Reasons of hair fall

WHY DOES HAIR FALL HAPPEN??

Hair fall is a natural phenomenon. Everyone loses between 40 and 120 strands per day. It is important to understand the difference between hair fall due to normal circumstances or if there is an abnormal amount of hair fall. The common reasons of hair fall are:

1.       Ageing

2.       Stress

3.       Pollution

4.       Lack of vitamins, minerals and iron

5.       Hormonal imbalance

6.       Illness and infectious diseases

7.       Improper diet

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF HAIR FALL??


1.       Excessive shedding of hair
2.       General hair thinning, especially at the crown of head
3.       A receding hairline
4.       A horseshoe shaped pattern that leaves the crown of the head exposed
All these symptoms indicate the deficiency of keratin in the hair.


WHAT IS KERATIN??

Keratin is an extremely strong protein which is found naturally in your hair. It gives the hair added strength, shine and protection against breakage.


WHAT ARE THE STEPS TO KEEP YOUR HAIR HEALTHY AND TO REDUCE HAIR FALL??

No one likes losing hair. Keep your crowning glory healthy and shinning by following the below given steps

1.       Eat protein rich foods like soybean, low fat cheese, eggs, beans and yoghurt to aid hair growth.

2.       If your scalp is oily or you have dandruff, drink plenty of water.

3.       Add juice of lemon to a glass of water and drink it first thing in the morning.

4.       Eat a small bowl of sprouts daily. Also include fresh fruits, salads, green leafy vegetables, whole          grains in your diet.

5.       Do not go for incomplete sleep.

6.       Restrict your consumption of junk food like burgers, chips, finger fries, sugary foods, caffeine,   carbonated drinks, excessive raw food, and tofu as these are responsible for hair thinning.

7.       Massage your hair at least twice a month with a lukewarm oil like coconut oil or almond oil.

8.       Do not comb your hair when they are wet. Because at that time the roots of the hair are weakest.

9.       Apply mixture of amla, shikakai and dry neem leaves to your scalp for an hour before washing.

10.      Eat iron rich food like apples, jaggery, carrot and beetroot.

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Skin Cancer

Ozone layer depletion decreases our atmosphere's natural protection from sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays.Here we provide a quick overview to the problems linked to the overexposure of UV rays. Understanding these risks and taking some precautions will help you people enjoy the sun and thus lowering the chances of health problems.

Major health problems due to overexposure of sun:

• Skin cancer
• Cataracts and eye damage
• Premature aging of the skin and other skin problems
• Immune system suppression

The major health problem is the skin cancer.Everybody knows about the cancer and skin cancer is also a type of it.Your skin is the one which protects your all body parts from the factors like heat, light, injuries, infection.Actually your skin is made up of various cells like scaly,basal,round and layers like epidermis and dermis.The outer layer is epidermis and inner layer is dermis.These days because of increased pollution diseases like skin cancer and other skin diseases have increased at an alarming rate. So you should know about cause,symptoms and prevention of this disease to stay healthy and fit. Most common form of skin cancer is basal cell carcinoma,squamous cell carcinoma which is found in almost 80% of the And you all know cancer is cured when diagnosed early in  patients. Melanoma is also a skin disease in which cancer cells are found in those cells which are responsible for the color of your skin.This disease occurs mostly in adults.

Difference between moles and melanoma:

 Causes of skin cancer:

• It occurs in those people which spend a lot of time in sunlight.so sunlight is its main cause.It can occur on any part of body like neck,hands,arms which get most exposure to sun.
• Sunburn and UV light damage your skin and make it ready for the disease of cancer.
• Humidity and the environment you are living in sometimes are also the cause of it.
• Exposure to x-rays is also a major cause.
• Contact with the chemicals like arsenic,hydrocarbon can also cause skin cancer.

Symptoms:

You start noticing the change on skin. Change may be as growth or sore that would not heel. Or some small lumps,red spots can also be seen on the skin.

Prevention:

• You all know cancer is cured when diagnosed early. People with fair skin,light hair,blue or green eyes or people having more number of holes or having sunburn are more prone to this harmful disease.Home treatment can not prove useful in this case.
• If you see the above symptoms you should immediately consult your physician or dermatologist.  Undergo regular check ups.
• Minimize sun exposure at mid day.cover your body while you go outside.
• Use sunscreens of SPF 15 or more.Reapply sunscreen after every 3-4 hrs.
• Radiation therapy,cryosurgery,chemotherapy are some scientific methods for the solution of it.

