is a problem that I often get asked about what can we do for hair loss how can we grow new [Music] hair have you ever wondered why some people effortlessly maintain thick healthy hair while others struggle with hair loss or perhaps you're facing challenges with hair loss yourself and find it hard to grow your hair well today we're diving deep into the topic of hair loss exploring its most common causes and discovering natural solutions to promote hair growth and to ensure we meet your expectations we will lean toward the expertise of someone truly special meet
Barbara O'Neal a passionate advocate for Natural Health and Wellness over the years she has dedicated herself to uncovering the secrets of holistic living helping people harness the power of nature to enhance their well-being so join us as we unravel the Mysteries behind hair loss and learn how simple foods and lifestyle changes can make a profound difference in restoring and maintaining your hair's Vitality hair loss can result from several underlying factors that aren't always immediately apparent to us according to Barbara O'Neal one of the primary causes is the use of chemical dyes 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 gray hair from a very early age and so from about the age of uh 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 herh follicles where the hair grows so it can be chemicals on the hair another friend of mine did 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 Gra 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 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 joints breaks the joins and then it's molded 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 did 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 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 that weight you've got that constant weight on the on the hair which can
really just keep pulling the hair out and then the 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 so so in essence using chemical dyes on your hair can cause follicle damage and hair loss because of the harsh ingredients that penetrate the scalp similarly hair straightening treatments should be avoided as their strong chemical content can break down the hair's natural bonds making it more prone to damage and
breakage additionally Barbara advice avoiding overly tight braiding or hair styles that pull on the scalp as this can cause traction alopecia a type of gradual hair loss resulting from continuous tension the second main cause of hair loss mentioned by Barbara is related to underlying health issues such as hormonal imbalances sometimes I see hair loss in a hormonal imbalance so if it's a hormonal imbalance then the hormones must be balanced back again and that's where the Anna's wild yam cream I have a presentation on balancing the hormones and you can Google my name and watch that
and it will show you that the Anis wild yam cream is a cream that when it's regularly applied twice a day it balance those hor hormones back and can cause that hair to grow back again sometimes high stress if someone goes through a very stressful situation one of the reactions can be 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 there won't be the heavy blood loss every month and the person won't be 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 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/ qu of a teaspoon of can and 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 me meals important not to drink water with your meals cuz that dilutes the hydrochloric acid also important to have a very happy relaxed environment at the meal table so what you should note here is hair loss
can be caused by various factors including anemia high stress hormonal imbalance or physical damage to the hair follicles as mentioned by Barbara however if you're wondering about potential Solutions as I was Barbara also offered her valuable insights on that as well which leads us to our next Point Barbara O'Neal's three essential oil that can nourish your scalp and promote hair growth 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 let's make up the
mix so half a cup of coconut oil and half a cup of castor oil Castor O 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 antibacterial 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 of Rosemary essential oil Rosemary is a herb that's a specific for the scalp I'm sure
it might interest you to know that according to a 2003 study that compared the effects of coconut sunflower and mineral oils on hair Health when applied before or after washing the researchers measured protein loss from the hair after each treatment and found that coconut oil was the most effective at preventing protein loss regardless of whether the hair was undamaged bleached chemically treated or exposed to UV rays coconut oil's Effectiveness is attributed to its unique chemical structure primarily composed of lauric acid a medium chain fatty acid this structure allows it to penetrate the hair air shaft
more easily providing deeper absorption in addition a 2015 study found that Rosemary essential oil can help prevent hair loss and maybe as effective as minoxidil in the study 100 participants with androgenic alopecia were divided into two groups one used Rosemary essential oil and the other used minoxidil the results showed that rosemary oil was similarly effective in promoting hair growth and better at reducing the side effect of an itchy scalp compared to Minoxidil so now that you are armed with more information about these essential oils we can now discuss how to use them to your advantage
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 just even the massaging into the scalp stimulates blood supply to the hair follicles that pastol penetrates very deep and wherever it penetrates it can revive life into that area and the coconut also is a very nourishing oil and the Rosemary essential oil stimulates every herb stimulates different parts of the body and this Rosemary herb
is specific for the scalp the massaging so leave it in as much as you can maybe you choose a Sunday when you may be going to be home all day and at the end of the day you wash out now you might need to put shampoo on a couple of times to get all that oil out just use a little bit of hot water and then 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 Laurel sulfate sodium Laurel sulfate is what's in many shampoos and sodium Laurel sulfate kills the hair follicles so it's important to take a magnifying glass into the shop and read the labels in places like Whole Foods Sprouts Trader Joe's where they have a lot of uh Health Foods 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 realize no sodium L sulfate because the sodium Laurel sulfate
is a chemical that causes the foaming of the shampoo and that sodium Laurel 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 base shampoos coconut is very nourishing to the scalp so it's clear choosing the right hair care products is essential for maintaining a healthy scalp and promoting strong hair growth I've shared some of my favorite sulfate-free shampoos below that I recommend trying now in addition to these DIY Scalp Treatment what else can you do to support healthy hair growth
let's find out as we continue 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
is eight glasses to 100 lb body weight that's a good rule of thumb too to know how much to uh 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 myself I prefer the taste of the olive oil we had a Fijian cook for a while and they prefer the taste of the coconut oil so whatever your preference is it's a very concentrated food you do not need very much just a little bit but it certainly can make food taste nice we had big baked potatoes here yesterday
I opened my baked potato and I said to the Cook have you got a bit of olive oil there very nice to sprinkle a little olive oil in there and Celtic salt oh it makes potatoes very nice so nourishment is NE is necessary and remember when healing happens at twice the rate sleep you want to heal you got to get 8 hours 8 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 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 so by incorporating these dietary and lifestyle recommendations by Barbara O'Neal into your daily routine you're fostering an
environment that supports healthy hair growth from within and when combined with natural scalp treatment and mindful product selection these practices can contribute to vibrant resilient hair that reflects overall well-being to elevate your hair care regimen and enhance your mental health and eyesight I recommend you watch the next video for additional insights [Music]
