Many women like Sarah are now taking the step towards wearing wigs that will help them retain their looks and make the difficult journey of beating cancer a little less painful.  In fact losing up to 160 hairs every single day is perfectly normal. This shedding is usually most noticeable when we comb our hair or take a shower.Stress, sickness, a negative reaction to medication, hormonal changes and a diet that doesn't have enough minerals in can all contribute to hair that thins more and more and gradually decreases in terms of quality.

Obviously, as the causes of thinning hair are varied the remedies to try to stop the hair thinning any more and thicken it up will be varied. Here are a few tips that can thicken thinning hair.Making sure that the food you eat is rich in vitamins A, B and C is important in maintaining a healthy head of hair. Diets that don't have the right amount of Vitamins A, B and C can lead to thinning hair.

There are lots of foods that contain the above vitamins. Oranges are high in vitamin C. Rices and grains have lots of vitamin B, as does butter. Vitamin A is contained in poultry and eggs. If our diets don't have the right amount of vitamins and minerals then hair quality is one of the first thing that suffers with our body not seeing it as absolutely necessary to our survival.Avoid harsh chemical being used on the scalp and blow drying the hair.

These can weaken and damage the hair. Also, what is safe for one person is not necessarily safe and reliable for another, so be sure to fully understand any chemicals and other ingredients in shampoos, conditioners and other hair care products.Avoid stress if possible. Stress is a known factor in thinning hair and hair loss. When our body feels that our immune system is under stress hair is one of of the first things that suffer.