Hair Loss In Women: 2 Hurdles On Your Way To A Cure

Zinc is a trace mineral that has many important roles in the human body. All of these roles are essential for the growth of thick, healthy hair. Zinc helps the body reproduce cells, absorb vitamins (yes, even those all important vitamins for hair loss), controlling hormones and the synthesis of proteins.

Don't Hesitate, Do Something About It Perhaps the most important advice you will learn is to not doubt yourself. If you think there is a problem, take action. If you know there is a problem, why have you waited this long to do something about it? Here is a fundamental lesson you need to know about your body. When something is wrong internally, it has a domino effect. A mild problem leads to other problems, which in turn double the intensity of the initial problem. Confusing? Possibly, but the human body is a very complex machine. Chances are you did not start out with a severe hormone imbalance leading to hair loss. Chances are there was another problem, possibly a couple of problems.

As you work on curing your hair loss, you will be getting back to normal. Every month, the amount of DHT in your system will be less than the month before. Soon enough, your body will gradually increase the amount of estrogen produced each month. As your estrogen levels increase, the amount of DHT in your system will be counteracted. It should only be a few months before there is noticeably less shedding. However curing women's hair loss is complicated by a woman's natural hormonal cycle. At some point during the month, the estrogen levels will fall off and there will be nothing to counteract the DHT. Then, the hair loss will seem to reaccelerate.

The main issue is that the body only absorbs a small amount of zinc that is present in our foods, between 25-30% in fact. The other is that what you consume the food with affects how much zinc is absorbed. Both calcium and fibre prevent the body absorbing zinc completely. Calcium competes with zinc for consumption whilst zinc and fibre bind together so that your hard earned zinc ends up in the toilet bowl.

Be Weary Of Outside Influences Almost any psychiatrist will tell you that humans tend to surround themselves with other people who make them feel "safe." More specifically, we surround ourselves with people who make us feel better about our own weaknesses either by being generally supportive or by having similar weaknesses themselves. While it may not be hair loss, chances are some of your friends have other obvious insecurities about their weight, skin, figure, or a similar issue.

Bear in mind that the recommended daily amount of zinc is around 15mg per day and going over this could have adverse effects on not only your hair growth but also your body in general.

If your friend's are not showering you with this kind of support, it is time to reevaluate the situation. Unfortunately, it is all too common that our friends themselves are the biggest hurdles we must overcome. Issues like women and hair loss involve a lot of insecurities. You overcoming your problem may make your friends increasingly aware of their own unresolved insecurities. They may choose to use your success as a roadmap or to try to spoil your success and derail your progress. The later is unfortunate, but it is also a fact of life. You can cut out their negativity and succeed or you can give into it and fail. The choice is entirely yours. In fact, the choice is always yours no matter what challenge you face. The ability to cure hair loss and re-grow hair is yours if you can stay on course. Whether it is patience, peer pressure or something else entirely, the sooner you recognize your personal obstacles the better you can arm yourself against it.