Throughout history, from ancient civilization to the 21st century our hair is considered our greatest asset. It can affect our self-esteem, our moods, our social life and our outlook on life...
Whether we're born in Asia, Africa, Australia or Europe, there are, initially, approximately 100,000 hairs on our head except for redheads who have 120,000 hairs. Each grows independently of the others, in three stages: 90 %in the 'growth' stage, lasting as long as four-to-five years; 10 % in the 'resting' stage, lasting several months--until the hair falls out because of new growth underneath-and the 'new' stage, when increased cellular activity in the hair follicles produces new hairs.
Normally, we lose about 50 to 100 hairs each day. Abnormal hair loss can result from common problems involving both hormone levels and mineral uptake; from metabolic disorders or problems in the scalp and hair shafts, as well as from psychological imbalances.
Here are 20 postmodern hair loss tips for the finest head of healthy hair you're genetically capable of growing:
1.Avoid overconsumption of salt in your diet (most vegetables have their own natural sodium) and sugar; skip them entirely, if possible.
2.Same with alcohol and tobacco, also contributing causes of hair loss and dandruff.
3.Avoid excessive shampooing--once daily is usually sufficient, using a mild, unmedicated, non-alkaline shampoo (organic ingredients, whenever possible). All bathing or showering strips from your skin the oil which traps water and keeps your skin moist, so avoid harsh soaps, especially those containing deodorant. Also avoid astringents, unless you have oily skin, in which case you can wash/shampoo more often. Those with 'dry' hair may follow shampoos with acid rinses or with oil-based conditioners (again, using organic ingredients whenever possible).
4.Try headstands--or any position lowering your head below your body--several times daily (15 minutes each time).
5.Massage your scalp by hand, or with an electric vibrator.
6.Avoid excessive mental labor, as well as mental stress, both of which reduce scalp circulation by constricting blood vessels. Meditation and mental visualization and relaxation techniques are helpful.
7.Because minerals are even more important to healthy hair than proteins, include both in your diet. Nutritional deficiencies can cause hair loss, as well as premature graying. In some cases, a copper deficiency may cause premature graying.
8.Just as moderate exercise increases bone density and can improve hearing, it also improves blood circulation in your scalp.
9.Periodic, scientific juice-fasting removes toxic chemicals built up in your body, especially from chemically-grown foods, the air, the water and drugs used, thus producing healthier hair and preventing premature graying and aging.
10.An ounce (each) of sage and rosemary, left for 24 hours in a pint of good water, provides a tonic for treating dandruff.
11.Apple-cider vinegar, applied as a rinse, is another folk remedy for dandruff: heat only slightly, pour on, and let it 'set' for an hour on a towel-draped head, before shampooing.
12.Vitamin E, rubbed on the scalp, is also an effective remedy against dandruff.
13.Rinse immediately after swimming in chlorine- or otherwise-polluted water.
14.Avoid prolonged exposure to harsh, direct sunlight. Ultraviolet rays do the most damage, so avoid the hours they're most intense--10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (11 a.m. to 3 p.m. during Daylight Savings). Even in the shade, ultraviolet intensity can be 50% of that in bright sunlight, while sandy beaches can actually intensify UV exposure by 25% (100% in snow). Same on hazy or cloudy days, when 70-to-80% of UV rays reach the ground. Most skin cancers, for example, are related to the total amount of sunlight absorbed, so do meter yourself.
15.A correlation has been drawn between excess stress and hair loss, even among modern teenagers, so do try to reduce stressors in your life, as much as possible. Using your wisdom in finding ways to manage stress is fundamental to achieving better hair and skin vitality, not to mention the other physiological, psychological and spiritual payoffs. This is one of the best hair loss tips.
16.Do avoid the hottest settings of hair-curlers, curling irons and hair-dryers to prevent hair damage, as well as avoid skin burning.
17.Don't assume that ingesting more protein will stop or prevent hair loss. The U.S. has, by one estimate, 50 times more baldness than low-protein-diet nations such as China, India, Japan and Mexico.
18.Instead, focus on appropriate exercise and on good (organic, whenever possible), balanced nutrition, including whole grains, nuts and seeds; fresh, raw fruits and vegetables (especially silicon-rich kelp, onions, nettle, comfrey and alfalfa); raw (unfertile, whenever possible) egg yolks once or twice a week, and if you still use milk, goat's rather than cow's, usually in the soured form-kefir, yogurt, etc.
19.Also, try to be accepting of what Life has dealt you, genetically, understanding that even though all of the above can help with hair problems--especially those caused by nutritional deficiencies--all but 2% of male-pattern baldness, for instance, results from an overproduction of sex hormones which thickens the galea--the top sheet of scalp tissue--thus constricting the ability of blood capillaries to feed hair roots.
