How Involved Is The Problem Of Hair Loss

You may be surprised that hair loss can be much more than simply, your dad was bald and now you are facing a hair loss situation. Family history is not all you need be concerned...

You may be surprised that hair loss can be much more than simply, your dad was bald and now you are facing a hair loss situation. Family history is not all you need be concerned about if you wish to prevent hair loss. Males and females are both facing this problem although males are much more likely to realize hair loss sooner than females or experience faster hair loss. Women are more likely to notice thinning of hair over a longer period of time. Nonetheless, hair loss is hair loss and the problem has to be addressed sooner better than later if you want to prevent baldness.

There are many factors that can contribute to your hair loss future including your diet, your hair care routine, hair damage such as that caused by hair appliances and perms and then of course the illnesses that hair loss is often a symptom of that may come into play.

To get a clear picture of all that is involved in hair loss it is a good idea to understand that normal healthy hair goes through a growth period, a resting period and then falls out, to be replaced by a new growth of hair that will repeat the same cycle. Anyone who has combed or brushed strong, healthy hair has noticed that there can be a minimal amount of hair retrieved from these hair care elements, supporting the occurrence of healthy hair loss. We all lose hair from time to time. Excessive hair loss to the point of hair thinning or baldness is indeed a problem because the hair that has been lost has not been replaced by healthy hair.

The cycle of normal hair can be interrupted if the individual has a poor diet, becomes ill, stressed out, or suffers hair damage over time such as when electric hair dryers, perms, and excessive shampooing can dry and damage hair. Scalp irritation and inflammation can also occur which can then lead to hair loss.

Hair loss in the U.S. involves more than half of all American men and women. Approximately 30% of all those experiencing hair loss do so by age 30 and half by age 50. These statistics have Americans believing that losing hair is common and “normal”.

Hair loss is so involved that you need to look at the problem on different levels. The levels include how you care for your hair (products used to clean it, and style it) as well as the treatments you subject your hair to (electrical drying, perms, hair coloring and hot oil), how you nourish your hair from the inside including the foods you eat, the beverages you drink and the vitamin and mineral supplements you take. Then you look at your family history (on both sides of your family tree), and your recent and current stress levels including physical, emotional and mental stress, as well as any current or recent illnesses or hormonal imbalances. All of these levels (hair care, diet, supplements, treatments, stress and illness) combine to strengthen, protect and nourish our hair or they work to destroy your hair and scalp.

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