Effects of Stress:
Hair Loss
II Overall Health II
Depression II
Related Illness II
Ulcer II
Weight Loss II
Weight Gain
Stress and Hair Loss
When you are feeling good, your vibrant health is reflected in
your shining and radiant hair. But if you are under stress, you
may have noticed hair loss.
Hair loss is a sign stress has pushed your body off balance. When
you are under stress, you notice hair loss as well as dull and
lifeless hair that has become waxy with the overproduction of
traumatized sebaceous glands.
Hair loss experts call sudden and rapid hair loss, "telogen
effluvim," is a common condition experienced by people who have
had a shock to their system. For example, women after childbirth,
people with high fevers, people who go on fasts or rapid
weight-loss diets and those recovering from surgery or other
stresses may deal with hair loss.
If you have experienced stress, your hair follicles will
prematurely stop growing and enter a resting phase. The good news
about your hair loss, if it is the result of stress, is your
condition is not typically permanent and does not lead to
baldness.
Telogen effluvim, which affects more women than men, increases the
percentage of hairs in the resting phase from 10 percent to about
30 percent. After a few months, you may notice clumps of hair have
fallen from the front of your head.
As soon as your body finds its equilibrium and you have recovered
from stress, the hair loss should cease. People who have suffered
stress due to deaths in the family, abuse or accidents may
experience hair loss. Temporary hair loss can also be caused by a
number of factors such as therapy, severe emotional stress,
pregnancy, dieting, the termination of a pregnancy and change in
birth control pills.
It is not uncommon for women to experience hair loss about three
months after childbirth. In addition to stress, women are going
through sudden hormone changes after giving birth. In fact, more
than 20 percent of moms experience hair loss during childbirth,
although the hair returns within a year.
Hair loss after the stress associated with terminating a pregnancy
also occurs due to sudden changes in hormone levels. The hair
enters a resting phase and is usually shed three months after the
abortion.
Hair loss from stress may be distressing as you notice thinning
throughout the whole scalp. It may be unattractive to find chunks
of hair loss while you are braiding your hair or curling it for a
night out on the town.
For women as well as men, stress hair loss can mean even more
stress in your life. But instead of feeling additional stress,
look at your hair loss as your body's central nervous system's way
of communicating a problem. Your hair is part of an early warning
distress system that may be warning you the medication you are
taking is not helpful or you need to take a vacation to avoid
stress. Reducing stress can stop stress hair loss so consider
trying relaxation techniques, yoga and meditation.
While stress hair loss is usually temporary due to sudden and
severe stress, some hair loss continues until you resolve the root
of the problem.
To help reduce stress, we
recommend using
Extress.
Extress is a homeopathic and nutrition
supplement that is exceptionally effective in providing the body
with the nutritional requirements which aid the body during
periods of stress, tension, anxiety, minor phobic reactions and
complaints of generalized patterns of anxious discomfort.
The natural ingredients in Extress complement the body's natural powers
to reduce stress and anxiety. The specific doctor-formulated Extress
formula naturally diminishes emotional sensitivity and mood
swings, calms and focuses attention, relaxes muscles and reduces the possibility of stress-induced head pain and muscle aches.
Extress also helps diminish hyperactivity, aggression and anger
outbursts.
