Yin Yang and hair loss

Yin Yang

Balancing the Yin and Yang to Treat Hair Loss


Ancient Chinese Medicine has an ancient protocol for hair loss issues that begins with optimizing the balance of yin and yang in your body.

When you first start to experience hair loss that takes you by surprise, you may be dismayed to hear about some of the choices available: FDA approved medications to take as long as you want to keep hair loss at bay, surgical methods of replacing hair lost, and non-surgical hair replacement systems. But for those of you who are accustomed to trying and using different alternative therapies to treat your health issues, traditional Chinese medicine is worth a try.

Is it for me?

- I want to try non-surgical, non-pharmaceutical, natural remedies

- I believe in the ancient wisdom of eastern Chinese medicine

- I believe in a whole-body approach to my health

- I am familiar with taking herbs or being treated with acupuncture

- I rely on alternative therapies for my health issues

How does it work?

Dr. Bong Kim, founder of Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine in Santa Monica, C.A., explains, “The yin and yang energies in your body must be balanced otherwise negative health effects can occur. If yang energy is too much, one loses hair – a deficiency in the kidneys can also cause hair loss and both cause ‘heat’ in the body to rise until hair falls out and does not grow back. Acupuncture helps to get rid of the heat and amplify yin energy in certain kidney meridians. And there is an ancient Chinese herbal formula called Seven Treasures for Beautiful Hair which does the same thing inside the body, but we can add herbs to it specifically for each person’s situation.” Chinese medicine practitioners believe that the condition of your hair follicles is directly related to your blood toxicity, so organs responsible for cleansing the blood, like kidneys, will be checked for deficiencies.

What can I expect?

A consultation with a Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor will likely be interesting to uncover what is causing ‘excess heat,’ or yang energy, to build up in your body. Dr. Kim says that actually, excesses of anything cause too much heat, especially overeating. “I have found that hair loss usually corresponds with overeating, so we will work on reducing stomach function to help with hair loss, and we will work to restore balance to your body.” You can take your herbal formula prescription by pill or by tea as prescribed by your practitioner and each formula will be specifically customized for your own personal yin and yang imbalance as well as any deficiencies uncovered in the consultation because, as Dr. Kim says, “heat only causes more heat.” Anyone with overeating problems will also be counseled on a new, slower, calmer way to eat to further reduce heat to increase the yin energy. Excess amounts of animal fats and proteins along with excess sweets especially can create the heat that rises to the top of the head causing hair to fall out so they will be exchanged for fresh fruit and vegetables which keep the energy inside allowing follicles to hold on to hair roots.

Acupuncturist Robert Luna of Blue Deer Healing in Los Angeles and “Acupuncturist to the Stars” warns that Westerners typically lack the patience required to see results of natural healing. “Chinese Medicine differs from Western medicine in that we treat the cause of ailments, not the symptoms.” Luna, himself a graduate of Emperor’s College, explains that Chinese Medicine “asks a lot of the patients” but ultimately delivers better, longer-lasting results. “Even if you promise someone that their hair will grow back if they meticulously take their herbs, change their diet and come in for acupuncture treatments, most would rather take hardcore chemicals like Propecia. But that’s the thing about Oriental medicine,” he says. “The ‘doing’ and the commitment to your regimen is all part of the medicine.”

Complications

Inform your practitioner if you are allergic to any specific herbs. If you respond to alternative therapies and follow your practitioner’s full prescription for improving your yin/yang energy balance, you should see some noticeable results within 4-6 months along with a noticeable improvement in overall health!

The bottom Line

This type of treatment works best in those who have the time and patience to follow the practitioner’s plan exactly, to provide a whole body approach to their hair loss.

Find a practitioner

Take your time to interview and consult with several practitioners and ask about their beliefs and experiences solving hair loss issues. Ask about their training and education. Ask for testimonials from other hair loss patients.

Author: Naomi Mannino

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Aspiring actor loses work as hair job fails
Lionel Velloz wanted a great mop of hair to go with his TV role. What he got was a bald patch that ruined his career and a Rs 2 crore claim from the production house

Lionel is a handsome guy, and talented actor, however a receding hairline forced a south Mumbai man to sacrifice his glamour aspirations and just when the doors were opening up for him. To add insult to injury, he has now even been sued for Rs 2 crore by a production house which had signed him up for a lead role in a daily soap.

