Hippy's or musicians tend to have long full hair?

My uncle who's 50+ something is a musician, plays the bongos guitars and he has a full head of hair vs my other uncles in same age and some even younger who are in stressful office jobs are all bald

The general picture of a HIppy is some long hair bearded person and are those people concerned and try to maintain their hair or does their lifestyle somehow create that hair lol?

DouglasM wrote:My uncle who's 50+ something is a musician, plays the bongos guitars and he has a full head of hair vs my other uncles in same age and some even younger who are in stressful office jobs are all bald

The general picture of a HIppy is some long hair bearded person and are those people concerned and try to maintain their hair or does their lifestyle somehow create that hair lol?

This has been talked about before here but it also seems like some homeless men have the long hair/thick beard look. Some posters hypothesized that alcohol, fasting (clean arteries) or Vitamin D (sun exposure) plays a role.

It's also possible that hippies/homeless men are just as bald as everyone else, except we don't notice it.

A part of a success in showbiz is good looks. So naturally the hairier ones get the attention. And the young ones are always preferred.

thats bull shit.

I don't agree with the alcohol theory. Becoming an alcoholic is not going to save your hair. That is total bullshit.

Stress is a major hair killer. So, if you have managed to somehow keep stress out of your life, you will have a better chance of keeping your hair. It depends on the individual but I would guess that most homeless people also have mental disorders, so stress may not be a factor at all. Ignorance is bliss. As for hippies and musicians, well, they just may be too stoned to get stressed, lol...

HairSeeker wrote:I don't agree with the alcohol theory. Becoming an alcoholic is not going to save your hair. That is total bullshit.

I don't agree w/the theory. But some here have brought it up in the past. I've seen it brought up in other forums too but it's never gained momentum, for obvious reasons.

i don't drink alcohol at all

LA-Night wrote:

HairSeeker wrote:I don't agree with the alcohol theory. Becoming an alcoholic is not going to save your hair. That is total bullshit.

I don't agree w/the theory. But some here have brought it up in the past. I've seen it brought up in other forums too but it's never gained momentum, for obvious reasons.

I can only speak for myself. Over indulging has always caused an increase in hairloss. I would shed for a couple of weeks after a night out. Keep in mind that a night out for me is not having a glass of wine with dinner. It's more like a couple of bottles or five martinis. My goal was to get good and buzzed.

HairSeeker wrote:

LA-Night wrote:

HairSeeker wrote:I don't agree with the alcohol theory. Becoming an alcoholic is not going to save your hair. That is total bullshit.

I don't agree w/the theory. But some here have brought it up in the past. I've seen it brought up in other forums too but it's never gained momentum, for obvious reasons.

I can only speak for myself. Over indulging has always caused an increase in hairloss. I would shed for a couple of weeks after a night out. Keep in mind that a night out for me is not having a glass of wine with dinner. It's more like a couple of bottles or five martinis. My goal was to get good and buzzed.

Haha, I hear you man.

Every time I go out on a bender, my hair seems to be OK. But if I party hard for too many nights in a row then my hair starts to suffer, as my stress levels skyrocket. When I do binge drink (not nearly as often as I used to) I prepare by eating very little that day & drinking ungodly amounts of water beforehand. But I still think alcohol is horrible for hair.

http://aulis.com/twothirds2.htm

Interesting article. This guy subscribes to the idea that modern humans descended from interbreeding between cro-magnons and neanderthals. He suggests that many people tend to take on either more neanderthal and less cro-magnon traits, or vice versa (more cro-magnon and less neanderthal traits). He mentions MPB as associated with cro-magnons, and claims that homeless people fit the description for neanderthal tendencies (ie, less MPB).

i wish this were true haha.

been playing guitar since i was 17. Had amazing hair up until 19. it's been thinning since :/ i'm now 20 and a half. back and sides are thick as hell. top and front are about 50% density. sad times lol.

Anyway i've just singed up as i've ordered the top 6 herbs so hopefully they can arrest any further thinning! fingers crossed. also might try revivogen or super zix.

crincrin wrote:http://aulis.com/twothirds2.htm

Interesting article. This guy subscribes to the idea that modern humans descended from interbreeding between cro-magnons and neanderthals. He suggests that many people tend to take on either more neanderthal and less cro-magnon traits, or vice versa (more cro-magnon and less neanderthal traits). He mentions MPB as associated with cro-magnons, and claims that homeless people fit the description for neanderthal tendencies (ie, less MPB).

