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The advancement in modern technologies and the evolution of drug therapies have produced miracles in the treatment of hair loss. But it is necessary to look back into the factors which lead to hair loss. Even though androgenetic alopecia is the main reason for hair loss, there are other external factors that lead to hair loss. Some of them are our habits, lifestyle and emotions. Smoking and stress are also among the reasons that contribute to hair loss.
Mass consumption of processed foods is an unhealthy practice. In this fast moving world, we often tend to consume processed and packed foods in order to keep up our busy schedule. These foods lack nutrients which are needed for maintaining healthy hair. When food is cooked, they often tend to lose their nutritional content. The best way to give ambient nutrition to your hair is by eating uncooked vegetables and fruits. Natural health food stores provide us with these kinds of foods. If such a facility is not available, then vitamin and mineral supplement is an option.
Consumption of too much sugar is another factor. A normal person consumes an average of 20 teaspoons of sugar per day (teenagers-34). Soft drinks are heavy sources of sugar. Even diet soft drinks have a considerable quantity of sugar in them. They have approximately 10 cubes of sugar in it. Sugar leads to depletion of nutrients from the body and leads to raised adrenal levels. This causes the surplus production of androgen in the body and thus causes androgenic hair loss.
Some other reasons linked with hair loss are over consumption of table salt. People consume iodized salt for iodine supplementation. Comparatively, fish is a better source of Iodine than table salt. Sea salt is also a fine substitute.
Mass consumption of saturated fat has adverse effects on the body. They increase the DHT levels in your body. So it is necessary to limit the intake of saturated fat while treating hair loss.
