How To Regrow Hair

Healthy hair in a handful of nuts

Hair loss is unpredictable and you may never know the real cause for it. But you can do something nutritionally to help yourself with this condition. And possibly prevent hair loss and regrow it.

Many people that suffer from loss of hair usually try most popular hair loss treatments that they see being advertised on the TV screen and in the magazines. They spend large sums of money to buy these rather expensive stuff. But it often happens that in the long run they don’t bring much effect and consolation. Some people have enough valor and make up their mind to try laser treatment and hair transplants. But most people are unaware that they possibly need not resort to such strong measures, as the core of the problem is in the wrong nutrition. So if you lose your hair and your hair is thinning and at the same time your body is losing luster, your skin is sagging, and you experience overall loss of energy, it’s high time to reconsider your diet. It may seem funny and unbelievable, but healthy hair may be in a handful of nuts.

With the help of diets you can have strong and brilliant hair. Rational and balanced food but not a new shampoo can stop hair loss and regrow your hair. If you hair is weak it often means that there’s a lack of protein, folic acid, vitamins B6 and B12, vitamin C, and water in your organism. These nutrients provide a rush of blood which delivers salutary oxygen to the scalp and hair follicles. The low level of these substances in the body predetermines decreased amount of erythrocytes which transfer oxygen, so cells of the skin and hair follicles start to “choke”. Vitamin C promotes hair growth and its shortage results in hair thinning, splitting and fragility.

So, try to eat spinach and salads (these are good sources of Fe and folic acids), vegetables and fruits, which contain vitamin C, everyday. Drink at least eight glasses of water daily. And don’t forget about a handful of nuts.

Whey to make your hair strong and shining

Faced the problem of hair loss? Bald patches and thinning hair? Seborrhea and hair fragility? Hair was and will be one of the main thing that makes men and women attractive. And when it comes to all these terrible things it is very easy to get into despair (especially for women).

But you shouldn’t lose hope as there is a large number of natural hair loss treatments. This time I’ll write about whey, or buttermilk.

Whey is an excellent natural product to regrow your lost hair and make it strong and shining. Whey or milk plasma is the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained. It is a by-product of the manufacture of cheese or casein. It has been known for a long time, that external use of whey stimulates exchange processes in roots of hair and hair follicles. In ancient times Muslim women washed their hair with whey, and it helped them to keep force, shine and beauty of their hair.

Nowadays the whey protein is often sold as a nutritional supplement. Such supplements are especially popular in the sport of bodybuilding. Liquid whey contains lactose, vitamins, and minerals along with traces of fat. Whey is very effective in preventing of hair loss, strengthening of hair and making it grow faster and healthier. Why shouldn’t we take the advantage of it?

You can simply wash your hair this natural dairy product and rinse it with decoction afterwards. Also you can make nutritious masks on the basis of whey. For example, you can add a yolk, a little honey and cognac in warm whey and mix it. Then put it on the clean scalp and wrap it up with a towel. Keep it for 20-30 minutes and then wash it off with warm water.

Once again about scalp massage

It’s a common knowledge that if you want to stop falling of your hair and regrow it, it is necessary to massage the scalp regularly.

If loss of hair is not caused by hormonal infringements or shortage of vitamins and microelements in the organism, experts advise to apply methods that improve blood circulation in hair follicles.

For this purpose it is useful to massage and comb the scalp properly. Also masks of mustard mixed half-and-half with mayonnaise rubbed in the headskin have proved to be quite effective. They help to simultaneously improve blood circulation and nourish your hair.

It is a wrong belief that in order to prevent hair loss you need to make a short hairstyle. You deceive yourself by doing so - if a person loses long hair, it seems to him that he loses more as long lost hair are more noticeable.

Gifts of nature in hair loss treatment - part 2

Soy extract. According to recent studies, soy extract brings almost 30 % increase in hair growth. Like Saw palmetto that was touched upon in the first part of Gifts of nature in hair loss treatment soy extract prevents hair loss in case when androgens are the reason for it.

As a matter of fact, people who consume a sufficient amount of genistein derived from soy beans have low rate of breast or prostate cancer, to say nothing of male pattern baldness. Unfortunately, the daily intake of soy extract of Americans is far from being enough, what results in the fact that hair loss has almost taken the form of epidemy. Though we are still inclined to think that the western diet that contains a plenty of fat is the main reason for this misfortune. But in reality heightened incidence of such disorders as breast and prostate cancer, acne and baldness results from deficiency of soy in our diet. Therefore, to stop hair loss and rogrow hair naturally it is recommended to take 300-500 mg of soy extract daily.

