To know whether you can prevent your hair loss, you need to know what is causing your hair loss. For example, if you have had major surgery, the stress of this could result in you losing large amounts of hair some 3 to 4 months after the event. Serious illness can have the same effect, but this kind of hair loss is usually the temporary kind, provided the stress is removed, and the hair will normal grow back, given time.
Some hair loss is caused by hormonal imbalance, and in this case, if you correct the balance of these hormones, your hair should start growing back. If your thyroid gland is over producing or under producing, you may also lose hair, but of course you need to get a doctor’s diagnosis for this cause too, and then take the medication prescribed to get your health back on track, and your hair growing again. A condition called alopecia causes hair loss, usually more on one side of the scalp than the other, and this condition can clear up without treatment. No one treatment has been found successful for everyone with this condition.
For women, hair loss can occur about 3 months after having a baby, and again this can be due to the hormonal shifts which occur during pregnancy. Once the hormones return to their normal state, the hair growth should start up again.
For some people, it is the medications that they are taking for some illness that causes the hair to fall out. Anticoagulants, or blood thinners can have this effect, so too can prescription medications for high blood pressure, antidepressants, and gout. But before changing any of your medication levels, or stopping taking them altogether, you must talk to your doctor about your concerns, and see what he or she recommends. There may be other drugs you can take that will suit you better.
In some cases, the hair loss itself is a signal of an underlying disease, for example diabetes. This means that it is very important to see your family doctor to rule out any types of disease as the cause of your hair loss, and to do this as soon as you notice the hair loss.
Now in some cases, a skin infection can cause hair loss. In children, some fungal infections of the scalp can cause this, but it is easily treatable with anti fungal medications, and the hair should grow back.
Eating a good diet is important for your health, and the health of your hair reflects how healthy your body is. Because hair loss can indicate an underlying disease, it is important to get a regular check up with your doctor to make sure that your health is good. So what diet will give you healthy hair? Since the hair is made up of proteins, it makes sense that you eat some protein regularly as part of a healthy diet. However, the meat that you get the protein from should be low in fat, so fish fits the needs quite nicely, especially since it is good for cholesterol levels, and other things too.
Making sure you are not anaemic, and that you have adequate supply of iron in your diet is also important, as well as zinc, but don’t take too much or that could cause problems too! It is all about balance.
So, if you want to prevent hair loss, eat a good diet, with lean protein, exercise regularly, and see you doctor regularly for check ups too, especially if you notice excessive hair loss.
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