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Sometimes it is hard to figure out why one’s hair is thinning or is being lost. Hair thinning and hair loss can be due to a rare cause like metals in the body such as Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Iron, Aluminum and Copper or other element such as Manganese, Chromium, Arsenic, Titanium, Lithium and Selenium.

Your fingernails may give a clue. They may reveal if you have toxic metal poisoning. Slow, long exposures to the metals cause the nails to be abnormal.

Mercury affects the immune system by destroying T-cells. A research study in the early 1990’s showed that around 50% of women with increased mercury in the body had hair loss. On removing the mercury fillings in the teeth, around 65% saw their hair bouncing back.

So how can you reduce mercury in your body? Change your mercury fillings to amalgam filling for white ones, do a detox and take a good muti-vitamin, multi-mineral to get rid of remaining mercury that have settled in the tissues. “Natural hair loss products which have the necessary vitamins, minerals, protein may be a better answer as they have a more appropriate formula”, says Karen Wray, manufacturers of Nutrigro Hair Food capsules.

Toxic metals are also known as Heavy metals. They can cause poor nail growth and hair loss. Toxic metals accumulate in the joints, bone, liver and other organs. They should be removed with advice from a Therapist. This is usually done by taking specific supplements to neutralize or chelate with them.

Toxic metals can be from arts and crafts, electrical work, soldering, jewelry repairs, pollution, cooking utensils, deodorants and pesticides. Advice from a specialist should be sought to establish this if there is doubt.

If you are on medication check with your Pharmacist or Doctor if your drug has any impact to your hair loss.

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If you are looking at hair restoration you will need to see a Hair specialist. You need to know the cause of the hair thinning and hair loss and what process will be adopted by the specialist to examine the cause.

The causes of hair loss can be due to one or more reasons. Which of these could be related to your hair loss or hair thinning? Dietary, genetic, auto-immune, hormonal or psychological, hair colourants, excessive bleaching or chemicals, harsh shampoos, hair cosmetics, hairstyles or mechanical friction, stress and hormonal imbalance, low iron count, medication, malfunctioning of the thyroid or a hormonal imbalance, hereditary, birth control tablets, radiation, fungal infections in the scalp, unbalanced diets, fasting or crash dieting. Confused?

Perhaps answering these questions will help you:

· When and how long have you had this problem?

· What has been the pattern of hair loss?

· Is hair coming out by the roots, or is it breaking along the hair?

· Is increased hair loss or increased thinning more visible?

· Are you taking any drugs?

· Has the hair loss started in post-pregnancy or in menopause?

· What has your medical history been like?

· How is your thyroid gland functioning - has there been an increase in weight, lethargy?

· Is there a family link to the hair loss?

· Have you been using unusual hair care, hair cosmetics or hairstyle?

· What is your diet like?

It is possible that you can figure out what may be the cause and address it yourself. If not your Hair Specialist may recommend a prescription medicine, natural hair loss products or suggest a healthier diet, a hair retention or treatment plan such as those advocated by Regaine or Nutrigro. It depends on personal preference. He may not be able to recommend suitable hair products to use. I would recommend that you use non-harsh shampoos and conditioners- preferably those strengthened with botanicals such as tea tree oil, Indian gooseberries (amla) and fenugreek. These act as natural anti- yeast or anti-fungal agents to keep the scalp clear or provide essential vitamins and minerals for the growing hair buds.

But before recommending treatment the Professional will normally conduct a scalp examination, overall physical and emotional health to determine the cause of hair loss or hair thinning. He may even recommend a laboratory test to see if lack of iron or heavy metals are playing a part.

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Written by Ravi Bhanot, author of Hair Today…Hair Tomorrow

Secrets from around the world for healthy hair

Hair is made up of 97% protein. People from different parts of the world have wondered how to increase extra protein for building new hair. One idea has been to get extra protein into the hair using 6-8 drops of fresh lemon juice to an egg. This is beaten well and applied to the hair followed by washing with an herbal shampoo such as Nutrigro®.

To enrich hair people have massaged weekly with oils such as Rosemary Oil or Emu Oil.

More naturally they have mixed yoghurt, lemon and mustard oil, and applied gently on the hair.

For those who have preferred a hair tonic boiling one idea has been to take dry pieces of Indian Gooseberry (Amla) and put it in coconut oil. This enriches the power of Coconut oil- a hair moisturizer that has been traditionally believed to strengthen hair.

For places where they love rum a local hair tonic has been mixing two egg-yolks with two dessertspoonfuls of odourless linseed oil and two dessertspoonfuls of rum. This was soaked into the hair and scalp.

