Brief Answer:
Male Pattern Baldness and details

Detailed Answer:
Dear

Thanks for contacting Ayurveda with your health concern and following points are worth mentioning:

1. MPB [male pattern baldness/androgenic alopecia although is related to gene and male sex hormone but a skin biopsy, blood tests, or other procedures may be needed to diagnose other disorders that cause hair loss.

PS. You need to Consult a Trichologist for your hair loss to rule out any other pathology, who will make sure that you are not affected with any fungal infection of the scalp [eczema/psoriasis or seborrhea dermatitis ]
2. If a close family member has the disease, the risk of developing it is slightly increased .

3. PREVENTIVE ASPECT
i. Avoid too much exposure to sun.
ii. summer season in XXXXXXX is one of the culprits; make sure you take adequate protection for the same.
iii. Avoid high extremes of temperature
iv. After bath make sure you avoid vigorous toweling of hair, let them dry naturally.
v. Make less choice for synthetic hair oils, hair coloring, bleaching, styling and use of dry blowers.
vi. Avoid excessive exposure to sun, heat, wind, dust, anger, stress, anxiety,
vii. Avoid oily, fried, spicy, hot, fermented and stale food.
viii. Proteins are essential for antibodies production so milk, egg (white), beans, yogurt, soymilk, pumpkin, squash,watermelon,peanuts,almonds, if non-vegetarian (meat) are choices .
ix. carrots, cantaloupe, egg yolk, apricots, pumpkin, papaya, are ideal
x. Vitamin C: is needed for proper functioning of immune system: amla is good option.
xi. Vitamin E: is a powerful anti oxidant thus peanuts, dried apricots, cooked spinach taro root can be taken
xii. Soap nut (reetha) and shikakai along with Bhringraj and Neelini oil acts as natural conditioner, you can use it safely.
xiii. Take diet rich in Vitamin C, sulphur,iron,zinc, Vitamin B-Complex and essential fatty acids. The diet should be well balanced and must contain green leafy vegetables,sprouts, salads,milk,fruits, proteins,soybean.
. AVOID
. all types of junk foods, fast foods with artificial colors/flavors, Vitamin A as overdose of vitamin A may cause hair loss.
. avoid pitta-aggravating diet such as fried, spicy and sour foods, yogurt, pickles, tea, coffee, alcohol and non-vegetarian foods,smoking, white flour/white sugar products
. Yoga poses for hair loss: Vajrasana,Pawanmuktasan both of them are considered as effective way to combat hair loss and free from side effects.

4. Initially one can start with Immunomodulation [Rasayan Chikitsa] Treatment and later restore to non- surgical hair replacement [if hair loss is psychologically traumatic and some people may have a poorer outcome with Conservative line of treatment]

Do revert back for any concern.
Dr. Munish Sood
Consultant & Physician
Naimittika

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