Author Archives: Dr. Mike

Vegetarians and hair loss.

Every day in the clinic I see vegetarians, and while that is their choice it is not a good one for hair.Vegetarians don’t necessarily have less hair, but many people who make the transition to vegetarianism or veganism experience some hair loss because of the shortage of some nutrition or other factors. Diet does play …

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Do you really know how to shampoo your hair?.

People often ask me how to correctly wash hair. Have you ever considered if you are washing your hair correctly? We shampoo alone, and most often do it the same way.  There is no one to correct your mistakes when you cleanse your hair alone and more likely than not you don’t observe others washing their …

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Much like another reader’s question about using mayonnaise to condition their hair and prevent hair loss,there has been no clinical research linking the use of olive oil to the prevention of hair loss. While some people may swear by using olive oil, preventing hair loss has been clinically linked to overall health as well as …

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