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deficiency are anemia (iron deficiency),
an inability to fight infections, and
hair loss. It is known to be important
to the production of tyrosine in the
body, and tyrosine is needed to give
strength to hair strands and nourish the
cells of hair follicles. Biotin deficiency
will lead to hair loss and brittle nails;
inadequate zinc in your diet may
lead to hypothyroidism, which can
cause hair loss. Researchers at Cairo
University have also found a strong
link between vitamin D deficiency and
hair loss among women. Vitamin E
increases blood circulation, especially
near the scalp, which is necessary
for healthy hair follicles, because it
provides them with enough oxygen.
When the follicles are better able to
regenerate, hair continues to grow. A
deficiency of vitamin E can cause hair
loss. In addition to vitamins, there are
many other nutrients like essential fatty
acids and minerals that need to be a
part of your diet to promote healthy
hair growth.
Stress: Hair loss can be related
to emotional stress or anxiety. There’s
usually about a 3 month delay between
the stressful event or time period and
your hair falling out. During this time,
more hairs on your head are in what’s
known as the ‘resting stage’. This
doesn’t mean your hair follicles are
dead or that your hair will stop growing
permanently. Unless there’s another
underlying medical reason for your
hair loss, it should only last for as long
as you’re going through that particular
period of stress or anxiety.
Stress can also lead to alopecia,
which causes white blood cells to
attack the hair follicles in the scalp,
leading to very instantaneous hair loss.
Stress-related hair pulling, which leads
to hair loss, is also possible.
Hair Fall In Fall!
A 2017 study in the ‘British
Journal of Dermatology’ explores
the relationship between
seasonality and hair loss. It has
found that summer and fall
are the seasons for maximum
hair loss. The findings support
previous studies that were
constrained by small sample sizes
or homogeneous populations in
limited geographic locations. The
physiology of hair loss as related
to seasonal variation is unknown,
however.
“This study synthesised digital
epidemiological data from both
hemispheres to confirm the
clinical suspicion that the summer
and fall seasons are associated
with greater hair loss,” says
senior author Dr Shawn Kwatra,
of the Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine. “This finding
is clinically relevant for patients
presenting in the summer and
fall months with worsened hair
loss and has implications in
assessing the effectiveness of
therapies. Future research will
further clarify this association
and examine the physiology of
the hair cycle.”
yourwellness.com • Volume VII • Issue II • July 2018