user: Is there a notable difference between alopecia and male pattern baldness? If so, what are the different causes?

assistant: They are related insofar as both result in partial hair loss that.
Androgenetic alopecia, or male pattern baldness, is the more common a better understood of the two.
It is progressive in onset, and affects a laterally symmetric area, correlated inversely in distribution to the slope of the underlying scalp.
It has multiple risk factors, from hormone balance to that of the scalp's microbiome, and others; primarily driven by genetic and epigenetic components, which may indicate other risk-factors.
Alopecia areata however, tends to be more sharply, and less predictably localized — in both space and time, with no propensity toward lateral symmetry.
It is thought to be neutral with respect to life expectancy, stemming from autoimmune response around hair follicles.

user: how can i stop becoming bald??

assistant: It’s important that you understand, your body doesn’t intentionally push the hair out of your scalp.

Given the right genetics and the right lifestyle choices, it will do everything in its power to stop hair loss.

So, you can and should help your body protect your hair and battle balding.

Although there are a number of things you can do to help your body, there are also a few unhealthy habits you can remove from your daily life; that’ll both help your scalp and your overall health, which is what we’ll start with:

1- Stop Smoking
There are dozens of reasons for you to quit smoking. And you’re possibly aware of almost all of them unless you haven’t been watching TV or using the internet for the last 50 years.

If you’re experiencing some sort of hair loss and are a regular smoker, you now have one more reason to quit. As we’ve previously explained, smoking will adversely affect blood circulation in your body and accelerate hair loss.

If you can, you should quit smoking and avoid passive smoking to help your body battle hair loss, in addition to other benefits.

2- Reduce alcohol consumption
A frequent drinking habit can cause or accelerate hair loss as it leads to dehydration throughout your body, and therefore, your scalp.

In addition to dehydration, regular consumption of alcohol also leads to poor liver function, resulting in more and more toxins entering your body; which leads to dry skin and dandruff and inflammation.

Cutting back on drinking can help you lighten the adverse effects of drinking on your body and your hair.

And when you are consuming alcohol, you can make sure you drink plenty of water before and after alcohol consumption to minimize the adverse effects.

3- Proper diet
In the 21st century, the eating habits of the average person have dramatically worsened.

There is a widespread tendency to consume fast food for meals, or just skip some meals altogether. A big percentage of our daily diet consists of carbs and proteins.

Nutrition deficiencies, as we’ve mentioned before, can have a huge impact on hair growth and accelerate hair loss. A bad eating habit might be a big contributor to your balding.

I’m not asking you to completely change your habits and adapt to a new, healthier lifestyle, although that would be great. Instead, you can ensure you’re getting the right amount of nutrients by introducing new items to your diet or replacing some of the existing items with healthier alternatives.

The Mediterranean diet, which consists of raw vegetables and fresh herbs and is rich in phytochemicals, can reduce the risk of AGA, according to a study. Try to consume raw vegetables and fresh herbs at least 3 times a week, in the form of salads, for example, to see the results of this diet.

Also, try to increase the number of proteins which are the building blocks of hair.

4- Physical Exercises
Yoga and other forms of exercise can help you eliminate a variety of reasons for hair loss, both mentally and physically.

Before suggesting a routine, I’d like to tell you a bit more about the benefits of yoga and exercising around hair loss:

Reduces stress levels
As we’ve said in the previous chapter, stress highly contributes to hair loss by causing two common types of hair loss: alopecia areata and telogen effluvium.

Physical activity of any sort helps your body produce more endorphins and serotonin, which are the feel-good neurotransmitters of your body.

Exercise can also improve your sleep, deprivation of which causes stress, by reducing sleep onset (the time it takes you to fall asleep.)

Also, regular exercise will improve your overall mood by adding to your self-confidence and helping you relax.

Improves circulation
Low circulation can cause hair loss by depriving your scalp and hair follicles of oxygen and nutrients in the blood.

When you exercise, your heart beats faster, pumping more blood into every bit of your body and flushing blood through your arteries. A long-term habit of exercising, whether light or intense, can help you maintain a good level of cardiovascular activity and improve blood flow to your scalp.

If you’re regularly exercising, great! If not, try to get into exercising by starting with something light and something you enjoy. Walking, jogging, playing pickup sports, dancing are a few suggestions you can easily adopt.

5- Improving Sleep Quality and Quantity
It is no news that being deprived of enough sleep can have negative impacts on the body.

People who sleep 6 hours or less per night are much more likely to experience hair loss compared with those who sleep for 7-8 hours per night.

This is due to decreased release of human growth hormone (HGH) which plays an important role in maintaining good health and promoting hair growth during sleeping time.