by baLooT on April 30, 2008
Diabetes and hair loss go hand in hand since hair loss primarily a side effect of the disease itself. Nevertheless, you have to understand it primary cause so that you will be able to treat it effectively and that is only able to be determined by your personal physician.
Diabetes and hair loss can ultimately be a temporary problem to deal with, which might eventually stop after a period of time or it can get worse as time goes by. The only effective way for you to treat your hair loss is be consulting your doctor, who will then prescribe the proper medications for your condition.
There are numerous treatments for diabetes and hair loss, for instance medications, herbal treatments, which have to be administered in an oral manner and/or a fundamental change in your daily diet might be the only action for you take depending on your circumstances.
Any change in diet or medication has to be approved by your physician when you have a disease such as diabetes so that you can ensure that medications do not interact with each other and end up causing you more harm then you get in benefits. [click to continue…]
by baLooT on April 29, 2008
Biotin is primarily a component of vitamin B; individuals who go through treatment with medications such as Minoxidil and other hair loss medications (Propecia) typically need added supplementation with biotin for optimal results. This next brings us to the question of what exactly is biotin and its role in hair loss or propagation.
Biotin and Hair Loss — What You Need To Know
Biotin is primarily, what makes up your hair and nails; this vitamin is not manufactured within the human body; instead it is received through the consumption of foods such as green peas, egg yoke, nuts (particularly, walnuts), soybeans, boats, brown rice etc..
A little known fact is that biotin and proteins bind very easily. When this occurs, it fails to reach the destination of hair and therefore hair loss will increase. Accordingly, it would be best to avoid all different kinds of protein powders and raw eggs.
The good news is that you can deliver biotin to your hair in various other ways other than through ingestion and/or injections. You could use shampoos that have biotin within them with and you would get virtually the same end results as you would have had if you would have attempted to take biotin orally. This is how a person can prove the connection that is between biotin and hair loss. [click to continue…]
by baLooT on April 13, 2008
Over 40% of the worlds male population will suffer from Androgenetic Alopecia (better known as male pattern baldness) from their early twenties onwards. In some cases it will start showing earlier, in others there may be no problem until their thirties or forties. Regardless of the time of the onset it is a situation that is very stressful for the sufferer and is usually matched by lowering self esteem and a worse self-image. By the time a man hits his fifties the genetic and hormonal changes are 90% likely to have lead to baldness. [click to continue…]