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Male pattern hair loss is the type of problem that doesn’t necessarily affect a person’s health in a negative way but certainly decreases self esteem and can cause psychological issues. Because this issue affect the part of the body that plays an important role in social display a lot of patients can experience changes in their social activity, in most severe cases limiting their activity due to their alleged unattractiveness. If you are worried about your hair and don’t want to deal with hair loss problems you have probably taking some measures to prevent the development of the problem. Yet, there are certain things you have to know about hair loss prevention that will really help you set your priorities straight. First, let’s look at some of the most common factors that are claimed to be the cause for hair loss and how can you target them to prevent the issue.

Hair loss is often claimed to be caused by malnutrition of hair, especially when shampoo producers want to make you buy their new products. Every shampoo out there is claimed to contain vitamins and minerals that help your hair grow better and stronger. Sure, proper hair nutrition is a must if you want to have good hair. But there are two things you have to understand about this aspect of hair health. First of all, hair malnutrition is rarely the cause of hair loss because if you don’t get all the proper vitamins and minerals in necessary condition hair loss will be the last problem on your mind since there will be more serious health conditions taking place. Sure, if you don’t get enough right vitamins your hair may become thinner and get into a slightly worse condition but it will be far from balding since you will have to sit on a vitamin-free diet to achieve such an effect. And secondly, all the substances we are discussing here should be consumed internally. All those balms and shampoos that have vitamins and minerals can’t give you any effect because these substances are not absorbed by hair and get washed off with water. Of course, that’s not a proposal to drink your shampoo! It’s just a suggestion that you will benefit more from taking vitamin supplements than using expensive “natural” shampoos.

What really causes hair loss in most men is hormonal imbalance. Sure, it’s a vague term that can be interpreted as change of any hormone level, which are dozens and affect nearly all aspects of human body functioning. However, when it comes to hair loss there’s a specific hormone to watch out for, called dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which is the product of testosterone conversion. It tends to accumulate in the body with time and that’s why most men start experiencing hair loss at a later stage of their lives. There’s a drug called Propecia that can help you lower the levels of DHT when they are too high. But until that happens you can monitor your hormone levels on a regular basis just to make sure that you won’t be needing Propecia anytime soon.