Hair loss can be a devastating problem for men and women alike. If you are facing hair loss you are not suffering alone. It is estimated that 30 million women in the United States are losing their hair. And for men the numbers are more staggering – 67 percent of American men have experienced hair loss to an appreciable degree by the time they are 35 years old, and that number jumps to 85 percent by the time they reach age 50!

There are many approaches to treating this literally dis-tressing issue. You will achieve the best results by figuring out what exactly is causing your hair to fall out. For some people, less than glowing health might be to blame, and a natural hair restoration regime will focus on healing from the inside, pumping up important nutrients you may be lacking, nutrients such as biotin, vitamin A, vitamin B 12, vitamin C and iron, to name just a few. Consuming more healthful foods such as the high quality proteins found in legumes, beans, tofu and nuts, and trading processed foods for whole, natural ones like nutrient- rich fruits and vegetables. Natural hair loss treatments can include taking saw palmetto and gotu kola supplements.

These health focused measures certainly can’t hurt, but sometimes another approach is necessary. The over the counter hair loss treatment Rogaine can do wonders to improve the appearance of your hair. It contains minoxidil, the first drug approved by the FDA for the treatment of male pattern baldness, the cause of 95 percent of hair loss in men. Rogaine is now also available for women with thinning hair. Another FDA approved hair growth drug is finisteride. Known as Propecia, it is now the go-to drug to treat hair loss because of its ability to lower levels of DHT, the hormone that causes male pattern baldness. Unfortunately, for women, finisteride is for men only.

No matter what your approach to hair restoration is, your success will depend heavily on knowing what the cause is and attacking the problem fast, as soon as you notice your hair making a retreat.