How to Prevent Hair Loss
A number of different things may be responsible for hairless in both male and female persons other than simply having bald parents and grandparents. Heredity may play a big role in baldness but other things such as failing to eat properly, using too many chemicals on your hair and taking the wrong medication can easily lead to progression of your hair loss along with other natural causes such as age, metabolism and genetics. These are a just a few of the things you could do to slow down or totally eliminate hair loss.
Take Care of Your Hair:
It sounds obvious enough but taking care of your hair properly is the first thing that you can do to slow down or prevent the thinning and balding process. You should ensure that your hair is washed on a regular basis in warm water and you should use a deep conditioner too. Gentle baby shampoos should be the first choice for washing hair. This is because harsh chemicals should be avoided on your hair and these chemicals can be found in dyes, perms, relaxers, straightening agents and a number of other hair care products. You should try and stay away from the blow dryer as much as possible and when you have to use it make sure its on the lowest heat setting. Refrain from pulling you hair back in tight buns, pony tails or cornrows. Severe pulling and stretching of the hair may easily lead to the damaging of hair follicles and the restriction of future hair growth.
Eat A Well Balanced Diet:
Poor nutrition may substantially affect the capacity of your body to grow new hair. Bad nutrition due to illness, crash diets, bulimia and anorexia nervosa are all major reasons for hair loss in men and women. In order to maintain great hair growth you such make sure that you have some of these vitamins and minerals as part of your daily diet.
Vitamin A – It is found in Fish liver oil, meat, milk, cheese, eggs, spinach, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, apricots and peaches. It is responsible for the production of healthy sebum in the scalp and can promote hair growth too.
Vitamin C – It is found in citrus fruits, strawberries, kiwi, cantaloupe, pineapple, tomatoes, green peppers, potatoes and dark green vegetables. It is responsible for the maintenance of skin & hair health.
Vitamin E –It is found in cold-pressed vegetable oils, wheat germ oil, soybeans, raw seeds and nuts, dried beans, and leafy green vegetables. It is also antioxidant which ensures scalp circulation and by so doing increases blood flow to the follicles and fosters their ability to grow thicker and healthier strands of hair.
Biotin – This isn’t a vitamin but mineral that can be found in brewer’s yeast, whole grains, egg yolks, liver, rice and milk. It is responsible for some production of keratin which in turn aids to stop graying as well as hair loss.
Inositol – This mineral helps to keep hair follicles healthy at the cellular level. It may also be found in brewer’s yeast, whole grains, liver as well as citrus fruits.
Niacin (Vitamin B3) – This vitamin is usually found in brewer’s yeast, wheat germ, fish, chicken, turkey and meat. It promotes scalp circulation and a number of other things as we;
Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) – This vitamin is also responsible for the reduction and elimination of graying and hair loss and can be found in whole grain cereals, brewer’s yeast, organ meats and egg yolks.
Vitamin B6 – This vitamin is known to be efficient in hair loss prevention and the maintenance of levels of melanin to prevent graying. It can be found quite commonly in brewer’s yeast, liver, whole grain cereals, vegetables, organ meats and egg yolk.
Vitamin B12 – This vitamin helps prevent hair loss and is found commonly in chicken, fish, eggs and milk.
Take Care of Your Health:
Chronic illnesses such as diabetes, liver, kidney disease, lupus, high fevers and infections may contribute to hair loss just as well as stress. One of the best ways of preventing hair loss during ill health is to try and visit your doctor as regularly as you can in order to discuss your symptoms.
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