To cut a long story short, I have recently been getting treatment for dietary \ thyroid related issues that have been affecting my overall health for the better part of a year. I went from a fairly fit, high energy person to a sluggish, moody, mentally - and emotionally - fatigued person. I'm only 38.
I went on a detox for 2-3 weeks and the difference is amazing, both pyhsically and mentally. That means, no beer, coffee, refined sugar, wheat, dairy etc. While we all know that poor general health can have an effect on our hair, what I never realised, is how exactly. For example, having a lowered metabolism, with a slighly lowered body temp can reduce the amount of available energy the body has for your peripherals i.e. hands, feet, and your hair follicles! This can cause healthy hair follicles to remain in resting phase for much longer than normal, hence impeding the normal growth cycle. I shed a fair amount of healthy terminal hair a year ago and much of it has not grown back. I'm DHT challenged as well, so much like a lot of us, I still have a decent amount of hair, but it's much finer now!
I thought that popping a multi v and fish oil every day would make up for the fact that my diet was full of sugar, processed foods, alcohol, coffee and so on. I was wrong!!
Here is an excellent article that helps explain a few things. It's aimed at women but the general ideas apply equally well to men. My best advice, is fight the fight with the big 3 but do yourself a favour and have a good hard look at your diet and how you are feeling in general. Are you moody, have low energy sometimes, often feel cold or have cold hands and feet, crash in the afternoons and need to take regular naps?
Interstingly, a lot of people on this board talk about how their hairloss makes them feel depressed about the situation. Since I've been getting my general health back to optimal, I don't have as much anxiety about my hairloss and feel much more positive about everything!
I went on a detox for 2-3 weeks and the difference is amazing, both pyhsically and mentally. That means, no beer, coffee, refined sugar, wheat, dairy etc. While we all know that poor general health can have an effect on our hair, what I never realised, is how exactly. For example, having a lowered metabolism, with a slighly lowered body temp can reduce the amount of available energy the body has for your peripherals i.e. hands, feet, and your hair follicles! This can cause healthy hair follicles to remain in resting phase for much longer than normal, hence impeding the normal growth cycle. I shed a fair amount of healthy terminal hair a year ago and much of it has not grown back. I'm DHT challenged as well, so much like a lot of us, I still have a decent amount of hair, but it's much finer now!
I thought that popping a multi v and fish oil every day would make up for the fact that my diet was full of sugar, processed foods, alcohol, coffee and so on. I was wrong!!
Here is an excellent article that helps explain a few things. It's aimed at women but the general ideas apply equally well to men. My best advice, is fight the fight with the big 3 but do yourself a favour and have a good hard look at your diet and how you are feeling in general. Are you moody, have low energy sometimes, often feel cold or have cold hands and feet, crash in the afternoons and need to take regular naps?
Interstingly, a lot of people on this board talk about how their hairloss makes them feel depressed about the situation. Since I've been getting my general health back to optimal, I don't have as much anxiety about my hairloss and feel much more positive about everything!
