July 9, 2008
Reversing Hair Loss Naturally & All About Hair Loss and Baldness
Reversing Hair Loss Naturally
By Brian Simonis
While early male pattern baldness or premature, androgenetic hair loss is often cited as “genetic,” studies show that men who experience advanced balding under the age of 35 tend to have high blood insulin levels. Additionally, there is a strong prevalence of insulin resistance with androgenetic alopecia. (Lancet. 2000 Sep 30;356(9236):1165-6.)
It is widely accepted that male pattern baldness progresses with advancing age, and with that brings on a breakdown of many of our body’s antioxidant defenses. This means tissue is more subject to free radicals, which can impair circulation and create inflammation.
Insulin resistance or high blood insulin levels is brought on by high levels of free radicals, known as reactive oxygen species (ROS). Using an array of potent, natural, free radical fighters can decrease insulin resistance significantly. (Nature. 2006 Apr 13;440(7086):944-8.)
It is also known that those who suffer from male pattern baldness have higher levels of free radicals in their scalp sebaceous glands. (J Invest Dermatol. 1996 Aug;107(2):154-8.)
Diet certainly plays a role, as processed foods encourage the influx of free radical formation in our bodies.
This is especially the case with refined vegetable oils and processed, grains and sugars. Refined vegetable oils not only increase free radicals, they also increase levels of the enzyme 5-alpha reductase, which helps the body make DHT. Levels of DHT are also increased when insulin in the blood is rising. Simple, refined carbohydrate easily breaks down to glucose, raising blood insulin levels. (Reprod Biol. 2002 Nov;2(3):277-93.)
Managing to balance blood glucose and insulin levels is an important to step to help halt the progress of hair loss. Some species of plant extracts offer very powerful antioxidant protection, far greater than what is found in ordinary fruits and vegetables. Additionally, there are inexpensive dietary supplements that help increase your body’s own antioxidant defenses.
The organ system involved with hair growth is extremely complex. Ensuring that each and every factor contributing to your hair loss must be adequately resolved before significant hair regrowth can occur.
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All About Hair Loss and Baldness
By Bob Gold
Hair has become a very important asset of men and women today. Tremendous importance is now being given to proper care and grooming of hair. Salons that cater to the every need of people for their hair abound. You might also notice that at least one in every three women has had her hair treated one way or another. Truly, we have now become conscious of our “crowning glory”.
Hair is made up of the protein keratin. The hair strand has three layers. The protective layer is called the cuticle. The middle layer, also called cortex, gives character to the hair. The medulla or inner layer is only present in thick hairs. Hair grows from the roots in our scalp. The hair strand is actually dead cell and the root is the only part that is alive. Nutrients are supplied to the roots via the blood that travels in the dermal papilla underneath the roots. Because the actual hair strand is not alive, it is unable to repair itself from external damage.
The hair has three growth stages. First is the anagen stage wherein hair is said to be most active. This lasts for about five years, but could be slightly longer for women. Next is the catagen stage ewherein hair starts to die. The follicles of th hair now starts to weaken and will shortly die. This temporary stage lasts about three weeks. The last stage is the resting stage of the hair and is what you call the telogen stage. This typically lasts ten to twelve weeks.
Knowing these, we should be able to deduce that hair fall is actually common. It has been discovered that on the average, we lose about a hundred hair strands per day. As long as the amount of your hair loss is in that figure you should not be alarmed. However, once you feel your hair loss is a lot more than that, you might want to do something about it.
About fifty percent of men will suffer from Male Pattern Baldness or what is medically called androgenetic alopecia. The reason why men are mostly affected is because it is the male sex hormone androgen that triggers the onset of baldness. Testosterone can be converted to the substance dihydrotestosterone that causes the hair follicles to shrink and this will in turn cause the degeneration of the hair. Women are not exempt from it, though. Women also have androgens in their body and can also suffer from alopecia.
If you are beginning to feel that you are a candidate for alopecia, you can start taking supplements. These may not completely stop hair loss, but they can definitely reduce the severity of hair loss.
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