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Cancer Diseases

Cancer is a class of disease, which occurs due to the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in any part of the body. These abnormal cells are called cancer cells or tumor cells.. These cancer cells can grow and interfere with the digestive, circulatory, respiratory, nervous systems. These cells also could release hormones, which alter the proper functioning of these systems. Today millions of people are living with cancer or have had cancer. The reason is insufficient knowledge about the cancer disease, its symptoms, its causes and how it could be cured.

TYPES OF CANCER

There are 200 different types of cancer diseases present till today as our body has 200 different types of cells.

There are five basic cancer cells:

1. Carcinoma: cancer starts in the linings of organ or covering tissues 
2. Sarcoma: cancer starts in blood vessels, muscles, nerves, and tendons
3. Lymphoma: cancer starts in lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels.
4. Leukemia: cancer starts in white blood vessels.
5. Multiple melanoma: cancer occurs in bone marrow or in plasma cells.

SYMPTOMS OF CANCER

Symptoms depend on the type of cancer where it is located and where it has spread. As cancer grows it push nearby organs, blood vessels, nerves. This pressure causes signs and symptoms of cancer. Some symptoms are physically apparent while some are less physically apparent. Also sometimes cancer occurs at such a place that it does not cause any symptom.

• Unintentional weight loss: many of you will be very happy with this weight loss but it could be reason of many diseases including cancer.
• Persistent fatigue: this symptom is more common when cancer is in its advanced state.
• Pain: pain is not an early symptom except in case of cancer in bones.
• Fever: this symptom is associated with leukemia, lymphoma.
• Bowel changes: constipation, blood in stools, diarrhea all are related to coon cancer.
• Chronic cough: it is symptom in case of lung cancer.
• Headache: regular and severe headaches could be symptom of cancer.
• Skin changes: darker looking skin, yellowish skin, reddish skin, itching are also symptoms of cancer.
• Excessive hair growth.

CAUSES OF CANCER

Genetics: Some types of cancer seem to run in families but it is not true because only 5-10% of all cancers are inherited. The reason could be number of factors in common like smoking. Most cancers are not certainly linked to the genes you inherit from your parents.

Tobacco: It accounts for 80% of lung cancer, which is leading cause of death in both men and women.

Cigarette smoking also accounts for 30% of cancer deaths. All the forms of oral tobacco have chemicals that cause cancer especially in mouth, esophagus, and pancreas.  Smokeless tobacco is no doubt less harmful than smoking but eating any form of tobacco puts you at serious health risks.

Sun and UV exposure: exposure to sun and its ultra violet rays could cause diseases like cancer.

Diet and physical activity: research shows that poor diet and inactiveness are the two factors causing cancer in most of the cases. But you all can do something about it. 

•                  Control your weight  
•                   Limit the alcohol
•                  Exercise daily
•          Eat healthy foods

Benzene: It is a colorless and flammable liquid .it affects in leukemia cancer of blood cells.
Radon: It is a colorless, odorless and a radioactive gas. Long exposure to radon gas causes lung cancer.

Diesel exhaust: diesel exhaust derived from crude oil can also cause cancer.

Secondhand smoke: It is mixture of two smoke- side streams smoke and mainstream smoke. Side stream smoke comes from the end of lightened cigarette, cigar and mainstream smoke exhaled by the smoker. more the secondhand smoke you are exposed to more the chemicals in your body and more the chances of cancer.

Pollution.

Prevention of cancer

The risk of developing many cancer diseases can be reduced by changes in person’s lifestyle. So reduce the chances of cancer by preventing it. Start following the below given tips and stay healthy, fit and fine.

• Avoid tobacco use.
• Eat variety of healthy foods.
• Avoid smoking.
• Limit the alcohol if you drink.
• Stay active and maintain healthy weight.
• Protect yourself from sun.
• Get immunized: vaccination against hepatitis B.
• Get screened: regular screening and self examination helps in early detection of cancer.

Treatment works best when cancer is found early. It can be treated while it is small or it is less spread in the body.

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