Soy is an isoflavone-containing plant and soy extract derived from soybeans exhibits estrogenic activity and, consequently, inhibits hair loss. Administered either orally or topically it helps to maintain scalp hair integrity. Moreover, soy can be combined with other regrow hair pharmaceuticals without adversely affecting the beneficial effects of such cures and remedies. Soybean isoflavonoids may be taken alone or in combination with food or liquids without a considerate change of their efficiency.

Pygeum africanum. Since the beginning of the nineties sales of herbal treatments have been significantly increased in the US and Pygeum africanum has become a cheaper and healthier alternative to many medications used to treat prostate disorders and hair loss. It is also widely used in Europe.

Pygeum africanum is an African evergreen plant, which inhibits the enzyme 5-alpha-reductase. Though Saw palmetto is still number 1 in treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia and male pattern baldness, Pygeum africanum may be even superior for the treatment of the condition in some cases. It happens because it inhibits some hormonal processes that convert testosterone into dihydrotestosterone with almost the same efficiency and fewer side effects.

Cayenne pepper. Cayenne pepper is a rubefacient plant. It causes irritation and redness of the skin and scalp when applied externally causing the attraction of the blood towards the place where it was applied. As a result it stimulates the skin, increases blood flow and circulation, relieves pain and reduce congestion and inflammation of the external tissues.

There’s a number of tips and recipes how you can use Cayenne pepper. What’s important here is that it also has proved to be an excellent natural hair loss remedy. Most often it is mixed with water to make a paste. Then it is massaged into the scalp and left for 20 to 30 minutes. Also it is recommended to massage the scalp with a mixture of cayenne pepper, salt and fresh onion juice, as this mixture increases blood circulation and nourishes your scalp and hair.

Basic rules to care for your scalp and hair

It is much easier to stop hair loss and regrow your hair if you follow some simple rules of everyday hair care.

• Remember that your hair is what you eat. There’s food that contains all nutrients, vitamins and minerals that are necessary for your hair (fish, nuts, meat, eggs, fruits, vegetables, milk, rice, etc.). Avoid food that doesn’t feed but poisons your organism and makes your hair suffer (tea, coffee, alcohol and so on). Unfortunately, the majority of modern civilized people prefer food that is far from being healthy.
• One of the main things to stop hair loss is good blood circulation in the scalp, that can be achieved with the help of massage.
• Comb your hair not less than 2 times a day.
• Wash your hair not less than 2 times a week with a good shampoo.
• Wash your hair according to the following principle: cover your head with shampoo 2-3 times and wash it off first with warm water then with cold water to stimulate blood circulation.
• Dry your hair with the use of your hands and a warm towel. It is recommended to do it outdoors in sunlight.
• Your comb should have even and smooth teeth.
• A brush should have stiff and long bristle to make good blood circulation in the headskin. A soft-bristled brush is used to make hair shiny.
• If your hair is dry you can rub egg-white into the headskin before covering it with shampoo. Also you can rub nut, olive or castor oil into the scalp one hour before washing your hair. Essential oils can also be used. You can rub in oils before sleep.
• Bathing in the sea has a very positive effect for your hair. But don’t forget to rinse it with sweet water.
• Walk bare-headed as often as possible. Wind, rain, snow and sunlight stimulate hair growth. Don’t be afraid to catch a cold walking with an uncovered head. You will make yourself fit.
• Don’t put beauty above health! Some women don’t comb their hair for days because they are afraid to spoil their hair-do that they made in this or that beauty shop or salon. All this creates terrible conditions for hair and they start to drop out.
• Find some time for relaxation. Even 10 minutes a day of lying on some incline or just on the floor creates blood inflow to the scalp that brings nutrients to your hair.
• It is necessary to have deep and sound sleep to restore your body’s ability for everyday activity.
• Consult a dermatologist before dyeing your hair.
• Never use metallic hair-curlers as they make hair brittle.
• Using hair spray is not recommended. As a last resort, use the least toxic hair spray and in the smallest amount.
• Cutting your hair can be very useful, especially in case of splitting ends.
• At present many modern men and women prefer to wear short hair styles. Of course, they cause less trouble: it is easy and fast to wash and dry it. But what can be more impressive than long, strong and thick hair! If you have such hair give it more freedom. Don’t braid and plait or tie it up. Let it flow and shine with health!