Hair Savers for Women: A Complete Guide to Preventing and Treating Hair Loss [Paperback]

Maggie Greenwood-Robinson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 15, 2000

Today in America, there are 20 million women suffering from hair loss -- a devastating problem that most certainly and often unnecessarily affects a woman's self-image. Whether the loss is due to stress, hormonal imbalance, illness, chemotherapy, or medical side effects, hair loss can be prevented.

Hair Savers for Women: A Complete Guide to Preventing and Treating Hair Loss is the first and only book to address this important cosmetic health issue. It covers the very latest solutions and advances in treating female hair loss, from medicine to natural remedies, and introduces women to a whole new world of safe, clinically proven baldness remedies. For women whose hair loss persists, the book discusses surgical alternatives such as hair transplants and scalp reductions, as well as the pros and cons of hair weaves and wigs.

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Today in America, there are 20 million women suffering from hair loss -- a devastating problem that most certainly and often unnecessarily affects a woman's self-image. Whether the loss is due to stress, hormonal imbalance, illness, chemotherapy, or medical side effects, hair loss can be prevented.

Hair Savers for Women: A Complete Guide to Preventing and Treating Hair Loss is the first and only book to address this important cosmetic health issue. It covers the very latest solutions and advances in treating female hair loss, from medicine to natural remedies, and introduces women to a whole new world of safe, clinically proven baldness remedies. For women whose hair loss persists, the book discusses surgical alternatives such as hair transplants and scalp reductions, as well as the pros and cons of hair weaves and wigs.

About the Author

Maggie Greenwood-Robinson holds a Ph.D. in nutrition. She has authored or coauthored twelve books in the health and medical areas, among them High Performance Nutrition and Kava: Nature's Wonder Herb. In Hair Savers for Women, her expertise sheds light on one of the most troubling and under-recognized medical problems of women today.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 1 edition (February 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0609804456
• ISBN-13: 978-0609804452
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 0.6 x 8.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #549,932 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Maggie Greenwood-Robinson, Ph.D., is one of the country's top health and medical authors. She has written numerous books on a wide range of topics: nutrition, diet and weight loss, exercise, diabetes, and more. Her articles have appeared in Let's Live, Physical Magazine, Great Life, Shape, and many other publications. She is a member of the Advisory Board of Physical Magazine and has a doctorate in nutrition counseling.

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62 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enormously Helpful, October 24, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Hair Savers for Women: A Complete Guide to Preventing and Treating Hair Loss (Paperback)

If you're a woman who is in a panic after recently discovering hair loss (thinning or baldness), this is the book for you. It gives a good, basic overview of medical and alternative therapies and hair care, grooming, and cosmetic issues. Also, it suggests how to talk to your doctor about hair loss and what questions, tests, and physical examinations your doctor should respond with. This books helps with the fear and frustration of female hair loss. Highly recommended.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nothing new or revolutionary, June 3, 2008

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Audrey - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hair Savers for Women: A Complete Guide to Preventing and Treating Hair Loss (Paperback)

There's nothing in this book that I didn't already know from visiting various dermatology and trichology websites. There isn't anything new or revolutionary. There are no secrets revealed. If you'd rather not look online, this might be a good fit. For this reason, it loses a star.

The second issue would be the topics discussed. The information on traction alopecia is very limited which surprised me because this is quite prevalent in women. I've seen more of that than other forms of thinning and balding that take up the bulk of this book. It loses a star for this.

Another issue would be the treatments. Nothing revolutionary. Any doctor or website could give you the same information. Unfortunately,there aren't really inexpensive, permanent solutions available. . If you're expecting to get this information, this just doesn't have it.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars huge help, April 12, 2006

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mktgmom (KS United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hair Savers for Women: A Complete Guide to Preventing and Treating Hair Loss (Paperback)

I thought this book was really great, easy to follow and I loved that in different sections they would actually outline treatments recommended by various hair specialists around the country. The only drawback is that the book is now 6 years old and should probably be updated. We're ready for a second edition!