Every other corner now has a Natural Juice Bar opposite a Starbucks Coffee. We go from caffeine high to vegetable high on a daily basis. These wonderful juice bars are really raking in the customers now though with their offerings of a “Slimmer Summer” by detoxing your body from processed foods by drinking a “set” of juices for one day to up to a week! These juices are cold pressed, made on site and very tasty (especially if you like grassy notes). I’ve tried it and recommend it. It is a little pricey, but it sure helps you get on your way to losing weight by cutting cravings!

A pedicure may not seem like a topic for detoxing, but the soak and subsequent pampering go a long way toward detoxing my mind as well as getting rid of winter’s calluses from wearing socks and boots as well as getting rid of extra skin that builds up around the nails and on our heels! There’s nothing that says “summer” better than a fresh coat of paint (er…polish) on our tootsies. Manicures are also a way to detox our minds and cuticles, although I wonder about breathing in all of the fumes that come along with the nail process.

That just means that its time to go to yoga or meditation to get our lungs functioning at maximum capacity to be “out with the bad air, in with the good” after any salon treatments. Practice in deep breathing not only detoxes the lungs, but also the soul! Our minds can get cluttered with all of the possibilities that Spring and Summer bring, like vacations, spring cleaning, kids home, parties and barbeques, etc. Come to think of it, a vacation would be the best type of detox for me! Yoga along with walking, Pilates, tennis, etc. can allow us to concentrate on ourselves rather than work, kids or dinner…so they are all definite brain detox activities.

Our hair needs a detox after winter and summer whether we live in cold climates or hot. Winter brings the dry heat of heaters, split ends of brittleness and breakage from wind or hats. Heat-styling tools are used even more often as we dare not go outside with a wet head in the winter as we might during the summer. Summer, however brings heat, sunlight, chlorine or ocean salts. The best detox for hair is a spritz of heat protecting spray whenever you style (blow dry, flatiron or curl) your hair. There are multivitamin, antioxidant, vitamin B5, vitamin E and biotin containing treatments which nourish every strand by rebuilding damaged lipids to retain moisture and add strength and elasticity. One thing to completely stay away from when detoxing your hair is any alcohol-based products such as hairsprays. They dry out the covering layer of each strand leading to brittleness and breakage. Detox to get your hair back to healthy!

Of course our scalp needs a detox too! Follicles work best when clean and clear of debris. Excess oils and skin cells clog the pores, closing off the opening for the new hair to exit. Proper circulation of blood to the base of the follicles is important too to bring nutrients and clear away toxins. Even with great care, hair can still thin or fall out with age, hormones, prescription drugs taken or heredity. The best natural hair loss treatment or treatment for thinning hair is the latest use for lasers. Nutreve has a Personal Hair Therapy Laser which uses 35 pulsing lasers of the cool, red variety housed in a lightweight laser hair brush. Rechargeable batteries, an ergonomic handle and the option of a hands-free stand make the 15-20 minutes, every other day treatments seem effortless. Improved circulation to the base of the follicles allows each to produce the thickest and shiniest hair possible. Investigate this method of detox and give your hair a spa day!

The best way to help our thinning locks is by using a natural hair loss treatment. It can all start with the foods you eat! A balanced diet with no major swings in dieting or overeating in one category stresses our systems the least. This in turn places less stress on even the hair follicles on our heads. Our hair is produced in tiny bulb-like housings in our scalp which are fed and nourished by the constant blood flow in that area. Since our blood is a great reflection of the nutrients or lack of in our entire systems, it figures that our skin, muscles, brain cells and even our hair follicles are directly affected by its condition

A head of dull, dry, brittle hair not only shows our scalp condition worse than a mane of shiny, thick hair, but it is more prone to breakage and split ends. Since hair is made of proteins, eating this nutrient will help it be included in each strand produced. 46 grams a day is ideal. Zinc, iron and omega-3s are also important for hair health.

For a healthy, shiny pate, make sure to include the following foods in that balanced diet. Soybeans are an excellent source of protein. They can stand in quite nicely if we are a vegan or vegetarian to make sure to make up for protein lost by not eating meat. Zinc can best be found in oysters. Your nails and your sex life can benefit too! Iron is found naturally in beef products and your red blood cells need it to transport oxygen to all areas of your body including your follicles. Follicles continually fed with a fresh supply of oxygen, proteins and zinc can produce a thicker, shinier hair strand. Omega-3s are also needed as scalp protectors. They keep away dry flakey skin which clogs the pores of the follicle and keep down inflammation which can hinder a follicle’s production. Salmon and avocados are rich in Omega-3s. A little vitamin D from sunshine and some vitamin C from bright, colorful vegetables also keep the strands coming out strong and keep them from breaking and splitting.

