Surprising Ways Drinking Water Keeps Your Hair Healthy

hair lossThe benefits of drinking water are many. Unfortunately most people underestimate how this simple act improves overall health and well-being.

It’s a proven fact that staying hydrated is important for all parts of your body, and this is especially true if you want healthier and steadier hair growth.

1. Water supports hair growth

Seventy percent of your body is made of water. Staying hydrated is exceedingly important if you want to maintain your body’s health.

Your hair is no exception. It needs nutrients for continued healthy growth.

If you don’t consume enough water daily chances of your hair falling out increase and actual growth slows. To avoid brittle hair it’s important you drink enough water on a daily basis. It’s also important to drink pure water and not substitute water with other beverages containing sugar.

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The cellular mechanism of hair loss

 Hair LossThe prevalence of the age-old phenomenon of androgenic alopecia has attracted abundant recognition to the issue. It is understood thus far that the condition is inherited from both parents. However, there is not much information on the molecular activity that results in the premature dormancy of follicular units. A few findings have been obtained, but no solid conclusion has been yet achieved through the various studies. Most research results do address activities in the cell in androgenic alopecia, but like a jigsaw puzzle some pieces are missing and the picture is not yet complete.

Molecular mechanism of androgenic alopecia

Prior to beginning our discussion of the molecular mechanism of androgenic alopecia, let’s learn the protagonists of this story. Continue reading