Reasons your hair may be shedding

Whether its stress, diet or health, your hair will tell you if things have got to change...

Realising your hair is falling out is pretty scary, especially if you have no idea why.

The bad news is that there are a lot of causes to hair loss, but the good news is that most causes can be identified and easily treated yourself.

Here are a few reasons your hair is packing up, abandoning your scalp and opting for a better life down the plug hole, in your hairbrush, or on just about every item of clothing you own. Read more

How Help Hair Protein can help

Help Hair Whey Protein is an all-natural, vitamin rich protein drink designed to provide all the essential amino-acids, vitamins and proteins that make up the nutritional support for fuller, thicker and healthier hair.

Please avoid the following Anabolic supplements to maximize the effects of Help Hair Protein Shake: 

1) Whey Protein Isolate
2) Creatine especially Arginine or Orthonine
3) Growth Hormone
4) Testosterone patches, gel or injection
5) DHEA
6) Andro-prohormone
7) Steroids
8) Energy drinks which contain arginine and high amounts of sugar and caffeine
9) Glutamine
10) Avoid all protein drinks while taking Help Hair Shake including egg, casein, soy, hemp protein
11) Avoid all soy products and do not mix the shake with soy milk
12) HCG
13) Bio-indenticals Tell tell your doctor if you are taking any herbs or supplements not discussed such as Bromelain which may degrade the protein.

Do's and Dont's for taking Help Hair Protein:

1) Avoid taking extra hair vitamins such as biotin. This will slow regrowth.
2) Please take the shake daily. Proper nutrition is important to the hair follicle. If a constant supply of nutrition is not maintained or interrupted during regeneration this will slow the process.
3) Do not heat the shake. It will denature the protein.
4) If you have a change in health; uncontrolled diabetes, high blood pressure, anemia, irregular menses, endocrine problems contact your doctor as this will affect the regrowth using the shake.
5) Multivitamins, fish oil, vitamin C and E will not interfere with the shake
6) Spicy foods such as curcumin (turmeric) or chili-peppers will actually enhance the effects of the shake
7) Caffeine of 200 MG daily(1-2 cups of coffee) will also enhance the shake.
8) Do not exceed 5 MG a day of biotin

Dosage: Weight in lbs; 125-250 lbs one scoop 2 x a day taken 12 hrs apart. More than 2 scoops a day is anabolic. For women 95-114 lbs one scoop daily and 1 Help Hair vitamin 12 hrs later. If you are unable to take 1 scoop 2 x daily then the second best is 1 scoop and 1 Help Hair vitamin (8-10 hrs apart).

Help Hair Protein Shake is a whey protein and is 99% lactose free and if you are lactose intolerant just add the shake to orange or grape juice and let sit for 15-20 minutes and the acidity will dissolve the extra small amount of milk sugar. Drinking the shake an hour or two after a meal also helps. Check all warnings on the label for a full list. But do not use the shake if taking sulfonamides , blood thinners, pregnancy , lactating , excessive alcohol or liver disease, sensitive to niacin or allergic to iodine.

Recipes: Mix Help Hair Protein Shake with ice, milk, skim milk, almond milk, water, orange or grape juice but never Soy Milk. Smoothies are tasty with fruit and filling. Adding instant coffee to chocolate flavor makes for a mocha frappé and studies have shown caffeine is good for hair regrowth but not excessive amounts. You can add the shake with oatmeal but be careful to not heat the whey since you may denature the protein.

Weight Loss: Help Hair Shake can be used for weight loss by replacing either one meal a day (breakfast or lunch) or using it as a snack replacement. You can drink it before lunch and dinner to replace an evening snack.

The shake can be used for working out. Adding milk, yogurt or even peanut butter will increase the protein per dose to 16-20 gms per serving.

Eating protein such as steak, chicken, fish daily is fine. Large amounts of egg whites can reduce your body of biotin.

