get older. The hair cycle -- rest, shed and grow -- slow downs, and
can lead to hair loss, which can be very traumatizing.
"Your hair changes every seven years," explains women's hair
restoration expert Lucinda Ellery. "There are 150,000-200,000 hairs on
our heads; we actually shed 100 a day, 36,000 in a year on average. It
regenerates at approximately the same rate, although a little bit less
each trimester.
"By the time you're 15, it's the best head of hair you'll have for
your entire life.(Editor's note: Wah!)By the time you're 30 there will
be a significant change in your hair, but not one you may have clicked
into mentally. By the time you're 37, 40, there's a marked changed.
This is where people panic -- it's a natural cycle of aging."
"The causes are always the same," says Dr. Mickey Barber, president of
Cenegics Carolinas, an age management institute. "The number one
reason is stress, number two is iron deficiency and the number three
is hormonal, which could be affected by menopause, perimenopause."
Instead of panicking at the strands of hair in your brush, Ellery
recommends taking control of your body by eating healthier.
"It's really how healthy your body is. You start to notice more shine
and elasticity, if you start treating your body from within.," Ellery
told the Huffington Post. "if you have a way of finding out if your
body is acidic, imbibe foods that would make it more alkaline: Fresh
vegetables, fresh salads, fresh nutrients in our drinks and our foods.
[Avoid] acid making foods like milk and dairy products, breads, and
potatoes [because they] change the pH value of your body."
SOURCE: HUFFINGTON POST