Tips to Help Prevent Balding from Being in Your Future

November 29th, 2009 · Tips

A great article I read today about helping you reduce the chances of hair loss in your future. Some of these tips were lifestyle changes and others were things you can do or change that will improve your hair right now.

I’ll summarize them here but you can visit the full article via the link at the bottom of this post.

Hydrotherapy – Helps keep the hair follicles open and free of clogging. This is the process of using hot and cold water via a cloth on the hair and scalp.

Healthy Foods – Few will argue that eating the right foods in your diet will improve your over all heath and hair health. The article suggests foods that are Biotin rich to help your hair.

Shampoo & Conditioner – Use products that are tender and light to the hair without harsh ingredients. If you a really afraid of potentially losing your hair at some point in life you could use a shampoo specifically for hair loss. It won’t have any ill effects if used even before you have hair loss troubles, you can check out our best hair loss shampoo here.

Supplements – Of course supplementing your body with nutrients that it may not get entirely from your diet is a good idea. The author suggest iron, zine and protein are key to maintain healthy hair.

Massage Therapy – This is specific to the scalp. Using essential oils and massaging the scalp helps improve circulation and keeps the follicles open.

Other points mentioned are stopping smoking if you do now, also reducing alcohol intake. You can read the full article here.

Are you losing your Hair? The signs to watch for.

November 28th, 2009 · Tips

An interesting article I read today about how to tell if you’re losing your hair. I read in a lot of hair loss forums and blogs that people are scared their losing their hair but when those who have gone through it before ask if they know the signs the answer is usually no.

This article laid them out nice and easy to understand. I’m going to recap them quickly:

Sign #1 – You usually will notice your scalp having a reaction to DHT because your hair become lighter and usually brittle. There can be some spots that are more oily then others. This is the first point you could consider getting a DHT blocking shampoo to reduce the reaction of DHT on your scalp.

Sign #2 -  Thinning and lip hair is usually what comes next according to the author over at MedicalConditionsExplained.com.

Sign #3 – Receding hair line, I think we all are familiar with this although it doesn’t always mean you’re losing your hair. I myself have a receding hair line but I’ve had it since I was probably 20 and it isn’t really progressing much worse then it has been. The article suggests comparing it to an older picture.

Sign #4 – You’ll likely begin to notice more hair in your brush at this point as well as some hair on your towel you used to dry off your hair after you shower.

This is the point where you have the chance to really do something about the problem. Avoiding the signs can mean that a hair loss treatment regiment may not be able to do anything for you. Catching it early is key.

Here’s the original source I read.

Lifestyle Changes and Tips to Prevent Hair Loss

November 27th, 2009 · Tips

While it’s not as easy as Step 1, Step 2 and Step 3 according to an article I read today it is possible to make some lifestyle changes and choices which can reduce your chances of experiencing premature hair loss and male pattern balding.

There of course has been proof shown that there are “Hair loss genes” but still there are things you can do in your every day life, as a women or a man, to reduce or prolong your chances of experiencing hair loss.

I’ll quickly re-cap what that article said today and provide you a link below to read it for yourself.

#1 Avoid Stress: This can cause issues with hair loss, usually not premanent but smaller alopecia’s that come and go with extreme periods of illness or stress in your life.

#2 Food you Eat: Low iron or protein in your diet can result in some hair loss.

#3 Horomone Imbalance: More so for women, but can be an issue with men as well. Things such as pregnancy and going on or off birth control can be a cause of temporary hair loss for women.

#4 Poor hair care: This is one I hadn’t thought of, but the author suggests that using poor quality or harsh hair brushes as well as hair dryers can do permanent damage to your hair. If this is true then of course the opposite must also be true that if you get in the habit of using the best hair loss shampoo each day you should be able to prolong and reduce your chances of having thinning hair in the near future.

The original article was over at HealthKicker.com you can read it here.