5 ways to naturally reduce hair loss without drugs or supplements

More than 80% men and nearly half of women are predicted to face significant hair loss in their lifetime. What this knowledge promotes in these times of instant results is expenditure on a variety of drugs and supplements that promote providing "instant results" without any warning signs of their repercussions.While the natural methods may take their sweet little time, they can be much more harmless and beneficial in the long run. William Gaunitz, a certified trichologist, has shared five natural ways to reduce hair loss without any drugs or supplements with The Post. Find them below!

Soak up sunlight

According to Gaunitz, one should sit in the sun for 15 minutes without any sunscreen to soak up a balanced amount of Vitamin D3. Vitamin D is essential for creating cells that develop into hair follicles and studies suggest that its deficiency can lead to excessive shedding and female pattern hair loss.

Maintain a balanced diet

The doctor recommended discovering your blood type and eating according to it, as it helps understand what the body needs specifically. “This one thing is more important than anything else,” he stressed. If you skip on animal protein or follow a certain special diet, he warned there's an "extremely high" chance that you'll drain your nutrient stores unless you replace them with other sources.

Check up on gut health

If you have been facing problems like diarrhea, constipation and acid reflux, then these could be signs that your nutrient supply absorption has been compromised.

This means that even if you are eating right, the body is unable to absorb nutrients properly thus, impacting overall health- including hair health.

Shampooing is important

Everyone has a different thought on the gap between hair wash days. While some do it daily, others prefer twice a week. Gaunitz recommends washing your hair at a minimum of 48 hours with a healthy shampoo that has some kind of antimicrobial oil in it such as grapefruit seed, rosemary, tea tree or thyme.

Managing the scalp's delicate microbiome consistently is vital.

Massage the scalp daily

Before showering, try the scalp-over-skull-massage technique that is believed to boost blood flow to hair follicles, break up mild calcification under the scalp and clear out excess sebum.“This can drastically improve scalp health,” Gaunitz said. “You can also use a gua sha tool and massage the scalp with the edge, which requires less effort but is still marginally effective.”