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By Cathy Wong, About.com Guide to Alternative Medicine since 2000

Natural Treatments for Hair Loss and Baldness

Sunday March 21, 2004
Baldness occurs when hair falls out but new hair does not grow in its place. The reason why new hair doesn't grow in its place is not well understood, but is associated with genetics, aging, levels of male sex hormones, and underlying disease and imbalance.

Remedies to prevent and cure hair loss are well known in history. It is said that Cleopatra used a mixture of horse teeth, bear grease, burnt mice and deer marrow in her attempt to cure Julius Caesar's baldness (it didn't work). In this article, the causes, diagnosis, and natural remedies for preventing hair loss are explained and demystified. Treatments include diet, nutrition, topical aromatherapy oils, herbs, and Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese approaches. Read the full story.

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