Natural remedies for hair loss treatment
A Pate Worse than Death By Ed Rabin
I notice from your picture that you seem to have some hair loss, so maybe you're the wrong person to ask. But I've been losing my hair since I was 25-years-old and I want to know the straight story on baldness remedies. Is there anything natural that has been proven to work?
—Brian
It's nice of you to point out my diminishing hairline, but it's actually a new non-surgical forehead augmentation. This pioneering cosmetic procedure is the latest West Coast trend and I hear they're about to sign a celebrity spokesperson. I'm told negotiations are on-going with retired Starfleet Captain William Shatner. Unfortunately, the deal breaker seems to be removing his pet tribble, named Denial, from the top of his head for the photo shoot.
Folklore regarding hair loss and regrowth is often given as free advice from well-meaning, but uninformed family and co-workers. Probably the most common myth is that wearing a hat will speed the loss of your hair. The fact many balding men wear hats as camouflage serves mainly to confuse the issue. Shaving your head won't make your hair grow back thick and curly, and scalp massage and pore cleansers do nothing except feel blissfully intoxicating on a freshly shorn head. As 50 percent of men and 25 percent of women will find out, typical hair loss is genetic and cannot be avoided except by changing your parents. And, if wishing for different parents didn't work when you were a teen-ager, it's not going to happen now.
The short story on hair loss is that the male hormone testosterone, present also in females, is converted into a second hormone called dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Although important in many ways, DHT causes hair follicles located on the crown and front of the genetically predisposed head to shrink or weaken, or to stop growing hair altogether. While historical cures for baldness may be interesting, they were also sticky, smelly and completely worthless.
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New hair loss treatment solutions
Breakthrough Strategies to Stop Hair Loss and Promote Hair Growth Published on: October 1st, 2005 11:22pm by: daveklein
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According to Dave, "There is no magic bullet to curing hair loss. And you cannot solve you hair los problem in 1 week. Anyone who tells you otherwise is lying to you. Stopping hair loss involves discipline, committment and time. Its about finding out exactly why you're losing your hair, learning about all your options, and then creating your own power-packed treatment regime. My program will help you do exactly that".
Dave Klein also discusses methods for concealing your hair loss. Dave says: "Some people want to look and feel better now, even though stopping hair loss and regrowing hair may take months. There are loads of very natural-looking ways of concealing hair loss and its important that people know ALL their options". Dave also discusses the latest technologies in hair transplant surgery for those with more extreme hair loss.
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Women hair loss can be reversed
Hair loss in women can often be reversed
Dear Nurse Patti,
I am 48 years old, and three years ago I had a total hysterectomy. I tried Premarin for about six months, but that didn't work out.
The past two months I've started losing a lot of hair. I've been tested for rheumatoid arthritis and thyroid problems – all OK. No anemia either. So – is it my age? The surgery? My stress level has been up a bit, and I do smoke occasionally. Can you give me any insight?
Wilma from Poughkeepsie
Dear Wilma,
It is estimated that more than 25 million women in this country suffer from female hair loss.
Androgenetic alopecia is the hereditary form of baldness that affects 50 percent of men, and some women after 40.
The most common cause of hair loss in women, however, is a result of temporary metabolic problems associated with pregnancy, unusual stress, chemotherapy, crash diets and anorexia, thyroid hormone deficiency, lupus, diabetes, major surgery, severe infection or high fever. Certain medications also can cause it. These conditions are usually temporary and, once resolved, the hair stops shedding and healthy regrowth occurs.
Unlike men, women rarely become bald in the true sense, but many may experience significant thinning. This pattern often develops at around age 40 or with the onset of menopause. The reason for this is that estrogen levels decline.
Rogaine still remains the No. 1 treatment for hair loss in women.
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How to deal with female hair loss
Bad hair day: Living with female hair loss Hair loss in women or female pattern baldness can have devastating psychological effects on sufferers, two Monash University researchers have found.
But a new group therapy program Halo (short for hair loss) developed by lecturer in Behavioural Studies Dr Francesca Collins and Monash honorary research associate Ms Sebastiana Biondo, has achieved positive outcomes in dealing with the psychological effects of hair loss.
Female pattern hair loss (an overall thinning that maintains the normal hairline) affects between 20 and 50 per cent of Australian women, with one in five women over the age of 30 and one in two women aged 60 or more suffering from the condition.
