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Hair
Loss Solutions at Home
By: Jim DeSantis
Let's be honest.
This whole idea of having a full head of hair, that somehow bald is bad, is
fueled largely by vanity. There are simple, low-cost, dietary solutions to
attack hair loss, but, you do know that it's a good idea to consult a healthcare
professional before you make any drastic changes in your diet, right? You do not
want to create or exacerbate health problems just for the sake of a full head of
hair.
Let me begin with 3 cases examining cases that focus on attitudes about hair
loss.
A friend of mine has spent $25,000.00 and many months having hair plugs inserted
into his forehead area. I do not want to seem unkind, but, at first it looked
like a forest missing some trees. Eventually, they made it fuller and fuller,
but, to me, it still looks fake. I do not tell him that, of course.
I have another friend who is bald as a cue ball. He has a full wig. It looks
pretty good on him actually. Without it he looks like Howie Mandel (Deal or No
deal?). He has a little bit of real hair so he has to shave his head so the wig
fits properly. It's made of human hair and cost him about $500.00.
I have a cousin who is thinning too. Jimmy is a real character. He says he
doesn't have friends, he has aquaintances because friends are too much work! His
answer to his thinning hair? Jimmy says" Who am I going to impress? I'm
married!".
That's three ways of attacking the problem from the expensive to the comical.
Well, here are some simple and cost effective alternatives to try before you go
the money route taken by my first two friends. I'll deal with cousin Jimmy in a
minute.
There a number of different specific hair vitamins and minerals that can play a
major role in helping you have a healthy head of hair. If you are not getting
sufficient hair vitamins, the deficiencies can lead to thinning hair or even
total baldness in the most severe cases. The fact is that the state of your hair
could be reflecting the overall condition of your body. Extra hair vitamins are
likely to be needed if you are generally unwell or are undernourished. Your hair
will show damage and may even stop growing.
Some of the most important hair vitamins that you may need to have healthy hair
include B6, biotin, inositol and folic acid. A good balanced diet is the
absolute best way to protect the health of your hair. Failing that, the second
best way to ensure that you get enough of these essential hair vitamins is to
take vitamin supplements. It is not just hair vitamins that are necessary for
healthy hair. There are a number of minerals that are essential as well,
including magnesium, sulphur, silica and zinc.
The most essential hair vitamin is Vitamin A and the best form of this is
beta-carotene. This is because Vitamin A can be toxic if consumed in large
quantities. Beta-carotene has no such problems and is converted easily by your
body into vitamin A to promote healthy hair. Of course, vitamin A is not just a
hair vitamin, it is also needed for a number of other functions including normal
growth of bones, skin, nails and the protective sheath surrounding nerve fibres.
Protein is another essential hair vitamin. This is because hair itself is
essentially protein. The amount of this hair vitamin that you consume in your
diet can affect the hair directly. If a lot of protein is included in your diet
then this hair vitamin will lead to improved hair growth and a far fuller head
of hair. However, a person who has a diet that is lacking in this hair vitamin
will suffer from thinning hair and slow hair growth.
There are many ways to get protein. Meat and eggs are good sources. You can also
purchase protein supplements. Always be watchful of what you add to your body
however. You do not want the cure to be worse than the disease!
Of course, it is not just hair vitamins and minerals that are needed to ensure
that a person has healthy, strong hair. There are a number of researchers who
have found that there are direct links between the overall health of a person
and the condition of their hair.
If a person is under a lot of stress or suffers from a lack of sleep then their
hair is also likely to suffer and it is likely that their diet will not provide
enough hair vitamins to counter these effects. Smoking is also a factor as it
restricts blood flow to hair follicles and causes hair to die and fall out.
Vitamin and mineral supplements for hair health just might be the solution to
your weak and damaged hair. They are a relatively cheap alternative worth trying
before you have that forest planted on your head.
As for my cousin Jimmy, I wonder if he will still be cracking jokes when most of
his hair falls out?
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