Archive for August, 2011
Introduction to Dandruff
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011Dandruff is the most common condition affecting the scalp. It is a mild skin condition, usually confined to the scalp, which can cause irritation and embarrassment to the sufferer. Treatment can often be simple. Dandruff is the common term used for white skin flakes shedding from the scalp, or in some cases, other hair-covered skin. Although dandruff is not contagious and usually not serious, it can be embarrassing and itchy.
Dandruff can happen at any age and is found in people between the ages of 12 and 80, however the condition mostly occurs after puberty, usually between the ages of 20 and 30 and usually affects males more often than females. A form of dandruff known as cradle cap occurs in newborns and infants. It is thought that as many as 90% of the population will at some point in their lives have a form of dandruff, but there is still a lack of total agreement about this condition. (more…)
Good food for healthy hair
Saturday, August 27th, 2011If you need more reasons to consider eating a balanced diet, add good hair. Nutrition experts say that people with certain nutritional deficiencies tend to have dry, stringy and dull hair, and sometimes experience hair loss. Fortunately, nutrition-related hair loss can be restored once the deficiency is addressed. While male- and female-pattern baldness is considered a genetic trait, people experiencing any kind of hair loss should take the time to ensure they are getting good nutrition—for their hair health and general health.
“What you eat or do not eat can affect your hair and skin,” says Doug Kalman, RD, a nutritionist with Miami Research Associates. This is important for dieters to keep in mind, Kalman says, particularly those who choose diets that severely restrict calories or eliminate groups of food.
At least one study has shown that people on crash diets experience temporary hair loss because such diets result in poor overall nutrition. Thus, people with eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia are at risk of temporary hair loss, as well as many other medical conditions. According to Wahida Karmally, DrPH, RD, a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association, zinc deficiencies, which are associated with hair health, may be a problem among people on low-calorie diets, especially young women. Zinc is found in meat, eggs and seafood. (more…)
Will Genital Warts Go Away Without Treatment?
Thursday, August 25th, 2011Having genital warts may be uncomfortable and seeking treatment is usually an unpleasant experience. This contagious infection has caused many people to try to seek home remedies or to simply leave the infection alone. Making a few changes can speed up the healing process and make genital warts disappear much faster on there own.
Genital warts may not appear for several weeks or months and can be passed between sexual partners. Most people with genital warts want to know if they will go away without treatment. Genital warts may go away on their own over an extended period of time but may return months later. Though the warts are no longer seen they can still be passed to your sexual partner’s during intercourse. It is important to protect yourself during sex.
In extreme cases leaving genital warts untreated may result in an increased size. They may also multiply making treatment a bit more difficult. Leaving warts untreated in females can be particularly harmful as it can potentially lead to cancer of the cervix. It may get worse before it gets better leaving large bunches of cauliflower looking warts on the infected area. It is also possible that the warts do not change in appearance but stay there for a long time. (more…)
Symptoms of hair loss
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011The medical term for hair loss is alopecia. Pattern baldness (androgenetic alopecia), the most common type of alopecia, affects roughly one-third of men and women. It’s typically permanent. Other types of alopecia are temporary, including alopecia areata. It can involve hair loss on your scalp or other parts of your body.
Permanent hair loss
- Male-pattern baldness (androgenetic alopecia). For men, pattern baldness can begin early, even in the teens or early 20s. It’s typically characterized by a receding hairline at the temples and balding at the top of the head. The end result may be partial or complete baldness.
- Female-pattern baldness (androgenetic alopecia). Women with permanent hair loss usually have hair loss limited to thinning at the front, sides or crown. Women usually maintain their front hairline and rarely experience complete baldness.
- Cicatricial (scarring) alopecia. This rare condition occurs when inflammation damages and scars hair follicles, causing permanent hair loss. Sometimes the patchy hair loss is associated with itching or pain. (more…)
Selective food intake for your healthy hair
Sunday, August 21st, 2011When it comes to hair loss, our biggest concern is usually how this will affect the way our hair looks. It’s a natural concern for most women (and men!) to have. The health of our hair, however, is actually what we need to evaluate. From scalp conditions to what we eat, there are several areas related to health that you should consider if you notice a change in your hair growth and texture.
“Hair health depends on blood supply, circulation and nutrition,” says ChicagoHealers.com Practitioner Dr. Melody Hart. “It can also be from one’s thyroid, liver hormones and stress levels.” Whether you’re suffering from hair loss or want to prevent it from happening, these expert tips will help you keep your hair its healthiest. (more…)
Hide thin hair
Thursday, August 18th, 2011Why do we say “losing hair” and not “gaining head”? Probably for the same reason we say “losing virginity” and not “finding sex.” When it comes to these two sticky topics, looks and performance, men can be so inherently pessimistic.
