Does Eating A Lot Of Sugar Cause Hair Loss?
We all know that here and across the industrialized world, sugar consumption is too high. A high-sugar diet has numerous negative consequences for the vast majority of us. High amounts of sugar can lead to all sorts of problems – including type-2 diabetes, heart disease, and other chronic illnesses. One area in which excess sugar […]
Should You Use a Boar Bristle Brush?
The type of brush you use can affect the health and appearance of your hair. Whether or not your hair is thinning, you can benefit from a brush that moves gently and easily through your hair. Boar bristle brushes have long been an excellent option for healthy, shiny hair.
Can a Low-Fat Diet Cause Hair Loss?
Hair loss can result from many causes. When one notices unusual or excessive hair loss, it is often assumed to be due to one of the big three – stress, genetics, or medical condition. What is often overlooked is the profound impact that diet (and dieting) has on hair loss. Typically, we think that all […]
How Does Insulin Affect Hair Loss?
Insulin is a hormone that moves sugar from the foods you eat from your blood to the other cells of your body to be stored as energy. If a body doesn’t produce the correct amount of insulin (or doesn’t use the insulin as it should) then excess sugar can build up in the blood system. […]
Why More Men Are Getting Beard Transplants
Advances in technology in the past several years have led to an increased interest in beard transplants as the results in the modern day appear fuller and more natural than earlier attempts. As with all hair and fashion trends, the beard is one that comes and goes with the times… but presently, a man with […]
Gender-Affirming Hair Transplants
Our hair plays a large part in the way in which others see us and how we see ourselves. Many people, for as many varied reasons, seek hair transplants in order to align the vision of how they see themselves with how they wish the world to see them. The purpose of hair transplants is […]
Can Blood Thinners Cause Hair Loss?
Some degree of hair thinning and loss is a fact of life for the vast majority of us as we age. The older we get, the higher the chance is that you will be affected by hair loss. Many men, for example, start to experience signs of hair loss by age 30 with the majority […]
What Is Hair Density And How Does It Relate To Hair Loss?
When we think of someone who has a thick head of hair, we might be referring to if the individual hair strands are more coarse or fine… which has a big impact on the hair styles we choose. What we are more likely talking about is hair density. Hair density specifically refers to the number […]
Does Marijuana Cause Hair Loss?
As more and more states legalize medical or recreational cannabis, including most recently Ohio, aspects of its use that were previously unexplored are getting scrutiny. As data accumulates, we are constantly learning new things about how it interacts with various medical conditions… including alopecia. Over the past few years as these programs have spread across […]
Eggs and Hair Loss
Protein helps you grow healthy hair when you eat it, but some people are touting the use of protein and other food products directly on your hair. When someone says eggs are good to fight hair loss, that can lead to a lot of questions. Here is how we can help you figure out the […]