I was grocery shopping a while back and made an observation that lead me to some interesting research and findings. An elderly woman was struggling to reach a canned good. What caught my eye first though was her startling hair loss. While this isn't uncommon in elderly women, hers was particularly thin. I immediately felt for her, as a good head of hair is important to even the least vain woman.
When I noticed her struggling to get the can I walked over to offer her some help. It was in that moment that I understood why she was having difficulty: her fingers were ravaged by the deteriorating effects of arthritis. She simply couldn't grip the can. I handed her what she asked for and discreetly took another look at her hair. Was there a connection between the arthritis and hair loss? It wasn't the first time I had seen both in women... just the first time I connected the dots. Is inflammation a contributing factor to hair loss?
Upon returning home, I spent some time researching to see not only if there is a connection, but if any natural remedies were being recommended.
Rather than go into the technical details, I've provided several links to websites that provide a detailed explanation of the science behind the reasons for hair loss. The one that may be of most interest to you is from MPB Research. They provide an excellent discussion on hair loss research and have sections for men and women. They note that "systemic inflammation plays a central role in hair loss and can either function to exacerbate or ameliorate hair loss."
The key is to stop the inflammatory-induced hair loss process, and these products help to do just that. I suggest a "triple whammy": Emu Oil + Virgin Coconut Oil + Hair Essentials (see the links below).
They provide many natural recommendations which have been shown to be effective, two of which are Emu Oil & Virgin Coconut Oil, both readily available at health stores. For the complete article see: http://www.hairloss-research.org/LinkUpdateLiposomes2-11.html
A combination of high quality herbs and nutrients are key to healthy hair growth. Many of the recommendations made by MPB can be found in a product in Hair Essentials from Natural Well Being.
You don't have to suffer with thinning hair and you don't have to subject yourself to toxic, prescription-based treatments.
Other sites that may be of interest:
http://www.niams.nih.gov/health_info/alopecia_areata/http://www.niams.nih.gov/health_info/alopecia_areata/
http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=3866134
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