Review: Embrace your flaws!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 20, 2013
Early hair loss is one of the most embarrassing thing that can happen to women or men. What I like about this book is that right off the bat he outlines the many causes of hair loss. So for those who might be wondering exactly what is causing them to lose hair, then they will be educated within the first few pages. The book seems to target more males than females though, but I guess that's because men have fewer options of dealing with hair loss than women or perhaps its more embarrassing from them than women.I did not like the fact that there is a man on the cover because hair loss is not limited men, women suffer from hair loss to. It's just that we have wigs, weaves and extensions to cover up the fact. I wear glasses and I recently discovered that I was losing hair right where the arms of my glasses rested. So just above my ear on both sides of my head was getting bald and the longer I wore my glasses the worst it got. It was really embarrassing and a lot of my friends and family noticed it right away. I was so desperate at one point to hide it that I took eye liner and sort of colored my scalp with it. I eventually had to get contacts but by the time I did the damage was already done. I tried many things to get the hair to grow back but nothing seemed to work. That is why I opted to start a fresh and read this book. I almost passed on it since it had a man on the cover but luckily I took a peak and I was pleasantly satisfied with the content.The tips that were given proved to be very helpful. They were clear and easy to follow. He touches quite a lot on the negative aspects of hair loss which was necessary for the purpose of exaggerating his points but I found it to be overwhelming. It implies that men must have well maintained hair in order to be happy. I tend to disagree some men who go bald early wear it very well and then their are others who need the tips in this book.What was interesting is the part about how your diet can affect your hair growth. I always had an idea that this is an important aspect but Stephen sort of brought it into light for me and showed me just how to benefit from a balanced diet and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. At the end of the day most of our problems boil down to the lifestyles we maintain.