Biotin is probably the first vitamin you hear of when you get concerned about thinning hair.  Some reports even suggest it is called Vitamin H, because H is the letter for hair, although in this case it was 'haar' since it was German scientists who discovered its beneficial properties for our hair, skin AND nails.  It certainly was the only vitamin my trichologist recommended when he looked at my hair under the microscope.  He actually showed me a few of my hair follicles enlarged on his TV monitor and said ‘this is where your hair stopped picking up minerals’ and certainly, I c ..read more

Nutritional scientists will tell you, that one of the biggest mistakes we make is assuming that we literally are, ‘what we eat’, believing this well-meaning motto, means that everything we eat is exactly what gets assimilated by the body.  Yes, the saying is true, we are what we eat, but that’s not really how digestion and biochemistry work and there are a lot of hurdles for the nutrition in our food to get through. This discrepancy over what goes in (nom nom nom) and what happens inside is mysteriously complex, especially when it comes to anti-ageing products; the ones we put on our ..read more

I learnt the hard way, when my hair started to get thin and greasy and fall out noticeably, that so many factors affect the quality of your hair and one 'thing' isn't necessarily going to cure it over night.  I tried a variety of different tactics to get my hair back to its healthy hair growth which I had taken for granted until that point.  So if your hair is lacklustre or you just want more, these are my five non-negotiable actions to get 'Good Hair': 1. Nutrition & Digestion Boosting your nutritional intake to the max will work but when hair gets lacklustre, it is ..read more

How does eating a green diet and joining the whole swathe of green bores (myself included) equal amazing hair?  Is this just a made up benefit designed to appeal to our vanity?  I got to the bottom of this issue to ensure my green efforts were not in vain and I could concentrate on doing things that actually worked for the health of my hair. Nobel Prize Science The saying goes that no disease, including cancer, can exist in an alkaline environment, which is widely attributed to Dr Otto Warburg, Nobel Prize winner in the 1930's who clearly knew his stuff.  It has taken ..read more

Most alternative medical disciplines, and many ancient cultures, plus our great grandmothers will certify that this is a big fat lie.  Although it is true, there is no blood supply in the hair shaft, it sure as hell feeds the hair follicle and this blood supply is crucial to hair health.  Yet our whole body, including the skin or nails has a vital force, an electrical magnetic energy which can react to environmental conditions, so like the rest of you, the hair is still 'alive' in this life force sense and the more of the right attention you give it, the more chance you ha ..read more

If regular meditating is not on your ‘good things to do’ list for 2018, WHY NOT?  Meditating is a majorly beneficial and life enhancing habit, expounded by the great and the good as well as the keystone to many a multi-millionaire who swears by their daily kick.  So why is such a simple thing as shutting out the world and going inwards for a few minutes every day, so difficult?   The struggle is definitely worth it, so here are my SEVEN tactics to increase your chances of making a meditation habit happen this year. Comfortable Seated Position: The ancients did not lie ..read more

Losing your hair for whatever reason is shocking and upsetting and now also the hallmark of most people who have gone through hard core cancer treatment and chemotherapy. It was a subject that both Carol and I spent hours discussing together and with others. So many of the stories have similar themes and Carol, now a brunette, went from a blonde bob to completely bald via the pixie cut. Here is her story: 

I have lived in a few countries in Europe and it had been a lifelong ambition of mine to move to France, so in December 2011 when my husband was offered a new dream job in the French mount ..read more

There are many systems out there that will help to start resolving hair loss or hair thinning and you would be incredibly lucky if one thing on its own works to repair your hair growth and even it if does, there is always more that you can do. More than ‘one thing’ is going to help and sustain healthy hair growth, as probably there are a number of factors causing it. As the American Hair Loss Association says, “What all hair loss has in common, whether it's in men or women, is that it is always a symptom of something else that's gone wrong in your body. Your hair will remain on your head ..read more

So you are eating a healthy diet and taking vitamin, mineral and herbal supplementation yet nothing seems to change. Way back, this was happening to me and a typical reason for this would be the body is just not processing and assimilating the nutrients in your diet and you are just peeing them out the other end. That’s expensive pee! There will be specifc reasons for this and probably systemic disease involving the entire body. Starting with gut health is a good place to begin looking for hair health clues since this is often the ‘soil’ in which all the other functions grow. If you are alrea ..read more

Before you get worried that your greasy hair is a sign of something more serious, do look at your shampoo and conditioner as this can be the number one factor in causing greasy hair, especially if you have fine hair. I don’t mean whether a shampoo for greasy hair is drying out the scalp and making the scalp produce more grease as a response. Whilst this does happen with many more stringent products or products containing too many harsh chemicals, I am talking about a major antagonist for thinning hair: silicones. Most modern day shampoos and conditioners, plus hair styling products contain si ..read more