Hairloss is More than a side effect

In 2020 I took deep dive into a new hair extension method with a positive mindset, thinking I would be providing runway type hair to these IG models and I was going to be so popular, all the long haired extension goddess guests would be filling up my books.

What really happened is women, in need of hair repair landed in my chair. Every age bracket, income level, college/non college, single, married, divorced, dog moms, angel moms, widows, grandparents; the whole gamut of people. The one thing every one of these people had in their lives?

Stress.

Stress in mind, body or spirit essentially leads us to seek sources for treatment. Excercise, meditation, prescription drugs, self care, street drugs- caffiene included; this list could be infinite but everything we do or put into our body has a reaction to our outside appearance.

Currently, sipping a lukewarm coffee as I type this and thinking hard about the trust we put into our care providers. After sitting for hundreds of hours with women going through hormonal hair loss, drug treatment protocols with nasty side effects, insurance battles and Drs over prescribing medications... I can't help but to encourage my guests and readers to take charge of their own health, double check your medications, read the effects on your health and weigh the pros and cons. I literally listened and waited for one of my guests to speak with her dr's office about adding this new medication with the one she was currently on. The non chalant manner that this medical provider had when they told her, "oh, just cut it in half, there's a perforation on one side." ...

I'm so hotheaded, but I was calm cool and collected as she got off the phone. I said, "it's a good thing you called, you really can't blindly trust they are reading your chart."

The first thing we can control in life is our diet and activity level. I 100% believe that's the key to perfect harmony. We just haven't been able to put the pieces together and implement them in our lives. And, just when you think you have it all figured out, the hormone levels shift with aging and you have to find a whole new balance. Then throw in our archaic economic norms of working in daylight hours for minimal wages for half our lives, stress throws in a whole car frame, not just the wrench!

Dietary changes, drastic in nature, can cause temporary or long term hair thinning and loss. With the popularity of weight loss surgeries and subcutaneous injections, more people are experiencing hair loss than ever before. It may not be hairloss for everyone. Some people have stunted growth due to chemical buildup that may shed through the hair follicles. In my experience, their new growth is very thick, but about five to six inches from the new growth, the hair begins to shed. Chemically treated hair is more susceptible naturally but is not a determining factor in the density change. Brands like Malibu C are attempting to mainstream at home and in salon treatments but they can be costly for the average person.

In digging a little more into nutrition and supplements, Vitamin D, often prescribed to us women in winter by our medically licensed professionals, has conflicting support in that too much or too little can cause hair loss. Specifically citing AI that it helps in the growth phase where new hair grows to its full length potential. To avoid having to take a supplement, because if you know me, you know I want less goverment in my life giving me the advice of the week, you can incorporate Vitamin D rich foods in your diet. I was suprised to learn that mushrooms are on that list; I'm looking at you my vegan friends! And of course, connect with nature in natural sunlight! Runner ups include light therapy or tanning if you're in to that.