Friday Beauty Tip: Hair Loss and Copper water

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Hair Loss and Copper water

 

Hair loss is a symptom and not disease itself. While allopathy

touches the hair loss superficially, ayurveda considers it in depth.

Hence the evolution of several hair oils, natural shampoos. While

modern 21st century woman cuts her hair short like men, long, smooth

and lustrous hair was an asset in beauty and personality, especially

in oriental lifestyle, as seen by ancient history depicted in

temples, pictures, idols. More than beauty, author feels that hair

are given to us by god, as natural antennae for collecting cosmic

energy emitted by universe. If the chakras are active, one can see

dark plenty hair on the parts the body, where chakras are located. A

well known example is Ramdev Maharaj, whom you can watch on T.V. in

India, twice a day or on website divyayoga.com. The hair also

indicate the hormonal status.

 

There can be many reasons for hair loss, other than hormonal changes.

Fatigue, shortness of breath, simultaneous weight loss and colorless

face indicate the possibility of anemia as the most likely reason. In

previous posts ( Message No. 1210, 2201, 2214 ), the author had

indicated simple remedies for hair loss usefulness of copper water to

treat copper deficiency anemia. In the present post, author

elaborates this further. The subject of using water for relief from

many simple ailments is also touched upon by authors of posts No.

2131-33, 2138-39, 2161.

 

Anemia means reduced Hemoglobin in the body. Hemoglobin is made up of

certain proteins and Iron. It is carrier of oxygen to all our blood

cells. We need oxygen to produce the energy and loss of Hemoglobin

reduces the energy produced, resulting in the fatigue. If the anemia

is treated, hair loss automatically gets treated. There are three

primary reasons for anemia:

1. Inadequate production of RBC cells due to reduced nutrition,

hormone unbalance or other diseases

2. Destruction of Hemoglobin carrying cells due to genetic

disorders

3. Loss of blood through Menses, accidents etc.

Women become the victim of anemia mostly due to third reason. Even

slight reduction in Hemoglobin causes thinning of hair, drying of

hair, reduction in the dark shade ( the natural color of hair).

While assessing the Hemoglobin quantity requires a costly blood

test, ayurvedists examine it simply by color of the face, color of

the nails when a finger is pressed. Hands and feet are very

informative areas of the body which contain the information on state

of the body, and also contain thousands of acupuncture points for

whole body.

 

Our body requires copper as a catalyst for hydrogen oxidation,

development of Melanin (the compound which gives natural color to

hair) and also for releasing the iron extracted out of the old RBC

cells accumulated in liver. Other than dates, raisins, copper water,

copper is available in various foods such as mushrooms, grains,

cereals, fruits having tough skins. Mushrooms contain a significant

amount of copper.

 

Another variety of anemia is mostly noted in the age group above

forty, as a result of deficiency of B12 vitamin and Folic acid. The

deficiency of a chemical responsible for absorption of this vitamin

causes this anemia. This vitamin is needed to produce more blood

cells in bone marrow. This anemia shows similar symptoms. IN

addition, bleeding through nose, loss of weight and appetite,

thinning of hair, drying and/or hardening of hair can occur.

In several cases, hair loss was reduced to negligible quantity by

change of diet, and ayurvedic medicines directed at building up of

Blood iron; e.g. Loha Bhasma, Saptamrut Loha, Kantloha Bhasma,

Navayas Loha, Punarnava Mandur, Tapyadi Loha etc. Which of these

should be used depends upon the specific case by case and one should

consult the ayurvedic consultant nearest to him. Most of these are

quite expensive medicines.

 

In general, most of the diseases cause reduction of blood iron, and

drinking of copper water, soaked dates/raisins can be a general

recommendation.

 

 

Dr Bhate