Yoga as Alopecia Areata Treatment

The term alopecia means hair loss or baldness. Hair loss occurring in patches is known as alopecia areata. Like many other health problems, it sometimes starts after a stressful event, or may be related to long standing stresses due to wrong life style. The cause of Alopecia areata (AA) is autoimmunity. The body’s healthy immune system consists of white blood cells. Its function is to guard its own tissues and fight against only the foreign dangerous cells such as bacteria or viruses and destroy them. In AA the lymphocytes perceive the specialized cells in the root of the hair as foreign and try to destroy them. This is accomplished by the release of local chemical messengers called cytokines. AA is often discovered by a hairdresser, since there are usually no symptoms. AA has three stages. First there is sudden loss of hair, then enlargement of the patches of hair loss followed by regrowth. One patch can be falling out while another is regrowing. AA does not result in physical disability, but it can be emotionally very distressing. Luckily the hair usually grows back slowly by itself. Sometimes the new hair that grows may be grey or white, but after a while the original color usually returns. Some lotions applied to the scalp do seem to result in temporary improvement in some people, but the hair falls out again as soon as they are stopped. Medicines which are often tried include steroids. The integrated approach of yoga therapy is useful in removing the root cause of the disease and hence it provides the right approach to management of AA. A healthy vegetarian diet cooked and served fresh with minimal spices and also consisting of plenty of raw vegetables, non-citrus fruits and sprouts are valuable. The component of physical practices constitutes about 50% of the time spent for the daily practices. The special techniques designed for AA should bring about activation followed by reduction of the Prana activity in the patch of the skin. Hence selection of asana depends on the area affected. For example if the area is the top of the head , many inverted postures which stretch the skin of the scalp such as Sarvangasana, Halasana, Matsyasana, Sirsasana and their modified versions are selected by the expert yoga therapist. Yoga uses the power of the mind to achieve this through the technique of focusing and defocusing on the stretched zone during and immediately after the asana. Hence while maintaining in the final posture of the selected asana full attention on the stretched part is maintained for a while. The important component of the local correction comes up only during the next phase of defocusing of the stretched area that follows immediately after releasing the posture. This is the principle of self - correction through mind body interaction. The deep local rest to the fighting cells is the way to stop the unnecessary inflammation, by reducing the local abnormal cytokine concentration. There is a lot of product for natural hair care on the market today. Marbo Hair is one of the products that are 100 % natural. This product can be effectively used for loss of all body and facial hair. Using regularly Marbo Lotion and Marbo Shampoo stimulates new hair growth on thinning scalp and bald regions, while your hair becomes firmer and healthier.