Does Menopause Cause Hair Loss?The hair follicle, a complex mini-organ with its own blood supply, requires a great deal of metabolic energy to reproduce itself, and it’s one of the most sensitive among all of the organs. That means it is easily affected by even subtle shifts in energy, which can lead to hair loss.The long-standing belief is that the hormonal imbalances that occur during menopause — when the body produces less estrogen and progesterone — trigger the production of androgens (male hormones), leading to hair loss. This is caused by an increased sensitivity to testosterone, the androgen,...

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 What Is Rice Water Hair Rinse?A rice-water rinse is the process of coating and then rinsing one’s hair with the water kept from boiling or soaking rice. The amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants present in the grain have fantastic benefits for hair and have traditionally been used for hundreds of years as a strengthening treatment.Rice-water rinses are said to have originated in Heian, Japan (794 to 1185 CE). Women had floor-length hair that they regularly bathed in rice water to maintain. This practice isn’t just limited to Japan; women of the Yao tribe in current-day China cut...

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 Once a week would be the shortest amount of time in between rinses that I would recommend, but it’s important to recognize when your hair needs it. To understand how often you can do a rice water rinse, you have to understand the concept of protein-moisture balance.Hair products and DIY treatments can contain ingredients that are moisturizing and/or contain protein. A rice-water rinse falls into the protein category. If you use too much of either category, your hair can become off-balance. Too much moisture can lead to limp and lifeless hair, whereas too much protein can lead to...

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#1: Honey, Banana, and Olive OilThis mask is my personal favorite to do and always leaves my hair feeling super soft, shiny, and moisturized. It takes only 3 ingredients:1 banana3 tbsp of honey3 tbsp of olive oilTo get started, cut the banana into slices so that they’re easier to blend. I recommend blending, instead of mashing with a fork, so you don’t have to worry about small clumps getting stuck in your hair. After slicing the banana, add the honey and olive oil and blend until smooth. I like to apply the mask to damp hair because I...

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 What Is a Hair Mineral Analysis Test?The Hair Mineral Analysis Test is a reliable way to look into the levels of minerals and heavy metals in the body. Our hair is an excretory tissue, and it offers a stable picture, unlike blood and other fluids. Blood and other body fluids do not give accurate results because they are in constant movement, therefore cannot be utilized to offer a true clinical picture.Minerals play an important role in our health, and their concentration and balance in ratio with each other impact our overall wellbeing. Often, in clinical practice, I observe...

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 Aging, as we know it, is certainly a beautiful thing in its own right, however, it can also be unbelievably frustrating. You find your perfect remedy to one ailment, only to be struck a week later by the next in what seems like a never-ending saga of bodily changes. So what is it about getting older and your hair changing so much, – we’re talking thinning, color change, coarseness, and curl – and what on earth are we supposed to do about it?The good news is, it may be somewhat reversible. By that, I mean your hair may...

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