The Halo program is designed for adult women who have been diagnosed with female pattern hair loss and who are receiving, or waiting to receive, medical treatment for the condition. Around 20 women have taken part in the 8-week program, first conducted at the Alfred Hospital in 2004.
An evaluation of the program's impact on patients' psychological issues – including self-esteem, body image, self-confidence, relationships, anxiety and depression relating to hair loss ? quality of life and treatment will be presented today at the annual Australian Psychological Society conference in Melbourne.
There has been little Australian research on the psychological effects of female hair loss. In 2002, Ms Biondo undertook the first Australian study that explored the quality of life and psychological impact in women with hereditary hair loss. From this study she developed the Halo program with Dr Collins, and Rodney Sinclair, Professor of Dermatology at the University of Melbourne.
"Most women diagnosed with female pattern hair loss are stunned to discover that the condition exists, that they have it, and that so many women are affected by it," Ms Biondo said. "This lack of awareness and understanding is also not limited to the general public – many hair and health professionals are unaware of how common the condition is and how distressing it is for sufferers. There is also a lack of reliable patient-friendly information available regarding the condition.
"The Halo program is all about training women to feel confident, empowering them to communicate with their doctors, as well as developing relaxation strategies and providing information on medical treatment options available."
Dr Collins said most people didn't realise the anxiety, grief and sense of helplessness associated with the slow, progressive condition. "Many women don't go out, became anxious or depressed, preferring to hide the condition because of a sense of embarrassment," she said. "They also don't feel confident about asking a doctor about the condition or possible treatments. By the time they do something months and sometimes years may have passed before any treatment is started."
Male hair loss can lead to anxiety
Hair loss can cause anxiety in men
ISLAMABAD: Hair loss is probably the one thing that causes men more anxiety than anything else in their life.
Receding hairlines and the arrival of the bald patch are feared by men around the globe. Not even the efforts of superstars such as Bruce Willis and Andre Agassi to make baldness fashionable have succeeded in releasing men from this inherent terror.
Hair may start to disappear from the temples and the crown of the head at any time. For some men this process starts as early as the later teenage years, for most it happens in the later 20's and early 30's. Initially it may just be a little thinning that's noticed. Then, the absence of hair allows more of the scalp to become visible.
Some men are not troubled by this process at all. Others, however, suffer great emotional distress associated with a lack of self-confidence and sometimes depression.
In male pattern baldness, which is hereditary, the hair is usually lost at the temples and the crown. This happens because an over-sensitivity of the hair follicle to normal levels of testosterone switches the hair loss gene on. Not every hair follicle has this gene which is why some hair falls out whilst other hair doesn't.
Other causes of hair-loss that are usually reversible include; iron deficiency anaemia; under-active thyroid; fungal scalp infection; some prescribed medicines; and stress.
Many men find that their hair loss slows down or stops for no apparent reason at a certain age anyway. A huge number of treatments have been tried to slow down and even reverse the process of hair-loss - some are successful, others are not.
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Women hair loss treatment tips
Protect yourself from hair loss with the right products and supplements.
Earlier this month, brave Gail Porter revealed her shocking new hairdo - a red Mohican - as a result of suffering from alopecia.
Alopecia is a condition where the body mistakenly starts attacking the hair follicles, causing smooth bald patches, which can progress to partial or total hair loss. Scientists do not know exactly what causes alopecia, although stress and hormone imbalances after child-birth are often cited as possible reasons. In most cases of alopecia, hair starts growing normally again in a few years time.
It is estimated that six out of ten women will suffer some degree of hair loss at some point in their life, which can be extremely distressing. Even if you are one of the lucky 4 never to experience hair loss, everyone, as they age will experience thinning hair. Although 50% of all men over 50 experience some form of pattern baldness, so do 40% of post-menopausal women.
Along with a healthy diet and lifestyle, there are plenty of products on the market that say they can help to improve the condition of thinning hair.
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Brisbane pool possible cause for hair loss
Health fears shut poolAINSLEY PAVEYHEALTH officials have shut down a Brisbane pool used by Olympic swimming hopefuls after claims the water was causing "total body-hair loss".
The Brisbane City Council closed the privately-run St Peter's Lutheran College pool on Friday after tests showed high levels of "total dissolved solids" (TDS) including urine, sweat and minerals, in the water. Swimmers had complained they were losing "eyebrow, armpit, head, body and pubic hair" from the pool at Indooroopilly that is the home of state club champions St Peter's Western and a 60-strong Queensland Academy of Sport training squad led by coach Michael Bohl.
