We all experience hair fall, not only sometimes, but every day. Nothing can be further from the truth. However, normal hair fall can be disturbing particularly to those that were misled to thinking such or perhaps simply lack the knowledge about hair and its growth. The truth is, losing 50 to 100 hair strands per [...]
Surgical hair replacement involves the extraction and transplantation of bald-resistant hair follicles from the donor area to the recipient area. But the procedure is not as one-dimensional as that sounds. There are certain areas and aspects that require full understanding by the patients or prospective patients. Hair transplantation has always been an invasive technique, albeit instantaneous [...]
Next to the bone marrow, hair is the fastest-growing tissue in the body. But then again, it remains to have no known survival purpose for people so it basically contributes nothing in the functioning of the body. Because of its lack of physiological importance, the hair is the last part to receive nutrition, and in [...]
Knowing the real cause of the problem is a crucial first step before using any hair loss treatment. A hair loss specialist will be able to diagnose the condition properly. However, when it comes to picking treatments, his/her knowledge may only be limited to finasteride, minoxidil, and non-surgical and surgical hair restoration. Each of which has its individual advantages and disadvantages.
There are less popular treatments such as laser therapy and herbal medicine that may actually work. The best thing about these treatments is that for the most part, they don’t give off awful side effects like conventional treatments mostly do.
The hair may be a non-essential structure, but its condition can either boost or diminish one’s ego — which is of course, important. This explains thinning hair and/or hair loss can be very depressing.
As you may have known already, emotional stress, medications, and a poor diet can trigger hair loss. One of the connections? Vitamin deficiency. The next question is, ‘What are these specific vitamins?’
Together with vitamin B12, vitamin B6 and biotin are essential in the production of haemoglobin which carries oxygen to all parts of the body, including the hair. A deficiency of vitamin B6 can lead to anaemia which in turn could result in thinning hair and/or hair loss.
Like saw palmetto or nettle root hair treatment, pygeum is also believed to possess the ability of playing similar roles to synthetic DHT blockers. It is said to inhibit the enzyme 5-alpha reductase, which converts testosterone to the hair loss-causing hormone, DHT. Notwithstanding the lack of concrete scientific backing of any positive effect on pattern baldness, pygeum bark has been used in natural hair treatment that come in forms of pills and capsules.
Pygeum tincture, on the other hand, can be applied topically. While available over the counter, one must still consult a doctor about its dosage and application as there is no standard dosage for thetreatment of hair loss. But the common recommended dosage of either capsules or liquid extracts made from powdered pygeum bark is 50 to 200 mg. It can be consumed at one time in a day or dividedly at different times throughout the day.
Jerusalem artichoke is one of those herbal medicines that are less known as a hair treatment. But while underrated, this vitamin- and mineral-rich plant can actually potentially improve a withering hair due to hair loss.
A common plant found in the U.S., the jerusalem artichoke was traditionally used as food. It gained popularity in Europe and since then has been used to serve several therapeutic purposes — one of these is for the improvement of the hair quality and prevent hair loss.
Jerusalem artichoke is good hair treatment because it is an excellent source of iron which assists in the production of healthy red blood cells and transportation of oxygen to all parts of the body. This plant is so rich in iron, it can supply 28% of the 18 mg of iron that your body requires in just one cup of serving.
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