In our modern, hectic, fast food lifestyles it's almost difficult to find something that doesn't cause hair health and growth to be compromised; issues ranging from stress to vitamin, mineral and EFA deficiencies, hormonal imbalances, or other medical conditions such as anemia and auto-immune disorders all wreak havoc on our hair.
Aging is the most common cause of thinning hair, due to both a slowing down of circulation and impaired nutrient absorption. Another thing that can have a visible effect and will show up in the thickness and quality of our hair is a change in diet, as many veteran crash dieters can probably attest to.
I have occasionally seen people whose hair has thinned when switching to the raw food diet due to a detoxification process and the old unhealthy hairs being replaced by strong and healthy new ones. Almost always, after about a year, this temporary setback gives way to very favorable results with not only improved hair growth, but sometimes even their gray hair reverting back to its original color. In the meantime, daily application of an invigorating scalp tonic would have gained them even greater advantages had they known about it.
I have noticed that the highly advertised drugstore hair growth products are not only outrageously expensive, but I would never consider even for a moment putting some of those unpronounceable test tube ingredients onto my scalp. The human scalp is loaded with an abundance of capillaries and blood vessels and needs thoughtful care just like the skin on your face.
In order to keep your hair healthy and growing, your scalp has to be healthy to begin with. It needs to be cleansed and exfoliated regularly. Its blood vessels must be delivering nourishing blood to the roots
on a consistent basis. This is one of the reasons why stimulation of the scalp is so vital to hair growth. The more you increase the circulation and nutrient uptake, the more rapid and impressive your results will be.
There are many home remedies and scalp tonics that have been passed down through the generations that work tremendously well, although some of them may be a little more mess and trouble than their results are worth. Consider applying onion juice to the scalp generously, leaving on for an hour or overnight and then rinsing out in the morning, or making your own herbal tinctures to rinse the hair with on a daily basis.
Now, these methods are effective and might be perfectly fine for the do-it-yourself-er, but most of us with busy schedules and less than average herbal knowledge prefer a ready made solution. Fortunately, there are some wonderful scalp tonics on the market today that far surpass anything that would be coming from my kitchen, both in purity and effectiveness.
No matter what the underlying cause of an individual's hair loss or thinning hair, there is always something that can be done to reverse the tide. Begin with the healthy foundation of a raw food diet and add stimulating and nourishing scalp tonics. Whether you make your own or buy one of the ingeniously formulated all natural products on the market today, there is absolutely no reason why you have to settle for less than the healthiest, thickest and shiniest hair possible no matter what your age.
If you are looking to learn more about the healthy possibilities of the raw food diet and natural hair health, there are various resources available. Three helpful online sources are:
http://rawfoodme.wordpress.com, http://rawfoodists.blogspot.com/, and http://www.kaboodle.com/rawfood.
Author Resource:-
James Beller is a blogger, online publisher and natural and raw food enthusiast. He writes articles for various websites and blogs which promote the raw food diet and natural health such as http://www.beautifulonraw.com.
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