Hair loss is very common.  It can start with a few hairs falling out on your shirt or in the shower.  It can lead to permanent balding.  The medical term for hair loss is alopecia. Pattern baldness is the most common type of alopecia.  It affects roughly one-third of men and women and can be permanent.  If you have hair loss or baldness in your family, you may be ready for it.  However, there may be ways to prevent hair loss.

Lifestyle Can Prevent Hair Loss

It is possible to make simple lifestyle changes to prevent hair loss.

If you are looking for ways to promote healthy hair and prevent hair loss, here are some steps you can follow:

1. First look at your prescription medications, there are many side effects in medications.  If you take regular medications, hair loss may be one of the side effects.  If it is, ask your doctor for an alternative.
2. Have regular physicals. One problem that can lead to a hair loss is a hormone imbalance.  You can have a hormone imbalance from an illness, virus or chronic condition, which can be monitored and treated.
3. Eat healthy.  If you have a lack of vitamins or proteins in your diet, this can be causing your hair loss.  You should eat a diet with lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.  Eating a well balanced diet can prevent early hair loss.
4. Reduce stress.  If you have a stressful job or a stressful situation, this can contribute to hair loss.  It may be important to learn proper coping skills and stress management techniques.
5. Take out ponytails.  The constant pulling and tugging of ponytails, braids or other hairstyles can cause hair loss.  This constant styling can damage and tug at your hair follicles.  Another problem area is hair extensions, talk to a stylist about ways to reduce problems and excess stress to your hair from extension use.
6. Avoid twisting, pulling and twirling your hair.  It can cause excessive and unnecessary damage.
7. Reduce hair styling methods.  The excessive use of harmful chemicals such as perms and hair coloring can damage hair.  It can cause hair breakage.
8. Reduce heat styling products.  The daily and continued use of curling irons and hair blow dryers can damage your hair, causing hair loss. Allow your hair to air dry when possible.

Although these changes to your hairstyles may be difficult, the more you try to adapt these changes the better.  You can reduce the use of the hair dryer.  You can reduce the hair coloring products.  With these small changes, you can promote healthy hair.  You can help prevent hair loss.  These changes are simple and can be part of your everyday care.