Causes of Hair Loss in Men | Women

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Causes of Hair Loss in Men | Women healthworld4u.com/p/hair-fall.html

Causes of Hair Loss in Men | Women is general problem in these days. Alopecia (al-oPEE-shah) is another name of loss of hair or hair loss. With about 100,000 hair on our head, a small loss that is of 50-100 hair a day is completely normal. Altogether Lost hair are replaced by new hair, but this is not all time situation many times you don’t get back the lost hair into new ones. Hair loss is a gradual or abrupt situation which can be either temporary or permanent.

One cannot count total hair on his head nor it can count the lost hair per day. If one notices a large amount of hair in the drain after washing the hair or gets large clumps in hairbrush then it’s not a normal situation. The resultant is thinning of hair and forming large patches on the head showing the scalp. Hereditary hair loss is the major hair loss condition in medical terms and the worldwide majority population is suffering from heredity reasons only.

Another name for this type of hair loss is as follows: l Male-pattern baldness. l Female-pattern baldness l Androgen tic alopecia. One can suffer from baldness family history as well and this can be included as another type of hair loss issue. Hereditary hair loss can be triggered by sex hormones. Causes of Hair Loss in Men | Women. And this begins at puberty. Simple halt in the cycle of hair growth can be a reason for major hair loss. Certain events like Illness, surgeries, or

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traumatic also cause certain patterns of hair loss. However, its not always necessary that you need to go for hair loss treatment sometimes the hair loss can be cured without treatment as well

Temporary hair loss include Hormonal Changes l Pregnancy l Childbirth l Discontinuation of birth control pills l Menstrual pause or menopause

Hair loss can be caused by medical conditions l Thyroid l Alopecia areta l Ringworm (scalp infection)

Medication used to treat certain diseases can come up with the side effect of hair loss. These diseases are underlined as: l Cancer l High blood pressure l Arthritis l Cardiac arrest

Psychological reasons are also the major cause of hair loss l Unexpected weight loss l Death in the family l High fever for a long time Certain psychological disorders like hair-pulling disorder (trichotillomania) in which people have an urging need to pull out their hair all time from various hairy parts like eyebrow, eyelashes and head. Hairstyling or hair heating tools to give new look to hair puts pressure on the hair follicles by pulling the hair back very tightly. Poor diet which lacks iron, protein, fiber, not staying hydrated, not exercising, being in excessive direct sunlight, getting hair intact to pollution are some more reasons to hair loss.

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Medically treating hair loss: Accepting the current condition or situation is the start for treating alopecia areata. The medications like minoxidil (or finasteride) and surgery like hair transplant are the interventions to treat Alopecia areata. It can also be treated by steroid injections in the affected area, but frequent repetition is necessary for treating it beneficially. Hair loss is 2/6


not a rare problem but very common to all. Half of the males and a quarter of females are suffering from this pattern. At some point in time about 2% people develop hair loss altogether.

Homeopathy for hair loss: Due to immune disorder Alopecia areata (hair loss) is caused where the body mistakes hair with foreign objectivities and attack follicles, resulting in baldness and outgrowing hair patches. Major 4 remedies give for Alopecia Areata are as follows:

Fluoricum Acidum – hydrofluoric acid supports healthy hair growth and by this remedy, the acid is potentiated to control hair fall. Phosphorus – potentiating phosphorous promotes healthy hair growth. Calcarea Carbonica – this is the best medicine for hair regrowth. Intense itching and sweating of the scalp lead to hair loss and at this point this homeopathic treatment is prescribed. Vinca Minor – dandruff and hair loss is treated

Ayurveda for hair loss: The trend of Ayurveda is being flourished worldwide now. Ayurveda is conducting conducive researches and claims that its all about disbalance in three doshas which are Vata(air), Pitta (fire) and Kapha (water) that make your hair dry, frizzy, brittle, oil, dandruff prone, more silky and thin. Ultimately resulting in Alopecia Areata (hair loss).

Hair loss can be treated only after balancing these 3 DOSHAS. By various means which are as follows: l Avoid spicy food 3/6


l Don’t skip meals (ensure regular meal time) l Eat cooling foods l Get ayurvedic oil massage (Abhyanga instructions) l Regulate exposure to sunlight and water l Cut down electronic media use l Offering oneself a plethora of herbal remedies

Indian herbs to Cure Hair Fall l Amla l Bhringraj l Shikakai l Reetha l Coconut l Aloe vera l Methi l Jojoba l Castor oil, etc.

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Hairfall In Teenage Practicing Yogic postures( asanas), breathing techniques (Pranayam) for stronger hair. l Anulom Viloma l Kapalbhati Pranayam l Surya Namaskar l Sirsasana l Uttanasana l Balayam yog Major causes of hair loss can luckily be stopped or treated. There is no reason that Alopecia Areata cannot be cured. Dermatologists are the specialised doctors who specialize in treating our skin, hair, and nails and if excessive hair loss or more than normal loss is being observed one should concern a doctor. Homeopathy and Ayurveda has taken a major step in health care industry where people who doesn’t support one sort of treatment do get other healing options as there are possibilities when allopathic doesn’t suit one’s body he will jump too homeopathy or ayurveda. Hairfall extremely affects ones mentality and in this case when bigger patches or baldness or hair thinning occurs the self- esteem of that person is affected. The moral level goes down and hence 5/6


it becomes impossible to face outerworld. Unlike obesity, hair fall too deteriots humans psychological conditions. Anykind of deformity or negative impact on body leads to sufferings and if one determines to be cured he/she will start the process soon. Balanced Lifestyle is the key to all problems.

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