Balance the hormones. But what can you do to the scalp to encourage the hair to grow again? You can make a mix that you can put on your hair.
Did you know that according to the American Hair Loss Association, 85% of men and 50% of women will face significant hair loss at some point in their lives? That's right. Over half of the people you know might be quietly wrestling with this silent fear, wondering when it will strike them. And if you're thinking about getting a hair transplant, be ready to face the shocking reality of spending anywhere from $6,000 to $12,000, an amount that many find themselves unprepared for, as if the loss itself wasn't enough of a burden.
But don't get disappointed. In this video, Barbara O'Neill, a health and wellness expert who has made a name for herself by revealing the most straightforward solutions to life's most complex health issues, will reveal how you can fight back against hair loss. Her low-cost remedies could hold the key to restoring your hair quickly without the hefty price tag or the worry of when it might disappear again.
What can we do for hair loss? How can we grow new hair? Well, first of all, we have to put the detective hat on and find out why there is hair loss.
So what would be some of the most common causes of hair loss? Well, one friend of mine... She always dyed her hair. Her hair, she was showing grey hair from a very early age and so from about the age of 30 she began to dye her hair. Now you can get a hair dye made of henna and henna is a...
plant that can dye your hair and that is not toxic. But my friend did not use that one. She used a chemical hair dye. And little by little, it was killing off her follicles where the hair grows. So it can be chemicals on the hair.
You might think, it's just hair dye, what's so bad about that? But there's a darker side to this story that Barbara knows all too well. Before you reach for that innocent-looking box of hair dye, you might want to get a hair dye.
Let me tell you what's happening. It's not just about adding a splash of color. These dyes are packed with powerful chemicals, ammonia, peroxide, and parafenylenediamine, PPD.
These aren't just harmless ingredients. They don't simply coat your hair. Instead, they dig deep, penetrating through the outer layers and altering the very core of each strand.
And once these chemicals are inside, who knows what they could be doing? And let me tell you, This is where the real trouble begins. When you change your hair color, those harsh chemicals don't just alter the shade.
They strip away the protective layer that shields your hair. Without this invisible armor, your hair is left exposed, fragile, and vulnerable to unseen threats. What seems like a harmless transformation can spiral into something much worse.
The more you dye your hair, the drier it becomes, turning brittle like dry twigs ready to snap at any moment. Each application of dye deepens the damage like a slow, invisible poison. Your hair starts to split at the ends, weakening from the inside out, as if something sinister is eroding its strength. Even brushing your hair becomes a tense gamble, with strands breaking off too quickly.
For example, take a look at this video. It's not just your hair that bears the brunt of the damage. Your scalp suffers quietly too.
What starts as a mild itch or irritation can slowly escalate, like a whisper of discomfort that grows louder over time. Inflammation begins to take hold, your once healthy scalp will start to falter, the hair follicles, those tiny unseen keepers of your hair's strength, weaken, and as they silently give way, so too does your hair, thinning out or vanishing, leaving behind a troubling reminder of what was once there. This isn't just about changing your hair color, It's about understanding the long-term effects on your hair's health.
So, remember Barbara's advice the next time you think about reaching for that hair dye. It might seem like a quick and easy way to switch things up and look stylish, but it could be causing more harm than you realize. If you have been styling your hair for years, it may surprise you when you notice something unusual.
Your hair is thinning. Strands are falling out more frequently, raising questions. The issue persists.
despite maintaining a healthy hair care routine free from harsh chemicals and extreme treatments. What could be responsible for this unexpected change? Could an underlying factor, unnoticed yet impactful, affect your hair? Let us turn to Barbara for her insights, as she may hold the key to understanding this situation.
So it can be... chemicals on the hair. Another friend of mine did not like her very curly hair and so all her life from probably about her late teens right up until her 50s she straightened her hair. Now the solutions that they use to straighten the hair or for people with straight hair that want curly hair it is a very toxic chemical.
So what happens is if a person wants to straighten their hair they would what the hairdresser does is pull the hair over great big rods like that and so the the curly hair that's this curly of course gets pulled over them and that straightens it but if a person's got straight hair and they want curly hair well the rods are that big and they stretch the hair around and around and around so whether it's to straighten the hair or whether it's to curl the hair they put this toxic solution on it's a strong strong chemical and what it does is it breaks all the little joins in the hair because hair has all these little joins like this. So what it does is it breaks the joins, breaks the joins and then it's moulded of course around either there for the curl or there for the straight and then when all of those little bonds are broken and it's been stretched into a certain shape they rinse off that chemical. And then they put another chemical on to set it. So to set the bonds together, and then that sets the hair structure as straight or as curly.
So basically, that's how the hair is permed. When I first left school at the age of 16, I was a hairdresser for about four years, and we used to do a lot of perms. And that's how they perm hair, whether it be straight or whether it be curly.
But when those chemicals are constantly going on the hair, Little by little, they kill the hair follicles. Barbara pointed out that the desire for perfect hair can be strong, but the risks are real. Specific treatments can harm your hair follicles, causing long-term damage. Before making any significant changes to your hair, take a moment to think it over.
