Our hair has a big natural enemy: an androgenic hormone, which is an altered form of Testosterone, the typical male hormone.This hormone is called Di-hydro-testosterone, abbreviated as DHT.
Due to certain chemical reaction that I will review in a moment, Testosterone has the ability to transform into its derivative hormone, called DHT.
It has been scientifically observed that people, who have thinning hair, have an excessive amount of this hormone, which collects in their hair follicles with a devastating effect, causing a reduction in their size.
This can also effectively decrease and shut down the blood supply, making hair finer and weaker, until it is totally miniaturized.
Let me explain how testosterone transforms into DHT, so that you can understand how our natural method reduces the excessive amounts on the scalp.
At the level of the follicle cells, an enzyme called “5 Alpha Reductase” combines with testosterone, transforming it into DHT. 5 Alpha Reductase
There are two types of this enzyme:
type one, located mainly in the sebaceous glands, and
type two, located instead inside the follicles.
This hormone attaches itself to the follicle and starts to erode it, day after day, making it smaller and smaller.
Eventually the follicle stops producing new hair and goes into a comatose state called “dormant”, which means, “sleeping.”
Studies on DHT and its aggressiveness against the hair have been going on for years, and this hormone has been in some way demonized, just for this unfriendly characteristic towards the follicles.
However, aside from the damage it can cause to your hair, this is not a malignant hormone for the body: its production and presence at a physical level are absolutely fundamental, because it is responsible for the formation and development of the sexual characteristics in men.
Its presence in the body is not only necessary, but is indispensable.
This is the substance that mainly contributes to transform a boy into an adult, virile man and to keep him that way.
I am telling you this because while trying to find a solution against baldness, new drugs have been developed along the years, which reduce the production of testosterone in the body.
Half of men start to lose hair by age 30: the hair line begins a horrible backward march, and more and more scalp becomes visible.1. One of the best ways to prevent hair loss is trying to avoid all causes of stress in your life.
2. Another one, is eating foods that promote a good blood flow, like cayenne pepper, ginger roots and lots of good veggies.
3. You should know that hair is primarily made of protein, therefore having a diet rich in proteins makes sense.
4. Avoid high-fat diets as this could increase testosterone levels (and this is connected to hair loss).
5. Stick to proteins as fish, chicken, eggs, almonds, beans and yogurt.
6. Soy milk and tofu are also very good to add to your diet being both high in proteins and low in bad fats.
7. If you’re looking to have more hair growth and prevent baldness, silica will need to be on your menu.
8. Our body uses silica to help it absorb vitamins and minerals and if you’re not having silica in your diet, eating your vitamins may not help much.
9. You can find silica in the skin of cucumbers, green and red peppers, bean sprouts and we recommend to eat these foods raw, as they will maintain their nutritional value.
10. An important mineral that your diet should include, and that would help you prevent hair loss is Iron.
11. This mineral helps manufacturing hemoglobin, which is the part of the blood that carries oxygen to the different organs and parts of our body.
12. Hair loss has different factors that can trigger it, including diet, medications, mineral deficiency and stress.
A few suggestions to prevent baldness for men
You can do the following actions to preserve the health of your hair:
Don’t exaggerate with constant heating and drying, as these habits weaken the proteins that make your hair, leading to brittleness and fragility. Natural drying is the best for your locks and scalp.
Pay attention to how you style and wash your hair: don’t use aggressive shampoos, and if you can, get organic products free from SLS and parabens.
Try to get organic gel and hair spray, not just shampoos. Treat your hair well.
Avoid rubbing it too strong with a towel after washing it, as this may cause hair breakage.
Be delicate and pat it dry instead.
Try to eliminate stress from your life: it damages all of your body, and your hair makes no exception.
Be sure to sleep at least 8 hours as sleep restores good health, and exercise regularly: this reduces stress, and encourages better circulation, scalp included.
How to Prevent Female Hair Loss ?
Today, hair loss is not only a problem for men, but a good percentage of women experience it at well.
About one third of the population suffers from it, and of that third, thousands are females.
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“Female pattern androgenic alopecia” more simply known as female hair loss, follows a completely different pattern from male hair loss and it is characterized by a profuse thinning of the hair, often concentrated on the top side of the head.
This generally begins after the age of 50, but recently, cases of women as young as 20 or 30 are reporting progressive hair loss.
The hair growth cycle is regulated by the hormones produced in our body, and their imbalance is one of the main causes we see hair loss.
Testosterone is secreted in both men and women, but in woman’s body, androgens are converted into the female hormone, estrogen and thats the reason for low androgens levels.
Hair loss in women is sometimes triggered by a large decrease in estrogen, or when there is an excessive amount of testosterone.
Chronic and constant levels of stress, even low levels, are bad for our bodies, causing adrenal glands to sustain prolonged amounts of stress.
They then begin to make greater amounts of stress related hormones cortisol, and adrenaline which suppress DHEA, the main sex hormone.
This can trigger an increase in the conversion of Testosterone into DHT within the organs, and the hair follicles.
More DHT in the scalp leads to more sebum and smaller hair follicles.
It also contributes to poor blood circulation and a lack of nutritive elements that reach the capillary.
This is a big reason stress is a large factor in hair loss.
Don’t forget that it also strains the muscles in the head that contribute to the peripheral flow of blood.
The role of hormones in female pattern baldness
In females we can see that the hormonal imbalance can have a particularly devastating effect, because a lower DHEA secretion means lower feminine sex hormones.
