Vitamins For Hair Loss Reversal

December 6th, 2009 by Lawrence

Hair Basics

Each human hair grows from a follicle in the scalp. It goes through three stages – a Growth phase or Anagen (2-3 years), Resting Stage or Catagen (2-3 months) and finally Loss or Telogen. Since the growth phase is the longest, almost 90% of our hair at any point of time are in the growing phase.
Growing healthy hair needs the follicular cells to be in the pink of health. A healthy flow of blood carrying oxygen and nutrients is vital to provide the follicle cells with the ingredients that they need to ensure healthy hair growth.

Vitamins

Appropriately named as they are vital for the well being of the body, vitamins act as co- enzymes and co-factors responsible for ensuring that our physiologial and biochemical processes run at optimal levels. There are two types of vitamins –

a)Water soluble vitamins like Vitamin B complex and vitamin C and

b)Fat soluble vitamins like Vitamin A and D.

Care is needed when using supplements for fat soluble vitamins as they may accumulate in the body and have toxic effects if consumed in large quantities.

Natural vitamins for hair loss

Changing lifestyles have been accompanied by the adoption of diets rich in energy but devoid of the much needed minerals and vitamins to stop hair loss.

1)Vitamin A – An important vitamin for hair loss, it is readily produced in the body from beta carotene. It is responsible for maintaining the skin and associated tissues like the hair and nails in excellent health.

2)Vitamin B complex – are the best vitamins for hair loss. Among the B vitamin family B6, folic acid, biotin and B12 are vital for maintaining hemoglobin levels which in turn are related to the amount of life giving oxygen reaching the hair follicles. Natural sources of B6 include meat products and soybean while wheat germ, cereals and grain contain ample folic acid. Similarly B12 can be obtained from eggs, meat and fermented food products. One rarely needs to worry about Biotin as its requirements are met by gut bacteria. Hair loss coupled with intestinal disturbance may indicate that one is missing out on one or more of these good vitamins for hair loss.

3)Vitamin C – is another hair loss vitamin. Responsible for the development of healthy collagen, a type of glue that keeps cells together, vitamin C ensures that hair have strong roots and breakage is minimized. Peppers, citrus fruits and green leafy vegetables like spinach are excellent sources of this vitamin.

4)Vitamin E- is an antioxidant that helps in scavenging free radicals. It also increases oxygen flow in the body and improves the skin tone. A healthy skin in turn results in a lower incidence of infections and heathier hair, making this one of the important hair loss vitamins. Green leafy vegetables, nuts and grains are excellent sources of this vitamin.

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Hair Loss Remedy

October 19th, 2009 by Lawrence

Many people who are showing signs of balding search for a hair loss remedy. Hair loss remedies are often controversial. Many methods have questionable evidence about whether they actually work or not, whilst others are blamed for unwanted sideaffects. Here we will discuss the various hair loss treatments and remedies that are available.

A common, and easily available, hair loss treatment is the use of a hair loss product – a shampoo or cream that attempts to regenerate hair growth. These products usually contain Finasteride or Minoxidil. These two drugs are the only ones that have FDA approval, and have scientifically been proven beyond doubt to have a good impact on hair regrowth. So far, hair loss treatments involving the use of a product that doesn’t have Finasteride or Minoxidil are considered ineffective, to the point some experts believe their only beneficial use is as a placebo. Two products that do contain either Finasteride or Minoxidil are Provillus and Scalp Med.

There are many natural hair loss treatments that have been proposed over the years. One that has had some success is scalp massaging.

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Hair Loss Product

October 19th, 2009 by Lawrence

A hair loss product can be used to counteract balding. Of the three methods for treating hair loss (hair transplant, hair replacement, and hair regeneration), hair loss products generally fall under hair regeneration. That is, they aim to regenerate hair growth from within your body, rather than transplanting hair (done through medical operations) or replacing hair (the wearing of a toupee or wig).

For this reason, hair loss treatment products mainly come in the form of creams or shampoos that are applied to the scalp. This method has so far proven to be the best way of treating the most common cause of male pattern baldness, where hormones interact negatively to cause hair loss (for more information see dht hair loss).

However, before trying any anti-balding products, it would be wise to see a doctor, or at least perform self-diagnosis, to determine the exact cause of the hair loss. If the hair loss is patchy and temporary, rather than from an obvious biological cause, you could probably treat it without the use of products, such as changes in diet and reduction of stress or anxiety. If preventative treatments, such as diet changes or lowered stress levels haven’t worked, or your symptoms are typical of male pattern baldness, you should definately consider the use of a hair loss product.

Unfortunately, no product can guarantee renewed hair growth. However, two products that have had some proven success in regenerating hair growth are provillus and scalp med.

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DHT Hair Loss

October 19th, 2009 by Lawrence

DHT hair loss is caused by the DHT (dihydrotestosterone) hijacking receptor cells and sends an incorrect message to cells in the hair follicles that would otherwise initiate hair growth. This is a complex problem, and there are many products that claim to nullify DHT hair loss.

The presence of DHT is necessary in men to counter the effects of the predominantly female hormone, estrogen. In fact, dihydrotestosterone is three times more potent than regular testosterone, and is essential in male growth characteristics that differentiate the male body from the female body, such as larger muscles, deeper voices, increased sex drive, and more hair growth on the body and face.

Unfortunately, in some males, when DHT interacts with hair follicles it can cause hair loss. DHT hair loss is actually the main perpetrator of baldness in men, and can even cause hair loss for some women. For this reason most hair loss treatments are targeted towards reducing, or negating, DHT interaction with hair follicles, through shampoos and creams.

For more information on treating dht hair loss, see hair loss product

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Larry David on What’s Bad for the Bald Community

June 3rd, 2009 by Lawrence

Larry David, from Curb Your Enthusiasm, thinks it’s very bad that a sex offender is tarring the bald community.

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George Costanza Suffers From Hair Loss

June 3rd, 2009 by Lawrence

Good ‘ole George Costanza, from the sitcom Seinfeld, is a famous character who suffers from hair loss and often bemoans this fact. Here is a clip of him having a free ride at work because everyone thinks he is handicapped. (A bald man has to do what he can to get ahead in the world).

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Healthy Hair as a Symbol of Strength and Beauty

June 3rd, 2009 by Lawrence

Throughout history, long, flowing hair has been a symbol of strength. This was true for many cultures, including the Scottish, the Norse, the Ancient Greeks, the Celts, the Mayans, and many others. Many major civilizations of Western Europe, Southern Europe, Africa, North America and South America have prized long hair as symbols of wealth, strength and beauty.

Of course, there is the famous bible story of Samson – an invincible warrior whose secret was his mane of lush blond hair. A woman got him drunk and he spilled his secret, so she cut his hair and he was easily captured.

Today, long hair is associated with cultural movements rather than whole cultures or civilizations as in the past. For example in both the hippie and goth movements, long hair is a key feature.

These days, in general society, the length of a mans hair is not so important. Yet balding people still have feelings of inadequacy. They feel baldness is unattractive, yet many studies have shown that these feelings are unfounded, or are at least exaggerated – the feelings of inadequacy within the person who is bald, is far more burdensome than any weakened perception of them by others.

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