Hair loss is a natural part of the body’s process.
December 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment
It is natural to lose hair and is part of the body’s way to renew itself. There are many reasons why a person can lose hair but the problem is extremely common an untold millions of people are affected by it worldwide. If you loss your hair, the correct medical term for this occurrence is Alopecia. Male pattern hair loss is the most common form, representing close to 95 percent of all cases in men; and due to a hereditary condition: Androgenic Alopecia.
What most people don’t know that is if your hair loss is only moderate, it may be that your eating habits are causing the problem and your diet needs to be assessed. The reason for your condition may be at your work place if you deal with chemicals or cosmetics but some others may as a consequence of personal situations such as stress, mental tension or a hormonal imbalance.
In fact, hair loss is also common among women as they age although with women a thyroid condition is one of the more common causes. By the time they reach sixty, forty percent of women around the world will have experienced loss of some form or another. Some women also have a hair loss problem when they are pregnant; often lasting many months after the child is born. In America approximately thirty million women suffer from female pattern, hereditary baldness at some point in their lives.
The chances are a women will lose hair are increased as they age may be attributable to a thyroid condition. It is not just in America where four in every ten women will suffer from it because this is a global figure for women by the time they reach sixty. Pregnant women are sometimes susceptible to some hair loss often lasting until after the child is born. Also surprisingly, it is not only men that suffer with hereditary baldness because in the USA, around 30 million women also suffer problem.
The process only requires local anesthesia and is carried out on an out-patient basis but has become one of the most regular forms of hair restoration for men. It is now possible for women to enjoy this hair restoration treatment that men have been using but it is becoming popular for women who also wish to hide some scarring caused by previous facelifts.
When you are having hair transplant therapy it may be tempting to try and change your appearance but the best course of action is to try and stay as much like your original appearance. For a person planning on having hair transplant surgery, all current health issues must be cleared up before any treatment can commence.
Even though hair restoration is a cosmetic procedure, aspects involved are different from other forms of cosmetic surgeries. Fortunately, the science of hair loss and hair restoration is constantly advancing, so if you do not respond to other medical treatments, surgical hair restoration may be the only truly permanent solution to baldness.
Hair Styles for Fine Hair
November 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment
People with fine hair have various problems styling it. There are tips to be given about styling your fine hair and some of them work better for men, whilst others do so for women. Some recent developments in the field however, provide a powerful tool for solving this problem in both genders.
Very commonly men with thinning and fine hair cut it short and use the comb over method, or perm and color it to achieve some body to it.
Women however, have far more choices in improving their hair appearance with longer hair options and different hair styles. There are tips for both men and women.
1. Get yourself a Perm.
If you have fine hair and curls suit your face shape, then getting a perm done is probably one of the best solutions. Advising with a hair stylist is highly recommended and when doing so, make sure to ask for a gentler perm.
2. Get yourself Highlights.
Hair colour adds thickness to your shafts and so the visual effect is immediate when using hair dye. Just watch out for the stronger and harsher hair dyes, but don’t worry as there are some truly kind to your fine hair ones. It is better to speak with your stylist in order to choose the right one.
3. Microfibers.
In recently conducted surveys, laser cut microfibers prove to be the most efficient every day cosmetic solution to thinning and fine hair. They work on the principle of applying mascara to your eye-lashes. Instead of brushed on, the microfibers are sprinkled on top of your hair and work equally well for both men and women.
The only disadvantage is that it only works for fine hair and can not do anything for your completely bald patches.
Diabetics and Hair Loss
October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Sometimes hair loss can be a symptom of disease. One disease that often presents an initial symptom of hair loss is diabetes. If you are losing your hair faster than usual and you have a feeling that the cause is not common pattern baldness, you should visit your physician to rule out an underlying disease such as diabetes. Diabetes has the following impact on your physiology:
1. Impacts to circulation due to diabetes. Proper circulation is often impacted by diabetes, and this can impact hair follicle health. Hair normally grows two to six inches every year, goes dormant for a period of time and then falls out. Poor circulation can limit the nutrient supply to hair follicles and shorten this cycle; hair falls out faster, and starved hair follicles don’t have the resources to replace lost hair with new hair.