Consider the potential risks carefully. Remember Barbara's warning and ask yourself, is it worth it? Often the answer is no.
Chemicals are constantly going on the hair. Little by little they kill the hair follicles. I have also seen in some areas where people braid their hair really really tightly.
You'll often see that they've got hair loss around here where you've got You've got that weight, you've got that constant weight on the hair which can really just keep pulling the hair out and then the follicles are damaged. So no matter how it happens, we must stop what is causing the damage. That's the first one.
If you don't turn the tap off, you're still mopping up in the other corner. Imagine your hair is a composition with each strand playing a particular role. What happens when you put too much stress on one part of that structure, like over-tightening a screw? Everything may seem fine initially, but the constant pressure can weaken the structure over time, leading to damage.
Similarly, too much stress on the scalp can weaken the roots, causing strands to fall out. Although thick hairstyles can be appealing, they can also be hard on your hair. Maintain your hair well, and it will stay strong and healthy. The following probable reason for hair loss could be hormonal imbalance. Is there even a thing like that which can cause hair loss?
Yes, hormonal imbalance can directly or indirectly affect the health of your hair. Let's look at what Barbara has to say about hormonal imbalance. That's the first one.
If you don't turn the tap off, you're still mopping up in the other corner. Sometimes I see hair loss in a hormonal imbalance. So if it's a hormonal imbalance, then the hormones must be balanced back again. It's actually quite easy.
Number one, you've got to turn the tap off. Eliminate everything that could be causing this. Eliminate the pill. Well, how are we going to stop having babies cropping up everywhere?
Well, there are natural methods of birth control. Eliminate the meat. If a person wants to eat meat and its product, it must be organic.
I do not believe at this stage in 2012 on planet Earth that there's an option. It's just too dangerous today because of what is happening to the meat, what's being given to the meat, what they're being fed, how they're killed, da-da-da-da-da, the whole lot. Not only that, how it's stored. There was a 60-minute show a couple of years ago showing green meat. and showing you pour this chemical on it fizzes up and it goes red and then a little bit scary isn't it eliminate the plastic I think it's impossible to eliminate plastic such handy stuff but just become just become aware of your safer plastic your plastics that doesn't have the nonyl phenols in them the harder plastic usually doesn't have the nonyl phenols you've got to read your labels go to glass Even go to the secondhand shop, they've always got a huge box of big glass jars right up the back.
You can also get Pyrex containers with Tupperware lids. The problem is when the plastic's heated. So if you've got a hot leftover stew in your little Pyrex, put a little china plate on top till it cools and then maybe put your plastic lid on top. You can pay 10 cents in Target and get a starch plastic. Barbara has an intriguing theory.
Your small daily choices might be hiding secrets about your health. Think about using toxic plastics, skipping meals, or taking birth control pills, which could be quietly affecting your hair. Birth control pills, for example, adjust your hormone levels, raising estrogen and progesterone to prevent pregnancy.
But this shift can also disturb other hormones, like androgens. When this happens, your hair follicles might become unusually sensitive. leading to a condition called androgenic alopecia, where your hair starts to thin and fall out. Non-organic meats are often pumped with growth hormones, antibiotics, and chemicals to speed up animal growth. When we eat these meats, those same hormones and chemicals sneak into our bodies, throwing our natural hormone balance off track.
And then there are plastics. Those convenient containers might be hiding something dangerous. Some plastics release chemicals like BPA and phthalates into our food and drinks. These chemicals can mess with our hormones, mimicking or blocking them and leading to imbalances. This affects our overall health and can weaken hair follicles over time, making them more prone to damage and hair loss.
So what can you do to bring it back again? Ah, there's one more that I didn't mention, and that's anemia. If a person is anemic, it... can cause hair loss. So what's anemic?
Anemic means very low iron in the blood and anemia can be caused because of heavy blood loss at period time. A lot of women suffer from that and that can cause anemia and the anemia can cause a hair loss. So to resolve that again watch my lecture on hormones, boost the progesterone, get the estrogen down, then they won't be the heavy blood loss every month and the person won't be in. anemic anymore and so again the hair can grow.
Another cause of anemia can be low hydrochloric acid because iron is bound up in food and it needs acid to liberate it from food. So it's very important that the person ensure they have nice strong hydrochloric acid. A simple way to ensure that is to have a quarter of a teaspoon of cayenne pepper and a little bit of water before every meal.
If you're finding that that a little bit hard. You can have the juice of a lemon before every meal. Important to leave a break between meals.
Important not to drink water with your meals because that dilutes the hydrochloric acid. Also important to have a very happy, relaxed environment at the meal. Barbara is right.
Iron is essential to the health of your hair, and it's like a lifeline that keeps everything running smoothly. If your body does not have enough iron, such as anemia, it can damage the health of your hair. Without enough iron, your hair will not get the nutrients it needs to grow strong and shiny, resulting in brittle hair.
Therefore, balancing iron levels is essential to support the overall health of your hair. So your question is, what causes anemia? It happens when you do not consume adequate iron from your diet, or your body can't take it well.
