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How Stress Affects Hair Loss by Sony Eguabor
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How Stress Affects Hair Loss |
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Our body responds in a variety of ways when faced with stressful situations. In addition to increased production of certain hormones, and changes in our heart rate and blood pressure, excessive physical and emotional stress can cause hair loss. This type of stress involved with hair loss is not a normal day to day stress. Rather, it involves an unexpected emotional shock or a terrible accident. The death of a loved one, either suddenly or after a one illness; a divorce; surgery; extended illness; or accidents such as vehicle crashes are situations that can cause hair loss. Our hair has a way of telling us if our body is in balance or not. If we are healthy physically as well as emotionally, our hair will be radiant, shining and our scalp pliant and moist. On the other hand, if we are not well physically, or if we are upset emotionally, our hair becomes dull and lifeless. It will begin to fall out, and our hair will become waxy with the over production of our traumatized sebaceous glands. When we are in distress or depression mood, the first place it shows is in our hair. Illness, medication and in-balance in nutrition all shows up in our hair scalp. Even aspirins and over the counter allergy pill or cold tablet can a negative effect on our hair especially if the hair is chemically treated with color or permanent rinse. One of the most easily notice example of stress related hair loss is when we are excited or frightened. Our hair always stands or its and this showing how our nervous system is interrelated with our hair loss. So over excitement, over anxious or over frightening over a long time will cut off the capillary blood supply over the hair follicle and thereby causing hair loss. The most common form of stress related hair loss is TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM. Each hair on our head lives through three stages: The growing (anagen) stage; the transition (catagen) stage; and the resting (telogen) stage. Each day we loss between 50-100 hairs, which fall out because new, or anagen hair begins to grow and pushes out the resting hair in that follicle. On a daily basis, so few hairs are involved that we hardly notice except on a hair brush or in a bathroom sink. But an episode of severe stress can cause an abnormal amount of hair to shift abruptly into the telogen, or the resting phase. Nothing noticeable happens at first, but within few months, the new hair begins to growing, and the resting hair is nudged out all at once, causing noticeable hair loss. Another type of hair loss linked to stress is ALOPECIA AREATA. In this case, white blood cells attack individual hair follicle and stop hair growth. This condition starts in a small round patches. A person may have one or two of these “bald islands” or the hair loss may spread to the entire scalp. (ALOPECIA TOTALIS). Even the body hair may fall out (ALOPECIA UNIVERSALIS). Stress can also irritate your scalp, so not only does your hair start falling out, but you can start having dandruff and even oily hair. Your scalp can start drying out and the skin can begin to flake. Your scalp can produce more sebum, making your scalp an hair oily. This is definitely not a good look. Your body reaction to any sort of in-balance immediately triggers some negative consequences in our head hairs. This is because the scalp is so sensitive to hormonal changes and that is why pregnant women notice that their hair thins out during pregnancy, but gets as thick back as it was before after pregnancy. Luckily, stress is something that can be avoided and coped with. Small everyday stresses can quickly built up and lead to more severe and chronic stress. Hair loss is just one of the many ways in which stress negatively affects your body, so it is important to find ways to prevent and deal with stress. Simple relaxation and meditation can be very effective, as well as regular exercise and a healthy diet. If you are experiencing health problems due to stress, you may need to rearrange your priorities and change your lifestyle to avoid spreading yourself too thin. Having a social life and making time for fun activities is also important in preventing stress. Watching a movie, reading a book, or going out with some friends can be great stress-reducers. If you are worried about stress and hair loss, check with your doctor and try some of the suggestions for managing stress listed above. “For more info on how to prevent or stop hair loss; visit http://www.no-more-hair-loss.com”
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