20.Finally, bear this in mind to "Always avoid the two conditions leading to illness--unwholesome diet and behavior--by means of mindfulness. Avoid harmful actions of the body, speech and mind, and devote yourself to what is right. Neither torment your senses of taste and so forth, nor overindulge in sensual pleasures."
The above mentioned are top hair loss tips to stop or prevent hair loss from further happening. We hope that we have given you enough information to help you against your battle with this growing condition.
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Thursday, April 4, 2013
Skin and Scalp Conditions that Induce Hair Loss Problems
Skin and scalp diseases are one of the many causes of hair thinning and hair loss problems in both men and women. In fact, too much shedding, excessive oiliness, irregular scabbing, and swelling may hinder the healthy hair growth. With that, treatment of these conditions is essential to sustain the beauty and good health of the hair.
The following is a list of problematic scalp conditions that are in one way or another accountable for triggering hair loss:
* Boil - is a skin infection due to staphylococci bacteria that enters the skin through the hair follicles. Technically, boil is known as furuncle, a painful nodule formed in the skin by restricted inflammation of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue. However, when the infection caused by the bacteria spreads to the nearby follicles, it is called a carbuncle, which causes pain, inflammation, and hair loss.
* Dissecting Cellulitis - is an unusual chronic scalp condition that causes progressive scarring and degeneration of the scalp skin and hair follicles. It is usually associated with the thickening of the scalp in large areas with pockets of pus trapped under the skin. When not properly treated, dissecting cellulitis may lead to large areas of balding which have a greater potential to cause permanent hair loss problems.
Worried about hair loss? Worry no more Leimo is an Australian-based company that has produced a line of treatments to prevent further hair loss/thinning and restore hair without any side effects. Read more on LEIMO
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The following is a list of problematic scalp conditions that are in one way or another accountable for triggering hair loss:
* Boil - is a skin infection due to staphylococci bacteria that enters the skin through the hair follicles. Technically, boil is known as furuncle, a painful nodule formed in the skin by restricted inflammation of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue. However, when the infection caused by the bacteria spreads to the nearby follicles, it is called a carbuncle, which causes pain, inflammation, and hair loss.
* Dissecting Cellulitis - is an unusual chronic scalp condition that causes progressive scarring and degeneration of the scalp skin and hair follicles. It is usually associated with the thickening of the scalp in large areas with pockets of pus trapped under the skin. When not properly treated, dissecting cellulitis may lead to large areas of balding which have a greater potential to cause permanent hair loss problems.
Worried about hair loss? Worry no more Leimo is an Australian-based company that has produced a line of treatments to prevent further hair loss/thinning and restore hair without any side effects. Read more on LEIMO
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A Brief Look at Early Surgical Hair Loss Treatment Techniques
It was a welcome relief when scientists finally unlocked the hair loss mystery. It led to the development of more appropriate, systematic, and effective methods of fighting the course of hair loss. Desperate attempts to restore lost hair due to alopecia from the ancient civilizations until the turn of the 19th century had little to no help at all.
One of the oldest and rational approaches to hair loss is surgical hair loss treatment; and the first recorded initiative to bring hair restoration to a different level was in 1822 in Wurzburg, Germany. Dr. J. Dieffenbach investigated the idea of using hair, feathers, and skin in animals for auto-transplantation.
However, it was not until a hundred years later when Dr. Dieffenbach’s concept of hair transplantation was actually materialized. In 1939, Japanese dermatologist Dr. Okuda experimented on using small grafts to fix cosmetic problems concerning the scalp hair, eyebrows, and mustache. Using a strip containing permanent hair-bearing follicles, Dr. Okuda restored the affected area but noticed bad aesthetic results. The procedure left scars on the donor areas and thus noted that slightly smaller punches produce better aesthetic results.
From the success of his concept came the following surgical techniques which to some extent, however, were more adverse than therapeutic.
Worried about hair loss? Worry no more Leimo is an Australian-based company that has produced a line of treatments to prevent further hair loss/thinning and restore hair without any side effects. Read more on LEIMO
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Leimo Personal Hair Laser Starter Kit, Your Complete Regimen against Hair Loss
You can defy the natural course of hair loss without the risks and side effects - and yes, in the comforts of your own home. There is a complete hair regrowth system that combines nature and technology: the Leimo Personal Hair Laser Starter Kit.
