Hair is a living protein, and as with any living part of our bodies we must be sure
to maintain proper health to optimize our chances of maintaining a healthy head of hair.
Proper nutrition is vital to maintaining healthy hair, since the hair is a living and growing
part of the body’s system. Viewing it in this manner can help us to treat our bodies
different and raise expectations through proper care. A healthy balanced diet,
occasionally with the help of vitamin and mineral supplements and exercise are all key
components to a healthy regimen of maintaining healthy hair.
Male Pattern Baldness (MPB) or androgenetic alopecia is the condition that over
95% of persons that suffer hair loss have, and it is caused by a rise in DHT, a direct
component of testosterone. The scientific developments of the past two decades have
brought hope and promise to many who suffer with this type of hair loss. Treatments like
Rogaine®, Rogaine® for Women, Propecia, and improved surgical treatments have
brought relief to many who would have previously had to settle for gradual hair loss,
wigs, or hairpieces. The discovery of the role of DHT in preventing hair loss has even
opened the doors to possible herbal solutions to hair loss prevention, such as saw
palmetto, nettles, rosemary and horsetail. Even more promising is the fact that the hair
loss commonly known as androgenetic alopecia is found to occur mainly in Western
civilization or those who have adopted the ways of Western civilization, meaning that
there may be dietary practices that contribute to hair loss and therefore giving hope to the
possibility that diet could control not only temporary hair loss, but androgenetic alopecia
as well.
Doctors and scientists are studying DHT production in the body to understand it
more thoroughly. There is an obvious link to hair loss and prostatic health and this only
increases the pace of hair loss discoveries. Most treatments for prostatic diseases such as
benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) also have the pleasant side affect of growing hair on
the heads of those taking it. With the pace of research and discoveries today, there is a
great deal of optimism in the field of hair loss prevention. Hair is an important part of our
dress and appearance, therefore a large part of our self-esteem. It is likely that there are
answers for your situation presently or coming in the near future.
Remember, the restoration of hair growth is not an overnight process. The process
takes time regardless of the method chosen. Be patient and follow as much of the advice
given by professionals as possible. Keep in mind that the body is a system, and it is the
abuse of this system by food intake and environmental causes that lead to most common
hair loss. Through returning the body back to its natural state, hair growth can be
restored. Good health to you!