When insufficient iron is received, your blood does not transport oxygen well, and your hair follicles will starve for oxygen, leading to, yep, you guessed it, hair loss. But there's no need to panic. The remedy is straightforward and delicious.
Iron-rich foods like spinach, beans, and red meat are your go-to, but an iron supplement might be needed if you're not getting enough from your diet. For an added boost, consider incorporating some vitamin C. The best vitamin C sources are oranges or bell peppers, because they help your body absorb iron more effectively. You can restore your hair to its former glory with just a bit of effort.
We've explored the various causes of hair loss. Now, Let's explore some remedies given by Barbara O'Neill. A simple way to ensure that is to have a quarter of a teaspoon of cayenne pepper and a little bit of water before every meal.
If you're finding that a little bit hard, you can have the juice of a lemon before every meal. Important to leave a break between meals. Important not to drink water with your meals because that dilutes the hydrochloric acid.
Also important to have a very happy, relaxed environment at the meal table. I target those points in more detail on my lecture on the gut. So the causes of hair loss can be anemia, it can be high stress, it can be a hormonal imbalance. And it can be damage that's just physical damage that has been done to the hair follicles.
And so depending on what the cause is, the anaemia, you can strengthen the hydrochloric acid. balance the hormones. But what can you do to the scalp to encourage the hair to grow again? You can make a mix that you can put on your hair.
And this mix is, let's make up the mix. So half a cup of coconut oil and half a cup of castor oil. Castor oil is a very thick oil, but castor oil penetrates deeper than any other oil.
So when that is put onto the scalp, it penetrates even deeper. Coconut oil is a very nourishing oil, it's an anti-fungal oil, anti-bacterial oil. But what you also can put with that, so now you've got a cup of oil there, to that cup of oil you can add 10 drops.
Rosemary essential oil. Rosemary is a herb that's specific for the scalp. Rosemary essential oil.
So you could make up this mix in a jar and mix it very very well and maybe once a week you you massage it into the scalp. Your hair will be very oily of course but you massage it into the scalp. Coconut oil contains nutrients that moisturize and protect hair from damage. It gives hair a cozy, nourishing blanket to keep it shiny and strong.
Next, we have castor oil. This thick, rich oil is loaded with ricinoleic acid, which boosts blood circulation to the scalp. Finally, there is rosemary oil.
Rosemary oil stimulates blood flow and directly delivers essential nutrients to the roots to promote hair growth. And then a nice amount of shampoo. And if it's still a little bit greasy, maybe shampoo it again. Now that brings us to the shampoo. There's something that you must keep right away from and it's called sodium lauryl sulfate.
Sodium lauryl sulfate. is what's in many shampoos and sodium lauryl sulfate kills the hair follicles. So it's important to take a magnifying glass into the shop and read the labels. In places like Australia, like Whole Foods, Sprouts, Trader Joe's, where they have a lot of health foods, so they have a lot of supplements, and they have a more healthier brand of products.
So have a look for a shampoo that has no, so we've got to make sure you realise, no sodium lauryl sulfate, because the sodium lauryl sulfate is a chemical that causes the foaming of the shampoo, and that sodium lauryl sulfate has the ability to kill the hair. follicles in the scalp so please keep away from that you can get some very nice coconut based shampoos coconut is very nourishing to the scalp what's also important here are some additions to the treatment So additions to using this once a week. I mean, if you're home a lot, you might even do it twice a week. Exercise. What exercise does is it increases the circulation of the blood to the extremities and the scalp is considered an extremity.
So exercise daily, especially the high-intensity interval training. The high-intensity interval training, because of the periods of very high intensity, that really gets the... blood moving out to the extremities. So that should be done daily.
And hydration, keep well hydration. Remember the rule of thumb is eight glasses to a hundred pounds body weight. That's a good rule of thumb too, to know how much water to give the children. Nourishment.
We need to nourish that scalp from the inside because your scalp is fed by your blood. That's why when you exercise you get more blood to the area. But when you get the blood to the area you want it to be well watered.
Exercise will automatically put the oxygen in there and nourishment. We need to be having a high fiber diet, high fiber. We also need to be having generous amounts of protein. Here's your legumes, your nuts, your seeds. So generous proteins.
Proteins are the building blocks of the body. and healthy fats. So there's your nuts, your seeds, your avocados, coconut, coconut and olive oil. Very nice to sprinkle a little olive oil in there and Celtic salt.
Oh, it makes potatoes very nice. So nourishment is necessary. And remember when healing happens at twice the rate, sleep. You want to heal, you got to get eight hours.
Eight hours not negotiable every night. The sleep is vital. The sleep is not negotiable.
If you're not used to that much sleep, little by little by little you can train yourself back into sleeping longer. Rome wasn't built in a day, but little by little by little as you take those steps that are conducive to good sleep, breakfast like a king, lunch like a queen. Light or no evening meal, going to bed early, soft lights, soft music, fresh air coming in, nice clean natural fiber sheets and pillows. All of this is conducive to a good night's sleep.
And you will find that little by little, the hair just might start to grow. I hope we've busted all those myths about hair loss and served up some solid solutions from the one and only Barbara O'Neill. But if you still have doubts, drop them in the comments and we'll resolve them.
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