Baiju C. Gohil, MD, FACS
It’s undeniable: stress is hard on our bodies. Stress can have a negative impact on all the body’s major systems: cardiovascular, respiratory, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, nervous, endocrine, and reproductive. It can even affect our appearance, wreaking havoc on our skin and hair.
In observance of National Stress Awareness Month, we will examine how stress harms our hair and what we can do to lessen its effects.
We’ve all heard how what we put into our bodies can have an impact on our overall hair health. Different kinds of foods and medications can affect our blood vessels – which bring nutrients to our hair follicles as well as our skin. Many fried and oily foods can be linked to poor health, which affects our hair. Some beverages can potentially affect our health as well.
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It’s an astounding statistic: According to the International Society for Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS), 1 in 13 men will have a hair transplant during his lifetime. Hair replacement, like other cosmetic procedures, is gaining in popularity every year and truly has gone mainstream.
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Tea tree oil is good for a lot of things from pimples to dry skin… but is it good for your hair? Sometimes it’s nice to be able to answer questions with a resounding, “Yes!”
That said, tea tree oil is not for everyone. The smell is strong, and some people find it unpleasant. It is poisonous if ingested – so you need to be careful to keep it out of your mouth and out of reach for children.
That said, there are a lot of good ways to use tea tree oil on your hair.
You’re brushing your hair and, when you’re done, there is a significant amount of hair that is now on your brush and not your head. You wake up in the morning to find loose hairs on your pillow.
In these (and similar) circumstances, thoughts often stray to the possibility of hair loss. However, there is a difference between the amount of hair that is shed on a daily basis and excessive hair loss that can affect the volume of your hair.
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For many of us, our careers are one of the single most stressful aspects of our day-to-day lives. Our financial futures, health insurance, where we live, and much more are determined – to no small degree – by the jobs that we hold. This leads us to closely examine what may or may not help us to move ahead in our careers.
Factors beyond our competency at our jobs often determine our career trajectory. Being able to navigate office politics can certainly weigh heavily on our ability to secure a promotion. Our confidence and attitude play a role as well. Could our hair also be a factor?
Hair loss is inevitable for most people. In fact, about half of the population will be affected by male or female pattern baldness during their lifetimes alone. Once you include other forms of baldness, it’s easy to see how most people will experience hair loss eventually. While some of those forms of hair loss – like telogen effluvium or traction alopecia – can be temporary, the most common form of baldness is not.
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There are many treatments available in today’s battle against hair loss, and for the average person, it can be a lot to keep track of – topical medications, high-tech solutions ranging from platelet-rich plasma therapy to robotic hair transplant, and a bewildering array of dietary supplements. In order to clear things up a bit, let’s take a look at one of those hair regrowth treatments, the herbal supplement known as saw palmetto.
Some men and women look great with gray hair. In fact, it’s been trendy for the last several years to have a full head of gray hair.
But what if you have just a few and feel like they just make you look old? Is it possible to delay the appearance of gray hair or even reverse it once it starts happening? Maybe… if you’re a mouse.
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As we get older, many of us examine our hairline with more scrutiny and look more closely at the products we put in our hair. We hear and read up about all sorts of things from the kinds of shampoos and conditioners we should use, how often we should use them, if we’re using all-natural products, and more. All in an effort to give our hair the best protection we can give it.
One hair product that’s been talked about in recent years is caffeine shampoos. Can they be effective in treating hair loss?
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