It is natural for the hair to thin as one gets older, middle age starting around age forty. This does not mean that everyone fits the the same time schedule as not everyone is the same when it comes to heredity and diet. Some people are genetically disposed to baldness. Others eat poorly accelerating the loss of hair. Hair is primarily made from protein, fat and minerals. It is a living tissue, follicle that is nourished, built, fueled and cleansed by nutrient rich blood. Protein and fat build and fuel. Water, minerals, vitamins, etc. reduce, cleanse cool and moisten.. Low protein and low fat diets (vegan, raw foods, sproutarian) tend to thin the blood, which in turn, tends to thin the hair, skin, nails, bones, organs, memory, etc. This is especially common in women as many women tend to not only eat low protein, low fat and high carbohydrate (salads, pasta, bread, fruit, etc.) diets but also menstruate 3-7 days every month from onset, menarche until menopause predisposing them to blood, protein and fat deficiency, thinning of the hair, skin, nails, etc. High protein, fat and starch diets, with little or no fruits and vegetables in addition to coffee, caffeine, alcohol and tobacco tend to accelerate the aging, drying process via too much heat, energy and stagnant blood. Excess energy consumes blood, protein and fat. Stagnant blood, in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is trapped or slow moving blood. It is the result of clogged arteries, veins, organs, excess body fat, etc. all of which contributes to the reduction of blood flow, especially to the extremities: head, arms and legs. A chronic reduction of blood flow, supply to the head tends to thin, weaken the hair, memory, vision, etc. Blood builds and fuels everything, including the hair. Think of the hair on your head as the grass lawn in front of your house. You have a sprinkler system connected by hoses, pipes that irrigates the entire front lawn. If one of the hoses, pipes gets clogged, less water is delivered to some of the sprinklers, grass, which in turn, dries, turns yellow due to reduced water flow. The head, hair is no different. Clogged arteries reduce blood flow to the head, accelerating the thinning and or loss of hair as do low protein and low fat diets, caffeine, tobacco and or alcohol. Hair is not only made from blood, protein and fat, but also jing. Jing is sexual essence. It is the fountain of youth, when strong, full and the harbinger of old age. When jing is full, strong, the bones, hair, memory, etc. are also full, strong. When jing declines, everything declines, thins, dries. Excessive sex, daily masturbation drains jing, accelerate the aging process as does the daily consumption of coffee, tobacco and alcohol. Unclogged arteries, proper diet, herbs and sexual moderation can significantly improve hair, jing. Daily diet, meal plan, 2-3 times per day, preferably breakfast and lunch (check with your doctor first): 1/3 protein and fat (meat, eggs, chicken, beans, etc.), 1/3 grain (rice, noodles, bread), 1/3 cooked vegetables (3-5), spices, fruit and or tea. Black sesame seeds (organic, ground, nut and seed mill), black fungus, black beans and kidneys are said to nourish hair, sexual essence, jing. Sexual conservation also helps. For men: reduce ejaculations. Start but do not finish. Check with your doctor. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Richard_Heft