Hair today Gone Tommorrow

Balding is not something anyone would look forward to. Even though we are unable to stop aging we can help ourselves when it comes to hair loss.

Our hair does get thinner as we age and more for some than others but with today's medications and creams etc we may be able to slow this down.

I have looked into many hair loss remedies and have found some that are better than others in how they say the can slow down hair loss and some even say they will help your existing hair grow more and stronger. I do not know about that but have heard of some of the good some of them do.

Monday, December 7, 2009

Baldness Cure Discovered - From Baldness To Hairiness.

By John Farikani

I started losing hair on my head when I was young enough to be still growing hair. So I figured that if I waited for a good decade or two a cure for my premature hair loss would have been discovered by a few overzealous scientists whose long hours of thinking hard resulted in them losing their hair too. This dream came true when a cure was discovered. The baldness cure discovered has helped a lot of men to overcome their balding and carry on with their once normal lives.

A brief explanation on how baldness ensues is important in making any forms of treatment effective. What you must know is that amino acids (the building blocks of protein) in follicles of hair are converted to keratin through a complicated biological process. Keratin is the substance that the body uses to make hair. But sometimes hair loss is caused by a diet deficient in Vitamin B; Vitamin A and folic acid. These vitamins are very useful when it comes to facilitating and maintaining hair growth. And recently DHT has been blamed for hair loss. DHT is a hormone that blocks hair follicles and prevents hair from growing.

From that departure the common cure, Minoxidil, has been advocated as a potential cure for baldness. Minoxidil works effectively by hampering the harmful effects of DHT by weakening its effect on hair follicles. So when Minoxidil is released into the bloodstream it fights the effects of DHT and restores the growth process associated with hair follicles.

On top of this you can consider a diet made up of vitamins A and B. These two vitamins are very essential when you want to facilitate the growth of hair as well as to strengthen it. Vitamin A is derived from eggs; milk; cheese and carrots. On the other hand vitamin A is extracted from foods such as whole grain; soyabeans and yeast.

Mustard oil mixed with a certain amount of Henna is a herbal cure that has been advocated for by a lot of naturalists. Mustard oil and Henna will definitely be able to strengthen hair follicles to prevent them from breaking easily. When this combination is taken over a longer period of time it will be able to actually promote the growth of hair in bald areas.

Very recently I discovered this one herb called Saw Palmetto. Now Saw Palmetto works in a way similar to Minoxidil in that it fights the harm of DHT. When this herb is used hampers the conversion of testosterone to DHT. Therefore once you take this you will instantly notice how your hair starts to grow again. But I. 'd like to assume that DHT only affects men more than women since men have more testosterone.

Good luck.

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Causes of Hair Loss | What are they?

By Allan Johns

Over the years medical researchers have found there are multiple causes of thinning hair. It could be you may suffer from alopecia areata, effuviums, congenital hypotrichosis, scarring alopecia, or maybe even have a fungal infection.

You may also be affected by hairloss according to your sex i.e. male-pattern or female-pattern hair loss.

There is also hairloss associated with other diseases, conditions and adverse medication reactions, as well as hair thinning problems resulting from the stress in your every day life.

Visiting a specialist is perhaps the most important thing to do so they may ascertain the correct cause of your problem before embarking on any form of action. Once you have a diagnosis, treatment should begin.

It is essential that you provide your doctor or dermatologist with an accurate account of all your symptoms and the length of time during which you have been suffering from excessive thinning hair.

A list of the foods you eat, all the symptoms you have been experiencing, and the amount of stress in your life etc will all help your doctor to identify the condition you happen to be suffering from.

The term effluviums means, "outflow". The condition known as effluviums is a type of hairloss that affects different phases of the hair growth cycle.

A second cause of hair loss, Alopecia Areata, is a type of condition affected by your own immune system. The hair follicles are where all hair growth begins and it is here where Alopecia Areata attacks. Although it occurs at any age, this type of thinning happens most often in those younger than age 20.

Cicatrical alopecia, also known as scarring alopecia, leaves behind scar tissue over the scalp after first causing irreversible damage to the hair follicles.

Congenital Hypotrichosis, a genetic disease and therefore not technically a hairloss condition, prevents hair growth in the affected area. Sadly, this type of problem does not usually respond to treatment. Sufferers either accept baldness or resort to hair pieces or other forms of head cover including colourful bandanas and wigs.

Fungal Infection is another of the causes of thinning hair and is most commonly seen in children and teenagers. Easily treated with antifungal medications, the hair will grow back after treatment.

There are a multitude of causes of thinning hair so it is important to correctly identify and understand the type of problem you are dealing with personally before deciding what course of action to embark on.

You will find most of the problems are easily diagnosed and your doctor will be able to talk to you about the hair loss type you have and support you in choosing the best form of treatment available.

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