Our eating habits greatly affect our skin and hair. Hair loss is one such problem that is greatly associated with dietary deficiency. When our hair is shiny and bouncy, we can be sure that our body is in good condition while when our hair looks dull and lifeless, it reflects an overall state of ill health. This is because our hair receives nutrition from the blood stream and grows on the nourishment it receives. Hair growth is also adversely affected by hormones, drugs and waste material. Lets now discuss some frequently asked questions on hair care and hair loss.

Unfortunately with drugs come unwanted side effects and wigs/hair replacement therapies can become quite expensive. But, rest assured there is another way: herbal remedies. Between gingko biloba, green tea, and he shou wu, you’re sure to find something that’s right for you, as these natural alternatives result in the best hair loss treatment.

If you are willing to accept that there is no miracle remedy for hair loss, chemical, herbal, or otherwise, and be patient enough with your herbal hair loss treatment to let it do its work, there are a few herbs which deserve your attention.

You may, if you’re into herbal supplements, already have gingko biloba on your kitchen in you kitchen. Gingko has been shown to stimulate blood circulation, and may improve hair growth by increasing nutrient-rich blood flow to the hair follicles.

Another of the better-known herbal hair loss treatments is green tea, which you may also have sitting in you kitchen. Green tea has some compounds believed to inhibit an enzyme which transforms ordinary testosterone into dihydroxytestosterone, or DHT. DHT, in turn, has been linked to hair loss, and by keeping the DHT at bay, the incidences of male pattern baldness may be reduced. The great thing about this is that green tea tastes great, but even if you’re not a tea drinker, you can take green tea extract as a capsule.

Green Tea help your body fight the free radicals that attack your cells also help your scalp when you use green tea shampoo. It protects your scalp from infections and gets rid of the impurities.

The catechins help inhibit 5-alpha-reductase, which contributes to baldness. If you like technical jargon, here’s what Dr. Marty Sawaya says about the the benefits, “Using green tea to grow hair probably relates to the evidence for influencing circulating hormones in the body. A high intake of green tea correlates to higher levels of sex hormone-binding protein – or globulin, which carries hormones like testosterone around the body in a bound, unusable form so that tissues cannot use it directly.

Testosterone is usually carried around the body by this binding protein, therefore, reducing levels of free testosterone, so that it cannot be converted to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in the hair follicle, which is thought to shorten the hair cycle and cause hair loss in men.”

So if you are at risk for male pattern baldness, not only should you make sure that your shampoo contains green tea, you should also drink it every day. You can take capsules instead but fresh, brewed tea is the best. It also relaxes the blood vessels and improves circulation, which also helps with hair loss.