Dedicated to assisting hair loss sufferers achieve safe and effective hair restoration, Leimo presents the Personal Hair Laser Starter Kit, a synergistic collection of Leimo hair care essentials and a cordless handheld medical laser comb device. The five (5) Leimo topical essentials contain naturally-derived ingredients to remove the main cause of hair loss while the Leimo Personal Hair Laser is a laser comb device that restores hair.
Leimo Bio Cleansing Shampoo
The Leimo Bio Cleansing Shampoo is formulated with a powerful BioGrowth System that utilises Nettle extracts to remove hair loss–causing impurities such as excess sebum and residues from chemical treatments.
Leimo Thickening Conditioner
One of the drastic effects of hair loss is a thin, dry, and limp hair. But you can moisturise, strengthen, and thicken lifeless hair through the Leimo Thickening Conditioner as it contains a rich blend of Saw Palmetto, Grape seed, and Rosemary essences which are all known for their thickening and strengthening benefits to the hair.
Worried about hair loss? Worry no more Leimo is an Australian-based company that has produced a line of treatments to prevent further hair loss/thinning and restore hair without any side effects. Read more on LEIMO
Read more on Leimo Personal Hair Laser Starter Kit, Your Complete Regimen against Hair Loss
Dedicated to assisting hair loss sufferers achieve safe and effective hair restoration, Leimo presents the Personal Hair Laser Starter Kit, a synergistic collection of Leimo hair care essentials and a cordless handheld medical laser comb device. The five (5) Leimo topical essentials contain naturally-derived ingredients to remove the main cause of hair loss while the Leimo Personal Hair Laser is a laser comb device that restores hair.
Leimo Bio Cleansing Shampoo
The Leimo Bio Cleansing Shampoo is formulated with a powerful BioGrowth System that utilises Nettle extracts to remove hair loss–causing impurities such as excess sebum and residues from chemical treatments.
Leimo Thickening Conditioner
One of the drastic effects of hair loss is a thin, dry, and limp hair. But you can moisturise, strengthen, and thicken lifeless hair through the Leimo Thickening Conditioner as it contains a rich blend of Saw Palmetto, Grape seed, and Rosemary essences which are all known for their thickening and strengthening benefits to the hair.
Worried about hair loss? Worry no more Leimo is an Australian-based company that has produced a line of treatments to prevent further hair loss/thinning and restore hair without any side effects. Read more on LEIMO
Read more on Leimo Personal Hair Laser Starter Kit, Your Complete Regimen against Hair Loss
Hair Restoration On Matters of Discomfort and Anaesthetics
As a person who wants to correct a cosmetic flaw surgically, you are sure to concern yourself about the possible pain involved during and after the surgery. ‘Will the surgery be painful?’ That is one of the penultimate questions you can’t miss asking.
When it comes to a cosmetic defect such as hair loss, hair transplantation is the only instant and semi-permanent solution. Hair transplantation is not really considered a major procedure but it isn’t totally painless.
Pain Is Relative
Each of us has a different level of tolerance to physical pain. Pain is relative. Those with a high tolerance of pain can easily agree to engage in circumstances that can cause pain as the opposite goes with people with low tolerance.
A cosmetic surgery such as hair transplantation is an optional procedure - a procedure which the patient can choose or not choose to undergo or even consider. It is unlike a medical surgery which is needed to address a serious medical condition.
Worried about hair loss? Worry no more Leimo is an Australian-based company that has produced a line of treatments to prevent further hair loss/thinning and restore hair without any side effects. Read more on LEIMO
Read more on Hair Restoration On Matters of Discomfort and Anaesthetics
When it comes to a cosmetic defect such as hair loss, hair transplantation is the only instant and semi-permanent solution. Hair transplantation is not really considered a major procedure but it isn’t totally painless.
Pain Is Relative
Each of us has a different level of tolerance to physical pain. Pain is relative. Those with a high tolerance of pain can easily agree to engage in circumstances that can cause pain as the opposite goes with people with low tolerance.
A cosmetic surgery such as hair transplantation is an optional procedure - a procedure which the patient can choose or not choose to undergo or even consider. It is unlike a medical surgery which is needed to address a serious medical condition.
Worried about hair loss? Worry no more Leimo is an Australian-based company that has produced a line of treatments to prevent further hair loss/thinning and restore hair without any side effects. Read more on LEIMO
Read more on Hair Restoration On Matters of Discomfort and Anaesthetics
Hair Loss and Stem Cell Research
The theory behind using stem cells to treat hair loss is actually not as complex as it sounds. In the case of hair loss, stem cell therapy is an approach used on dead hair cells. It holds the principle that because dead hair cells have lost the ability to regenerate, new hair cells produced from cultivated stem cells can theoretically replace the dead ones and consequently, obtain the ability to produce healthy hair again.
