Natural Solutions for Hair Loss

By Veronica Peterson, Editor, Healthy & Green Living

Shedding is never fun, just ask my vacuum cleaner. It’s even less fun when you realize the golf ball size bits of hair you’re tugging out of the roller came from your own head. Oh, the horror! As we get older (yes ladies, this is for you too) our once glorious crown of healthy hair can become brittle or even worse, be genetically predisposed to jump ship, leaving our poor, bald heads to fend for themselves.

Below are a few secrets from Mother Nature, some preventative, and some for after the mutiny has begun.

Diet

You are what you eat – and that’s true for your hair as well. A diet containing mostly whole foods, especially the skin of plants such as cucumbers, potatoes, peppers, and even bean sprouts are rich in the mineral silica and contribute to hair strength. Foods like lean meats are high in iron and are essential to the protein-based, building blocks of hair growth.

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Youcef F.

6:23AM PST on Nov 26, 2011

it is so hard to fight hair loss naturally, i have an alopecia and i tried the harsh option for more than 2 years it did zork to stop hairloss but i had many health problems after using minoxidil, i am now eating healthy food and taking vitamins supplements i love the Solgar brand and i apply essential oils for hair loss once to twice a week i use the uk hair solutions oil and i am starting to have thin regrowth and a thicket hair all over..it is cheaper to use natural options and it is a lot healthier but you do hae to wait some time before you can see any results; so be patient

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Ola M.

2:34AM PST on Jan 26, 2011

Thank You

mary l.

5:26AM PST on Dec 31, 2010

I will have to try the amino acid pills. My hair has been thinning, so my doctor tested my hormone levels and i am starting to go through menopause

Michael D.

3:03AM PDT on Jul 4, 2010

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Ani S.

1:15AM PST on Feb 11, 2010

Though veggies are rich in nutrients, you may get bored eating all the time. It would be better to have the other foods also along with veggies to make your diet interesting and nutritious.

-Martin
http://www.recedinghairline.org/

Heather B.

8:19PM PST on Jan 7, 2010

This was interesting. Thanks, Veronica.

Joe J.

9:40PM PDT on Oct 3, 2009

I am a fan of natural cures, I do not trust the FDA to thoroughly test these chemicals that people are putting on there head. Receding Hair Line Prevention Fast Hair Loss Treatment

Ecodiva G.

7:30PM PDT on Sep 28, 2009

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Cheers;)

7:21PM PDT on Sep 28, 2009

First year university was stressful and my hair started to fall out and lost its shine.

I have used stinging nettle; however, I didn't drink it as a tea...I was rinsing my hair with the tea. So shampoo and condition as always and then rinse with the tea and leave it in.

Within a couple of months my hair grew so abundant and shiny I actually had people compliment me!

Cheers ;)

Eileen S.

10:30AM PDT on Aug 7, 2009

I'm a vegetarian, so I have to take certain supplements and proteins or I lose my hair