| Have you ever noticed that when a person
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| | pathogens. This produces a hazardous
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| feels stressed-out, their hair often
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| | environment within the body. Under these
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| looks frazzled and fried? Or that a
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| | conditions the hair often responds by
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| depressed persons' hair often looks dull
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| | falling out.
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| and lifeless, as if to match the way they
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| | Stress can also cause the immune system
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| feel. This is no coincidence. Our hair
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| | to lose its ability to turn off when it
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| reflects our emotional state. There is no
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| | is no longer needed to fight off
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| denying that stress affects the condition
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| | invasions. An over-activated immune
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| of our hair and can ultimately lead to
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| | system can trigger or worsen autoimmune
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| hair loss.
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| | conditions and inflammatory conditions.
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| Stress causes actual physiological
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| | Hair loss is a symptom of many of these
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| changes in our body. These changes throw
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| | types of conditions.
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| off our entire equilibrium, and affect
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| | Stress is known to decrease the release
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| every system of our body. Hair is very
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| | of acid in the stomach and to impair
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| sensitive to any disturbances or changes
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| | digestion. Hair loss is a symptom of
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| within our body. If the disturbance is
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| | gastrointestinal disorders such as Chrons
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| severe or prolonged the hair growth cycle
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| | and Celiac. When the digestive system is
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| becomes disrupted, causing excessive hair
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| | not functioning properly we may not
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| loss and delaying new growth.
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| | absorb the nutrients needed to support
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| Healthy hair growth is dependent on an
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| | hair growth. Large amounts of vitamins,
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| intricately balanced hormonal system. An
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| | minerals and proteins are secreted in the
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| over or under production of certain
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| | urine before they have a chance to reach
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| hormones is a common cause of hair loss.
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| | our scalp. Extreme stress depletes
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| When our body perceives stress, our
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| | important nutrients such as selenium and
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| glandular system responds by producing
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| | zinc. A deficiency of these nutrients can
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| additional stress hormones.
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| | lead to hair loss.
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| Our body is well equipped to handle
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| | Stress hinders proper circulation.
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| stress as long as there is plenty of time
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| | Muscles become tense and stiff,
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| to recover between incidents.
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| | restricting blood from flowing to the
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| Unfortunately our busy hectic lifestyles
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| | scalp. The scalp depends on blood flow to
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| provide little, if any recovery time
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| | bring oxygen and nutrients to the hair
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| between stressful events. This type of
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| | follicles, and to remove toxins and
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| chronic, cumulative stress causes harmful
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| | environmental pollutants from the scalp.
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| effects to the body. Hair loss is often
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| | Cumulative stress can cause cells to age
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| the first symptom.
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| | faster and to eventually stop dividing.
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| Cortisol is one of the main hormones
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| | Hair is formed from cells at the base of
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| involved in combating stress. Too much or
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| | each follicle. These cells multiply and
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| too little cortisol can cause hair loss.
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| | differentiate to form each individual
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| Cortisol is produced from the adrenal
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| | strand of hair. Cellular regeneration
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| glands. The adrenal glands can become
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| | must occur in order for new hair to form.
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| dysfunctional trying to keep up with the
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| | Stress is a major factor in many of the
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| demands of stress. Any adrenal gland
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| | medical conditions in which hair loss is
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| disorder can lead to hair loss.
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| | a symptom.
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| Another stress hormone involved in hair
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| | Acute stress, when dealt with effectively
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| loss is corticotrophin-releasing hormone
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| | has no negative effects on hair growth.
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| (CRH). When stress is perceived, CRH
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| | It is the chronic, cumulative, prolonged
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| signals the sebaceous glands to produce
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| | stress that is so destructive to our
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| excessive oil. This oil called sebum
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| | system. This type of stress causes
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| creates a waxy substance on the scalp,
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| | hopelessness, anxiety, depression,
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| making it difficult for new growing hairs
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| | insomnia and bad habits. Often the first
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| to permeate. Excess sebum can create
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| | place this harmful stress shows up is in
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| weak, thin, slow growing hair and hair
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| | our hair. Significant changes in hair can
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| loss.
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| | be a warning sign of stress that has gone
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| Long-term, chronic stress weakens the
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| | out of control. Hair loss caused by
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| entire immune system. When the immune
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| | stress responds well to natural therapies
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| system is suppressed the body is less
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| | such as massage, aromatherapy or
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| able to fight off bacteria, yeasts,
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| | reflexology.
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| parasites, viruses, and other invading
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