subject: Thinning and Balding - Causes and a Solution [print this page] Is your beautiful head of thick hair rapidly disappearing down the drain? There are various causes for thinning and balding of hair.Every hair grows cyclically: growing (up to six years), resting, and then falling out. Ten percent of your hair is, under normal circumstances, in a resting phase, after which it will be shed. Fifty to one hundred hairs daily is considered normal. When a hair is shed, a new hair grows from the same follicle. This type of loss will be seen when you style, wash or dry your hair.Hair and nails are made of a form of protein, with the result that poor nutrition, especially inadequate amounts of protein, could contribute to hair loss, as a certain amount of protein (fish, eggs, tofu, nuts, etc) must be ingested to produce hair. Vegetarians should take care that they ingest enough protein to support hair growth. Iron deficiency is another nutritional aspect that may contribute.After your thirtieth birthday you can expect to start losing hair more rapidly due to ageing and genetic factors. Men are more likely to lose hair and start seeing baldness sooner than women, but women can also experience hair thinning. This can be due to genetic or hormonal factors. It is estimated that around fifty percent of the population is experiencing abnormal hair loss.You could also lose hair due to stress, medication, infections (especially parasitic infections) or disease. Hair can either stop growing, or fall out in patches, depending on the causes of the hair loss. In some cases the hair will start growing again by itself, in others treatment may be required. Chemotherapy, as well as thyroid issues may be contributing factors to the thinning or losing of hair. If the cause of your losing hair is medical or nutritional, the condition will clear up when the cause is removed.Pattern baldness (genetic) is associated with testosterone. This is one of the contributing factors to men losing more hair than women. Technically it is not so much hair loss that is the main cause, but failure to grow enough hairs to replace the ones that are lost due to natural attrition. This type of loss is caused by dihydrotestostrone (DHT), a hormonal by-product of testosterone, which retards follicle growth. Inhibiting DHT formation could be key to prevent early thinning of hair and balding in men and women.Various solutions are available on the market. One of these is Provillus Hair growth treatment which treats hair loss by promoting hair growth with a range of natural botanicals, among them Saw Palmetto and Nettle. Good nutritional support is essential, and Provillus also provides essential minerals and vitamins specifically for hair growth support. Zinc, magnesium, biotin and vitamin B6 are only a few of the beneficial ingredients contained in the product.Not only does Provillus promote hair growth, but its formulation supports your health generally, specifically prostate health, the immune function, skin and nail health and red blood cell formation. Saw palmetto fruits, for instance, contains fatty acids and phytosterols, known to promote healthy bladder function and prostate health.