This is actually VERY interesting. It's an engrossing read. Thank you for sharing it.

Less hair washing? = less sls? I don't know about hippies hair washing routines :/

Yeah hippies tend to have better hair, I find it too as I hang out with a lot of hippies and they all have good hairlines for the most part, even those 40 and above.

Light, vegan diets, less stress, vitamin D, exercise, all that good stuff

Oh, yeah and I believe they do tend to avoid chemically shampoos and stuff, that probably helps too

ive had dreds for 8 years. you see hippies with good hair and you see them with bad.

Nonsense thread. People are talking in stereotypes, not actual reality.

What next? "I've noticed black guys have great rhythm"?

Nashville Hairline wrote:Nonsense thread. People are talking in stereotypes, not actual reality.

What next? "I've noticed black guys have great rhythm"?

Hey Nashville Hairline --

True, musicians and non-musicians alike can lose hair. But regardless if this is a "nonsense thread" it's the type of conversation that goes on between friends. It's rooted in superficial observation & desperation for answers. Whether we like it or not, threads like these will never go away.

There's truth to the original post, however. The music industry has cultivated the image of the long-haired rock star. Many affluent musicians can afford expensive hair transplants/extensions/wigs. Regarding amateur musicians, it's probably just an anomaly if most of the ones we see have long hair. I know several with terrible hair worsened by piss-poor diet, promiscuity & stress. The superstitious reverence for musicians/hippies/stoners is a myth -- in their private moments, they're just as stressed out as everybody else.

Just as a thought upon reading a lot of MisterE's posts, but would calorie restriction have anything to do with this possible myth / misconception?

Seems plausible.

I'm a professional guitar player and have severe AA ! When i was 17, i had really long hair... but i never been a hippy ! that 's why i'm balding lol!

sky-walker wrote:I'm a professional guitar player and have severe AA ! When i was 17, i had really long hair... but i never been a hippy ! that 's why i'm balding lol!

I hear you man! I just payed off a nice Larivee acoustic yesterday actually... hahah.

This is me at 16, I'm 19 now and have much thinner / short hair.
There's definitely some link going on, but it's not worth becoming a hippy for I think, hahah.

Man, you look so cool on this one

I avoid to look at my old pics, when i was beautiful hair.. it's painful

sky-walker wrote:Man, you look so cool on this one

I avoid to look at my old pics, when i was beautiful hair.. it's painful

Don't worry about it man... It's why we're all here. The good news is that even if none of the possible regimens works for you (unlikely!) the technology in stem cell research will take care of our hair needs in 3-6 years. I think few people on this site would want to rely on that after sharing some of the information on this site regarding what one could do for themselves naturally, but it's something to fall back on.

crincrin wrote:http://aulis.com/twothirds2.htm

Interesting article. This guy subscribes to the idea that modern humans descended from interbreeding between cro-magnons and neanderthals. He suggests that many people tend to take on either more neanderthal and less cro-magnon traits, or vice versa (more cro-magnon and less neanderthal traits). He mentions MPB as associated with cro-magnons, and claims that homeless people fit the description for neanderthal tendencies (ie, less MPB).

That article was written 10 years ago. The neanderthal genome has shown us that the opposite of what that article has theorized is true. That article claims that neanderthal descendents are in the left wing/communist/matriarchal type people, and cro-magnom descendents make up right wing/capitalist/patriarchal type people. Neanderthal genes, however, are not found in African people at all, their genes are only found in people outside of Africa. And african people fit the stereotype of tribal, commune, matriarchy, etc., what that article describes to be neanderthal living.

If you want to talk about broad generalizations about neanderthals and cro-magnum, it was probably the opposite that was true. Neanderthals probably were more likeley to mate for life, which generally happens to any people who are living in a more harsh climate, because of the necessity of division of labor. While cro-magnums had the matriarchal, promiscuous communes, as you see in Africa today, with the STD rates much higher in Africa than in any other continent.