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I always acknowledged that hair loss would happen to me when I am ageing but never considered that it would happen to me at such an early age. Shortly before my 30th birthday, I noticed that my hairline was receding. It was tough to believe that I was losing my hair. I was also starting to lose hair on the back of my head.

For the first time in my life, I felt that age has eventually caught up. I felt like the best years of my life were behind me. I even ceased seeing other people. My love life was almost non-existent. There was one girl I had been dating nonchalantly and even though I liked her, I just stopped returning her phone calls. I realized that I hadn’t found the woman of my dreams with a full head of hair so there was no way I was going to find someone with my growing bald spot. I was too depressed to even try having a romantic relationship.

Hair loss changed me in to a depressed loner, I was always a confident and socialable guy. I was very assured to address the issue and get the problem fixed. I started researching various hair loss treatments that are obtainable in the counter. I have tried every single treatment and solution available from the chemist, nothing worked. After many failures, I decided to stop trying for a while. It was a real low point in my life. I even stopped going out with my friends, I was so gloomy.

Fortuitously, one night a good friend of mine took me out for a few beverages. The first thing he observed about me was my mood, he knew that the hair loss has affected how I felt. He told me about the hair loss studio in the city. My friend had gone there for hair loss treatments and had been impressed with the results. I was even more impressed. I wouldn’t have thought that he had endured from hair loss, he had a full head of hair. He made me promise to give them a go and I agreed.

I could not have been happier with the hair loss studio recommended to me. After just a few hair loss treatments, I had a full head of hair again. The hair loss studio not only helped me regained my hair but also my self-confidence.

Sleep disturbance or insomnia is not uncommon in women starting
at midlife. While this may be due to a physical concern, usually
it’s not. Let’s discuss some things you can do NOW to improve
your sleep.

•Good sleep is a component of good health. Things that you do
for good health are essential and will directly impact your
quality of sleep. This means eating a healthy diet, regular
exercise and good daily multivitamin/mineral supplements.

•A healthy diet that is high in phytoestrogens such as fruits
and vegetables may help if the cause of your sleep disturbance
happens to be related to being perimenopausal. Apples, carrots,
cherries, green beans, oats, peas, potatoes, soybeans and
sprouts - just to mention a few! •Avoid stimulating agents such
as nicotine and caffeine - that includes coffee, tea, soft
drinks, and chocolate. Even one cup of coffee in the morning can
affect sleep quality hours later. We, as women, tend to
metabolize caffeine much slower than men. If you smoke or chew
tobacco…quit. Short of that, avoid smoking/chewing within a few
hours of going to bed.

•Sleep in a dark room. (How bright is your illuminated clock?)

•Develop a sleep routine: going to bed at the same time; rituals
such as having a cup of relaxing tea and then washing up, and
the like. •Avoid taking naps.

•Is your sleeping space comfortable? Look at light, noise and
temperature. How about your bed? Is it too firm or too soft?

•Avoid late night heavy meals. However, a light snack at bedtime
may be helpful.

•Try relaxation - mediate, take a bath, listen to soft music,
read a gentle book, get a massage. •Avoid the news and other
violent or emotional stimulation before bed! It’s hardly
relaxing! •Avoid alcohol late in the day. It can cause waking in
the night and impairs sleep quality.

•Limit your bed activities to sleep and sex.

•If you cannot sleep - get up and do something until you can
sleep.

•If worries are keeping you awake, try journaling - it may
provide a way for you to “release” the worry onto paper and thus
relax and sleep.

There are natural supplements that can be tried. If you are a
milk drinker, consider having a glass of warm milk. Milk when it
is warm releases tryptophan, the same substance that was in that
Thanksgiving turkey that had you napping. On the other hand, I
recently read that warm milk also has substances that can keep
you awake. Let your own body tell you what it likes about milk.

Other suggestions include valerian root, melatonin, passion
flower and of course the chamomile, catnip, anise or fennel
teas. Some companies package teas in their own formulations for
sleep, such as “Sleepy Time”. Your local herbalist or health
food store may also be able to give you suggestions. As with
anything else, the key to try different things and see what you
respond to.

If none of these suggestions work, I would recommend the
following. First of all, see your see your health care provider
to ensure there is nothing physical that needs to be attended
to. Keep a sleep diary for 3 months with the goal to see if
there is some sort of pattern. Keep track of the time you go to
bed, awaken, how often you are awake and/or up at night. Are you
tired when you awaken in the morning? What time are you getting
up? Is there something that is on your mind? Does any of this
correlate with your cycles (if you still have them).

Use of sleeping medication is something that can sometimes be
used to get your body back on track, but it’s not for long term
use, and should only be used when other remedies have been
ineffective.