Thursday, November 3, 2011

When To Ask For Medical Advice Concerning Hair Loss

By Owen Jones


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

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

All in all, this means that most individuals worry about their hair to a certain extent or another. Some individuals worry needlessly though. It is fairly normal to lose roughly 100 hairs a day from your head. This is not merely normal, it is vital to keeping 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 washing 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 consider is heredity. Take a look at your grandparents and especially your grandmothers' line. Do not forget that the egg that you came from was made 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 problems that she suffered. The paternal grandfather does not play such a big function, but your father and his father do.

It is not guaranteed that you will mirror them because your diet will be different, but it will give you a clue. of what your future head of hair might look like.

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

However, it might do so during less chronic bouts of illness, so keep in mind to keep your strength up and suggest to your medical doctor that you take supplemental vitamins.

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




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