Each and every day we go out to a world filled with frustration and anxiety, Will I get that promotion? Did i remember to turn off the stove? How will I pay next months bill?  The lists go on and on.  Many might believe that this stress has preferably no impact whatsoever on the devastating and menacing effects of hair loss.

This however is not entirely true. in a recent study conducted by Daniel K. Hall-Flavin, M.D, he in fact found that, and to quote him “Yes, stress and hair loss can be related”.

According to his study there are three specific types of Hair loss

Alopecia areata is one such type. A variety of factors are thought to cause alopecia areata, possibly including severe stress. With alopecia areata, white blood cells attack the hair follicle, stopping hair growth and making hair fall out.

Telogen effluvium is another such factor. In this condition, emotional or physical stress pushes large numbers of growing hairs into a resting phase. Within a few months, the affected hairs may fall out suddenly when simply combing or washing your hair.

Trichotillomania is especially one you might not have heard of. It is an irresistible urge to pull out hair from your scalp, eyebrows or other areas of your body. Hair pulling can be a way of dealing with negative or uncomfortable feelings, such as stress, anxiety, tension, loneliness, fatigue or frustration.

Stress and hair loss don’t have to be permanent. If you get your stress under control, your hair may grow back. Be sure to talk to your doctor if you notice sudden or patchy hair loss or more than usual hair loss when combing or washing your hair. Sudden hair loss can signal an underlying medical condition that requires treatment. If needed, your doctor may suggest treatment options for the hair loss as well. And if efforts to manage your stress on your own don’t work, talk to your doctor about stress management techniques.

Bottom line don’t ignore the facts, stress and hair loss go hand in hand, ignore one at the peril of the other. Hair loss is a menace to us as women and we need to be enlightened and aware of what we can do to fight back. Knowledge is power and knowing how to manage your time and stress less essentially will help to prevent and slow the perilous effects of hair loss.

As usual we always love to hear your feedback tell us what you think and let us know how you feel on the issue of stress and hair loss. have you ever been in a very stressful situation? Do you tend to get stressed a lot at work or at home? These are the important questions to ask yourself and will ultimately tell you if you could be a victim of stress and hair loss.

All information and citations were taken from this source at the Institute stress management  Click here to read more.

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God Bless,

Anny

So we all know summertime is fast approaching and we want those sculpted bodies and nice beautiful curves to hit the beaches with. But what we don’t want is a potentially empty scalp. Its surprising even today with all the advancements of technology and information, how myths still persist and flourish in certain realms of the unknown. One such set of myths cover what does and does not cause hair loss during the summertime. These range from absurdities like wearing hats which cause detrimental hair loss, to some quasi true myths like standing on your head to fight hair loss.

So How do you know whats true from whats not, well a renown doctor was brought as someone who can clear that up quite easily.  Dr. Robert Leonard has more than 25 years of experience in cosmetic surgery, serving as New England’s foremost authority on hair restoration. He is the Hair Loss Expert for Johnson & Johnson, makers of Rogaine®, and is medically educated, trained and licensed to perform hair restoration procedures for men and women. He addresses quickly what he believes to be the top 10 summer myths of 2011.

These are the myths.

1. Myth: Wearing a baseball cap or hats will cause thinning hair and loss of hair.

Dr. Leonard’s truth serum: Hats off to this myth! No matter what your mother has told you, wearing a hat does not cause hair to thin or fall out.

2. Myth: Exposure to chlorine in swimming pools will cause hair loss.

Dr. Leonard’s truth serum: Another dive in the truth department…chlorinated water can affect the hair shafts by drying them out and making them more brittle, but does not cause hair to thin or fall out. Also, watch out for bleached hair—it has been known to turn green with exposure to chlorine!

3. Myth: Applying sunscreen to the scalp will cause hair to thin and fall out.

Dr. Leonard’s truth serum: No! If you have thinning hair, it is very important to use sunscreen on your scalp to prevent burn and worse. In fact, one of the first hints that a person is losing his or her hair is, indeed, sunburn.

