There are many factors that can cause baldness in both men and women. Many people do not fully understand what causes baldness and how each kind of baldness can be treated. The following are some interesting facts about baldness.

Baldness can be inherited it will be passed on from generation to generation. Such kinds of baldness though you cant avoid the baldness gene you can avoid the hair patches. All you have to do is to get drugs such as finasteride or propecia which can cure baldness such as male pattern baldness which are inherited kinds of baldness.

Baldness can be caused by disease. There are diseases such as the ones caused by pathogens such as bacteria and fungi. These pathogens can attack the skin on the scalp such that they cause some scars and abscesses which will cause hair loss and hair patches. This kind of baldness can be cured by using drugs such as Ketoconazole. This drug is very effective at eliminating pathogens and the toxins they secrete thus reducing hair loss and baldness. Other pathogens can enter the body such that they secrete toxins in the blood when these toxins come into contact with hair follicles they cause them to shrink resulting in increased hair loss and baldness. Antibiotics can be used to treat these diseases and stop hair loss.

Age can cause hair loss. When the body advances in age there is a gradual decline in cellular function including hair follicular function which will result in hair thinning and increased hair loss. Such hair loss and baldness problems caused by age can be treated using drugs such as minoxidil. Minoxidil is a vasodilator which increases blood supply to the scalp when it is applied onto the skin of the scalp. This increases the amount of oxygen and nutrients reaching the scalp, thus stimulating all hair follicles that had gone into the resting stage to come back into the production line and increase hair growth.

Drugs can contribute to the early onset of baldness. Drugs such as alcohol if taken to excess can affect the liver which is responsible for eliminating toxins in the blood. However when the liver is damaged by alcohol abuse toxins will start to accumulate thus resulting in increased hair loss and balding. Such a kind of hair loss can be best treated by use of herbal remedies. Herbal remedies have a healing effect on body organs and help in eliminating toxins. This will clean the blood of toxins and reduce hair loss caused by toxins.

Poor diet can lead to hair loss and baldness. If the diet is deficient of vitamins A, C, E and B complex vitamins hair loss will be one of the visible symptoms. This is so for these vitamins play some crucial roles in metabolism (the way the body uses energy) and many other enzyme reaction which are important in cell growth and development. This kind of baldness can be treated by taking sea foods, eggs, carrots and vegetables all which have vitamins. Vitamin supplement tablets may also be taken.