It is normal to loose about 150 hair/day but the number increases due to various stresses on the body
Causes
Heredity - especially in males
- Illnesses with high fever
- Pregnancy and child birth
- Shock
- Stress
- Damage to skin (burns, infection, radiation, chemical injury)
- Indiscriminate use of hair stylers, dyes
- Skin cancer
- Chemotherapy
- Hypothyroidism
- Polycystic ovarian disease
- Gradual thinning of hair can be due to severe nutritional deficiencies, Tuberculosis, cancer; and disorders of the thyroid gland
Treatment
- Home Remedies - Apply sage tea to stimulate growth
- Aroma therapy - Lavender, sage, cedar wood massaged to the hair
- Homeopathy - Lycopodium: Hair fall especially after childhood
- Phosphoric Acid: Hair fall due to grief and exhaustion
- Sepia: Hair fall due to menopause and childbirth
- Arnica: Hair fall due to injury
Constitutional remedy after consulting a doctor
Nutritional therapy - Vitamin B complex, choline, inositol, calcium, magnesium - especially brown rice, whole wheat breads, nuts, legumes.