Pollen is considered a superfood by naturopaths. Very rich in vitamins, proteins, and minerals, it is known to rebalance the intestinal flora, strengthen the body and strengthen your hair. What if this was the secret to the goddess’s hair? We explain it to you!
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Pollen, what is it?
Pollen is harvested from the flowers of which it constitutes the male seed. The bees then fill the cells with Pollen. The whole life of a colony is regulated by Pollen: without it, there is no secretion of Royal Jelly or Wax.
Its nutritional values for the body
The nutrient profile of Pollen varies from one floral species to another. On average, it contains nearly a quarter of protein (it is nicknamed “beehive steak”), many amino acids, carbohydrates (about 30%), glucose, and fructose, but also vitamins A, B1 (thiamin), B2 (riboflavin), B3 (nicotinamide), B5, B8, B9, B12, C, D, E, H, folic acid, minerals (calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, silicon, sulfur, selenium, etc.), lactic ferments, yeasts, and antioxidants, in much more significant quantities than most fruits and vegetables.
Benefits of bee pollen for hair
The list of benefits of bee pollen does not stop there! Like honey or Royal Jelly, it has many therapeutic effects on the hair, especially if it is dry, brittle, or weakened. Pollen has no equal in strengthening the hair fiber.
The vitamins of the B family present in ”bee pollen” contribute to healthy and growing hair. For instance:
- Vitamin B5 fights against hair loss.
- Vitamin B8 helps against hair loss and improves the elasticity of your hair (it is very good for the nails too by the way!)
- Vitamin B9 promotes cell repair and strengthens hair roots. It participates in the hydration of the scalp and prevents the development of dandruff (vitamin B9 is also very important for maintaining the nails!).
- Vitamin B12 helps build red blood cells and maintain healthy nerve cells. This is essential because they are responsible for supplying oxygen to the scalp. Thus, the hair grows and is healthier.
And even! These benefits combined with the benefits of the many other components make it an invaluable treasure!
To put it simply, if you want beautiful hair, pollen is to be preferred! Make regular cures to take full advantage of its effectiveness.
Pollen and royal jelly for hair loss
Pollen and Royal Jelly, the powerful duo against hair loss
Tired of finding way too much hair on your brush? Opt without delay for the duo of hive products: Pollen and Royal Jelly.
The latter is particularly well provided with vitamin B5 which will fight against hair loss, but also strengthen and hydrate it.
What could be better ?!
The nutritional composition of these two natural substances bees make will greatly help prevent hair loss.
Our advice: consume these two bee products in the form of a food supplement as a cure for several weeks or even months.
Also make sure you have a balanced diet, rich in nutrients and B vitamins, and favor healthy hair products adapted to your hair. With all this, this one will say thank you bees ❤️
Check out also my article about Top 9 Bee Pollen Benefits, According To Nutrition Experts
How to properly consume your fresh pollen?
1 – Fresh pollen is fragile so it must be kept in the freezer.
2 – The “regularity” in your intake is important to feel the benefits. If you consume it just once in a while, the effects will not be convincing. A cure of 3 weeks is the minimum.
3 – Attention few people know it! When you consume your fresh pollen, you have to wait about ten minutes once mixed with a compote, fruit, or even on a toast… Indeed, the grains of pollen have a protective envelope which if it is not dissolved, will not be able to release its nutritive content… and there your fresh pollen will pass through your body without ever being assimilated. To know when your fresh pollen is ready to be consumed is when it will start to leave yellow streaks.
4 – Fresh pollen is good but sometimes a little less. Depending on the origin of the pollen, the flavors differ. Some will have a very mild or even slightly sweet taste, while others will be rather bitter. However, they are all of the great nutritional richness, whatever the taste. And sometimes, you may not like the taste of pollen at the first intake and then gradually end up appreciating it.
