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In the example above it shows a normal catagen hair that has a green center both in the bulb and the stem of the hair. Green means good in the center part of the hair. In photo 2 you can see that the green stays in the bulb. The green should move up into the shaft. This hair will not grow properly until it is nourished. This is form of male pattern baldness. This hair has a proper forming bulb but the stem is not growing out of the head properly. This can cause the appearance of hair loss, thinning and weak brittle hair..
Photograph 3 shows what can happen as an effect of certain fad diets on the market. This hair is hampered by lack of protein. Lack of nutrition destroys the outline of the medulla, cortex and cuticle. This breaks down the reproduction.
Over the years we have noticed several things regarding
diet and hair loss.
1) Fad diets can cause hair loss by putting stress on the body similar to emotional stress which causes the hair cells to quit reproducing.
2) Diets or rapid changes in eating habits can cause hair loss even if the diets are high in protein
3) Low protein or vegetarian diets can cause hair problems including hair loss.
It is important to note that once malnutrition is handled the body handles the hair loss as well. Results vary but are typically good when caught early enough.
We have also noticed that there are certain things that you can do for your body to reduce your susceptibility to hair loss regarding diet and stress.
Understanding how your diet affects your hair:
Low protein diets simply starve your hair since your hair is made up of proteins. The proteins are made up of amino acid chains many of which contain the amino cystine. For various reasons the proteins and aminos may not make it to your hair whether it be from lack of proteins or cystine or from lack of circulation to the vessels that feed the hair which is often seen in people with hormone related hair loss because the dht hormone derivative destroys the blood vessels that feed the hair.
Solving protein malnutrition hair problems is not as difficult however people should be aware that your hair is often the barometer of your body meaning that your body may be deficient and this should be addressed.
Solving hair problems associated with protein malnutrition and amino acid malnutrition is done by adding proteins and aminos the the hair with certain products and adding proteins and aminos to the to the body as well.
Products for the hair:
Protein Amino conditioner and Vitamin shampoo. If you treat your hair then we also suggest "Keeping the Color" shampoo. It adds many of the aminos and proteins lost during the harsh coloring and perming process. It also adds moisture. Products can be found here!
If your body is not responding to stress well it might be because it is depleted in the vitamins and minerals that it needs to handle stressful situations. Giving your body b-vitamins and proper aminos as well as proteins can allow it to deal with stress in a much healthier way.
We would suggest adding essential fatty acids to your diet. One of the products that we recommend for this is EMU OIL gelcaps. For some reason it tends to work better than fish oils and primrose oil at helping with hair related stress problems. We also suggest that you look into the normal daily requirements of B vitamins and the amino acids.
We have recommended the Hair Energizer vitamin for some time now. It has everything that hair needs in an oral vitamin.
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