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New Gene For Hair Loss Discovered
So more evidence that hair loss may have a genetic component, not that we didn’t know that already But more seriously, the APCDD1 gene discovered by scientists from Rockerfeller, Colombia and Stanford, may be another step towards finding a cure for male hair loss and hair loss in general. The gene causes a form of hair loss called hereditary hypotrichosis simplex. In other words a form of hair loss that causes thick hair to be progressively replaced … Read entire article »
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Hair Loss Most Common Hair Loss Myths
Hair loss falls into that category of conditions that naturally breeds a whole host of myths and misinformation probably because, until recently, the causes of male pattern baldness was not fully understood. So what are these hair loss myths Hair loss can be cause by washing and drying too often. Obviously if you use products that strip your hair of all it’s sebum and heat dry it, then you will lose our hair. But the process of washing hair and towel drying it does not cause hair loss Wearing hats can cause hair loss. You can almost understand how this myth came into being. But wearing hats do not cause hair loss. The theory behind the myth is the hat’s fit can cut off the blood supply to the scalp. I assure you … Read entire article »
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Hair Loss | Vitamins to Help Combat Hair Loss
Whether your particular form of hair loss is male pattern baldness or hair loss secondary to other factors, there are some vitamins that can help improve the health of your hair. This does not mean you need to take vitamin supplements. Rather it means that you should include in your diet, natural sources of these vitamins. Before we launch into a discussion of the vitamins that can enhance or support hair growth, you should realize that it … Read entire article »
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Hair Loss and Eating Disorders
A healthy diet is essential to the health of your hair. In the effort to combat hair loss, it often is the simple things that get overlooked. Like a healthy diet consisting of regular balance meals every day. I know it sounds pretty basic but you really should consider optimizing every thing you can to improve the chances of your hair loss remedies working. I personally cannot see the point in investing thousands in … Read entire article »
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Normal Hair Loss
So far we have talked about male pattern hair loss because that is the reason you are here… to understand male pattern baldness. But not all hair loss is abnormal or excessive. In fact the average human loses a certain number of hairs a day. Part of the hair growth cycle we described at phases of hair growth. We talked about the Anagen, Telogen and Catagen stages of the cycle. The shorter your anagen phase, the more your daily hair loss. Generally the number of hairs you lose a day also relates to the density of hair on your head. Again on average blondes have the highest hair density and red heads have the lowest. This is of course on average and there will be individual variations in hair density. … Read entire article »
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Phases of Hair Growth
To understand male hair loss and how to combat male hair loss, a simple understanding of how hair grows is useful. If you understand how hair grows, it makes deciphering the different hair loss products a lot less difficult Like a lot of other things in the human body, hair growth is a cyclic event and occurs in three phases. The phases of hair growth are Anagen Catagen Telogen The hairs on your head are not all in the same phase … Read entire article »
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