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The objective of most dieting is to lose something—belly fat, love handles, or just a few extra pounds—but in some cases, a bad diet can cause a loss you do not want… hair loss. It can be super frustrating to find that your new eating style has an unwanted side effect, but it does not […]
Pet owners often joke about shedding season for their mammalian pets, usually as the weather changes in the spring and in the fall. But most of the time, they do not think twice about it. After all, shedding is a normal stage for dogs and cats. The same is true of humans, except that normal […]
In Dublin, the word “uisce” is used for both “water” and “life,” and the Delaware people, original inhabitants of the Lehigh called it “mpi.” No matter the language, around the world it is one of the few universal truths. Water is life. Most people understand from a very young age that you can only go […]
When attempting to understand hair loss, it helps to understand the stages of hair growth. A certain amount of shedding is normal, so instances of hair shedding and hair loss are inextricably entwined with the growth cycle and disruptions to it.
Nothing seems quite as unfair as the idea of losing your hair due to stress, because that in itself is a stressful experience. Understanding how a person’s emotional state can impact the hair’s growth cycle is the first step in managing and hopefully correcting the hair loss.
Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is a more potent derivative of regular testosterone. This particular derivative is what drives the expression of male physical sex traits – including deepening of the voice and hair growth. Roughly half the population, no matter their gender, will undergo hair loss at one point or another in their lives. Most of these […]