2. Diabetics are more susceptible to skin conditions, and skin conditions on the scalp can cause hair loss. Both bacterial and fungal infections of the scalp can interrupt the normal growth process of hair.
3. A diagnosis of diabetes comes with a new regimen of drug treatment, and often these drugs can cause some degree of hair loss. As your body adjusts to new medications hair growth will usually return to normal. If you have recently had a change in medications to address diabetes, you should be aware that this may be causing some of your hair loss.
4. Stress comes with a diagnosis of diabetes, and stress can lead to hair loss. Especially when combined with other factors such as dehydration, which also often accompanies diabetes, stress can be the overriding source of your hair loss.
If you care experiencing hair loss, and you have been diagnosed with diabetes, here are a few things that you can do to limit the disease’s impact on your hair:
1. It might take a few months, but wait to see what happens once your body has stabilized on the medications that have been prescribed to you. Be very conscientious it taking your medication on time and in the right dose. Often your hair loss problem will correct itself.
2. Make sure you get enough water. Staying hydrated is important for a diabetic for many reasons, and it can help you retain hair. Six to eight glasses of water consumed over the course of a day is a good rule of thumb to make sure that you’re getting enough fluids.
3. Exercise regularly. Exercise increases blood circulation, and your head will be a recipient of that increased circulation. Your follicles will love you for it.
4. Try Yoga or some other form of relaxation to relieve stress and anxiety.
If you have diabetes the I don’t have to tell you what a life-altering thing that diagnosis can be. It is important to follow the advice of your doctor in controlling the disease and limiting its impact on your life. Healthy hair growth and retention is dependent upon your overall health. Take care of your body, and diabetes does not have to be a factor in hair loss.
Stop Suffering With Your Hair Loss
October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Are you like me? Do we have something in common? I was just thirty-five when I first noticed that I was beginning to lose my hair. My then-four year old son noticed my bald spot before I did! What followed was at least a year of confusion, fear, anxiety, self-pity and a powerless feeling, because I was certain that my hair loss was something that I couldn’t do a thing about. I was going to have to suffer through the slow loss of all of my hair, and nothing would help!
Well, nothing could be further from the truth. You see, after the initial shock wore off I began to do a little research. There are so many articles, ads, testimonials and suggestions surrounding hair loss as a problem that the first thing I came to realize was that this is an old problem - ancient! Second thing was that people have been trying to solve hair loss basically since recorded time began - with varying levels of success.
All that was left for me to do was to sort through all of the information that I could find on hair loss plans and products that claim to treat it, separate out the good ones from the false claims and put together a plan to test the remaining ones. One over-arching idea jumped out at me during my search for a solution to my own hair loss: I needed to clean up my life!. A great head of hair grows on a healthy body. Diet, eating habits, sleeping habits, exercise habits - they all needed to change. There are best-practices in all of these areas that can help lead you not only to healthy hair growth - but a healthier and longer life. Here are a few of the most important points that were driven home to me:
* Did you know that prior to WWII Japanese men very rarely experienced hair loss, but since that time hair loss has been on the constant rise in that population? Most knowledgeable resources attribute this to changes in diet - the “westernization” of the Japanese diet by adding lots of fatty animal-based proteins.
* In the areas of stress reduction and increased rest, indications were clear that physiological and psychological stress cause hair loss - plain and simple. The solution? Play hard, and get plenty of sleep. Exercise is a great stress reducer, and it also improves circulation, which can be a factor in enhancing hair regrowth. Sleep is essential to stress reduction as well - physiological more than psychological. Personally, I’ve opted for jogging as a means of reducing stress and invoking fatigue so that sleep is a natural respite. It works for me.
* Taking better care of your hair is simple - you just need to learn to be kind an gentle. Don’t pull or bite at your own hair! Don’t use blow driers. Find a shampoo that is very gentle and developed to maximize hair retention. Shampoos contain surfactants - the lathering ingredients - that can be very harsh. A gentle shampoo will not irritate scalp and hair follicles and often this alone can lead to a healthier head of hair.