For more information go to www.mhra.com.au

Understanding Female Hair Loss

Female hair loss can be a source of worry and embarrassment for millions of women around the world, especially as female pattern baldness is less well understood than the male equivalent.  

Hair loss can be caused by a number of factors, including medication, infections and skin diseases, but as with baldness in men, loss of hair is most commonly due to genetics, hormones and the natural ageing process for women. Many women find their hair thinning after reaching menopause, due to an increase in androgen hormones, and women with female family members who experienced hair loss are more likely to have this genetic disposition.

Female pattern baldness may be observed as an increase in the number of hairs falling out or left on hair brushes, which is higher than the 100 to 150 normally lost per day on average as older hairs are replaced. If you also notice localised bald patches on the scalp or your ponytail becoming thinner, you should speak to a hair loss specialist to seek professional advice on prevention and treatment. Identifying the underlying cause of hair loss based on its appearance and your own medical history is the first step in successful treatment.

Kate Dawes is a trichologist at Medical Hair Restoration Australia, specialising in female hair loss. To book an obligation free consultation and hair analysis call 1800 668 480 or visit www.mhra.com.au

Trichology - how can a trichologist help with hair loss?

Trichologists specialise in treating hair and scalp conditions and are trained to diagnose the following conditions:

• Excessive hair loss / shedding
• Patchy hair 
• Male Pattern Baldness
• Female Pattern Baldness 
• Dry or oily hair and scalp
• Excessive scalp itching
• Thinning and lifeless hair
• Hair shaft disorders
• Damaged hair from colouring, chemicals or straightening  

Trichologists are required to complete an extensive training course on hair loss and scalp conditions with The International Association of Trichologists (IAT) and are bound by a strict code of ethics and are required to maintain their knowledge by conducting ongoing research, study and to attend conferences. 

For more information about trichology visit: http://www.mhra.com.au/services/trichology

Women and hair loss

Does feeling tired seem like a way of life for you?

Have you noticed you are shedding more hair than usual and have brittle nails?

Hair loss can be a devastating condition for many women, with many being either at a loss where to turn to for help or just too embarrassed to discuss it with health professionals.

Medical Hair Restoration Australia director and trichologist Kate Dawes says many women dismiss the above symptoms as something that is simply a manifestation of either being a woman, age and or a busy life.

“Sometimes women think this is just another thing that I have to put up with because I’ve reached a certain age,” Mrs Dawes says.

“This just isn’t the case. It’s important to investigate the reasons why.”

Mrs Dawes says she counsels an increasing number of women whose lethargy and hair loss is due to a simple nutritional deficiency.

Hair loss caused by poor nutrition can be successfully treated with nutritional supplements such as iron, essential fatty acids and vitamins and minerals.

Anaemia is common among women, particularly those on restricted diets who experience heavy menstruation, and this often contributes to hair loss.

She says while pathology results showing ferritin levels of 20 -30 are often seen as normal, much higher ferritin levels of around 70 are needed to maintain healthy hair.

    

Mrs Dawes says good dietary sources of iron include red meat, green leafy vegetables, shell fish, egg yolk, nuts and cereal.

She says it’s a good idea to eat foods rich in vitamin C to enhance iron absorption.

Women with hair loss and less than ideal ferritin levels are often prescribed the iron supplement Ferrogradumet, along with a vitamin C, supplement, to increase absorption.

She says female and male clients are also achieving excellent results in improving the health of their hair and minimizing hair loss with the Help Hair Protein Shake.

Developed by United States based hair transplant surgeon and dermatologist Dr Larry Shapiro, the Help Hair Protein Shake is distributed by Medical Hair Restoration in Perth Western Australia.    

Other recommended supplements include essential fatty acids (EFAs) such as omega 3 fatty acid & 6 linoleic fatty acid and lysine.

Good dietary sources of EFAs include primrose oil, grape seed oil, flax-seed oil, nuts and seeds, salmon, trout, tuna and mackerel.

Foods such as cheese, eggs, potatoes, milk, meat and lima beans provide sources of lysine.