamin A to promote healthy hair. Of course, vitamin A is not just a hair vitamin, it is also needed for a number of other functions including normal growth of bones, skin, nails and the protective sheath surrounding nerve fibres.

Protein is another essential hair vitamin. This is because hair itself is essentially protein. The amount of this hair vitamin that you consume in your diet can affect the hair directly. If a lot of protein is included in your diet then this hair vitamin will lead to improved hair growth and a far fuller head of hair. However, a person who has a diet that is lacking in this hair vitamin will suffer from thinning hair and slow hair growth.

There are many ways to get protein. Meat and eggs are good sources. You can also purchase protein supplements. Always be watchful of what you add to your body however. You do not want the cure to be worse than the disease!

Of course, it is not just hair vitamins and minerals that are needed to ensure that a person has healthy, strong hair. There are a number of researchers who have found that there are direct links between the overall health of a person and the condition of their hair.

If a person is under a lot of stress or suffers from a lack of sleep then their hair is also likely to suffer and it is likely that their diet will not provide enough hair vitamins to counter these effects. Smoking is also a factor as it restricts blood flow to hair follicles and causes hair to die and fall out.

Vitamin and mineral supplements for hair health just might be the solution to your weak and damaged hair. They are a relatively cheap alternative worth trying before you have that forest planted on your head.

As for my cousin Jimmy, I wonder if he will still be cracking jokes when most of his hair falls out?

Yours for Success in Life! Jim DeSantis

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Causes Of Hair Loss In Women

by Rich Fuller


Losing your hair is definitely one of the hardest things for a woman to ever have to go through. Women tend to attach exaggerated importance to their hair and beauty, and see it as a reflection of who they are more than men do. If they have a problem with bald patches or thinning of their hair, they usually feel unattractive and it affects their overall sense of self worth and self confidence. It can occur at any age for women, and if you are suffering, you need to visit a specialist and determine the root of the problem.

Hair loss is usually a symptom of another hidden health issue. It is important not to be embarrassed or try to hide the problem because it won't grow back by itself, and the longer you leave it the worse it could get. You can certainly choose to wear a scarf or hat to hide your hair when you go out, but don't be too embarrassed to seek out help. There is a lot of literature that has been written to help women understand the causes of hair loss, and working out why it is happening in your particular case should be your first priority. Visit http://www.medicalhairtransplantation.org to learn more about hair transplant.

As everyone grows older, the balance of chemicals in the body alters slightly over time. This is one reason why age is often thought of as the reason for hair loss, as these small changes do affect your hair amongst other things. When a woman is coming near the time when their body will go through menopause, they often notice more hair fall out than usual. In this example, it is the menopause that needs to be treated, not just the hair loss. Hormone replacements may be prescribed by your doctor, or you could choose to initially try natural alternatives. In managing to readjust your hormones the hair loss should cease all together and your hair could even regain its thickness.

Not only older women have a hair loss problem, and it can happen to younger generations as well. It is also not uncommon for a woman to experience baldness or hair thinning during and after pregnancy, but this usually rectifies itself over a year or so. For some ladies, being pregnant makes their hair better than ever, so everyone reacts to hormone changes differently.

Everyone experiences stress caused by every day living. Some women have infants to care for, a home to keep, a husband to look after and sometimes employment as well! High levels of stress can produce a symptom of losing your hair. If you are someone who stresses a lot more than the average person, you will be more prone to losing hair. If you think this could be your problem, find ways to ease your load a little like hiring a cleaner once a week or have a relative mind your children once a week so you can have some time scheduled for yourself and relaxing. If you reduce your levels of stress, you should notice your hair becomes more healthy.

There are certainly genetic factors that play a role in your hair type and whether you are predisposed to baldness. Some geneticists believe that if your mother ever experienced hair loss, you are likely to as well. If your baldness is due to hereditary factors, there probably aren't a lot of treatment options for you.

When you first notice your hair thinning, you will probably feel embarrassed and worried. There are many new treatments available that have been designed specifically for female hair loss problems. If you work towards finding the correct diagnosis for what is causing the issue, you should be able to find a treatment that can help.


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Causes Of Hair Loss: Stress Causes Hair Loss

by Ashish Jain


Hair Loss happens to be a very common problem and it may be due to various reasons ranging from hereditary factors to medicinal side effects. But very few of us are acquainted with the fact that hair loss could be due to stressful situations in life. And in fact a good number of folks are experiencing hair loss because of living under constant stress but are ignorant of this reality. Instead of managing their stress well they opt for hair loss treatment options that hardly prove effective.

You must know that your hair are true indicator of your health condition. People who are healthy physically as well as mentally, hardly suffer from hair loss except for hereditary reasons. Their hair remain healthy with ever present shine and moisture. However people with abnormal health condition and specifically people with anxiety and distress don't possess shiny and healthy hair. Human hair gradually become dry and dull and later on start falling.

Stress induced hair fall is medically known as Telogen Effluvium. Once you are grappled with an unexpected stress or a kind of shock, you are prone to loose your hair rapidly. Because in such conditions, hair's capability of regeneration is nullified and it may take an year for follicles to resume their task of producing hairs.

Apart from this, diseases can make you depressed to cause hair loss. So you are needed to identify all possible reasons that push you towards stress and anxiety. Once you identify reasons you should try to make yourself strong enough to keep your calm intact even while being in those conditions.

Best way to combat this type of hair loss is to opt for relaxation techniques that bring mental peace and dissociate yourself from stress prevailing in your life. Various relaxation exercises and meditation could help you in your quest to prevent baldness resulting from hair loss.

Stress may cast some indirect repercussions on hair. While being in a stressful condition people normally lose their appetite and develop carelessness towards hair that adversely affects hair, causing hair fall. Poor diet would deprive hair from essential nutrients and vitamins that would worsen its condition marking a beginning of hair loss.

When you are in stress you develop your own idiosyncratic style of hair fiddling. This fiddling also contributes to your hair loss.

So, all you folks struggling to revive hair on your scalp should check yourself against prevalence of stress and anxiety in your life. A little awareness would save you from hair loss or baldness.


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