- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Thorsons; 2nd Revised edition edition (6 April 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0722538294
- ISBN-13: 978-0722538296
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 13.5 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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- #9 in Books > Health, Family & Lifestyle > Men's Health & Lifestyle > Hair Loss
- #16 in Books > Health, Family & Lifestyle > Beauty & Fashion > Hair
- #62 in Books > Health, Family & Lifestyle > Medical & Healthcare Practitioners > Internal Medicine > Dermatology
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Sudden hair loss can strike at any age and is on the increase, especially among women. Gradually thinning hair is equally distressing and seems these days to affect young women nearly as much as men.
Stress plays a major role in hair loss and accounts for 76% of cases. The trend towards late pregnancies is also affecting the hair with an increase of hair loss in women who have had their first babies in their late 30s and early 40s.
This practical and sympathetic guide to the subject contains everything you need to know if you suffer from alopecia areata, baldness or thinning hair. Includes:
the latest drug treatments available including Propecia, the much-talked about new drug already prescribed in US & available in UK in Autumn 1998.
• complementary treatment ie. nutrition, aromatherapy, relaxation, meditation etc.
• useful case histories and addresses.
From the Back Cover
Millions of men and women suffer from sudden hair loss or gradually thinning hair – this breakthrough guide explains what to do if it happens to you.
Sudden hair loss, also known as alopecia areata, is a disturbing condition which can have disastrous effects on self-confidence. It can strike men and women at any age and is on the increase. Gradually thinning hair is equally distressing and affects young women nearly as much as men.
When Elizabeth steel lost 90% of her hair she found that she was not alone – it was happening to thousands of others. Several years later, after exploring the causes and options for treatment, her hair grew back. This book combines her personal experience with the latest research. It offers practical and sympathetic advice to help anyone suffering from hair loss, and shows why no matter how severely you lose your hair – you can get it back. Includes:
• What causes alopecia areata and thinning hair
• The latest drug treatments available
• Effective complementary treatment such as nutrition, aromatherapy and herbal remedies
• What to do when it happens to a child
• A wide range of inspiring case histories
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
A very disapointing read,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Hair Loss Cure: How to Treat Alopecia and Thinning Hair (Paperback)
I've bought several books on this subject and I have to say that I am very disapointed in this book. It is badly written, waffly, has spelling and grammar mistakes everywhere and apart from detailing a lot of annecdotal stories from people who have contacted Hairline International, offers very little real information.The relevent info can be communicated in about 10 pages but this book contains about 240 pages more of waffle. A better book is "The Bald Truth" by Spencer David Kopren
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting, informative with true life examples,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Hair Loss Cure: How to Treat Alopecia and Thinning Hair (Paperback)
The book starts off with how Elizabeth Steel started with Alopecia. She goes on to describe the different types of hair loss there is and goes through different aspects of treatment, not only with drugs but also with vitamin supplements to. She gives true life stories of how people started to loose their hair and how they overcame and dealt with this problem. She ends with a positive note on how her hair actually grew back again. All in all a well written book of which some of the advice I have personally started to follow.
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4.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews) 22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Mostly geared toward Areata sufferers,
By "nothing3" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Hair Loss Cure: How to Treat Alopecia and Thinning Hair (Paperback)
This book is mainly geared toward alopecia areata (AA) sufferers, not genetic (androgenic) alopecia sufferers. It contains lots of stories of sufferers, including the author's. The stories are somewhat interesting at first, but get dull rather quickly. There is some information about treatments, however, but it is not as informative as the books by Kobren or as comprehensive as the one by Greenwood-Robinson (if you're a woman). But, if you suffer from AA, then it might be appropriate to read the author's. The author is English, and so some of her stories include the charm and wit characteristic of the British. She takes the situation somewhat lightheartedly and advises (implicitly) readers to do the same (after all, it is just hair). However, her "cure" which is basically minoxidil, will almost certainly not be a "cure" for those with genetic balding. It is well-known that AA sufferers sometimes regrow spontaneously. The author's case may be due to this and not to minoxodil. She does not mention this possibility (that I recall) in the text. Hence, I believe the title is a bit misleading. 3 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
the bold truth,
By Intesar - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Hair Loss Cure: How to Treat Alopecia and Thinning Hair (Paperback)
had lot of good information that is beneficial to my problem.
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