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Stop Hair Loss: Don’t have Hair-Today-Gone-Tomorrow DaysHair growth occurs in cycles.  Actually, each strand grows for a period of two to six years – pretty amazing, actually.  During this 6 years, hair will grow about ½ inch a month, so any terrible haircut will soon be a thing of the past.  After its growth period, a strand of hair will go dormant and eventually die, as it is pushed out by the growth of a replacement from the hair follicle.  Under normal conditions, 90 per cent or your hair is in the growth period, and only 10 per cent is dormant or dying.  So, you should lose about 100-150 strands a day – no problem!If you are experiencing greater than normal hair loss, take a look at several things.  It is easier to diagnose and correct now than to wait until it is horribly noticeable by others and embarrassing to you.
1.    Check your diet.  If you are not eating a balanced diet, your entire body will be affected, and your hair is a part of your body.  Certain proteins, minerals, and oils are critical for normal hair health.
2.    Check your stress levels.  Anxiety and stress are common causes of hair loss.  Some stress cannot be avoided – death of a loved one, divorce, loss of job, financial worries – but you can take steps to reduce their affect on your body.  One of these is regular exercise.  As well, you need to develop relaxation techniques, such as breathing therapy, Yoga, or meditation.  Whatever works for you, increase it!
3.    Hair loss can be a symptom of a disease – Lupus and Diabetes are two common causes.  When hair loss appears to have no other cause, you need to check with your doctor.  Diabetes and Lupus are more dangerous than the hair loss they cause.
4.    How about mom and dad?  Hair loss, particularly pattern hair loss, is partially a result of heredity, and heredity from both sides.  Unfortunately, this one can’t be reversed.
5.    Fungal infections of the scalp can cause hair loss.  Usually, you will see the signs of these on your scalp.  Have them diagnosed and get them treated!
6.    Harsh shampoos can cause increased hair loss.  There is an ingredient in shampoo which causes it to lather – surfactant.  Too much of this can cause itchy, dry, and scaly scalps, and those conditions can cause hair loss.
7.    Other hair treatments will increase hair loss.  Frequent dyes, perms, and dry heat (blow dryers and curling irons) can damage hair.
Your follicles are still operating well, but your live hair is fried and falling out.If you find that you are doing everything right and have no diseases or scalp conditions, you will want to try other remedies, which fall into three categories.
1.    Medicines developed specifically for hair loss.  There are a multitude of creams, pills, and ointments available to try.  Everyone is different and what works for one will not necessarily work for you.  You will need to experiment to find one that seems to work best for you.
2.    Natural remedies are available as well.  Most of these include essential oils, that is, concentrated oils from specific plants.  Provillus is a very good example of this method of hair loss treatment. Provillus is an oral supplement, which works to block DHT, a form of testosterone that is responsible for 95 percent of hair loss. It also works to stimulate the scalp and bring dead follicles back to life. You can use Provillus as a preventative tool, starting the program before hair loss becomes severe, or you can use it after DHT has already begun to take hold of your hair and scalp. You can get it at www.provillus.com.
3.    Surgery:  There are a wide variety of procedures available to you, however, they are quite costly.  Any type of permanent hair replacement will take several months, several visits, and several trips to your bank account.  Research your options, and get several consultations before a final decision.Try the least expensive and lifestyle change options first.  If they work, you have saved yourself time and money.  But don’t sit on the situation too long – hair loss can be a symptom of something more serious.

Men who have more lean body mass are less likely to get prostate cancer, according to a study in the Journal of Urology (2005;174:2169–73). Previous studies on the relationship between body size and prostate cancer have yielded conflicting results. The new study compared men with prostate cancer and their cancer-free male siblings to better understand the influence of weight, height, body mass, and body fat on prostate-cancer risk. They also looked at what influence, if any, body composition had on the aggressiveness of the cancer. Most of the men were in their early 60s.

The case-control study included 413 families: 439 men with prostate cancer (cases) and 479 cancer-free siblings (controls). The aggressiveness of prostate cancer in cases was graded on a scale of one to five based on microscopic examination of prostate tissue samples, or biopsies. The degree of cancerous infiltration throughout the gland, known as the Gleason score, can give a fairly accurate picture of the stage of cancer development when considered together with levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA) in the blood. (Outside of a study setting, a urologist would also perform a rectal examination of the prostate gland to assess its size, shape, and texture.)

Lean body mass, the total body weight not including fat, is typically higher in people who engage in regular aerobic and strength-building exercise, though it is also influenced by genetic predisposition. The researchers found that men with higher lean body mass had a lower incidence of prostate cancer than did men with low lean body mass. Researchers also found that prostate cancer was less aggressive in men with high lean body mass. Simple measurements of weight relative to height (calculated as the body mass index) did not correlate with cancer incidence or aggressiveness in this study, suggesting that something about lean body mass itself was protective.

The protective effects of lean body mass against prostate cancer may be due to comparatively higher levels of androgens, like testosterone, when lean body mass is higher. Low testosterone in aging men can promote conditions in the prostate that contribute to cancer development, and other studies have correlated low testosterone levels with more aggressive cancer. Comparing siblings makes the data from this study more useful than many others, as it significantly reduced the possibility that the findings could be confounded by genetic and early-life environmental factors. One limitation of the study was that it derived its results from a primarily white population, and therefore may not apply to other ethnic groups.

While these findings are preliminary, they suggest that doing exercises that build muscles might help prevent prostate cancer.