The nutrients needed for healthy hair are the same as those needed for good skin, nails, bones and connective tissue. This is a diet high in key plant nutrients, vitamins and minerals, fibre, protein and beneficial fats, and low in … Continue reading
Around one in 50 people have psoriasis, where the skin grows more quickly than usual. Red patches and silvery-white scales grow on the elbows, knees, lower back and scalp. It is believed to be linked to abnormal immune reaction or … Continue reading
Natural alternatives Para-aminobenzoic acid PABA, or para-aminobenzoic acid, is one of the nutrients the body uses to make the anti-stress B vitamins, especially vitamin B5, which has, in turn, been linked with slowing down the rate of both greying and … Continue reading
Fifty per cent of the population is grey by 50. More women are going grey because of pernicious anemia often linked to dieting, hormone treatments often linked to the pill, and stressful lives. Hair also gets coarser and dry. Hair … Continue reading
A lack of essential fatty acids and vitamin A.
A combination of flaking skin cells caused by a yeast called pitrosporum ovale and over activity by the sebacious glands. Tends to die out as you get older. It can often be stress-related. Dandruff may be a symptom of Vitamin … Continue reading
Probably caused by a lack of nutrients such as zinc, vitamin c and iron.
Micrograft hair transplants using a laser are usually performed on the front and temples to give more coverage but needs to be done by an expert. Useful web sites: www.stophairlossnow.co.uk www.hairtransplantnetwork.com www.hairtransplantmedical.com www.hairscientists.org
Drug treatments These are mainly used for genetic hair loss caused by hormones and are applied topically. A prescription lotion – minoxidile marketed as Regaine – helps in 60% of female cases to stop further loss but very few report … Continue reading
In clinical trials hair-loss patients taking 18,000 international units of vitamin A in the form of retinol, along with 70mg of L-cysteine and 700mg of gelatin, were thought to suffer less hair loss.The B vitamins are important for healthy hair … Continue reading
Recent clinical trials proved the effectiveness of a non-drug, DHT-inhibiting treatment for androgenic baldness (hereditary male pattern baldness). The formula contained saw palmetto berry, plant sterols and other botanicals and was shown to be a viable natural alternative to prescription … Continue reading
Genetic hair loss or increased loss (chronic telogen effluvium) can happen to both sexes but the incidence increases in women prior to menopause. Men loose hair from their temples and crown and this is known as male pattern baldness, while … Continue reading
Healthy hair is as much about diet and environment as heriditary factors. Hair condition can deteriorate, for example, as a result of of iron deficiency. Iron absorption is also assisted by vitamin C and the amino acid lysine, which is … Continue reading
