Alopecia is hair loss that occurs preferentially in the scalp (baldness), but can also extend to the eyebrows and eyelashes, mustache and beard. Hair loss is physiological in old age.
This is due to dystrophy of the hair bulb to regressive processes of nutrition just of old age, often hereditary. When it occurs at a young age, you have to find the causes and combat it, effective help is given by the diet.
- Alopecia, in this case is pathological and can stand in two main forms: the symptomatic and essential. Symptomatic in alopecia, hair loss is felt so widespread, is mostly fast and intense and are due to infectious diseases, such as typhoid, syphilis, influenza, leukemia, anemia, etc.,
- Sometimes pregnancy or the menopause for the altered functioning of hormonal glands; in all these circumstances, it is due to the action exerted by harmful toxic substances inside or outside on the nutrition of the hair bulb. Even seborrhea can cause alopecia.
- In alopecia essential, that is not preceded by any general morbid condition, hair loss occurs mostly patchy: it may also arise from local parasitic diseases of the skin (ringworm) and then the fall is scarce in some places and in more abundant. Another cause of hair loss is stress, then it causes nerve, leading to the weakening of the hair resulting in the fall.
- To these causes, it can be useful nutrition substantial with foods rich in vitamins and minerals. Particularly useful vitamin A found in foods such as liver, eggs, milk not skimmed, in fresh butter; it is also formed within the intestine, by oxidation of a provitamin (carotene) contained in carrots, tomatoes, apricots, in khaki, in melons.
- Youths also decoctions of nettle juice, to activate the vitality of the hair bulb or potions made from burdock root, jambs of bittersweet, hazel leaves and plantain, while nasturtium can rub the scalp, every day with a cotton ball soaked in a cold infusion prepared with three grams of leaves or flowers every 100 grams of water, which stimulate the renewal and strengthen the hair bulb.