But if you—yeah, you, the guy with the failing follicles—want to continue to project the same confidence and virility you did when you had a full head of hair (and steam), you need to accept that you haven’t changed. Only your looks have. And our looks are supposed to evolve.
To that end, think of your head as a country, with you as president. Your thinning hair is a hot-button political topic. You, as president, can either tell the truth—while putting a positive spin on it, of course—or get caught in a visual web of lies. Positive spin, in this case, is a damn fine haircut. With the right style, you can look smarter and more powerful, even presidential—whether your problem is a receding hairline, a bald spot, or a full-blown “horseshoe.” We can’t make you president, of course, but we have spoken with a man who can make you look like one: Jeff Sacino, who was the head hairstylist for NBC’s The West Wing. Take his advice, then smile for the camera. (more…)
Professional addict treatment
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011We have known already that drug or alcohol is very dangerous to our life. Those substances can influence our consciousness so we do not realize exactly what we do. The substance is very important in medical treatment though, but when ordinary people use them freely, negative effect will come to our life. What people love those things, is that, it make them happy in imaginary world, not in real world. So, people escape from real world problem which make them stress and depression, and entering a hallucination world with full of happiness even though it is real fake.
People often know that those stuff are not good, but they do not know how to eliminate their dependency to them. In Patient Addiction Treatment is the best solution for that person. The treatment is done professionally with combination between medical, psychology, and religiosity. There is also more specific package, Executive Alcohol Treatment, is dedicated program to release people from alcohol addiction. There is different approach between drug treatment and alcohol treatment because the both substance has different characteristic. You will recover soon and permanently if you get the most appropriate treatment program.
Person with drug addiction should get Drug Rehab in Florida. Similar with alcohol treatment, this is specific for drug addict. Do not hesitate to go the treatment institution, because healthy is the most precious thing in this world. Every thing is this world mean nothing when you are not healthy to enjoy them.
Sharing experience how to prevent hair loss
Monday, August 15th, 2011This isn’t a story about losing your hair gracefully.
Instead, it’s about men like Chuck, a successful lawyer, who in his early twenties looked in the mirror and was mortified to see the hair on his temples thinning. He could do the math, especially after thumbing through the family photo album and using his father and uncles as gauges. If he was losing his hair this young, he figured, he’d probably be bald by his thirties, a time that should be the pinnacle of a man’s earning power and social prowess.
The images in the mental gallery that followed weren’t pretty, starting with the one of him wearing a toupee. “I realized a hairpiece would never work with my active lifestyle,” he says. Transplant technology was improving, he read, but the idea of having his follicles rearranged in a $20,000 surgical shell game filled him with dread.
So when he read that some researchers thought a blood-pressure pill called minoxidil (now marketed as Rogaine) had hair-sprouting potential, he had a pharmacist grind the pills into a solution and then shot it onto his scalp with a syringe. Later, he heard about a prostate drug called finasteride that blocks a hormone implicated in genetic hair loss, so he convinced his doctor to give him a prescription for that, too. He continued using the treatments in tandem. (more…)
Guide to make healthier hair
Friday, August 12th, 20111. Shower before getting into a pool or spa—the water expands your hair cuticles, lessening the risk of chlorine damage. If you swim mostly in salt water, use protein treatments to keep hair soft and shiny, such as VO5 Hot! Protein ($5, 3x25g sachets).
2. Help hair regain strength and vitality with an anti-aging shampoo that fights damaging free radicals, such as Phytodensium Anti-Aging Shampoo For Lifeless Hair ($26, 200 mL). For stronger, fuller-looking hair, try Dove’s Advanced Care Pro-Age shampoo and conditioner ($8 each, 355 mL).
3. Hormonal changes, cell renewal slowdown and various medications can all affect your hair’s condition. Use a colour-protecting conditioner—even if you’re not colouring your hair—such as Dove Advanced Color Therapy conditioner ($5, 355 mL).
4. To prevent heat damage, allow hair to air-dry as much as possible, and turn down the heat on your blow-dryer. To maintain your hair’s volume, use lightweight styling products such as Pantene Pro-V Style Body Builder Volumizing Mousse ($6, 187 g). (more…)
Eternal healthy hair tips
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011Once dismissed as a trivial pursuit, hair research has been burgeoning over the past 15 years, resulting in increased understanding about the complex biology and chemistry of human hair. “Hair is now recognized as an important mini-organ system that gives all sorts of indications of health,” says Dr. Jerry Shapiro, clinical research director of the hair research laboratory at the University of British Columbia’s department of dermatology and skin science.
Best Health gets to, well, the “root” of what goes into the many thousands of strands of hair on your head, and what you can do to make them as glossy and healthy as possible.
How your hair grows
The hair bulb deep in the follicle creates new hair cells at the growth rate of about half an inch (1 cm) per month. “Hair cells divide rapidly—they are second only to bone marrow as the body’s most rapidly dividing cells—so they reflect metabolic processes,” says Shapiro. (more…)