How to - 1- reduce hair loss (Tried and tested)

While we were trying to work on our project my teammate suddenly complimented me on my hair and I remembered my pathway from 'about to be bald' to 'beautiful hair'. The things that I did/happened to me in the past few months have reduced my hair loss to almost nothing. So the tips below are pretty tried and tested.

1. Reduce stress - The quarter was bad. The courses were wrong. I broke up. I spent my days either coding or crying..but mostly both... coding and crying. I had no clue what was happening to me and was distressed. The India trip just happened to me. Despite India being full of travel and 'groom-hunt', I was pretty de-stressed there. Whenever I would freak out I would calm myself down consciously and try thinking of something else. I tried hard to let go off everything and meditated.

2. Go Protein - Proteins are very important since they are the building blocks of the body. When the hair loss became unbearable I would wash my hair only once a week or once every 5 days to prevent further hair loss. I had lost a hell lot of weight too. To gain weight I started drinking egg-milk-sugar shakes every day. I saw the results in 15 days. My body was happy with the proteins it received and the hair loss reduced considerably. I had tried Whey protein earlier for a month which neither helped me gain weight nor reduce the hair loss. So I am not sure if that would work. But eating meat helps too. Eat anything that is easily available and protein-enriched.

3. Don't skip meals - A nutritious meal is so important! Not eating enough had aggravated my hair loss. Eat something every time you feel hungry. If you stay in the US please try carrying nuts, sandwiches, granola bars if you go out. If you stay in India you have a hell lot of options.

4. Take supplements - A friend of mine suggested the 'Hair, Nails and Skin' medicine that can be bought in any pharmacy here. And I cannot complain. I am sure the supplements helped me too. It has biotin and other anti-oxidants required for hair growth and strength. You can check with your doctor for the same.

5. Oil, massage and clean - Make sure you oil your hair (for an hour or overnight) before you wash them. Hot oil head massage relieves stress too. You may use whatever oil you wish to but I stuck to the normal parachute one.

Dandruff can also be a big reason for hair loss. If the case stands true for you then you should probably consult a skin specialist and ask him/her to prescribe you a good medicated anti-dandruff shampoo. I had one from my last trip to India and that's what I used. Keep your brushes and combs clean by washing them with soap every time you wash your hair.

The tips worked great for me. Hope they work for you too.

Cryptic Rants - 1 - Life right now...

It’s been more than a year now… for a lot of things. It just seems like yesterday that I moved to Seattle. I have successfully completed the first year of my Master’s program. However, with no full-time in hand.

I am still high on hopes and everything is pretty hunky dory with my new on-campus job (which BTW I love a lot). I do games and IT stuff for the Athletics department of my school and it is uber fun for me to do so.

Nike did not convert… I am still pretty bummed about it for I <3 Nike. But I guess it will be fine soon. I am pretty confident about that.

Love-life sucks as usual. I realized it isn’t important right now or rather never was. I have always given importance to unnecessary things in life and continue to do so. Does not make sense… it never made.

New apartment and roomies are lovely. After last year’s amazing (read: horrifying, scary and ridiculous) experience I have decided to shell out double the money I could afford and rent a room for myself with firangs. Yes, you are right... I stay with firangs now and spend ridiculous amount of money for peace of mind and peace in general. I thought it would be a good idea and investment since this would be my last year to do so.

My mom’s been behind me for the whole marriage thing. Apparently the words ‘26’ and ‘Single’ do not really go together. I saw ‘Bride and Prejudice’ yesterday to amuse myself. Though there were a few moments when I laughed out loud I realized my mom might soon turn into Mrs. Bakshi who is in constant search of a rich husband for all of her daughters.

I suddenly realized I am not a romantic. I never was. I am too straight-forward than I thought I was. I like gifts, yes, everyone loves them. But, none can win me with those. That’s not me. I don’t treasure things like I should – memories, gifts, and rings… whatever.

I have come to a point where I realized I won’t be sad if someone leaves me (the time has come… almost). I will be super sad and annoyed and depressed and might even have a nervous breakdown. But life will move on.

So a part of my brain says ‘This is it!’ and the second part of my brain says ‘Life will go on’… So I am not really sure what life is going to be like post October. The truth is I don’t want to know. I cannot think of my life post this phase. How I wish nothing changes!

On the courses front I have just gotten 1 of my courses. I have not been able to get seats in the other 2 which is frustrating. I ought to make a lot of decisions about courses now. My internship did not work out for this quarter and so ‘Money matters’ are going to be featured in a lot of the diary logs.

As for money I ran out of it long time ago. Waiting for the 10^th when I can finally start affording food again.

Adios for now.