By PL Chang on July 29th, 2009

Natural Hair Loss Treatments

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For most people baldness is something that is not very pleasant to have when it is not intentional. Waking up in the morning and realizing that you are losing hair can be a nightmare. There are approximately 50 million Americans who are suffering from some form of hair loss. There are many reasons why people lose hair, some of them may be the results of: insufficient levels of zinc and biotin, high-fat diets, androgen hormones, birth control pills, testosterone supplements, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol levels, smoking and an increased in auto-antibodies. There are many hair loss treatments available on the market. Unfortunately, many of them also contain harmful synthetic chemicals that can make hair loss worst. Below are natural ways to help treat hair loss without the side effects of harmful chemicals.

Natural ways to treat hair loss:

Sage (sage tea): An herb that has many healing properties, it has been used to prevent hair from falling out.
Biotin: Studies shown that consuming biotin can help restore hair growth over six months.
Sterols and sterolins: Because hair loss may be an autoimmune disorder, consuming sterols and sterolins supplement may prevent hair loss.
Zinc: Consuming zinc with copper has been shown to help restore hair growth. Women usually have better results using this method.
Tea tree oil: Studies shown that tea tree oil is effective against certain bacteria, viruses and fungi that may help cause hair loss. For best results use organic shampoo that contained tea tree oil.
Stress management: Studies shown that people with high levels of stress have a higher risk of hair loss. It may be a good idea to practice stress relief exercise, such as breathing exercise, yoga, tai chi and meditation.
Head massage: Massaging the scalp can increase blood flow which allows more nutrients to flow into the scalp. Head massages are also very relaxing.
Acupuncture: This energy healing technique can help release blocked energy around the head area. This allows energy to flow more freely which then can nourish the hair. Energy healing is an ancient technique that is overlooked by western societies. According to quantum mechanics, everything in the Universe is energy and physical matter is the manifestation of energy. Therefore, disease is also a manifestation of energy. To treat disease at the energetic level is to treat the disease at the core of the problem.