Hair loss or baldness
This disease we call as hair loss or hair loss, without a renewal of it, so that is partly or completely bare scalp. Despite being a drawback that mostly affects men, cases of baldness, in recent years, are becoming more common in women.
The signs shown are: thinning hair, significant hair loss, hair with low vitality or plaque formation. The origins of this disease are diverse and distinct. One cause may be hereditary: in many cases, leading to baldness are genetic reasons. The total hair loss or in part, in most men is caused by the existence of hormones (dihydrotestosterone) which systematize the follicle polyposis, and women in the case, these hormones appear, does not cause the fall of the same but to weaken and become less abundant.
Also, there are physical causes, there are many diseases that cause hair loss or baldness, such as skin diseases, such as ringworm, or hormonal disorders such as hyperthyroidism decreases formed more hair thinner. When an excess of thyroid, hypothyroidism, in this case causes the hair is too thick. The lack of iron in the blood is another cause physical causes this disease, which is why people suffering from anemia more easily tend to lose hair.
Suffering from stress, depressive emotional states and situations of personal distress, among other things are psychological factors that contribute to hair loss.
When using unsuitable chemicals like shampoo that contains a high level of detergents or chemotherapy in cancer treatment can affect the scalp becoming more and more fat and causing a weakening of the hair. Another reason that we consider are the eating disorders: a poor diet can cause the body does not have the necessary number of elements that provide a good hair: an insufficient intake of iron, copper, zinc, silica, vitamin B6 and B7 for example can cause alopecia, as well as the lack of protein and fat, usually in people who follow different diets.
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