"It is total body hair loss," a mother told The Sunday Mail this week.
She said about 20 swimmers had been losing hair but were being told to "wear a cap".
The council confirmed TDS levels in the 50m pool, used by Olympic silver medallist Nic Sprenger, Commonwealth Games gold medallist Jeff English and emerging backstroker Belinda Nevell, were 150 per cent above the recommended range.
This week, the group rallied behind the school, with Sprenger saying if the council shut the pool "every pool around the world should be shut".
English, 27, said the "chlorine had not rotted his brain" and the claims were an "over-reaction".
The closure follows a month-long dispute involving school management and the mother who asked for council tests to be conducted after she resorted to taking water samples from the pool for independent testing.
St Peter's Head of College Stephen Rudolph told The Sunday Mail on Thursday the school's independent tests showed the water was of a "very high quality".
However, in a statement yesterday, Mr Rudolph admitted the "above normal" results in the 50m pool.
He said "adjustments" were immediately made to the water, but the pools were not being drained.
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Four sisters donate to children with medical hair loss
Cause benefits from siblings’ first trip to salon
By KRISTEN SENZ
The Daily Sentinel
Four sisters from Palisade who have never had haircuts decided to get some new styles Friday and to donate their long dark tresses to Locks of Love, a nonprofit organization that makes hairpieces for children suffering from medical hair loss.
The Lopez sisters, 12-year-old Brittany, 10-year-old Andrea, 9-year-old Kendra and 6-year-old Larrisa, each donated about 12 inches of hair to the nonprofit organization, with the help of their stylist at Trade Winds Styling Salon, Kari Morse.
“Wow, that’s a lot of hair,” Morse said as the girls entered the salon with their mom, Patricia.
Patricia Lopez said when her daughters decided they wanted to cut their hair, she suggested donating it to Locks of Love. When the girls saw pictures of young cancer sufferers with new do’s, they got excited about the idea, she said, tearing up over the positive impact she knows her daughters are making.
Andrea Lopez was first in line for the scissors, but Morse seemed more nervous about the cut.
“OK, here we go,” Morse said as she made the first snip. “Gosh, I don’t know if I want to do this.”
Brittany Lopez said her short-haired friends told her how much easier it is for them to comb and style in the morning. Kendra and Larrisa Lopez said they feel pretty good about being able to help someone else in need, and all four sisters wondered if they’d be able to find out who gets their hair.
The sisters all had short styles picked out before the big cut, and none of them shed tears when they saw their detached ponytails.
Locks of Love provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under the age of 18 with medical hair loss. Most of the children the organization helps lost their hair to alopecia areata, a medical condition that has no known cause or cure, according to the organization’s Web site.
The charity, which began in 1997, has helped more than 1,000 children since its first year of operation. Children comprise more than 80 percent of the donors, making it a charity where children have the opportunity to help other children.
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Avoca students learn about hair loss
Students learn about Alopecia disease
AVOCA -- A-H-S-T elementary students learned a little more about one of their classmates Tuesday, and the disease that has caused her to lose her hair.
Conway Central Express, Avoca, sponsored an Alopecia Awareness program at the elementary school. Chelsea Kay, the daughter of Dale and Shari Kay, was diagnosed with Alopecia Areata Disease when she was 18 months old, with the result being loss of hair on the scalp and elsewhere on her body. Alopecia is an autoimmune disease, with September designated as National Alopecia Awareness Month.
There is no cure, and Alopecia affects males and females. Besides Chelsea, two others were on hand to tell about their experiences at the program -- Ross, a 65-year-old who developed Alopecia at the age of 35, and 17-year-old Beth of Hastings, Neb.
Besides the hair loss, the most challenging issues with the disease are psychological as patients learn to deal with the sudden loss of hair. At A-H-S-T., Chelsea has been embraced, and the students have learned about the disease through programs such as was held this week, through books and through discussions in counseling class.
Many students in the A-H-S-T district have donated their hair to Locks For Love, which uses the hair for wigs provided to cancer and Alopecia patients. On Tuesday, third-grader Danikah Grobe (left) had a significant portion of her hair cut off for Locks of Love. She is shown here with Chelsea after the hair was cut. Doing the cutting was Laurie from the Hair Factory in Avoca.
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