Vitamin A is important for over-all good health. It's also beneficial to hair follicles, as it keeps the hair root lubricated. Vitamin A is found in red, yellow, and orange vegetables, green leafy vegetables, liver, and eggs.
Be careful with vitamin A. Your body doesn't break this one down like it does the B vitamins. Vitamin A can build up in your body to dangerous levels, so don't take more than you need.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Types of Hair Loss
Alopecia ("al-oh-pee-sha") is hair loss or thinning hair. Androgenetic alopecia accounts for over 90% of the hair loss cases. For women this type of hair loss occurs when there is a thinning of hair over a broad region of the scalp. This type of hair loss is genetic or passed down from either parent. The genetic tendency towards this type of hair loss can be interrupted to avoid certain hair loss.
Traction Alopecia can occur from tight braids, or traumatized follicles and is usually temporary, but can be permanent if the follicles are repeatedly subjected to trauma.
Alopecia Areata is an autoimmune condition in which the body considers the hair follicles as invaders and therefore expels them. Hair is loss in circular clumps. If the hair loss covers the entire scalp then it is called alopecia totalis.
Telogen effluvium is hair loss that results from severe stress. The hair follicle is not damaged so this type is temporary.
Traction Alopecia can occur from tight braids, or traumatized follicles and is usually temporary, but can be permanent if the follicles are repeatedly subjected to trauma.
Alopecia Areata is an autoimmune condition in which the body considers the hair follicles as invaders and therefore expels them. Hair is loss in circular clumps. If the hair loss covers the entire scalp then it is called alopecia totalis.
Telogen effluvium is hair loss that results from severe stress. The hair follicle is not damaged so this type is temporary.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
The Best Vitamins For Your Hair
The best vitamins for hair growth are the B vitamins. These are usually found in whole grains, fresh fruit, brewer's yeast, eggs, fish, turkey, meat, and milk. These vitamins are water-soluble, which means they do not build up in your body.
•Para-aminobenzoic acid may prevent your hair from graying, and can be found in the following foods:
Brewer's yeast
Liver
Molasses
Mushrooms
Spinach
Whole grains
•Inositol is vital for hair growth. There are many foods that contain inositol including, dried beans, calves' liver, cantaloupe, citrus fruits (except lemons), garbanzo beans (chickpeas), lecithin granules, lentils, nuts, oats, pork, rice, veal, and whole grain products beef brains, heart, peanuts, whole wheat, cabbage, cantaloupe, rasins.
•Para-aminobenzoic acid may prevent your hair from graying, and can be found in the following foods:
Brewer's yeast
Liver
Molasses
Mushrooms
Spinach
Whole grains
•Inositol is vital for hair growth. There are many foods that contain inositol including, dried beans, calves' liver, cantaloupe, citrus fruits (except lemons), garbanzo beans (chickpeas), lecithin granules, lentils, nuts, oats, pork, rice, veal, and whole grain products beef brains, heart, peanuts, whole wheat, cabbage, cantaloupe, rasins.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Good Nutrition = Good Hair
A healthy body is the ideal environment for healthy hair to thrive. A well balanced diet and good hydration is the secret of healthy hair. Hair loss can be due to a variety of reasons like hormonal imbalance, poor nutrition, illness or heredity, and most of these can be corrected with food. So, good hair starts with what you eat. Remember the old adage: You are what you eat.
Lack of adequate nutrients in your body will be reflected on your hair. Other symptoms may include proneness to allergies and autoimmune disorders, chronic fatigue, migraine headaches, fibromyalgia, and even diabetes.
Lack of adequate nutrients in your body will be reflected on your hair. Other symptoms may include proneness to allergies and autoimmune disorders, chronic fatigue, migraine headaches, fibromyalgia, and even diabetes.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Hair Food
If your hair is THIN AND FALLING OUT:
Thinning hair or hair loss may be a sign of iron deficiency. Be sure to eat plenty of iron rich foods, such as lean red meat, eggs, legumes, wholegrain cereals, dried fruits and green, leafy vegetables.
Since hair is composed mostly of protein, your hair will most likely respond well to the addition of high protein foods such as meats, eggs, cheese, seeds and nuts. These protein-rich foods can help reinforce the hair follicles and prevent the hair from falling out.
Chicken and turkey have high-quality protein "Without adequate protein or with low-quality protein, one can experience weak brittle hair, Poultry also provides iron with a high degree of bioavailability, meaning your body can easily reap its benefits.
If your hair is DRY AND BRITTLE:
You may want to include more omega-3 fatty acids in your diet. Salmon is loaded with omega-3 fatty acids, this high-quality protein source is also filled with vitamin B-12 and iron. Other good sources are tuna, sardines, mackeral, avocados, nuts, seeds, and olives.
