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Stop Hair Loss Due To Tight Hair Styles

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While losing hair is a part of everyone’s natural life, sometimes hair thinning, beyond a limit, can be devastating. Most hair loss issues are attributed to hormones, genetics, heredity and a number of other factors. One of the predominant causes of hair loss is also the innocent ponytail. For that matter, any tight hairstyle that you wear regularly can lead to pulling and breakage. Broadly categorised under lifestyle factors, it makes a big difference how to wear your hair, daily. CHOICES OF HAIRSTYLES The key primarily lies in the way you wear your hair. If you are using too much protective styling such as wigs, extensions, hair clips etc., they can lead to a condition called traction alopecia. When hair gets pulled, it damages the root and even scars the area, causing permanent hair loss. The process is virtually unnoticeable because it takes a few years before you actually discern it. Tight braiding, constricted ponytails or simply pulling your hair (usually done unconsciousl...

DOES ACUPUNCTURE HELP WITH HAIR LOSS?

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An alternative medical therapy, Acupuncture saw its birth in China thousands of years ago. It has remained popular for centuries now and is used to treat a variety of ailments from back pain to headaches. Traditional Chinese medicine relates acupuncture with qi, an energy and life-giving force that flows through the human being. This is also synonymous to the idea of the yogic life-force concept, which is applied differently in ancient Indian medicine. According to Chinese traditional sciences, you become sick, when your qi is blocked. These blockages are successfully removed with the help of acupuncture that, consequently, restores a healthy energy flow. With very fine needles the practitioner stimulates specific points on your body, during an acupuncture session. These spots align with the symptoms of the ailment that you are trying to address. While it has got a lot of credit for treatment of a variety of illnesses, research backups are available only for relief of lower back pa...