* By far the most common cause of hair loss, hormonal changes in the body can be combatted with the proper medications. As people age, both men and women exhibit increasing levels of Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in their blood streams, and this hormonal derivative is responsible for hair loss in both genders. Your body’s production of DHT can be inhibited by using a preparation that contains minoxidil, which is approved by the FDA for just this purpose. Minoxidil is available in several over-the-counter hair treatment products that are designed specifically to address hair loss, and it really works.
The most difficult part of addressing my own hair loss was the attendant change of lifestyle that it required. The easiest part for me was choosing a product that contained minoxidil, trying it out, getting one that yielded good results, and sticking with it. Provillus is the product that works for me, and it’s no surprise, because Provillus is documented to work for the largest cross-section of hair loss sufferers of any product on the market today. It contains a cocktail of ingredients that are known to be beneficial in combatting hair loss. I tried a number of different products until I found Provillus but none worked as well as it does, and I’ve been using it with excellent results for over two years. My own hair loss is not a problem any more!
In fighting hair loss, be persistent and optimistic. Your hair loss can be beaten! The relief that you can find in eliminating this problem from your life is enormous, and all it takes is persistence. Find a hair loss treatment that works for you. Provillus is a good place to start, as it has been proven to work for millions of others.
Female Hair Loss: Products for Hair Loss Can Help
October 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Female hair loss can be a devastating and socially debilitating condition. As our society glorifies beautiful, long, full, thick hair, sufferers of hair loss are cowering under hats and wigs, feeling alone and depressed, and experiencing great discomfort during intimate times with their husbands or significant others. On the job can be just as bad. There is always that feeling that others are whispering their comments or giving sorrowful looks of sympathy. No one really knows how it feels unless they experience it for themselves.
Treatments for hair loss are available today and vary dependent upon age, physical condition and the root cause of the hair loss. Every woman who is experiencing hair loss and contemplating what they can do to make it stop should begin the process with a visit to their doctor. The physician can help to rule out an underlying cause of illness or disease that merits early detection, and they can recognize other conditions such as infection of the scalp, which can be easily addressed. Sometimes hair loss is associated with childbirth or pregnancy; in these cases, the problem usually corrects itself given time.
For some though, hair loss is progressive and permanent if something isn’t done about it. These cases are usually caused by hormonal or genetic influences, and steps can be taken to reduce the rate of loss. Here are a few things that you can begin to do right away that will help stem hair loss:
1. Stop using harsh shampoos. Some shampoos contain surfactants that irritate the scalp. Look for a shampoo that is gentle; irritated scalp and hair follicles will naturally shed more hair than normal.
2. Reduce the amount of blow drying and heating that you expose your hair to. These also damage the scalp and individual hairs. Dry hairs are brittle, and they break easily. This leads to further unnecessary hair loss.
3. Stop coloring and treating so much - these processes damage hair, and, as it is brushed or combed, greater loss will be the result.
4. Fix your diet - well-balanced meals, particularly high in protein and natural oils can help.
5. Make sure you get plenty of exercise. The circulation and increased blood flow that comes with exercise will ensure that the supply of nutrients contained in your diet are distributed to the scalp where they are needed to nourish hair.
6. Offload unnecessary stress in your life. Stress can cause a number of illnesses and conditions, and hair loss is one of them. Some stress is unavoidable, but deal with it in a healthy manner. Yoga, meditation and exercise are all coping mechanisms that help offload stress in your life.
7. Try “natural remedies” - these include essential oils and herbs which, in various mixtures, can be spread on the scalp and help follicles to remain open and healthy.
To stimulate new hair growth, in addition to the steps above you should consider some of the medical options that are available today. Products for hair loss are prevalent today, they can be shopped in the privacy of your home on the Internet, and a few have been shown to have dramatic effects on hair loss and regeneration of hair. Some good sound investigation on your part, followed by carefully experimentation, will help you find the solution that works for you. Products such as Provillus have been found to work in large cross-sections of hair loss sufferers, and are available in formulations for women as well as men.
Beyond the solutions mentioned above, hair extensions or wigs can help disguise hair loss and ease the burden of stigma associated with it. A final option is hair transplant surgery, but this can be most expensive and very time-consuming. Before you resort to something as drastic as surgery you owe it to yourself to investigate the over-the-counter hair loss treatments available today. Stay informed about the progress of research in this area, experiment with the products available, and when you find one that works for you - stick with it!