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do women go bald

Do Women Go Bald?


Women can lose their hair, but it is rare that a woman will go completely bald like some men will. That should be comforting but when you are the woman whose hair is thinning or falling out it doesn't feel that way. Hair is important to a woman's self confidence and we spend a lot of our lives working on our hair. We change the style, we color it, we curl it and then we straighten it. So when it falls out we stress about it. If we are stressing about it enough to go to the doctor, how deflating it is when they do not really see it as a problem. We then can become depressed and miserable.

Most people believe that hair loss only affects men but it is estimated that 40% to 60% of all women will at some time in their lives lose their hair. The loss of hair is called alopecia and women can have female pattern baldness. This is caused by hormones and family inheritance and can be seen as the thinning of your hair all over your head with small to medium loss of hair on the crown.

To know what is abnormal hair loss you should first know what normal is. People lose up to 100 hairs a day. You will see it on your comb, brush, in the shower drain or on your pillow. Your hair has its own cycle of growth and generally it grows for a few years then rests for a few months, sheds and grows again.

What causes baldness?

Hormonal fluctuations

This is the number one cause of hair loss in women and it should come as no surprise that for women hair loss can occur during pregnancy, menstruation and menopause.

Nutrition

Poor nutrition can be a significant problem for women with hair loss. Fad diets that limit our intake to the foods we need for good hair growth are a huge contributing factor. We need protein, red meat, iron and some carbohydrates to have healthy hair.

Hair Treatments

We almost daily torment and torture our hair. We perm it, color it, tint it, highlight it, iron it, bleach it and roll it and then we wonder why it is not healthy and is thinning or falling out?

Medications

Unfortunately some medications we take for other problems can cause problems for our hair. The culprits for this are: high blood pressure medicine, birth control, menopausal hormones, depression and arthritis.

Hair shedding

This is also known by the medical term of Telogen Effluvium. Telogen is the name for the resting stage of the hair growth cycle. A Telogen effluvium is when you suddenly encounter a stressful situation that causes your hair growth to go into the rest phase. It is usually acute but can be a chronic problem.

Traction Alopecia

This in when you constantly strain your roots and they become damage. This is done by rubber bands, or other hair products that tug on the scalp. Roots can be permanently damaged and will not grow any hair.

Scarring Alopecia

Diseases such as lichen planopilaris, frontal fibrosing alopecia and chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus, can cause scarring of the hair follicle and thus it will not grow any hair there. The cause of these conditions is little known.

Now we know the many causes of hair loss in women and we can discuss in further articles the ways and means of dealing with this most embarrassing and hard issue.

Author: Corinne Bridgewater

Article Source: http://ezinearticles.com/?Do-Women-Go-Bald?&id=2647552

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5 hair care secrets

5 Hair Care Secrets


No matter what your hair goals, you want your hair to be at it's best. Shiny, bouncy, healthy hair is a must for all lengths. But if you are trying to grow your hair out and prevent damage, you might need to try a few unconventional methods.

Secret #1 - Take your vitamins!

Hair specialists love to remind us that it is impossible to alter the rate at which your hair grows. Average hair growth is ½" per month. I am able to speed up my normal growth rate to ¾" each month just by taking supplements for my hair.

There are hundreds of bottles with the word "hair" slapped on the label, but they are not all created equal. First, take a multivitamin that encompasses all of your body's needs. Then you can worry about extra nutrition for your hair.

Hair especially likes B complex, biotin, folic acid, pantothenic acid, iron, zinc, flax seed oil, black currant seed oil, kelp and silica. If you want to be extra sure your hair is getting what it wants, take an amino acids complex as well.

Your hair is a byproduct of your body's functions. If your body is operating with the best nutrition, then it can produce a better product.

Secret #2 - Scalp massage

Massaging your scalp for 5 minutes a day can make your hair stronger, thicker, and grow in faster. You can choose to do it dry, or use an oil or scalp treatment to assist you. You can even do it while you are shampooing.

Massage stimulates your scalp's blood supply. The blood brings nutrients to the follicles and that helps the follicles do their work. As an added benefit, scalp massage is a great stress reducer. Less stress=more beautiful hair.