Thinning hair or hair loss may be a sign of iron deficiency. Be sure to eat plenty of iron rich foods, such as lean red meat, eggs, legumes, wholegrain cereals, dried fruits and green, leafy vegetables.
Since hair is composed mostly of protein, your hair will most likely respond well to the addition of high protein foods such as meats, eggs, cheese, seeds and nuts. These protein-rich foods can help reinforce the hair follicles and prevent the hair from falling out.
Chicken and turkey have high-quality protein "Without adequate protein or with low-quality protein, one can experience weak brittle hair, Poultry also provides iron with a high degree of bioavailability, meaning your body can easily reap its benefits.
If your hair is DRY AND BRITTLE:
You may want to include more omega-3 fatty acids in your diet. Salmon is loaded with omega-3 fatty acids, this high-quality protein source is also filled with vitamin B-12 and iron. Other good sources are tuna, sardines, mackeral, avocados, nuts, seeds, and olives.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Vitamins And Minerals For Your Hair
One of the main reasons for slow hair growth is the body's inability to provide the scalp with the nutrients required for proper hair growth. If the follicles receive necessary nutrients, new hair may grow at a faster rate. One of the most efficient ways of providing the follicles with the necessary nutrients is through the bloodstream. This can be achieved through taking various oral vitamin supplements. Some of the minerals necessary for healthy hair include calcium, chromium, copper, iodine, iron, magnesium, manganese, potassium, selenium, silica, sulfur and zinc. We will take a look at each of these supplements and why they are important for beautiful healthy hair.
The difference between vitamins and minerals?
Vitamins and minerals are considered micronutrients which means our bodies need them in smaller amounts such as milligrams or micrograms per day. They help our bodies carry out necessary and important physiological processes.
Vitamins ("vita" = life and "amine" = containing nitrogen) are organic (containing carbon, which is an element found in all living things) compounds (containing atoms of one or more different elements). Vitamins are vulnerable to heat, light, and chemical agents, so cooking, food preparation, processing, and storage must be appropriate to preserve vitamins in food. All vitamins are essential or required by our bodies, whereas only some minerals are essential nutrients.
Vitamins are either water-soluble or fat soluble. Water soluble means water is required for absorption and excesses are excreted in urine.
Water soluble vitamins must be regularly consumed, and replenished within the body. Water soluble vitamins should be consumed or taken at divided times throughout the day. That is one reason it is best to eat a few small meals throughout the day than eat one or two giant meals. Water soluble vitamins are not stored in the body, and therefore they are quickly depleted.
The fat-soluble vitamins require fat for absorption and are stored in fat tissue.
There are 9 different water-soluble vitamins: vitamin C and the eight B vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamins B6 and B12, folate, biotin, and pantothenic acid); and, 4 different fat-soluble vitamins: vitamins A, D, E, and K.
Minerals are categorized as major or macro-(calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, chloride, magnesium, and sulfur), and trace or micro- (iron, iodine, zinc, chromium, selenium, fluoride, molybdenum, copper, and manganese) minerals, the former needed in quantities of 100mg/day or more, and the latter required in much smaller, or "trace," amounts. Other minerals, such as lead, are contaminant minerals and not nutrients because they can cause harm by disrupting normal bodily functions and processes.
Minerals are pure inorganic elements (containing atoms of the same element), meaning they are much simpler in chemical form than vitamins. Minerals, are more stable to food preparation than vitamins, but mineral loss can occur when they are bound to other substances in foods (such as oxalates found in spinach and tea, and phytates found in legumes and grains), making them unavailable for the body to utilize.
The difference between vitamins and minerals?
Vitamins and minerals are considered micronutrients which means our bodies need them in smaller amounts such as milligrams or micrograms per day. They help our bodies carry out necessary and important physiological processes.
Vitamins ("vita" = life and "amine" = containing nitrogen) are organic (containing carbon, which is an element found in all living things) compounds (containing atoms of one or more different elements). Vitamins are vulnerable to heat, light, and chemical agents, so cooking, food preparation, processing, and storage must be appropriate to preserve vitamins in food. All vitamins are essential or required by our bodies, whereas only some minerals are essential nutrients.
Vitamins are either water-soluble or fat soluble. Water soluble means water is required for absorption and excesses are excreted in urine.
Water soluble vitamins must be regularly consumed, and replenished within the body. Water soluble vitamins should be consumed or taken at divided times throughout the day. That is one reason it is best to eat a few small meals throughout the day than eat one or two giant meals. Water soluble vitamins are not stored in the body, and therefore they are quickly depleted.
