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Suggest Remedy For Pattern Hair Loss And Elevated Hemoglobin Levels

My husband has elevated Hemoglobin 18.5 Hematocrit 55.3 MCV 102.3 MCH 34.3 RDW 16.1 and monocytes 15.3 ALL LEVELS ARE HIGH , he has also had circular hair loss the size of a small orange . He has seen a Dermatologist who ran the above tests and is now sending him to his PCP for answers as he ruled out skin issues and his ANA screen was negative Please advise
Mon, 17 Nov 2014
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Hi Welcome to HCM
I have gone through your query regarding high homoglobin Which may cause many health problems or may be caused by other problems as cancer, , bone marrow disorders, blood doping, living at a high altitude, and inappropriate use of the drug Epogen , Lung disease (emphysema, COPD Tobacco smoking .
The normal level of haemoglobin in blood is 14-18 mg/dl for men which is not very high .
The RDW and MCV levels can both be increased if there is too little vitamin B12 or folic acid (a type of vitamin) in the body
People with PV have abnormally high hemoglobin and are at risk for a stroke
High hemoglobin levels in the blood are caused by .
The RDW and MCV levels can both be increased if there is too little vitamin B12 or folic acid (a type of vitamin) in the body
An even bigger mistake would be for balding people to take iron supplements on their own. Unless you have iron deficiency --diagnosed by a doctor -- iron supplements can lead to a very dangerous condition from iron overload.
Hair Loss May Be a Symptom of Serious Illness

A sensitive way to check total body iron stores is to measure the amount of ferritin in the blood. Ferritin is a protein that plays an important role in iron storage. As a general rule, the less ferritin in the blood, the less iron a body has stored up.
people prone to develop even hereditary hair loss, if their iron levels are low, it accelerates that process. We think it's because the hair follicles grow so much, they require a lot of iron
Baldness is very common occurrence in old people, but nowadays, many young people, even in their 20s, suffer from it, due to present stressful lifestyle and inadequate nutrition in the diet of people
Try some home remedies to control hairloss -
Take a balanced diet including all essential nutrients in natural form fiber ,fruit green veges , ond supplemants full of antioxidents ginger , garlic, lemon juice ,aloe vera juice30 ML + amla juice 2 SPOONs , almonds, nuts , lot of water .

Take 4 parts bhringraj, 3 parts jatamansi, 5 parts dashamoola , and mix all with goat milk. This home remedy when taken orally cures hair loss and promotes hair growth.
You can drink the mixture of banana , honey, yogurt, skimmed milk to take as a home remedy to fight hair fall and baldness naturally at home.
To Apply --
Take fenugreek; grind it to make a fine paste, and apply it on the bald patches, and let the hair absorb the paste of fenugreek for one hour .This baldness/hair fall treatment helps in treating hair fall/baldness.
. Massaging the scalp with aloe vera gel or coconut oil prevents hair loss and helps in growth of new hair naturally .Try this home remedy to treat baldness/hair loss at home.

Seeds of lime and black pepper ground to fine paste when applied on a daily basis on the scalp helps in curing baldness/ hair loss naturally at home. Try this home remedy
.
Take elephant tusk; heat it on a pan, and burn it to ashes, then apply the dust of elephant tusk mixed with pure honey or ghee on the bald patches at night, and leave it on overnight. In the morning, wash it off completely. This remedy is age old home remedy of curing baldness. Do try this at home for sure and quick results.

Take any of them to apply Use for 6 months at least regularly .then you will see the result . Any of them will work only if proper diet is taken .
. Avoid mental stress worry anger and constipation
and foolow regimen of regular exercise , yoga , panayam ,deep breathing ,Anulom vilom ,Bhramarri Shirsasan are very helpful in circulaion to head .

But be CAREFUL don't do shirsasan if you have HBP problem .

Hope this helps solve your qurey ,Take care .All the best
Don't hesitate to get back if have further query

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Suggest Remedy For Pattern Hair Loss And Elevated Hemoglobin Levels

Hi Welcome to HCM I have gone through your query regarding high homoglobin Which may cause many health problems or may be caused by other problems as cancer, , bone marrow disorders, blood doping, living at a high altitude, and inappropriate use of the drug Epogen , Lung disease (emphysema, COPD Tobacco smoking . The normal level of haemoglobin in blood is 14-18 mg/dl for men which is not very high . The RDW and MCV levels can both be increased if there is too little vitamin B12 or folic acid (a type of vitamin) in the body People with PV have abnormally high hemoglobin and are at risk for a stroke High hemoglobin levels in the blood are caused by . The RDW and MCV levels can both be increased if there is too little vitamin B12 or folic acid (a type of vitamin) in the body An even bigger mistake would be for balding people to take iron supplements on their own. Unless you have iron deficiency --diagnosed by a doctor -- iron supplements can lead to a very dangerous condition from iron overload. Hair Loss May Be a Symptom of Serious Illness A sensitive way to check total body iron stores is to measure the amount of ferritin in the blood. Ferritin is a protein that plays an important role in iron storage. As a general rule, the less ferritin in the blood, the less iron a body has stored up. people prone to develop even hereditary hair loss, if their iron levels are low, it accelerates that process. We think it s because the hair follicles grow so much, they require a lot of iron Baldness is very common occurrence in old people, but nowadays, many young people, even in their 20s, suffer from it, due to present stressful lifestyle and inadequate nutrition in the diet of people Try some home remedies to control hairloss - Take a balanced diet including all essential nutrients in natural form fiber ,fruit green veges , ond supplemants full of antioxidents ginger , garlic, lemon juice ,aloe vera juice30 ML + amla juice 2 SPOONs , almonds, nuts , lot of water . Take 4 parts bhringraj, 3 parts jatamansi, 5 parts dashamoola , and mix all with goat milk. This home remedy when taken orally cures hair loss and promotes hair growth. You can drink the mixture of banana , honey, yogurt, skimmed milk to take as a home remedy to fight hair fall and baldness naturally at home. To Apply -- Take fenugreek; grind it to make a fine paste, and apply it on the bald patches, and let the hair absorb the paste of fenugreek for one hour .This baldness/hair fall treatment helps in treating hair fall/baldness. . Massaging the scalp with aloe vera gel or coconut oil prevents hair loss and helps in growth of new hair naturally .Try this home remedy to treat baldness/hair loss at home. Seeds of lime and black pepper ground to fine paste when applied on a daily basis on the scalp helps in curing baldness/ hair loss naturally at home. Try this home remedy . Take elephant tusk; heat it on a pan, and burn it to ashes, then apply the dust of elephant tusk mixed with pure honey or ghee on the bald patches at night, and leave it on overnight. In the morning, wash it off completely. This remedy is age old home remedy of curing baldness. Do try this at home for sure and quick results. Take any of them to apply Use for 6 months at least regularly .then you will see the result . Any of them will work only if proper diet is taken . . Avoid mental stress worry anger and constipation and foolow regimen of regular exercise , yoga , panayam ,deep breathing ,Anulom vilom ,Bhramarri Shirsasan are very helpful in circulaion to head . But be CAREFUL don t do shirsasan if you have HBP problem . Hope this helps solve your qurey ,Take care .All the best Don t hesitate to get back if have further query