Throughout time, whenever people start talking about baldness, they almost always focus on the threat to self-esteem. Most cultures have decided that men who lose their hair early are somehow worthy of mockery. Inevitably, this has put pressure on men to avoid or hide the problem. In reality, the poor quality of many wigs and toupées signalled the wearer's embarrassment and aggravated the social difficulties. In turn, this opened up a market to the unscrupulous to sell magic...

When people are not employed by a for-profit healthcare service, they have the time to put together lists of hints, tips and guidelines. Whether this is actually useful is not the point. It's the philosophy behind it that fascinates. Socialized medicine actually believes in trying to educate the public. This is what you should know. The following are myths — stop believing them. It rarely happens in the US. Mostly what you get to see are the ads for drugs and the latest medical...

For reasons no-one has ever been able to explain satisfactorily, the rest of the world plays football, but not as we know it. So we don't get confused, we persuaded them to call this game "soccer". That's one of the perks of American world power. We can tell foreigners to change the name of their national games and they agree to keep the peace. As an interesting aside, no American men are very good at the game and the US team usually gets knocked out of international...

When you are young, it's easy to walk around as if nothing can ever go wrong in your life. Although you had acne for a few months as a teen, you got through that. Now the rest of your life is going to be smooth sailing. So what if there are a few extra hairs in your comb or caught in the drain after you finish your shower. This is nothing to worry about. Except the sad reality is that anyone, no matter what their age or gender, can lose their hair. It can be heredity, caused by some...

There's something genuinely cruel about age. No matter how beautiful some people are in their prime, they all too soon start to sag and bend under the weight of the years. No matter how hard the media and magazines may try to hide the truth with Photoshop, wrinkles are creeping up on these stars (sometimes in unexpected places that only the paparazzi with long lenses can show us). Alongside this voyeurism comes the hunger to find fault, to show these young gods will eventually prove as...

As a woman if your hair isn't full, flowing, silky and beautiful then chances are you may feel less than pretty. However, if you are finding your hair thinning as a woman it can be totally devastating to your self esteem. If this is you and you are considering a female hair transplant here are some things you will want to consider.

There are pros and cons to a female hair transplant that we will go over here so that you will better understand your options for this traumatizing...

Are you embarrassed by the loss of your hair? Does the way your hair looks make you avoid social situations? Well that is absolutely no fun so we must find a way to deal with this and start enjoying life again. There are many natural remedies for hair loss and we will go over some of them in this article so that you can get started immediately after reading though the entire article.

Now, be aware that your results from trying these remedies may depend on how far gone your problem...

Are you aware that there are many natural hair loss remedies available for both men and women who may be suffering with hair loss or thinning hair? Many people believe that for something like this only their regular doctor or a specialist will have the answers they need to treat hair loss which simply isn't true. As you read through this article you may be amazed at some of the simple, yet effective remedies there are that you can use.

First, I just wanted to mention that if your...

What has become a very popular product offering is hair regrowth shampoo.  These are sold as multi-purpose products that fill the roles of both traditional cleansing as well as helping to treat the stressful issue of hair loss.  Since this problem affects a large segment of the population it has become very popular.  Hair loss is believed to be caused by many issues, genetics being one, and others including lack of sleep, lack of proper nutrients in the diet and even the...

For those who don't want to undergo expensive and extensive procedures, natural hair regrowth is important. The thing that's somewhat ironic about it all is that the foods that make the body healthy also help hair to grow. You want foods that are high protein, low fat, and low carbs. Good examples of this include walnuts, spinach, sardines, tuna, canola oil, and sunflower seeds. Faster hair loss can occur if you don't get enough omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids in your diet because they...