A receding hairline is the most obvious sign of aging, being on the
most prominent location. It is like falling leaves when autumn comes.
That’s why most of the middle and advanced aged people suffer from
thinning hair. And, to their constant chagrin, most male suffer from
this misfortune.
Caring for your hair doesn’t stop with washing and shampooing it. You
have to pay equal attention to it in the same manner as you pay to
other parts of your body. The hair needs nourishment just like the rest
of your system to keep them in place and keep them from moving to your
bathroom shower drain.
In your campaign for a healthier body most of the time the hair is not
included. You work out every inch of your body, but not the hair. There
are no exercises for it anyway, you might think. But decades ago,
Sanford Bennett, became a celebrity for experiments that led to his
physical rejuvenation at 70. Besides all the exercises he devised to
make his face younger and his bodily muscles more robust, he also
devised an exercise for a healthier and stronger scalp that could
trigger the thicker growth of the hair.
To Bennett, the scalp, just like any other part of the body if
exercised, would increase in strength and elasticity. This is because
there are microscopic glands and muscles in the scalp. The law that
applies in exercising the major muscles of the body also applies to
those.
So how does it go? Alternately pull your hair in all directions and
massage the scalp with the pads of your fingers while you lie in bed.
This will improve the blood circulation and eventually feed the roots
of the hair with the nutrients it needed. It also exercises the muscles
in the scalp making the muscles stronger, which will logically hold the
hair more strongly. And since the blood is pumped through the
microscopic glands and muscles in the scalp, they are sure to increase
in size, strength and elasticity. This naturally results in much fewer
hair falling and healthier-looking hair.
One of the best refreshers for the hair ad the scalp is the alternate
washing of hot and cold water. It also accelerates the blood
circulation there. Wash the hair first with hot water, as hot as you
can bear it. Then follow up with very cold water (but without using
ice). Applying hot and cold towels alternately can be a good
substitute. This procedure should be repeated at least five or six
times.
The writer, Ismael D. Tabije, is the editor of the book, “The Man Who
Grew Younger: Secrets to Fitness and Beauty for the Middle Aged and
Beyond”, which can be accessed at www.growyounger.e-mart4all.com. The book has complete descriptions and illustrations showing unique but proven effective exercises.