The fact that your hair is very dull and unhealthy looking tells me that you need to feed it. Providing your body with a massive abundance of the exact nutrients needed for hair growth would be a good start for you.

The best advice I can give you is to intensely feed your hair using the instructions in the nutrition chapter of my eBook. In that chapter you also learn how to improve your hormonal balance by feeding your ‘prostaglandins’, which regulate hormones.

Reducing your DHT levels might also be a good idea. I would recommend having your DHT levels checked by a doctor first though. At your age DHT is less likely to be a problem.

In the eBook I explain how to remove DHT from the scalp and block DHT production in the body. It is a difficult regime to follow though, so you might want to wait until edition 2 of the eBook is released this spring, which is easier to follow and even more effective. Alternatively download edition 1 (current edition) and sign-up in the members area for a free copy of edition 2 (all my edition 1 buyers get a free copy of edition 2) — that way you get both.

In edition 2 I also explain how to clear up problems that cause an itchy scalp — this is touched on in edition 1 but is covered in more detail in edition 2.

The eBook is available to download here.

You also get a free 8 part audio program that helps train your mind to reduce your stress levels. This is useful in stopping stress related hair loss.

Hair loss after pregnancy is quite common. It is caused by hormonal changes that cause the growth phases of the hair to go out of sync. As a result you can experience excess hair loss some months after giving birth.

Usually the hair growth phases will get back into sync and the hair will regain its original thickness but sometimes this does not occur and the hair can remain thin or get even thinner.

The condition can be worsened by increased stress and reduced sleep (due to caring for the baby at night). The combination of increased stress and much less sleep can result in a reduction of nutrients available to feed the hair because the body is drained of nutrients.

The best way to treat hair loss after pregnancy

Post-pregancy hair loss can treated with a healthy diet, stress management (including some exercise, quality sleep and relaxation time) and the use of some nutrient rich superfoods that feed the hair, helping it grow and remain in the growth phase for longer.

To kick start your hair back into growth, I would recommend feeding the hair with the special combination of nutrients I describe in the nutrition section of my eBook. I also explain how to use two very special superfoods that together help improve hormonal balance and increase the hairs growth phase. This is precisely what you need to get your hair growing thick again post-pregnancy.

If you are suffering from stress or finding it hard to wind down after a hectic day, leave the stress-relieving audio programme (which comes free with my eBook) running in the background while you relax or go about your day and follow my stress relief tips to help you wind down and maximise your relaxation time.

In my eBook I also explain several special Yoga moves that help improve digestion, blood circulation and further relieve stress, to help further improve health and the condition of your hair.

Some of the instructions in the eBook are designed for people suffering severe hair loss and will be too extreme for you. Ignore Step 1, which is all about the scalp and concentrate on the nutrition and stress chapters. Some of the instructions in the circulation chapter will help boost your hair growth but some of this will also be too extreme for you.

Yes, to some extent. First of all stop tying your hair up tightly right now and don’t braid your hair. Never wear your hair so tight that you can feel the hair being pulled away from the scalp. This ‘trains’ the hair bulb to grow closer and closer to the scalp surface, until eventually the bulb is no longer able to receive nutrient supply from the bloodstream and stops growing.

Follow my instructions carefully

Every day, once or twice a day, massage the area of your scalp that has been affected by the traction alopecia. Make sure your hands are clean – wash them well before beginning the massage. Massage for 15 minutes each time.

The aim of the massage is to increase the elasticity of the skin you are massaging. So you want to move the skin around with your fingers, encouraging it to warm up and become more elastic and flexible. Don’t slide your fingers over your scalp – just wobble your scalp around as much as possible, without pulling on the hair. If you can’t perform this massage without pulling on the hair, massage around the hair.

Doing this will help increase blood circulation in the scalp, which will help bring nutrients to the hair. Some of the effected hair will have started growing closer to the scalps surface. So we want to increase the skins elasticity, warm the skin and increase blood circulation in order to help the hair grow deeper again.

It’s possible that with time, if you stop pulling your hair tight and concentrate on improving the skins elasticity and promoting blood circulation, that the hair will start to regrow.