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Helping Treat Hair Loss in Men and in Women

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Every hair growth cycle involves some amount of hair loss daily. We tend to lose hair every 2 or 3 months. People start to notice their hair thinning when the usual loss is beyond the expected limits. These include: Involves rapid loss of hair and affects both men and women. The cause is usually some immunity disorder where the white cells attack the hair follicles. Alopecia Totalis is another condition where there is total loss of hair on the scalp. When the whole body loses hair, it is called Alopecia Universalis. Provillus for women is one of the most popular all-natural hair re-growth products available today because it comes with no side effects, is quite affordable, and is made with 100 percent natural ingredients that promote proper health and a positive attitude.

Hair Loss

Genetic reasons: This causes 25% men to be affected by male pattern baldness by age 30. Over and above the reason being genetic, it could also be due to testosterone the male hormone. Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is produced with the conversion of testosterone which either hampers or stops growth and produces weak and short hair. Male pattern baldness is absent with men devoid of testosterone.

Skin diseases - Skin diseases can affect the scalp and cause hair loss. The particular skin conditions which cause hair loss include: dandruff or seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis, scalp fungus such as ringworm and tinea captis.

Sudden illness or fever: big chunks of hair sometimes fall out after an illness or fever. This is generally a temporary condition however.

Childbirth, menopause, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and aging could also be the other reasons for hair loss. Over and above these main reasons, there are other reasons too.

Hair loss can be treated when you can stop hair fall and promote re-growth. Some ways you could have natural hair loss treatments include:

1. Have plenty of vitamins A, B, C and E. These promote new hair growth. You might ask how these vitamins are going to help. They provide sebum as well as improve blood circulation to the scalp by more oxygen absorption and collagen.

2. Scalp care - Massage your scalp with herbal oils such as olive oil, jojoba oil, amla oil. In conditions of alopecia areata, several oils are proven to be beneficial.

3. Avoiding scalp abuse: Chemical shampoos and blow drying must be avoided. Chemical treatments like coloring as well as straightening damage hair and scalp. Even washing your hair daily with hot water will cause it to get stripped of natural oils and make it dry and brittle.

4. Going the herbalk way: Try using powders of amla, shikakai, henna and ritha as shampoo and conditioner. Amla powder is a powerful natural anti-oxidant that prevents graying and hair loss and is the richest known source of vitamin C in natural form. If you want a hair cleanser which cleanses without depriving your hair of its natural oils, go for Shikakai, also known as the Fruit for hair. After this use henna as a natural conditioner.

5. Bring lifestyle changes: Reduce stress, an important factor in hair loss. Do this by doing exercises and meditation. Say No to Smoking: Did you know that nicotine from smoking narrows the blood vessels which supply blood to the scalp? To avoid damage to the scalp avoid UV rays from sun exposure.

Acai Berry- A Boost To Health

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

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Acai berry is one of the various food items that boost the health of the person. It is a low energy food and at the very same time is high in energy content. It contains many different forms of vitamins and various minerals.

Low iron in the human body is known to cause anemia, ulcers in the gastro-intestinal tract and may also lead to the trouble of chronic bleeding. It helps in preventing all these by providing adequate amounts of the iron in the body.

Acai berry has also been proven to help in maintaining the proper homeostasis in the body with the help of the optimum amount of potassium that it contains. Acai berry is also very rich in various amino acids. The amino acids are known to be the monomers that form the proteins. Acai berry thus helps in maintaining a proper health of the body.