4. Myth: Swimming in saltwater will cause hair to dry out and fall out.

Dr. Leonard’s truth serum: Keep surfing! No, any saltwater activity, including swimming, does not affect your hair loss. Genetics is the root cause (sorry) of 98 percent of hair loss.

5. Myth: Overexposure to sun and heat will cause hair to become brittle and fall out.

Dr. Leonard’s truth serum: No again. The main concern with overexposure to the sun is sunburn of the scalp—and it hurts a lot! Growing more hair, either with medical treatments or with modern hair transplantation, are great options to consider if your hair is thin enough to get burned.

6. Myth: Braiding your hair at an exotic beach stand will cause your hair to fall out.

Dr. Leonard’s Truth Serum: Short term braiding is fine; it is true, however, that certain hair styles, such as long term, tight corn-row braiding can permanently destroy follicles and cause hair loss. This is a preventable condition called traction alopecia.

7. Myth: Sexy summer activities cause less hair to fall out.

Dr. Leonard’s Truth Serum: Too bad about this one, huh?!? There is no truth to the idea that the more sex you have, the less hair you’ll lose. But the good doctor still thinks it’s worth trying to bust this myth!

8. Myth: Blow drying wet hair after a day at the pool or beach will cause hair to fall out.

Dr. Leonard’s Truth Serum: The truth is that there is no evidence that hair dryers cause thinning hair. However, too hot or too much drying may lead to brittle hair.

9. Myth: Smoking cigarettes causes hair loss.

Dr. Leonard’s Truth Serum: Let’s face it; cigarette smoking is medically

BAD for everything, including your hair. Recent studies have found sufficient evidence to claim there is a significant link between smoking and hair loss. It’s still uncertain whether the connection is due to the effects of tobacco toxins, but it is probably due to the fact that nicotine constricts blood vessel throughout the body, including those directly affecting individual hair follicles.

10. Myth: Standing on your head during summer workout sessions will help your hair to grow.

Dr. Leonard’s Truth Serum: Although increase in the microcirculation to the follicles does help to decrease hair loss (as is affected by low level laser therapy), standing on your head does makes blood flow to the head, but it has not been shown to be of any benefit with hair loss.

So there you have it 10 of the most popular myths out there for summertime hair loss,  Dr Leonard has officially set the record straight;  we at stophairlossforwomen.com believe in empowering women with the knowledge to fight back against this menacing problem.  So remember, don’t always believe what you hear, learn the truth, do some research, explore the possibilities, there is always an answer somewhere and together we can stand strong together and fight and ultimately prevent hair loss.

To see all information on the 10 summertime myths of hair loss click here.

As always I would love to hear your great feedback; we are getting more feed back than ever for this blog and we thank you for your continued interest and support to the blog.

Until next time, God Bless you all,

Anny

A new study has recently been released from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Cotsarelis, stating that common baldness could have its roots in a newly identified stem cell defect, a finding that could potentially lead to new hair-loss treatments.

Take a look at this article as it explains in detail, what some are calling revolutionary in the hair loss world.

Their research indicates that that a cellular malfunction short-circuits the process by which hair follicle stem cells turn into hair-producing progenitor cells. That defect, rather than any loss of stem cells themselves, sparks the onset of androgenetic alopecia, the medical term for a type of genetic hair loss that affects both men and women.

In women this pattern is different from men. Women rarely hit complete baldness, but rather endures a gradual thinning of the hair line. Nevertheless, this study indicates a big break through in the respect of possible medical treatments that could in fact reverse such damage.

Scientifically, many scientists and doctors were under the impression that the entire stem cells were gone, but in fact they had not disappeared, but had gotten immensely smaller, even microscopic to be exact. But microscopic or not, the point is they are still there, and if that is the case, then there is a chance to regrow the hair from these same stem cells.

The article supports this: