Many reasons exist for hair loss some of them being hormonal imbalance, nutritional deficiencies, genetics, medications, repeated stress exposure and thyroid disease. To gain a clear understanding of your hair loss, seeking medical advice would be important. However, you could start addressing the issue by focusing on your diet, supplementation and stress management. A diet rich in whole foods, green leafy vegetables, limiting caffeine intake and refined sugars is part of base line treatment. Supplementation with zinc, copper, selenium, B complex vitamins and omega 3 has been shown to bring improvement. Encouraging blood circulation to the scalp through the use of hair products which contain herbs such as Rosemary oil, Stinging nettle and Horse-tail will nourish the hair from the root. Acupuncture has also shown to be effective as a treatment method. Exercise and meditation allow one to better cope with stress as it gives the mind time to unwind.
Dr. Melissa Brown, Naturopath www.melincaclinic.co.za • 072-549-4938