Let's be honest. This whole idea of having a full head of hair, that
somehow bald is bad, is fueled largely by vanity. There are simple,
low-cost, dietary solutions to attack hair loss, but, you do know that
it's a good idea to consult a healthcare professional before you make
any drastic changes in your diet, right? You do not want to create or
exacerbate health problems just for the sake of a full head of hair.
Let me begin with 3 cases examining cases that focus on attitudes about hair loss.
A friend of mine has spent $25,000.00 and many months having hair plugs
inserted into his forehead area. I do not want to seem unkind, but, at
first it looked like a forest missing some trees. Eventually, they made
it fuller and fuller, but, to me, it still looks fake. I do not tell
him that, of course.
I have another friend who is bald as a cue ball. He has a full wig. It
looks pretty good on him actually. Without it he looks like Howie
Mandel (Deal or No deal?). He has a little bit of real hair so he has
to shave his head so the wig fits properly. It's made of human hair and
cost him about $500.00.
I have a cousin who is thinning too. Jimmy is a real character. He says
he doesn't have friends, he has aquaintances because friends are too
much work! His answer to his thinning hair? Jimmy says" Who am I going
to impress? I'm married!".
That's three ways of attacking the problem from the expensive to the
comical. Well, here are some simple and cost effective alternatives to
try before you go the money route taken by my first two friends. I'll
deal with cousin Jimmy in a minute.
There a number of different specific hair vitamins and minerals that
can play a major role in helping you have a healthy head of hair. If
you are not getting sufficient hair vitamins, the deficiencies can lead
to thinning hair or even total baldness in the most severe cases. The
fact is that the state of your hair could be reflecting the overall
condition of your body. Extra hair vitamins are likely to be needed if
you are generally unwell or are undernourished. Your hair will show
damage and may even stop growing.
Some of the most important hair vitamins that you may need to have
healthy hair include B6, biotin, inositol and folic acid. A good
balanced diet is the absolute best way to protect the health of your
hair. Failing that, the second best way to ensure that you get enough
of these essential hair vitamins is to take vitamin supplements. It is
not just hair vitamins that are necessary for healthy hair. There are a
number of minerals that are essential as well, including magnesium,
sulphur, silica and zinc.
The most essential hair vitamin is Vitamin A and the best form of this
is beta-carotene. This is because Vitamin A can be toxic if consumed in
large quantities. Beta-carotene has no such problems and is converted
easily by your body into vitamin A to promote healthy hair. Of course,
vitamin A is not just a hair vitamin, it is also needed for a number of
other functions including normal growth of bones, skin, nails and the
protective sheath surrounding nerve fibres.
Protein is another essential hair vitamin. This is because hair itself
is essentially protein. The amount of this hair vitamin that you
consume in your diet can affect the hair directly. If a lot of protein
is included in your diet then this hair vitamin will lead to improved
hair growth and a far fuller head of hair. However, a person who has a
diet that is lacking in this hair vitamin will suffer from thinning
hair and slow hair growth.
There are many ways to get protein. Meat and eggs are good sources. You
can also purchase protein supplements. Always be watchful of what you
add to your body however. You do not want the cure to be worse than the
disease!
Of course, it is not just hair vitamins and minerals that are needed to
ensure that a person has healthy, strong hair. There are a number of
researchers who have found that there are direct links between the
overall health of a person and the condition of their hair.
If a person is under a lot of stress or suffers from a lack of sleep
then their hair is also likely to suffer and it is likely that their
diet will not provide enough hair vitamins to counter these effects.
Smoking is also a factor as it restricts blood flow to hair follicles
and causes hair to die and fall out.
Vitamin and mineral supplements for hair health just might be the
solution to your weak and damaged hair. They are a relatively cheap
alternative worth trying before you have that forest planted on your
head.
As for my cousin Jimmy, I wonder if he will still be cracking jokes when most of his hair falls out?
Yours for Success in Life!
Jim DeSantis
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