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Learning about Hair Loss

Hair LossIt is natural, if the amount of hair loss is less than 100-120 hairs per day. Then it becomes a problem when the hair loss is more than 120 pieces every day and even much more than that amount. For young women, hair loss is like a tempest. Occasionally, excessive hair loss causing lack of confidence and anxiety. Imagine, hair is like a crown for the woman. No wonder if the women treated it specially to look beautiful. Willing to spare their time and set a budget to maintain their crown.

There are several causes such as: In the medical case, hair loss is called effluvium, which is loss of hair more than 120 pieces per day that can occur evenly or at the specific part on the scalp. Hair loss may be last temporary, and it can be settled because the damage of hair follicles.

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Recognize The Hair Growth Cycle

Hair lossHair loss is normal thing because the hair has its own life cycle. You need to be cautious if the loss happens in a long time, with the amount of loss more than 100 sheets per day. A sheet of hair can grow last 3-5 years on a healthy scalp. At one scalp pores, averagely will occur a regeneration of hair growth up to 20 times. The hair would grow and become longer approximately 12 mm within a month. If you are not cutting your hair, the hair will continue to grow to 107 cm long, before falling out and experiencing a new growth at the same pores.

In ‘its life’, each hair shaft will pass through 3 stages of growth. First, the anagen phase, where hair is actively growing and become longer. This phase lasted for about 3-5 years. The second phase is katagen. On phase that lasted between 3-4 weeks, the growth of hair cells gradually begin to slow down before it stops. The third phase is called the telogen phase. Hair follicles are shrinking and move off to the surface of the scalp. This process lasted for 3-4 months.

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Problems of Anorexia

AnorexiaFor women with anorexia are usually stop having menstrual cycles. People with anorexia have dry skin and the hair is not dense / rare because having loss. The growth of their hair may be normal in all parts of the body. They may feel cold all the time (sensitive to cold temperatures) and they may be easier to get sick.

People with anorexia often feel the uncomfortable feelings (bad mood). They have difficulty to concentrate and always thinking about food. It is not true that anorexia sufferers never feel hungry. Actually, they always feel hungry. Feelings of hunger gives them a feeling of excessive controls on their body and life. It makes them feel good at something, they feel good to lose weight. Patients with severe anorexia may be at high risk of death from starvation.

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