If you cannot fill in all of these categories by eating properly or due to religious or health limitations, a quality supplement which also includes biotin is helpful for stimulating hair growth. Natural sources include meat, fish, poultry, eggs, nuts and beans. Now if only we could eat “properly” and yet not gain weight…or if we could keep weight on in our boobs and butts, but lose in our belly area…that would be a miracle. We’ll keep our eyes out for a pill like that!

A truly revolutionary treatment for thinning hair that will NOT make you gain weight is the laser hair brush. Made by Nutreve International and called the Nutreve Personal Hair Therapy Laser, the sleek, lightweight contoured design actually holds 35 pulsing cool red wavelength lasers. This natural hair loss treatment stimulates the blood flow around the base of the follicles, so that enriched blood from your healthy diet can now better nourish the follicles and carry away waste products even faster! That translates to faster growing hair that is thicker and shinier in no time. Used just 15-20 minutes every other day, this laser hair therapy for women (or men) can be used in conjunction with ANY diet, medication, hair type, hair color or condition. It can be used along with rogaine or after men’s hair transplant surgery. Of course a healthy diet and lifestyle are the best basis for a healthy body, but this new laser hair brush concept adds the boost that proper diet alone cannot provide for a healthy, shiny, full head of hair.

As we age, it seems like our hair disappears faster each year! Patches thin and we can see our scalp easier all the time. I have thin, fine hair so it lies flat to my head. I feel like my part is widening along with my hips! My friend, however, has frizzy hair, and she claims that even though her hair is thinning all of the frizz keeps the volume larger and her scalp hidden. Who has the better deal?

As it turns out, my flat hair is actually healthier. My cuticle or covering of the hair shaft has its dragon-like scales in perfect order, not lifted up due to brittle, dry hair. Some folks have hair that just overly reacts to the moisture in humid air which swells the hair shaft and raises up those scales. Razor cuts accentuate this issue as the razor lifts up the scales as it cuts creating split ends. Super sharp scissors “cut” down on damage during styling. Less shampooing and more conditioning is also a help.

Sulfate-free shampoos don’t foam to rough up and dry out the coating of our hair strands and natural oils along with quality conditioners or oil hair mask treatments keep the dragon scales under control.

Gently patting your hair dry, combing it out with a wide-toothed comb and using an anti-frizz product on your hair before it dries is a must for frizz-prone hair. Blow drying is a big concern also and products that contain any alcohol products just dry out hair further. Salons are now offering “coating products” that are made of proteins that bond the cuticle into one smooth strand and can work for up to a few months per treatment. My friend’s favorite solution is just to put her hair into a bun. Clever you say? While it may be the latest fashion statement, pulling your hair back into a tight pony tail or bun can actually be pulling your hair out!

So both my friend and I need a treatment for thinning hair that works on all colors, types and conditions of hair. The best female hair loss treatment turns out to be the latest laser technology used in a laser hair brush. Laser hair restoration is the ingenious tool best made by Nutreve International called the Nutreve Personal Hair Therapy Laser. Its ergonomically designed laser hair brush houses 35 pulsing, low level, cool lasers that target the base of each hair follicle. Laser light stimulates the follicles to produce thicker, smoother, healthier hair which cures our thinning issue. It is this natural hair loss treatment that is light years ahead of surgeries, medications and messy topical creams that women have been using as their thinning hair treatment for years. It also is light, portable, hand-held and can be used with a hands-free stand for years of relief and beautiful hair. Rechargeable batteries mean that your purchase is a one-time deal, and no additional purchase is required! The laser hair brush also does not interfere with hair shampoos, dyes, medications or any other treatments that you may already be using or wish to try in the future, and it works on hair of any ethnicity, texture, color or condition.

So, after both my friend and I have been using our new Personal Hair Therapy Laser (which, by the way we share to cut down even further on cost) for just over a month, we have both been pleasantly surprised by the growth of new hair in all of the areas we are treating! We only have to use it for about 15-20 minutes every other day (hence the even easier sharing opportunity) and plan to continue use for as long as hair is in style…which as ANY gal knows, is FOREVER!!!