The fat-soluble vitamins require fat for absorption and are stored in fat tissue.
There are 9 different water-soluble vitamins: vitamin C and the eight B vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamins B6 and B12, folate, biotin, and pantothenic acid); and, 4 different fat-soluble vitamins: vitamins A, D, E, and K.
Minerals are categorized as major or macro-(calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, chloride, magnesium, and sulfur), and trace or micro- (iron, iodine, zinc, chromium, selenium, fluoride, molybdenum, copper, and manganese) minerals, the former needed in quantities of 100mg/day or more, and the latter required in much smaller, or "trace," amounts. Other minerals, such as lead, are contaminant minerals and not nutrients because they can cause harm by disrupting normal bodily functions and processes.
Minerals are pure inorganic elements (containing atoms of the same element), meaning they are much simpler in chemical form than vitamins. Minerals, are more stable to food preparation than vitamins, but mineral loss can occur when they are bound to other substances in foods (such as oxalates found in spinach and tea, and phytates found in legumes and grains), making them unavailable for the body to utilize.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
LOW STOMACH ACID AND HAIR LOSS
Because stomach acid is vital to the digestive process, and therefore the release of nutrients into the body, low stomach acid can lead to many health issues. Food that is not broken down moves from the stomach, into the small intestine and colon, and then exits the body unutilized.
After eating a meal, someone who has low stomach acid may experience a feeling of fullness beyond the normal sense of fullness one feels after a meal. They may also experience bloating, belching and burning. These symptoms are all a direct result of food not being able to be properly digested because of a lack of stomach acid. Constipation or diarrhea may also be a cause for concern, as well as stools that contain chunks of undigested food.
As a result of the nutritional deficiencies that can be caused by low stomach acid, one may experience hair loss and weak or cracked fingernails. This is in addition to the more obvious symptoms, such as weight loss and feeling lethargic.
After eating a meal, someone who has low stomach acid may experience a feeling of fullness beyond the normal sense of fullness one feels after a meal. They may also experience bloating, belching and burning. These symptoms are all a direct result of food not being able to be properly digested because of a lack of stomach acid. Constipation or diarrhea may also be a cause for concern, as well as stools that contain chunks of undigested food.
As a result of the nutritional deficiencies that can be caused by low stomach acid, one may experience hair loss and weak or cracked fingernails. This is in addition to the more obvious symptoms, such as weight loss and feeling lethargic.
Monday, May 10, 2010
HAIR GROWTH TECHNIQUES
GARLIC:
Garlic is not just good for our body, but also for our hair. Garlic extract can remove and destroy harmful toxins and stimulate blood circulation, important in the scalp for proper hair care and growth and prevent hair loss. Addition of garlic extract in shampoo helps to keep hair strong, preventing breakage and hair loss, while adding significant body and shine. For those with dry hair or itchy scalps, the garlic extract shampoos also provide relief from the irritating symptoms.
Garlic shampoos are extremely drying to the hair, so if you choose to use one you must moisturize your hair afterwards.
How can we use garlic for hair loss remedy? – An hour before bedtime, slice open a clove of garlic and rub it on the hair loss area. Wait for an hour then massage the scalp with olive oil. Put on a cap and go to bed. In the morning, shampoo your hair. Repeat this remedy for a few weeks, and hopefully hair will stop falling out and re-grow.
ONIONS:
Relatively high levels of germanium, found in ordinary onions, work as oxygen transporters and can improve scalp circulation and assist in the effective delivery of various nutrients to hair follicles. When applied topically, onion preparations have heating and stimulating powers, thus regenerating hair roots and restoring the growth of healthy hair.
Prepare a shampoo with little pieces of aloe vera and onion to wash the hair 2 or 3 times a week. To make it more effective use a rosemary or avocado pear conditioner to hydrate the hair.
Chop half red onion, four cloves of garlic and two teaspoons of cinnamon. Boil everything in a pot about fifteen minutes and wash the hair with this infusion during four days without interruptions.
Chop an onion and add it to the shampoo. Let it stand for fifteen days and use the shampoo as usual. Not only does it make the hair growth faster but it also makes the hair look amazingly shining.
The following types of onion hair loss therapy were proven effective to boost hair growth in balding folks:
• Mix a chopped onion with a cup of rum and leave this mixture in a room temperature for a day. Strain the liquid and use it for massaging your scalp.
• Mix a chopped onion with a cup of dried leaves of stinging nettle and ¼ cup of vodka. Let the elixir stand for several days, then strain the liquid and use it for topical scalp applications.
• Mix ½ chopped onion with 1 tbsp raw honey and massage this paste into the leather of your scalp.
• Rub a freshly-cut slice of onion into balding areas of the scalp, and follow the procedure by a gentle massage with liquid honey.
