Baldness

Causes of Baldness:

People with high Pitta in their body are more prone to baldness. 

• Hereditary causes
• Deficiency of calcium, magnesium, zinc
• Excess Pitta in the body
• Stiffness in neck muscles
• Fungal infection on scalp
• Hormonal imbalance
• Disease-related hair loss

Recommendations:

• Drink ⅓ cup of aloe vera juice or take 1 tsp aloe vera gel with a pinch of cumin thrice a day for 3 months.
• Include dairy products in your diet if you are able to digest them well.
• Add white radish, daikon (Japanese radish), coconut, cooked apples, cabbage as well.
• Eat handful of white sesame seeds every morning.
• Before bed, drink tea made of boiling ½ tsp of dashmoola, bhringraj and jatamamsi powder in 5:4:3 ratio in goat's milk.
• Mineral supplements, that is calcium 1200 mg, magnesium 600 mg and zinc 60 mg before bed.
• Take a tea made by steeping ½ tsp jatamamsi and ½ tsp of brahmi in 1 cup of hot water. Take this tea twice or thrice a day. 

The most common solution recommended for prevention from baldness is massage. 

Massage related recommendations:

• Rub coconut oil on your scalp and soles of your feet before bed.
• Massage the scalp with brahmi or bhringraj oil at bedtime. 
• Massaging with Vitamin E oil is also helpful in preventing or slowing hair loss.
• Massage your neck to get rid of stress and stiffness in the neck. Neck exercises should also be done.

Yoga exercises recommended:

• Shoulder Stand
• Camel pose
• Cobra pose
• Cow pose

References: 

Primary Reference: The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies - Vasant D Lad - Part 3