Eat a healthy, balanced diet can improve the look of hair and foster new growth.
Losing hair, especially prematurely, can be an embarrassing and worrisome experience in our appearance-obsessed culture. While everyone sheds hair on a daily basis, some people face extreme loss that can reveal the scalp or baldness. The good news is, that there are many simple, inexpensive ways to manage hair loss that can be started today. If, after using these tips, hair loss continues, it may be necessary to consult with a doctor or a trichologist.
Instructions
1. Eat a nutritionally balanced diet consisting of protein -- like chicken, eggs and beans -- and take vitamins and minerals, such as Biotin and zinc. Many health conditions can be cured from the inside-out, and hair loss is no exception. In order to encourage healthy hair growth and mitigate future hair loss, hair must continually be fed vital nutrients.
2. Avoid processed foods, including foods that contain hormones. These food are often stripped of their nutritional benefits, offer empty calories and impair the thyroid -- a key organ that controls hair loss.
3. Avoid hairstyles that pull hair tightly; like a chignon or braids. When you are facing hair loss, it is wise to refrain from putting additional, unnecessary stress on your hair. Hairstyles that pull, tug or put pressure on the follicle increases the odds that breakage will occur and threaten the healthy hair that you do have -- especially if your hair is fine or thin.
4. Increase circulation to the head. Circulation plays an important part in fostering growth of new hair and maintaining the health of your current strands. While there are medications that can aid in improving blood circulation to the area, several at-home treatments can render the same result. For example, headstands and handstands -- frequently done in yoga class-- or scalp massages can improve circulation. Exercise, in general, also instigates circulation to follicles.