Aromatherapists like massaging with essential oils: They use 3 drops of rosemary oil, 3 drops lavender oil, 2 drops of cedarwood oil, 4 teaspoonfuls of grape seed oil and 2.5ml of jojoba oil in Sesame Oil base and massage the scalp with this.

Places where onions are eaten more eagerly people have been known to massage their hair and scalp with bulb onion juice. They believe this strengthens the hair.

In wild desert places extract of nettles has been known to be applied to the scalp to prevent hair loss and stimulate hair growth.

If you cannot grow your hair then you could look towards making it look thicker.

Clever ways of making hair look thicker.

Try these:

· Colouring hair with a natural hair dye such as henna adds shine and vitality. This makes hair look healthier.

· A shorter cut makes hair look thicker and healthier.

· Deeper richer hair colourants make hair look thicker.

· Women can use gentle self-grip rollers, which pump up the volume and make hair look thicker.

Good luck.

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ravi@nutrigro.co.uk

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There is a saying to find out where you want to go see where you have been. This is true for hair loss and hair thinning too. Books written 4,000 years ago tell us what we are now learning in surgery and in hair and scalp conditions.

In ancient Indian or Ayurvedic thinking a person is seen as a unique individual made up of all the five primary elements. The five elements are: ether (space), air, fire, water, and earth. If one looks at nature we find that this too is made up of these five elements. 70% earth is water, 30% land (earth), surrounded by air and space (a vacuum) and fire (from the sun). This is why we are considered part of the cosmic nature of life.

The food we eat, the natural hair products we use and the weather around us are examples of these elements. Food, drink, natural hair products or any products for that matter are made up of these five elements. Certain elements have an ability to mix together to create various physiological functions. For example ether and air combine to form an energy that is known in Ayurveda as the Vata dosha.

Vata is responsible for the principle of movement. It can be seen as the force, which directs nerve impulses and blood circulation. When fire and water elements combine they form the Pitta dosha or energy. This dosha is responsible for the process of transformation or metabolism- breaking down of food into nutrients for example.

Pitta energy is also responsible for metabolism in the organs, cellular metabolism, premature hair loss and hair thinning.

When the elements water and earth combine they form the kapha dosha. Kapha energy is responsible for growth and protection- stomach mucosal lining and cerebral-spinal fluid that protects the brain and spinal column are a type of Kapha energy.

Although each of us has all the three doshas or energies - the ratios of the doshas vary in each individual. This makes us all unique. This is similarly the case why all natural hair care products are different.

Pitta balancing herbs as such as Fenugreek and India Gooseberry (Amla) have been traditionally used in Asian countries for healthier fuller hair for centuries. The main problem is that Amla, found in natural hair care products, tends to be in an oil base. A British company, Nutrigro (www.nutrigro.co.uk), who manufacture natural hair care products have pioneered to have these herbs in water base in a Serum and Shampoo so that hair is not left greasy.

These herbs along with the proteins required for growth of existing hair (after all hair is 97% protein) and all the necessary vitamins and minerals are essential in any hair food supplement in the natural hair care products category. In men herbs such as Saw Palmetto, that counteracts the effects of hormones that cause hair thinning and in women Soya - that fights against hormones that cause hair thinning in post menopausal women, would help too.

The theory goes on to say that everything happens twice so keeping a positive goal always in mind and remaining healthy is essential. The Nutrigro natural hair care products and Hair Plan explains this in more detail.

To get more details on how to keep your hair for longer, more details on the Nutrigro Plan or for more details on Pitta balancing food and drinks email info@nutrigro.co.uk.

Sushma Bhanot, MRPharmS, Dip (Nutr) Dip(Hom) Dip(Ayurv)

sushma@nutrigro.co.uk

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Keratin is a fibrous protein that makes up a series of flattened cells. These make the hair strong and give hair structure their structure. This type of shampoo can provide the strength that can give better elasticity and help soften hair, reduce spilt ends and hair breakages. The amino acids in Keratin can help give shiny, healthier looking hair.

Ravi Bhanot from Nutrigro Products, manufacturers of natural hair loss products, says “Coat each strand of hair with shampoos such as Nutrigro Shampoo so that the keratin can bond to each strand. This gives a protective coating till the next wash and also protects the hair from excessive heat and pollution. Hair is left bouncy and manageable.

Keratin based shampoos helps all hair types particularly frizzy, curly hair. They also help repair the core damage to the hair shaft and help straighten hair by making it heavier.

Article by Ravi Bhanot

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