Natural Treatments for Hair Loss

1. What  is Alopecia Areata?       Traditional medicine defines Alopecia areata as an autoimmune, often reversible disease in which loss of hair occurs in sharply defined areas usually involving the scalp or beard, but any area of the body, where hair grows, can be affected.   Alopecia Areata usually starts with one or more small, round, smooth bald patches on the scalp and can progress to total scalp hair loss (alopecia total) or complete body hair loss (Alopecia Universalis).      It is not known why alopecia areata or other autoimmune diseases occur. It is thought that something triggers the immune system to react against one or more of the body's own tissues. Possible triggers include viruses, infection, medicines, or other environmental factors. There is also an inherited factor that makes some people more prone to autoimmune diseases. About 1 in 4 people with alopecia areata have a close relative who is also affected. 2. What are the...

Understanding Hair Loss and Alopecia Areata The average human scalp contains abaut 100,000 hair strands an roughly abaout 20 to 100 hairs are lost  it from every day. Each individual hair survives for an average of 4-5 years and during this period it grows about half an inch per month after wich the hair falls out and is replaced by a new one in 6-8months. Hair loss become visible especially when the hair that fall out are not replaced adequately with new ones during the expected time period. Hair loss may be patchy (alopecia areata) or diffuse(all over the scalp) in nature. As age progress, men as well as women tend to lose thickness of hair and the amount of hair, but it is possible to prevent and revert these tendency with the right nutritional and holist aproach. hair loss is a medical disorder but often ends into a social concern, as it affects look and sel-esteem of the individual. When Hair Loss of Concern ? If the hair loss is above 100 strands daily or if one obse...