How to stay healthy in 2012

February's now upon us which means that 2012 is in full swing now, so it's time to start thinking about how you can stay healthy this year.

It makes sense to try to use a mixture of exercise, healthy eating and perhaps even herbal supplements to help you on your way.

Perhaps you might want to sign up to some yoga classes or tai chi in your spare time – both of these will really help you get in shape, at the same time as being fairly spiritual and being designed to help your mind too.

There are healing benefits associated with these types of exercise too, so you should really feel or notice improvements in your health, thanks to these.

Unsurprisingly, the diet you choose has a significant bearing on your health and wellbeing too. For example, potassium-rich foods, including bananas, are known to have a positive effect on happiness levels.

You want to make sure you have a good balance of different food types to ensure you look and feel healthy. Making some small changes to your diet could be wise as well – perhaps ditch the white bread in favour of Best of both, if you're concerned about your fibre intake, for example.

Thinking about these little things can really have a big impact on your health.

When it comes to dietary supplements, there are plenty of things you can take to boost your vitamin and mineral intake. This is especially useful if there's one area of your diet that's perhaps lacking at the moment – for example, vegans will find it hard to get enough calcium – and that's when herbal supplements can really help out.

It's really easy to get fit and healthy, so make that your mission this February!

History of hair loss research

Much research has been done into hair loss and its causes over the years, as well as into both male and female hair loss treatment products. The good news is that because this research has managed to pinpoint the most common causes of hair loss, it has also helped in finding treatments and solutions to deal with the issue.

As anyone who has suffered from hair loss will know, it can be a difficult change to have to deal with. For some people, hair loss is a natural part of getting older and something which is probably hereditary; this is certainly the case for many men, who will start losing their hair as they approach late middle age.

by Jekkone

For others however, particularly female sufferers of hair loss, the cause is often not old age. Hair loss is much less common in men than in women and can therefore be more traumatic and harder to deal with for the female suffering hair loss.

Research into this area has shown that many women suffer from hair loss as a result of mental health issues, such as stress, anxiety or depression. These states of mental unwell are often temporary and brought on by periods of personal or work problems, bereavements and so on. The good news is that this means the hair loss is often temporary too and can be treated with hair loss solutions.

Another common cause of hair loss is the side effects of treatment for illness, such as chemotherapy treatment. It can be very distressing to have to suffer further stress brought on by the loss of hair at the same time as battling illness, but there are things you can do to help encourage hair re-growth, such as trying Viviscal hair loss treatments.

Medicine or a hair transplant?

by Rachel Follett (Lovely Clusters)

A natural part of the ageing process for many men, hair loss can nonetheless be very distressing. If hair loss occurs as a result of stress, trauma or as a result of medical treatment for an illness (chemotherapy for example) it can be even more difficult to deal with as it can feel unnatural. This is also the case for many women who experience hair loss, for whom the experience can be very upsetting and lead to them feeling less attractive and much less confident, as baldness and hair loss is much more commonly associated with men.

So, how to treat hair loss? Well, it can depend on the type of hair loss you are experiencing. Some hair loss is temporary, such as that caused by treatments including chemotherapy and the hair loss that occurs at times of stress or trauma. Other types of hair loss may be more permanent, such as the hair loss that occurs in most men and some women as a result of the ageing process.

Whichever type of hair loss you are suffering from, however, there are things you can try to slow down the process and encourage hair re-growth, as well as to disguise the hair loss. If you are looking for a way to disguise the hair loss, then you may well be considering wigs, head scarves or bandanas. A more permanent method of disguising hair loss which you might be considering is a hair transplant.

A hair transplant, if successful, can be used to fully replace areas of baldness with new hair. This method may be better for those who feel they have exhausted other possible avenues of treatment, such as hair loss medicines. Using a hair loss medicine, especially if you do so when you notice the first signs of hair loss and before the problem becomes too serious, can be the ideal solution, encouraging hair re-growth and slowing down the hair loss process. Choose a hair loss treatment from a reputable brand such as Viviscal.co.uk and you might find that there is no need for a hair transplant in the future.