The advantage is that women have hormones that act against androgens and continuously counterbalance their damaging effects.
This is why a lower DHEA secretion in a woman’s body is dangerous for the health of her hair.
Less female sex hormones, which are a derivative of DHEA, means that there is less protection against the aggressive androgen hormones like DHT.
Lower female hormone secretion means also an unbalanced sebum secretion, because the levels of the female hormones that protect the correct functioning of the sebaceous glands against the irritation that otherwise provoke the androgens, have dropped.
Imbalances in hormone levels are common during
Puberty,
Polycystic ovary syndrome,
Pregnancy,
Use of oral contraceptives,
Menopause
Natural low production of estrogens,
Obesity and overweight.
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To stop hair thinning, work on your blood circulation
If hemoglobin is maintained at a good level, the oxygen gets properly distributed.
In different case, the extremities of our body may have a poor oxygenation, with bad consequences for the health of our hair.
You can add more iron to your diet with dried fruits, dates, leafy veggies and whole-grain cereals.
Just following these simple directions you will be well on your way to prevent hair loss efficiently.
Types of DHT inhibitors
Many individuals have reported that changing their diet has resulted in helping to control hair loss, especially when it was done in combination with a product that limit the production of testosterone DHT.
1) Steering clear of the Western diet is one of the best ways to avoid and defend against baldness. By introducing low-fat protein sources, such as non-fatty fish, chicken, turkey, and soy products as well as complex carbohydrates from fruits, vegetables, and beans, into a diet rich in fatty acids can be effective in helping control hair loss. By utilizing a healthy diet in tandem with drug and herbal therapies, individuals can greatly increase the odds of their success.
2) Eat sizeable portions of fruits, vegetables, and beans. Don't emphasize potatoes, pasta, and bread. These foods quickly turn to glucose, spinning insulin levels out of control as blood sugar levels rise rapidly and fall just as quickly. This compromises the body's ability to regulate hormone levels in the blood. Such foods should be kept to a minimum.
3) Likewise, caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, and sugar, affect the body with a similar effects on the blood. These stimulants steal nutrients from the body while passing through the system, disturbing blood-sugar and hormone levels. Adrenal glands are adversely affected. Significant use of stimulants disturb and deplete the glands, which in turn affects the level of nutrients in the blood stream and eventually levels of hair damaging DHT.
4) By eating five to six smaller sized meals a day; the body will be able to maintain proper hormone levels, thereby providing hair with the nutrients needed for hair growth and maintenance.
5) It is best to avoid processed or refined foods. Natural and organic foods are digested and utilized by the body in a more even fashion, allowing for better regulated hormone and blood-sugar levels. Refined grains lack the best source of vitamin B, an important building block in hair growth. This deficit is further exacerbated by the lack of green leafy vegetables in the American diet.
What Americans need to understand is that people in Mexico, India, China, and Japan have beautiful, strong hair well into old age. A huge difference in diet is the amount of protein they eat. Compared to the average American, protein intake is extremely low. The habits of the people in such countries show a variety of foods rich in nutritious vitamins and minerals required for strong, healthy hair growth. The Chinese diet is complete with an emphasis on vegetables, seafood, rice, and soybeans. Their diet is rich in fatty acids that are essential for healthy hair. The Japanese include large amounts of seaweed rich with Iodine, a crucial nutrient in the production of strong hair. The diets in India and Mexico are replete with beans and rice, as well as leafy green vegetables and a wide variety of fruit. It should go without saying, but in terms of hair care, you are what you eat.
2) Eat sizeable portions of fruits, vegetables, and beans. Don't emphasize potatoes, pasta, and bread. These foods quickly turn to glucose, spinning insulin levels out of control as blood sugar levels rise rapidly and fall just as quickly. This compromises the body's ability to regulate hormone levels in the blood. Such foods should be kept to a minimum.
3) Likewise, caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, and sugar, affect the body with a similar effects on the blood. These stimulants steal nutrients from the body while passing through the system, disturbing blood-sugar and hormone levels. Adrenal glands are adversely affected. Significant use of stimulants disturb and deplete the glands, which in turn affects the level of nutrients in the blood stream and eventually levels of hair damaging DHT.
4) By eating five to six smaller sized meals a day; the body will be able to maintain proper hormone levels, thereby providing hair with the nutrients needed for hair growth and maintenance.
5) It is best to avoid processed or refined foods. Natural and organic foods are digested and utilized by the body in a more even fashion, allowing for better regulated hormone and blood-sugar levels. Refined grains lack the best source of vitamin B, an important building block in hair growth. This deficit is further exacerbated by the lack of green leafy vegetables in the American diet.
What Americans need to understand is that people in Mexico, India, China, and Japan have beautiful, strong hair well into old age. A huge difference in diet is the amount of protein they eat. Compared to the average American, protein intake is extremely low. The habits of the people in such countries show a variety of foods rich in nutritious vitamins and minerals required for strong, healthy hair growth. The Chinese diet is complete with an emphasis on vegetables, seafood, rice, and soybeans. Their diet is rich in fatty acids that are essential for healthy hair. The Japanese include large amounts of seaweed rich with Iodine, a crucial nutrient in the production of strong hair. The diets in India and Mexico are replete with beans and rice, as well as leafy green vegetables and a wide variety of fruit. It should go without saying, but in terms of hair care, you are what you eat.
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