Improve Your Hair Growth Knowledge To Prevent Hair Loss

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With regard to hair growth, it is important to know some information. The sebaceous glands reside below the skin and are responsible for hair follicle production. Hair follicles are parts of hair strands that lie beneath the skin and are instrumental in pushing hair up through the skin. Sebaceous glands are present all over the body, except on the lips, the soles of the feet, and on the palms of hands. A person with more sebaceous glands is likely to have more hair follicles, and hence more hair. How the hair grows depends on the health of sebaceous glands.

A healthy human head carries about 100,000 hairs and it is also normal to shed around 50-100 hairs in a day. This type of hairloss is absolutely normal. Hair follicles are capable of hair regrowth innumerable times, and on average, a human hair grows by .04 centimeters a day. Growth is affected by seasonal changes, dietary factors, stress and heredity. Hair loss and baldness happens when the follicles do not grow hair at the rate that they should, or stop growing hair altogether.

Hair growth is steady during the winter and shedding starts after winter, continues through the spring, and reaches its peak in the summer when a person may lose up to 100 hairs a day. Yet seasonal hair loss is natural and doesn't lead to a problem. Hormonal imbalances cause hair loss. Imbalances in testosterone levels in males can cause baldness. Female pattern baldness is the result of an imbalance in hormone levels. Hormonal imbalances also cause thinning of the hair.

Experts try to restore hormonal imbalances to ensure proper hair growth. The growth of hair also requires external treatments, such as treating the scalp. Certain foods like granulated lecithin is believed to stimulate faster growth of hair. Proteins may help in the growth of hair and brewer's yeast and wheat germ also are believed to promote growth. Before taking any vitamin or dietary supplement it is always advisable to consult with a physician. Stress and diets laden with caffeine, sugar, and fats are hair growing blockers. In fact, these substances can lead to hair loss.