Causes of hair loss in teenage male
A man can lose between 50 and 100 hairs a day without this being considered abnormal hair loss. In cases where this fall proves to be excessive and long-lasting, many treatments and solutions exist to slow down the fall and rebuild the hair capital.
The majority of adult men are affected by alopecia or even baldness. If it is less taboo than female alopecia, this hair loss is no less painful for men. Beyond hereditary factors, hair loss can be caused or accelerated by our lifestyle and our state of health.
- Androgenetic alopecia
In men, excessive and lasting hair loss often has a hormonal origin. The transformation of testosterone into DHT accelerates the rhythm of the cycles of the hair which ends up being refined until becoming a fine down. This alopecia can appear from adolescence even if it more often affects men after 40 years.
Aderans offers different hair treatments and treatments that help you reduce excessive hair loss and slow down the alopecia process.
Contact a hair expert for a diagnosis as soon as possible
- External causes of alopecia
Genetics is not always to blame. Other reasons play a determining role in our hair health.
Dietary deficiencies, the use of aggressive hair products, climatic conditions, or even emotional stress can cause a whole series of hair problems: irritation, dandruff, alopecia, baldness…
- Hair diagnosis
A diagnosis by the hair specialist is essential to determine the precise cause of your hair loss and recommend the relevant treatment. Often baldness associated with external causes can be treated with care products and nutritional supplements.
Make an appointment for a diagnosis in one of our hair centers.
- The evolution of alopecia in men
The stages of alopecia according to Dr. James Hamilton and O’Tar Norwood:
- Phase 1: it is manifested by digging at the level of the frontal-temporal gulfs.
- Phase 2: alopecia affects the top of the skull and the back of the head.
- Phase 3: in addition to the setbacks on the frontal-temporal gulfs, there is the formation of a forelock in the middle of the skull.
- Phase 4: the two alopecic areas (frontal and posterior) meet. The fall extends behind the tonsure to form a Hippocratic crown on the temples and the nape of the neck.
Causes of hair loss in teenage females
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Hair loss in women or alopecia is the total or partial loss of hair. It can come in different forms depending on its origin. The most common is androgenic hair loss or alopecia, also known as pattern baldness, caused by an abnormal acceleration of genetic hair formation, which promotes hair loss in women as well as hair growth. thin and shorter. Exhausted by this excess production, the follicles may end up forming only a fuzz before completely stopping producing hair.
There is also a transient and diffuse hair loss. This occurs for a fairly short period, between 2 to 3 months, but is characterized by immediate hair regrowth. Lasting and diffuse hair loss, meanwhile, has the same characteristics as temporary hair loss but differs only in its extension over time as long as the triggering factor has not been controlled. Another type of hair loss to both durable and localized to a specific area exists. It is not an androgenic loss but hair loss caused by excessive traction of it, it is traction alopecia.
In some cases, the hair loss is only temporary and follows bad or too frequent cosmetic manipulation. The regrowth is often immediate and the hair then regains all its health. It is simply a false fall. If ever the regrowth seems a little too weak, you will have to think about identifying other causes for your hair loss.
Epidemiology
Every day a woman loses on average and naturally between 50 and 100 hairs, especially after the age of 50. A woman has approximately 100,000 hairs, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. From the age of 50, i.e. at the age of menopause, approximately 50% of women complain of hair loss. Among the approximately 80 million adults Americans with androgenic alopecia, about 40% are women, according to a 2019 edition of Prevention magazine.
The most common causes attributed to hair loss are anemia, absence of certain nutrients or vitamin deficiency, lack of iron, fever, emotional disturbances and stress, menstrual problems, and related problems to certain organs such as the thyroid, the kidneys, or the liver or even chemotherapy. Androgenic hair loss or alopecia Androgenic hair loss comes in most cases from family history, in other words with a strong genetic (hereditary) factor.
