People often fail to realize how stress affects physical health as well as hair health. However, it affects the overall health of an individual. This does not mean stress is always bad. Sometimes, stress is good for making an individual focused towards an approach and deciding better. In fact, some people perform better under stress and do much better. Stress up to a certain level is good, although there are no fixed parameters to establish up to what level it is good but sever stress leads to disease like anxiety, sudden hair loss and other physical health problems. Many of the people associate stress directly with sudden hair loss.
Telogen Effluvium is a kind of hair loss that occurs due to sever or sudden stress. Heavy stress in a person does the shedding of hair that pushes premature hair follicles into the resting phase. Sudden hair loss due to stress in a person appears within 2 to 3 months after facing of some stressful situations. Although, our hair falls daily and falling of about 100 hairs per day is considered very normal. In stressful circumstances a person losses almost 300-400 hair per day and almost 70% of the hair scalps. Sudden hair loss is temporary in most of the cases. However, in some of the cases the sudden hair loss problem undergoes continue till the problem of stress is solved.
There is a well said quote, 'every problem has a solution', and so the problem of sudden hair loss too. Treating sudden hair loss naturally is one of the best way to solve the problem. Are you wandering, how?
Here are few tips to solve your hair loss problems and easing your level of stress:
1) Do physical exercises: Your body secrets out a hormone called adrenaline that is good for you but when body secrets this hormone in excess, this causes stress and sudden hair loss. Doing regular exercise and physical workout reduces the level of adrenaline hormone in your body. If you do physical workout on a regular basis, your body and mind will be relaxed and you will get much better sleep. Your health will also improve as a result of physical exercise.
2) Take enough sleep and relax: Take proper sleep and do some relaxation. You do not need special techniques to do relaxation. Only you need a peaceful place, which you have to create, be it your bedroom or office desk. Just sit in good posture, keep your body straighten, do some deep breathing and focus on good thoughts. You can use your office desk during a short tea break or lunch hour to do the same. Include relaxation in you daily routine for 20 minutes or so, daily. You will notice the significant change in your lifestyle once you start doing this stress busting exercise. Good sleep is very important in easing stress. Sleep enough and sleep properly to ease your symptom of stress. Once your level of stress or adrenaline in your body starts dipping, the hair loss will automatically decrease.
3) Have good diet: Eat good diet. Take diet rich in proteins, vitamins and minerals in sufficient amount. Eat whole grain breads, dairy products (milk, cheese, butter, etc) and poultry products like eggs and chickens. Also include in your diet fishes and meats. Avoid added sugars. Eat a lot of leafy green vegetables and whole fruits.
Doing all above will help you in staying in good shape and reliving your stress. This ultimately will solve your sudden hair loss problems.
Comment #1
(Posted by Sylvia V.) Rating
I was relieved with reading this article that my problem probably began with an operation 3 months ago for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. I had been in constant pain, with little or very poor quality of sleep (which was not good even before my operation for 6 months before). The pain kept me up walking the floor and trying to get rid of the pain before I could see a Neurologist and finally an Orthopedic Surgeon. I am happy to say my operation was successful, for which I'm very thankful... now maybe the other one!?
I will now work on the Stress portion, which I feel is definitely my problem (where I feel I place on myself, a great deal). I do Yoga and exercise on a mostly regular basis but need to do more walking and definitely set up a definite routine & time. Sylvia V.
Comment #2
(Posted by an unknown user) Rating
This article needs a good proofreader - "secrets" instead of "secretes" and "sever" instead of "severe" - it's no wonder people have scored it so low. ALSO, I would question whether or not the person writing the article has a degree in medicine or even any experience at all in the health field.
"Eat chicken and leafy greens and you won't lose hair due to stressful circumstances? I THINK NOT."
Comment #3
(Posted by Francesca) Rating
I found it to be an informative article which to a certain extent gave me peace of mind.
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