If you feel that bald is beautiful - but only on someone else's head - you are not alone.
Baldness affects more than 60 percent of American men today.
More than 20 percent of women also have a problem with thinning hair, or even outright baldness.
Hair loss is most often determined by the genes you were born with, but that doesn't mean you can't fight back! The Latest: Perhaps the best recent news on baldness is the fact that Rogaine has been dergulated by the FDA.
You no longer need a doctor to prescribe it for you.
Now anyone can buy Rogaine oft the shelf.
Rogaine is the brand name for minoxidil, a topical drug which has been shown to grow hair on bald heads in about 30 percent of men.
Minoxidil works best if you have a small bald spot.
It's major drawback, other than the tact that it's expensive, is that you have to use it forever.
Once you stop applying minoxidil, your hair stops growing as well.
The Copper and Salt Connection The latest news on baldness involves two common substances: copper and salt.
If you are bald, you may be getting too much of both.
Too Much Copper Studies show that the amount of copper in your body has a direct relationship to how much hair you have on your head.
Too much copper means too little hair.
The primary culprit is the copper pipes through which you get your drinking water.
It's probably not economical to re-tool your entire plumbing system, but you can start drinking bottled water.
That will significantly reduce your copper in-take -- and perhaps give you hair a chance to come back.
Too Little Copper You also may have too little copper in your body.
Why? Your diet.
If you are a big meat eater, you probably do not retain copper in your body very well.
Studies show that vegetarians have much better chemical balance in their bodies, including their copper levels.
Therefore, a high vegetable, low-meat diet could make a difference in not only in your waistline...
but also your hairline.
High Sodium New studies strongly suggest that too much salt in your diet can contribute to hair loss.
Today we all eat more salt than ever, primarily because of fast foods, and processed foods from the supermarket, such as TV dinners.
Go on a low sodium diet for six months, and you may see a difference in your hair line, and you may find less hair on your pillow in the morning.
Other options: Consider weaves and plugs.
With a weave, natural or synthetic extensions are attached to your already existing hair.
Your hair looks fuller, but you have to have the extensions adjusted every four weeks as your own hair grows out.
Plugs are very successful, because doctors transplant hair from other parts of your body to your head.
Once in place, the plugs begin growing and acting just like it always belonged on your head.
You face an initial investment of $4,000 or so for the procedure, but the cost is less in the long run when compared to medicines like minoxidil.
Baldness affects more than 60 percent of American men today.
More than 20 percent of women also have a problem with thinning hair, or even outright baldness.
Hair loss is most often determined by the genes you were born with, but that doesn't mean you can't fight back! The Latest: Perhaps the best recent news on baldness is the fact that Rogaine has been dergulated by the FDA.
You no longer need a doctor to prescribe it for you.
Now anyone can buy Rogaine oft the shelf.
Rogaine is the brand name for minoxidil, a topical drug which has been shown to grow hair on bald heads in about 30 percent of men.
Minoxidil works best if you have a small bald spot.
It's major drawback, other than the tact that it's expensive, is that you have to use it forever.
Once you stop applying minoxidil, your hair stops growing as well.
The Copper and Salt Connection The latest news on baldness involves two common substances: copper and salt.
If you are bald, you may be getting too much of both.
Too Much Copper Studies show that the amount of copper in your body has a direct relationship to how much hair you have on your head.
Too much copper means too little hair.
The primary culprit is the copper pipes through which you get your drinking water.
It's probably not economical to re-tool your entire plumbing system, but you can start drinking bottled water.
That will significantly reduce your copper in-take -- and perhaps give you hair a chance to come back.
Too Little Copper You also may have too little copper in your body.
Why? Your diet.
If you are a big meat eater, you probably do not retain copper in your body very well.
Studies show that vegetarians have much better chemical balance in their bodies, including their copper levels.
Therefore, a high vegetable, low-meat diet could make a difference in not only in your waistline...
but also your hairline.
High Sodium New studies strongly suggest that too much salt in your diet can contribute to hair loss.
Today we all eat more salt than ever, primarily because of fast foods, and processed foods from the supermarket, such as TV dinners.
Go on a low sodium diet for six months, and you may see a difference in your hair line, and you may find less hair on your pillow in the morning.
Other options: Consider weaves and plugs.
With a weave, natural or synthetic extensions are attached to your already existing hair.
Your hair looks fuller, but you have to have the extensions adjusted every four weeks as your own hair grows out.
Plugs are very successful, because doctors transplant hair from other parts of your body to your head.
Once in place, the plugs begin growing and acting just like it always belonged on your head.
You face an initial investment of $4,000 or so for the procedure, but the cost is less in the long run when compared to medicines like minoxidil.
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