• Prepare an onion hair rinse: boil 3 cups onion skins in one quart water, remove from the heat, and let the mixture stand for an hour. Strain the liquid and apply this rinse on the hair after shampooing.
Hair loss remedy with onion – apply freshly-squeezed, raw onion juice directly onto the scalp, massage deep into the scalp and hair roots. Left on the scalp for about half-an-hour before shampooing. Do these treatments everyday. In most cases, regular onion treatments will result in dramatic improvement of hair thickness within just several months. Since onion juice restores hair follicles and improves scalp circulation, it will help to promote the strong-hair growth.
High amounts of sulphur in onions make them particularly effective in regenerating hair follicles and stimulating hair regrowth. In addition, naturally-concentrated sulphur compounds have been proven to show additional hair-restoring
For a pronounced hair growth effect, these treatments should be repeated daily for at least a month.
Sulphur is an excellent mineral for producing more hair. You may be familiar with onions and garlic as two big sources of it. By chopping a few garlic cloves and adding it to milk, you can form a unique topical hair loss remedy. Just be sure to leave the garlic cloves in the milk for 45 minutes before you apply it to your scalp to avoid the unwanted smell.
Garlic is not just good for our body, but also for our hair. Garlic extract can remove and destroy harmful toxins and stimulate blood circulation, important in the scalp for proper hair care and growth and prevent hair loss. Addition of garlic extract in shampoo helps to keep hair strong, preventing breakage and hair loss, while adding significant body and shine. For those with dry hair or itchy scalps, the garlic extract shampoos also provide relief from the irritating symptoms.
Garlic shampoos are extremely drying to the hair, so if you choose to use one you must moisturize your hair afterwards.
How can we use garlic for hair loss remedy? – An hour before bedtime, slice open a clove of garlic and rub it on the hair loss area. Wait for an hour then massage the scalp with olive oil. Put on a cap and go to bed. In the morning, shampoo your hair. Repeat this remedy for a few weeks, and hopefully hair will stop falling out and re-grow.
ONIONS:
Relatively high levels of germanium, found in ordinary onions, work as oxygen transporters and can improve scalp circulation and assist in the effective delivery of various nutrients to hair follicles. When applied topically, onion preparations have heating and stimulating powers, thus regenerating hair roots and restoring the growth of healthy hair.
Prepare a shampoo with little pieces of aloe vera and onion to wash the hair 2 or 3 times a week. To make it more effective use a rosemary or avocado pear conditioner to hydrate the hair.
Chop half red onion, four cloves of garlic and two teaspoons of cinnamon. Boil everything in a pot about fifteen minutes and wash the hair with this infusion during four days without interruptions.
Chop an onion and add it to the shampoo. Let it stand for fifteen days and use the shampoo as usual. Not only does it make the hair growth faster but it also makes the hair look amazingly shining.
The following types of onion hair loss therapy were proven effective to boost hair growth in balding folks:
• Mix a chopped onion with a cup of rum and leave this mixture in a room temperature for a day. Strain the liquid and use it for massaging your scalp.
• Mix a chopped onion with a cup of dried leaves of stinging nettle and ¼ cup of vodka. Let the elixir stand for several days, then strain the liquid and use it for topical scalp applications.
• Mix ½ chopped onion with 1 tbsp raw honey and massage this paste into the leather of your scalp.
• Rub a freshly-cut slice of onion into balding areas of the scalp, and follow the procedure by a gentle massage with liquid honey.
• Prepare an onion hair rinse: boil 3 cups onion skins in one quart water, remove from the heat, and let the mixture stand for an hour. Strain the liquid and apply this rinse on the hair after shampooing.
Hair loss remedy with onion – apply freshly-squeezed, raw onion juice directly onto the scalp, massage deep into the scalp and hair roots. Left on the scalp for about half-an-hour before shampooing. Do these treatments everyday. In most cases, regular onion treatments will result in dramatic improvement of hair thickness within just several months. Since onion juice restores hair follicles and improves scalp circulation, it will help to promote the strong-hair growth.
High amounts of sulphur in onions make them particularly effective in regenerating hair follicles and stimulating hair regrowth. In addition, naturally-concentrated sulphur compounds have been proven to show additional hair-restoring
For a pronounced hair growth effect, these treatments should be repeated daily for at least a month.
Sulphur is an excellent mineral for producing more hair. You may be familiar with onions and garlic as two big sources of it. By chopping a few garlic cloves and adding it to milk, you can form a unique topical hair loss remedy. Just be sure to leave the garlic cloves in the milk for 45 minutes before you apply it to your scalp to avoid the unwanted smell.
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