How To Stop Hair Fall and Grow It Naturally

Hair fall and hair thinning are one of the most common problems faced by both men and women today. As much as 25% of the men below the age of 21 years suffer from hair loss. And 45% of the women suffer from hair thinning at some point of their life.

6 Mistakes that you might be doing on a daily basis which is damaging your hair:

1. Heat is Bad for Hair:

Heat in any form is bad for your hair. Suit taking hot water bath, excessive use of hair dryer hair or hair straightening machine should be avoided. 

2. Avoid Shampoos having Sodium Laurel Sulphate:

Are you using the shampoo which contains sulphate Check the ingredients of your shampoo and see if it contains sodium laurel sulphate. Sodium laurel sulphate is a detergent which is known for causing hair loss.

3. Try Not to Use Too Many Hair Products:

If you use too many hair products, make sure to wash them before going to sleep at night.

4. Avoid Brushing Wet Hair:

Rubbing wet hair vigorously leads to hair breakage. So avoid brushing wet hair. 

5. Avoid Tying Hair too Tightly:

Do not tie your hair too tightly all the time as it puts a lot of pressure on the roots and causes the hair to fall.

6. Live Stress Free:

Too much of emotional stress can also lead to hair loss. Hairs have their fixed cycles. The more stressed out you will be, the faster you will loss your hair. 

3 Major Causes of Hair Fall and the Ways To Fix it:

• Poor Blood Circulation:

The nutrients in our body flow through blood. If the blood circulation in your scalp area is low, even if you take a nutritious diet, your hair will fall. This is because the nutrients are not able to reach the scalp area.

So, the way to improve the blood circulation are:

- massage your scalp for three to four times a week. Now what oil to use for massage should be taken care of. You should not use oils with artificial fragrances. This is because the artificial fragrance it contains is because of the alcohol and alcohol is not good for your hair. So it is better to use mustard oil, coconut oil or almond oil. Massage has to be done gently. If it is vigorously done, it can lead to hair breakage. You can massage your hair before going to sleep, and then wash it in the morning.

- another way of improving blood circulation is through exercise. Any exercise done for 15-20 minutes can improve blood circulation drastically. Specially women, are suffering from thyroid or other kind of hormonal imbalances, exercise is highly recommended.

• Increase in Dihydrotestosterone:

Another major cause of hair loss is due to the rise in the levels of dihydrotestosterone. Almost 90% of the hair loss in men is due to the hormone called dihydrotestosterone which is commonly known as DHT. Dihydrotestosterone is essentially formed when testosterone through a biochemical reaction. DHT causes the shortening of the life span of hair follicles. Then chokes the hair follicles and eventually shuts them down. So, in order to reduce the DHT levels in the body, one should include DHT blocking foods. Some of the DHT blocking foods are fenugreek seeds, almond, banana tomato, carrots, mushrooms etc. This is one reason why you see bodybuilders who take testosterone injections getting bald. 

• Poor Nutrition:-

Poor nutrition is the major reason as to why the hair of both men and women start to thin out at a very early age. If the body is devoid of nutrients for a very long time, one thing it can afford is to lose hair. Body thinks that it can survive without a single hair on the head. So, it stops making hair and takes care of the other vital organs. So, any hormonal imbalance or lack of nutrients, hair has to pay the price. These days, fast foods, fad diets, cola, artificial sweeteners, artificial juices, processed foods are very much a part of every teenagers diet. This needs to be fixed. Every hair strand is made up of protein. So one should definitely have their daily dose of protein. Foods like kidney beans, lentils, chickpeas paneer black chana, pepper,  fish, chicken are all rich in protein and should be a part of your daily diet. Also, healthy fats are very important for hair health. Almonds, peanuts, cashews, flax seeds, walnuts are all good sources of healthy fats. 

There are two types of vitamins - water soluble and fat soluble. Vitamin A, D, E and K are all fat soluble. If you remove fat from your diet, your body will anyway get deficient of these vitamins. So make sure that healthy fats are a part of your diet. Also vitamin B are very important for hair health. Next, iron and vitamin C are very important to prevent hair loss. This is because vitamin C is very important to absorb iron in the body. If you take iron but don't consume vitamin C, it will not be absorbed. All the green leafy vegetables like spinach and cauliflower are great sources of iron. And one of the best sources of Vitamin C available is Amla and Indian gooseberry. Other sources of Vitamin C are orange, lemon, capsicum etc. 

So if you consumed a well balanced diet you will see that you will stop losing your hair. Follow our page for more tips related hair.