Causes, Home Remedies and Treatments of Hair Loss : How to Stop Men & Women Hair Fall

Hair loss has been a great headache for so many people now a day. Even many a young kids are losing hair prematurely. I would like to suggest you some natural and home remedies for hair fall. Let’s identify the reasons of hair fall first.

• Heredity plays an important role in hair loss. It determines the age at which you begin to lose hair and also controls the pattern of hair loss and baldness.
• Emotional shock, mental stretch and too much hard work cause hair fall.
• High fever, sudden or excessive weight loss, extreme diets, nutritional deficiencies, surgery, or metabolic disturbances are also responsible to hair loss.
• Excessive hairstyling or hairstyles that pull your hair too tightly cause hair fall.
• Hormonal problem like overactive or inactive thyroid gland, imbalance in male or female hormone may cause hair loss.
• Birth control pills may cause hair fall.
• Women may loss hair during pregnancy or after child birth.
• Fungal infection can cause hair fall.
• Lack of protein, calcium and iron in diet cause hair fall. Poor nourishment and eating disorder are also responsible. Again fat rich diet also cause hair fall.
• Diabetes and lupus can cause hair loss.
• Drugs used in arthritis, depression, heart problems, blood pressure, goth treatment cause hair loss.
• Taking alcohol and having smoke are major causes of hair loss.
• Chemotherapy and radiation treatment will cause hair loss because it stops hair cells from dividing.
• Pulling and twisting of hair sometimes results into hair fall.
• Hair style products and over using of hair color cause hair fall.
• Irregular and random sleep pattern is another major cause of hair fall.

If you are losing hair you should be extra careful to your hair. Take the following initiatives and you will see result soon. You must be careful about your food as well as your lifestyle.

Foods that help to prevent hair fall and restore hair

• 1. Eat protein rich foods. Fish, chicken, eggs, almond, low fat cheese, beans, yogurt are very helpful. Soy milk and tofu are also recommended.
• Iron rich food prevent hair fall and help hair growth. Iron helps to produce hemoglobin that ensures the scalp is getting good amount of blood flow with required oxygen which is inevitable for the growth of new generation of hair. Raisin, green vegetables, dark green, date, egg contains a lot of iron.
• Vitamin C improves the absorption of iron. So vitamin C rich foods like ripe fruits should be included with the food menu. Orange, lemon, strawberry, are rich in vitamin C.
• Silica is very effective in hair fall solution. As silica helps to absorb vitamin and minerals its a must to get the best results out of vitamins. Silica can be found in bean sprouts and the skin of cucumbers, red and green peppers, and potatoes. Eat them raw to get better nutrition.
• Zinc deficiency is one of the major causes of hair fall as well. Zinc manages the glands that attach to your hair follicles and also plays important part in cell reproduction and hormone balance. It also plays important part in other body function as well. But excessive zinc may rather cause hair fall as well. So red meat, shrimps, poultry, mussels, nuts, and oysters are recommended to take as zinc rich food rather than taking zinc supplement.
• Calcium is another important nutrient for strengthening the hair follicles and roots in your scalp. Hence, include food rich in calcium in your diet.
• Vitamin E stimulates hair growth by increasing circulation to the scalp. Vitamin E may be taken orally and also can be applied with hot oil on the scalp.

Healthy life style to avoid hair fall

• Balanced and regular diet is a must to prevent hair fall.

• Sound sleep is very important for healthy damage free hair. A seven hour in time daily sleep should never be compromised if you want to prevent hair fall.

• Quit smoking and consuming alcohol. If you cannot live without these you must limit the consumption significantly.

• Avoid high fat diet. It causes more hair fall resulting in increased testosterone levels. Try to limit your intake of excessively cold, spicy and sugary foods as well.

Beauty and Fashion Tips to Prevent Hair Loss

• Try to use herbal or organic hare care product.
• Never use harsh shampoos, conditioners or stylizing products.

• Limit the use of hair dyes, hairdryer and curling iron. If at all you need to use a hair dryer, use it with the cool setting..
• Avoid hair color. If you really do not want to do so make sure you have left 2 month in between each session.
• Try to avoid hair gel, hair shiner, spray and other beauty products.
• Adopt a free and relax hair style rather than a tight one.
• Comb gently, don’t brush wet hair after washing. Use a long wide teeth comb.

Home Remedies to Prevent Hair Fall

1. Apply the egg white on scalp directly for 30 minutes. Lemon juice can be mixed with it for better result.

2. Apply hot oil on the scalp for 15 minutes 3 times a week. Coconut oil and olive oil both works good.

3. Apply a mixture of lemon juice and juice of amla to the scalp. This also helps control dandruff in the hair

4. Apply neem oil with coconut oil on the scalp or boil neem in water and apply the water on the scalp when cooled.

5. Fresh coriander juice can also be applied on the scalp to prevent hair fall.

6. Apply henna and egg white mixture on the scalp and hair rather than using hair color.