Hair Loss Due To Stress
submitted: Aug 16th 2008 |
by: GuyGraden |
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Hair loss for both men and women is more common that you can imagine. The loss of hair not only damages our vanity, but it can erode our self-esteem and undercut our confidence. When that happens, we immediately search for causes. One frequent cause of hair loss is stress.
Stress is a component of our everyday lives---there is no avoid it. The normal day to day stresses usually don't cause hair loss. It is extreme stresses or shocks that send the body into distress mode and causes hair loss. Extreme stresses can be emotional, environmental, or physical. Some examples of extreme stress are: natural disasters, divorce, death of a loved one, major surgery, car accidents, and long term illness.
When the body reacts to stress, it acts to protect and maintain the vital organs by pulling back all the energy and nutrients for non-life supporting systems. Hair is not essential to life, so nutrients are taken from the hair and follicles (hair root) to support the heart, brain, and lungs, etc.
The normal life cycle of hair is: it is born (emerges from the root or follicle); it grows (requiring energy and nutrients); it rests sending signals to the root to start a new hair; and then it dies. In normal circumstances, our hair is not all in the same stage at the same time. Extreme stress or shock causes the body to cut short the growth cycle where nutrients are needed. The cessation of nutrients sends all hairs currently in the growth stage into the rest and die stage.
We can lose up to 70% of our hair, when our body is reacting to stress. The body denies nutrients to the hairs in the growth cycle all at once forcing them to go straight into the rest and die stage. Usually the symptoms show up two to three months after the stressful incident or accident.
The good news is that hair loss due to stress is temporary. In most cases regrowth is complete in six to eight months. Usually stress-related hair loss does not require any treatment. It will correct itself. Still it is prudent to maintain a balanced diet, regular exercise, along with adequate sleep, to hasten the regrowth.
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