healthy you
HAIR LOSS preventing
naturally
by carter & laura dalton, GNC at North Hills
Back in December, I asked my kids what they thought their daddy would want for Christmas, and without skipping a beat, they both replied, “Hair!” Yes, my husband is a victim of alopecia, the medical term for hair loss. Thankfully, he has been blessed with fabulous skin, gorgeous eyes – and a beautifully shaped head. Oh, and now “Elvis hair”, courtesy of his children and the party store. Before we began our life at GNC, he had, at one point, gone the Rogaine route. But when he was instructed not to touch his pregnant wife if he had any of the liquid left on his hands, I took pause. There had to be a better way to nourish his hair! What, exactly, causes hair loss? My husband’s case was a combination of rapid weight loss and genetics, also known as telogen effluvium and androgenetic alopecia. Umm…is that English? Telogen effluvium is a shedding/thinning form of hair loss triggered by a number of stressors. We’re talking anything from severe infection to iron or protein deficiency to thyroid disease. Rapid weight loss, hormones, major surgery, STRESS and certain medications (antidepressants, blood pressure meds, birth control
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