Thousands of years ago highly appointed people wanted to hide the signs of their aging. One of such signs was hair loss. Kings, queens, pharaohs and emperors wanted to be like gods: always young, energetic and with the head full of hair. They did not have a choice of surgical hair restoration, Propecia or Rogaine, so their wise men, doctors and magicians worked hard on the restoration of high officials’ hair.

In the last decades scientists found out many interesting facts and invented up-to-date treatments for different kinds of hair loss, but old recipes of natural hair loss medicines have not been forgotten.

The surgery and hair loss medications are very expensive, but nobody can guarantee a 100% benefit from them. While the pills and solutions work on some people, the others only waste their money in the search for the best medication. Hair loss can be treated naturally, but it requires four factors: healthy food, physical exercises, herbal remedies and proper hair care techniques.

Hair benefits from any healthy food. As well as the other parts of the body, hair needs a good supply of vitamins A, B complex, C and E, iron, zinc, iodine and lysine. A diet full in organic fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, beans, poultry, fish, and seeds provides enough of nutrients to healthy hair.

Vegetarians should pay high attention to the substitution of meat with something that provides the same vitamins and minerals. Many of them forget about necessary iron, lysine and vitamin B12 and suffer from hair loss.

Although somebody might think that physical exercises are only good for muscles, it is not true, because they help to develop inner organs, improve blood system, take away stress and improve hair health.

There is a lot of stress in everyday life which generates the production of cortisone. For many people moderate exercises bring joy and erase the effects done by stress including the hormone. Each hair has a growing phase which lasts 2-3 years and a resting phase that takes about 2-3 months. After this the hair strand falls out. Cortisone, stress hormone, converts hair to the resting phase quicker which makes the hair feel thinner. Active exercises reduce the amount of cortisone and DHT, which weakens hair follicles and causes male and female pattern baldness.

The proper herbs provide health and shine to hair, stop hair loss and improve hair growth. Nettle was known all over the world for centuries for its healing power. It is high in vitamins A and C which lower the level of DHT in the body. Saw Palmetto is another herb that works against DHT. It actually stops the formation of the new DHT cells. The other useful herbs for hair are rosemary, horsetail, green tea, ginger and sage.

Healthy hair also requires good every day care:

• Avoid tight hair styles like ponytails and braids.
• Massage scalp regularly.
• Reduce the use of blow drying, exposure to the sun, coloring, and bleaching.
• Use good hair cosmetics like shampoos, conditioners, crèmes, and masques.