As for transient and diffuse hair loss, it can be caused by:
– seasonal changes: at the beginning of autumn and spring
– hormonal changes following childbirth or menopause
– a very violent psychological shock such as the death or accident of a loved one
– childbirth, abortion, or miscarriage
– the end of a contraceptive treatment based on the estrogen-progestogen pill
– major surgery
– prolonged duration of general anesthesia
– pregnancy (due to hormonal imbalance) Diffuse and lasting hair loss Diffuse hair loss can be lasting in some cases.
The origin is usually:
– taking certain medications
– iron, zinc, calcium, or magnesium deficiency
– a too permanent state of stress that can result in depression
– anorexia or too severe a diet
– endocrinological disorders and thyroid problems
– diabetes. Traction alopecia
The lasting fall located on a specific area of the head is often due to extensions and ponytail hairstyles. The mania or the simple tic of pulling your hair out can also lead to a lasting loss of hair. Traction causes the roots to move away from their irrigation zone and thus promotes hair loss.
False fall
False fall is the result of excessive manipulation of the hair. Straightening, coloring, and perms can cause brittle hair that falls out easily. In this case, the hair follicle remains intact and the damaged hair is replaced by new, healthier growth.
Note also that celiac disease (gluten intolerance) can lead to nutrient deficiencies (iron, calcium) and can cause hair loss.
Symptoms (signs)
Hair loss in women can take many forms. Each type of hair loss has its symptoms, origin, and its treatment. Androgenic hair loss
Hair loss occurs gradually and is characterized by the appearance of ever finer hair. In general, this hair loss begins at the level of the middle parting and gradually spreads over the top of the head to affect the rest of the skull if not treated. Androgenic hair loss affects women of all ages from 14 to 15 years old. Although certain times of life such as puberty, motherhood, and menopause are conducive to the aggravation of this disease, it generally remains slow and progressive but lasting if no intervention is undertaken. With age, the hair of women is always thinner. Temporary fall
The transient and diffuse hair loss rarely lasts more than three months. It is not localized in a well-defined area and only appears 2 to 4 months after the phenomenon that triggered it. Even if the hair loss can be abundant, up to 50%, the regrowth is immediate. In the case of an extension of the fall or lower production of hair, it is necessary to try to analyze other possible causes of your hair loss. The temporary hair loss can be, in fact, the premise of androgenic alopecia. Lasting and diffuse hair loss
It is a little difficult to recognize the lasting and diffuse hair loss because it has the same symptoms as a temporary hair loss. However, it lasts as long as the factor that caused it persists. The appearance of thinner hair may arise and the loss may be partially or reversible.
Complications
Certain factors can contribute to worsening hair loss in women. This is the case of stress which promotes the secretion of androgens and therefore androgenic alopecia. The patient can find herself in an infernal circle of stress and hair loss since the more she stresses, the worse the hair loss will get. You should know that research has shown the important role played by stress in hair loss, which places it at the forefront of the aggravating factors of this type of hair loss.
During certain seasons such as autumn and spring, the secretion of androgens can increase in an unexplained way and increase the risk of hair loss in androgenic hair. Hormonal treatments and contraceptives can also reinforce hair loss due to the metabolism of progestins in androgensMicro polycystic ovary syndrome or PKO can also cause an excess of ovarian androgens and intervene in the aggravation of hair loss.
It should be noted that the excess bad cholesterol is not only dangerous for health but also the hair. Hair loss can easily worsen and the factors that favor it can interact and lead to greater loss. A simple magnesium deficiency, for example, will reinforce hair loss linked to heredity.
It is for this reason that the consultation of a specialist is essential because he will be able to more easily distinguish between the factors which triggered the fall and the factors which aggravated it to treat it as well as possible. Lasting and localized fall on a zone of the skull To distinguish a fall whose origin is the strong traction or the tearing exerted on the hair, it is necessary to be attentive to the regrowth which becomes in this case finer. Irritation may also appear on the scalp. Eventually, hairless areas form preceded by hair that gradually thins out.