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Treatment
Hair
Loss at a very tender age has become a common disorder these
days. Hair loss can be because of number of problems but the
main cause according to scientists is a progressive condition
known as androgenetic alopecia or common hereditary hair loss.Usually
we lose about 100 hair per day, after a few months, a new
hair grows out of the same follicle. But because of this condition
hair growth becomes absolutely nil resulting in baldness.
Other causes of hair loss are stress, skin disorders or serious
disease, childbirth, shock, excessive drug intake, wrong eating
habits, subjecting your hair to chemical treatments etc. Wrong
eating habits and inadequate nutrition in your diet also causes
loss of hair.
Treatment:
Until
recently, there have been no effective treatments for hair
loss. However, medicines and surgery to slow hair loss and
replace lost hair are now available. There are also two main
types of surgery for hair loss - transplantation and scalp
reduction.
In
order to have beautiful and thick hair growth you need to
have adequate essential nutrients in the daily diet. Hair
is made of protein and therefore adequate protein is necessary
for healthy hair. You diet should be rich with proteins and
minerals. You require a daily intake of 100 grams of protein
which you can take either through protein supplements or by
milk, buttermilk, yogurt, soyabean, eggs, cheese, meat and
fish. A lack of vitamin A, vitamin B, B6, B12, folic acid,
biotin, iron, copper and iodine may cause hair loss and premature
greying. Lack of inositol is also a cause for loss of hair.
Inositol is available in foods such as yeast, liver and molasses.
Thus if your diet is rich in iodine, protein, vitamin, iron
and inositol, then you can have long lustrous locks. Eat lots
of green vegetable and fruits supplemented with foods such
as milk, vegetable oils, honey, wheat germ, yeast, eggs and
liver.
Remedies:
These are a few helpful tips to help regenerate hair follicles,
but they do not cure any underlying conditions, or stress-related
hair loss.
Take dietary supplements such as Vitamin B6, protien &
Silica. Supplements are useful when you can't get enough from
natural food sources.
Get enough sleep and have a balanced and healthy diet.
Regularly massage your scalp after a hair wash. It will activate
the sebaceous glands and there will be effective circulation
of blood in the affected area, making the hair grow healthy.
Apply coconut milk all over the scalp and massaging it into
the hair. It will nourish the hair and promote hair growth.
The coconut milk can be prepared by grinding the coconut malai
and squeezing the residue.
Application of the juice of green coriander leaves on the
head is also considered beneficial for hair growth.
Massage your scalp with Amla oil, prepared by boiling dry
pieces of amla in coconut oil.
Rinse your hair with a mix of apple cider vinegar and sage
tea this helps hair grow.
Try drinking this - blend bananas with honey, yoghurt &
low-fat milk.
As
far as possible lead a stress free life.
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