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The Link Between Mental Health And Hair Loss

The link between mental health and hair lossMany of us have come to understand there are multiple factors that lead to hair loss. The most obvious of which is hereditary. If our siblings, parents, or grandparents experience male or female pattern baldness… there’s a good chance we will experience some level of that as well.

We also understand that outside environmental factors could come into play as well as certain illnesses.

While physical illnesses can certainly affect our hair health (as a result of malnourishment or our body’s own immune system mistakenly attacking our hair follicles), our mental health can affect our hair health too. But what is the link between mental health and hair loss?

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Nicotine & Hair Loss

Nicotine and hair lossThere is a wide array of factors that can contribute to hair loss, some more obvious than others. When examining health issues that can contribute to hair thinning, it is worth considering whether there is a link between smoking and hair loss.

First of all, this is really a question about nicotine intake. These days smoking is only one delivery mechanism for nicotine and others, such as vaping and smokeless tobacco (dip/chew), should also be considered.

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How Stress Can Cause Hair Loss

How Stress Can Cause Hair LossIt’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.

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Is It Possible to Delay Hair From Turning Gray?

Is it possible to delay hair from turning gray?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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Omega-3 Supplements and Hair Loss

Omega-3 Supplements and Hair LossOmega-3 are nutrients you typically get from a balanced diet. In food, you can find them in oily, fatty fish like salmon and tuna. If you don’t like the taste of fish, there are supplements available. Talk to your doctor before beginning any kind of supplement routine.

Studies suggest that omega-3 supplements are beneficial for a number of conditions to maintain or improve health – though some studies also indicate no benefits from taking them, so it’s not settled science. For advocates of omega-3 supplements, the benefits cited include decreasing the risk of cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol, arrhythmia, atherosclerosis, stroke, high blood pressure, blood clots, and more.

It has been suggested (in a small number of studies) that these fish oil supplements may also provide essential proteins and nutrients for healthy hair and skin, prevent follicle inflammation that can lead to hair loss, and may trigger hair growth by promoting circulation throughout the scalp.

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Hair Loss After Pregnancy

Hair loss after pregnancyPregnancy and new parenthood are strange and wondrous times. They’re also a physical and emotional roller-coaster… due in part to fluctuating estrogen levels. These hormonal changes can have an impact on your hair, sometimes causing lush growth and at other times causing excessive shedding.

When you see larger-than-usual numbers of strands in your hairbrush, it’s natural to wonder how much hair shedding during pregnancy and post-pregnancy hair loss is normal – and if there’s anything that can be done to prevent it.

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Cold Weather and Hair Loss

Cold weather and hair lossCold weather can be brutal on your skin and that includes your scalp. What affects your scalp can have an impact on your hair… so cold weather can be brutal on your hair even though the temperatures themselves are not responsible.

Confused? As with everything related to hair loss, the discussion of cold weather and your hair isn’t simple or even clear. But it is important to pay attention and do what you can to protect your hair.

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Can Polysorbate 80 Help Stop Hair Loss

Can Polysorbate 80 help stop hair loss?There are always new breakthroughs where science is concerned. Each claim of one should be thoroughly examined to determine both its practical functionality and also whether it is safe to use. Today we are going to look at Polysorbate 80 and its potential usefulness in combating alopecia (hair loss).

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How The Immune System Impacts Hair Growth

How the immune system impacts hair growthThe human body, despite all the time and energy that has gone into researching it for millennia, is still a mystery in many regards. In fact, we’re still finding out new information about how our bodies operate. For example, we know that most people will experience some form of hair thinning or loss in their lives… but we don’t understand the body enough yet to prevent it before it starts for the millions of Americans affected.

A crucial part of learning to prevent hair loss in the future is having a better understanding of what causes it. We’ve discussed how factors we can sometimes control – including stress, diet, and our sleeping patterns – can affect overall hair health. What about factors outside of our control? It can be genetic (as in a benign trait that’s passed down), but could it also be related to other factors that can be inherited… like an auto-immune disease?

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