Remember to use the pads of your fingers, never your nails. Spread your fingers apart and place them firmly on your head. Start at the base of your neck and work your way up to your front hairline. Move in little circles. You may feel tingly; that's your improved circulation.

Secret #3 - Wear your hair up more

A lot of people don't get this one. "What's the point of having long hair if I have to wear it up all the time?" The point is to have more beautiful, healthy, long hair. Every time you wear your hair down, you are exposing it to environmental damage. It is exposed to the air, which will dry it out. Wind will cause tangles, which in turn causes more handling and more damage. Your hair will rub against your clothes which dries it out even further.

Try wearing your hair up at least 50% of the time. By the end of one month, you will notice much less breakage, and less dryness.

Secret #4 - Don't neglect your trims

This one I had to learn the hard way. "If I'm trying to grow out my hair, why would I cut it?" Big mistake. The last 2 inches of my hair always looked raggedy and thin and I could never understand why. Then I gave in and got a good trim. My ends were soft, smooth, buttery and thick. I disciplined myself to get another small trim 2 months later. My ends are still looking fantastic.

Your ends are the oldest, driest and most damaged part of your hair. No matter how gentle you are to your hair, the ends split and move farther up the hair shaft. Split ends cause tangles, which leads to breakage and snapping.

Getting trims will also keep the shape of your hair. Since hair grows unevenly, after a couple of months your style can go from chic to shaggy very quickly.

It's better to get small trims every 2-3 months than have to get a huge chop to remove all the damage at once.

Secret #5 - Find the tricks that work for you

There are so many hair tips it's hard to figure out which ones are best for you. The only way to find out is to try them. Here are some of my favorite tips that you don't see too often. Pick one or two, try them for 2 weeks to a month. Then decide if this is the answer to your most gorgeous hair.

Sleep on a satin pillowcase to prevent damage from tossing and turning.

If your hair is damaged, use a protein treatment once a week.

Switch to a boar bristle brush.

Switch from plastic combs to wooden or cellulose acetate. Plastic combs have molded seams on them that damage your hair cuticle.

Use distilled water as your final rinse. Tap water leaves mineral deposits on hair that can dull it and damage it.

If your hair is very dry, don't shampoo every day.

If you have fine, thin hair, stay away from volumizing and thickening shampoos. They dry out your hair.

Stay away from hair accessories with metal in them.

No one said having great looking and healthy hair at the same time would be easy. It takes some thought and experimentation. But since having great hair can make or break your look, it is always worth the extra effort.

Author: Bonnie Casey

Article Source: http://www.salonweb.com/features/hairarticle_101804.htm

Hair transplant surgeons moral duty ?

Experience has shown that young men aged 18-28 years have a higher dissatisfaction rate than men in older age groups. Their emotional immaturity plays a major role in this regard. Such men may have psychiatric problems, but a good hair restoration surgeon understands and never deprives these patients of the undoubted benefits of hair restoration surgery by a blunt denial. Instead they will do all sort of cajoling to agree them and be realistic about the outcomes.



Perhaps the greatest challenges sometimes do not lie in the actual hair transplantation procedures, but in the counseling process itself. And getting the patient, especially the young patient (at high risk of developing more advanced baldness in the future) willingly agreeing to undergo a conservative hair restoration is like wining half the battle! If a young bald person insists upon a hairline like other peers of his age, he is perhaps demanding something unnatural without any consideration for his future hair loss. And in such cases it all depends upon the counselor to convince the young person to understand that though some hair restoration possible it cannot give him the exact look he expects from the surgery.

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How do we define hair loss?

What is the actual cycle of hair growth and loss?



The normal cycle of hair growth can be between 2 and 6 years. The hair grows approximately 1 centimeter  per month during this period. Approximately 90 percent of the hair on your scalp is growing at any one time. About 10 percent of the hair on your scalp, at any one time, is in a resting phase. After 2 to 3 months, the resting hair falls out and new hair starts to grow in its place.


It is normal to shed some hair daily as part of this cycle. However, some people may experience excessive (more than normal) hair loss. Hair loss of this type can affect men, women and children. This can be defined as hair loss.

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