Inactive Stem Cells
It has been generally assumed that androgenetic alopecia or male/female pattern baldness is triggered by the failure of the stem cells in producing progenitor cells in the scalp to stimulate hair growth. This results from the malnutrition of the follicles due to Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) build-up in genetically DHT-sensitive follicles.
Unlike progenitor cells, stem cells can differentiate into several types of cells (totipotent). Progenitor cells can only morph into certain types of other cells. Cells that have died or been damaged are replaced by progenitor cells.
Experimentation on Mice
The human scalp is said to bear 100,000 hair follicles. Experts have always believed that through stem cell therapy, fully-functioning hair follicles can be cultivated.
The only main concern of researchers is isolating the hair follicle stem cells that could be used for regeneration.
Worried about hair loss? Worry no more Leimo is an Australian-based company that has produced a line of treatments to prevent further hair loss/thinning and restore hair without any side effects. Read more on LEIMO
Read more on Hair Loss and Stem Cell Research
Inactive Stem Cells
It has been generally assumed that androgenetic alopecia or male/female pattern baldness is triggered by the failure of the stem cells in producing progenitor cells in the scalp to stimulate hair growth. This results from the malnutrition of the follicles due to Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) build-up in genetically DHT-sensitive follicles.
Unlike progenitor cells, stem cells can differentiate into several types of cells (totipotent). Progenitor cells can only morph into certain types of other cells. Cells that have died or been damaged are replaced by progenitor cells.
Experimentation on Mice
The human scalp is said to bear 100,000 hair follicles. Experts have always believed that through stem cell therapy, fully-functioning hair follicles can be cultivated.
The only main concern of researchers is isolating the hair follicle stem cells that could be used for regeneration.
Worried about hair loss? Worry no more Leimo is an Australian-based company that has produced a line of treatments to prevent further hair loss/thinning and restore hair without any side effects. Read more on LEIMO
Read more on Hair Loss and Stem Cell Research
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Ethnicity and Gender Matter in Hair Surgeries Too
It is not easy to qualify for a hair restoration surgery. For instance, aside from the degree of hair loss, the surgeon will also have to learn the patient’s personal goals in getting the surgery; goals are actually one of the decisive factors if a surgical hair restoration is really necessary.
Not all patients can be ideal candidates for a surgical hair restoration. In fact, because of certain features that make every individual unique, qualifying a patient could turn out to be a challenge to physicians.
Ethnicity and gender considerations, in particular, are important aspects that require assessment in the development of a restorative plan. These factors decide the characteristics of the patient’s hair. If, for instance, the patient is a South Asian, his/her hair attributes differ greatly from that of a Caucasian patient; hence, the Asian patient’s restorative plan will be different from the Caucasian’s. Additionally, the inherited characteristics will determine whether the shape, size, body, volume, and strength of the hair will pass. All these matters will be addressed carefully by the hair restoration expert in order to have the most appropriate restorative plan.
Generally, the physician will look at the physical features (e.g. body size and shape, skin colour and tone, hair colour and characteristics; biological features (e.g. hormonal patterns, genetic inheritance patterns); and cultural factors (e.g. food choices, clothing choices, hairstyling) - all of which contribute to a unique individual appearance.
Worried about hair loss? Worry no more Leimo is an Australian-based company that has produced a line of treatments to prevent further hair loss/thinning and restore hair without any side effects. Read more on LEIMO
Read more on Ethnicity and Gender Matter in Hair Surgeries Too
Not all patients can be ideal candidates for a surgical hair restoration. In fact, because of certain features that make every individual unique, qualifying a patient could turn out to be a challenge to physicians.
Ethnicity and gender considerations, in particular, are important aspects that require assessment in the development of a restorative plan. These factors decide the characteristics of the patient’s hair. If, for instance, the patient is a South Asian, his/her hair attributes differ greatly from that of a Caucasian patient; hence, the Asian patient’s restorative plan will be different from the Caucasian’s. Additionally, the inherited characteristics will determine whether the shape, size, body, volume, and strength of the hair will pass. All these matters will be addressed carefully by the hair restoration expert in order to have the most appropriate restorative plan.
Generally, the physician will look at the physical features (e.g. body size and shape, skin colour and tone, hair colour and characteristics; biological features (e.g. hormonal patterns, genetic inheritance patterns); and cultural factors (e.g. food choices, clothing choices, hairstyling) - all of which contribute to a unique individual appearance.
Worried about hair loss? Worry no more Leimo is an Australian-based company that has produced a line of treatments to prevent further hair loss/thinning and restore hair without any side effects. Read more on LEIMO
Read more on Ethnicity and Gender Matter in Hair Surgeries Too
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