When To Seek Out Medical Advice About Hair Loss

By Owen Jones


Our attitude towards our hair is personal and vital. Some people see their hair as their crowning glory and hence it is a source of personal confidence. It is a personal catastrophe of the first magnitude for these individuals to begin losing their hair.

It is a disaster and their worst nightmare. Most individuals like their hair and would like to retain it and then there are those who shave it off even though they do not need to.

All in all, this means that most people worry about their hair to some extent or another. Some people worry needlessly though. It is quite standard to lose about 100 hairs a day from your head. This is not merely healthy, it is vital to having a full head of healthy hair.

If you want to check you incidence of hair loss, comb or brush your hair as usual and count the fall out. Take note however, that you will lose more after shampooing your hair, so count with dry hair.

Some health care experts say that the rate of hair loss is not a function of age, but rather numerous factors including health, nutrition, diet, exercise. They say that age, race and sex are less important than we used to think.

if this is true, then it is worth doing a hair count from time to time and seeking medical advice if the count rises above 100 a day. In fact, the rapid onset of significant hair loss could be a sign of impending health problems.

One thing that you have to take into account is heredity. Take a look at your grandparents and particularly your grandmothers' line. Do not forget that the egg that you came from was produced in your maternal grandmother's womb because baby girls are born with all the eggs that they will ever have.

This means that you were inside your maternal grandmother and were subject to all the health concerns that she underwent. The paternal grandfather does not play such a big function, but your father and his father do.

It is not guaranteed that you will follow them because your diet will be different, but it will give you an indication. of what your future head of hair may look like.

As you can imagine, terminal illness are very hard on the body's resources and the medications can be just| as severe in the short term, so do not become surprised if your body diverts resources away from your hair under these circumstances.

However, it may do so during less severe bouts of illness, so bear in mind to keep your strength up and suggest to your physician that you take supplemental vitamins.

If you decide that you ought to go to the doctor, because you are worried about your incidence of hair loss, make certain you tell him everything. Not only what you think is relevant, but about all your bad habits too like whether you drink too much, whether you burn the candle at both ends and whether you take recreational drugs.




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