Hair is a great marker for health and very often shows the first signs of a ... It will look lackluster, fall out and reflect your overall ill health. by Rice puller

1. 9 Ways Your Hair
Reflects Your Health

2. What Only Your Hairdresser - and
Doctors Know
Breakup haircuts and
playoff beards are hair -
related clues to a
person's mindset. hair
also can reveal a lot
about someone's health.

3. Iron Deficiency
Nutritional deficiencies often
show up in the hair first, says
dermatologist Dr. Shani Francis,
Medical Director of Ashira
Illinois iron deficienciency, one
of the top causes of hair loss, is
a common menstrual side effect
in women.

4. Lack of Protein and Luster
When it Comes to protein in your
diet, your hair only gets the
leftovers, " The body is very
efficient and intelligent," says
Francis, who is also a clinical
assistant professor at University of
Chicago Pritzker Achool of
Medicine. Whwn we're not eating
wnough protein for our muscles
and internal functions, the hair
doesn't get anything." That means
hair which is almost exclusively
made of protein, takes a hit.
"Sometimes it doesn't have the
same luster or healthy
appearance." she says.

5. Weight Loss, Diet and Hair Loss
Even Healthy Changes - like
losing excess weight - can lead
to temporary but noticeable
hair loss. in her practice,
Francis Chances Sees Patients
who drastically change how
they eat, such as going vegan
or switching to a low-calorie
shedding diet, and then
experience hair shedding a
couple of months later.

6. Thyroid Imbalance
With thyroid conditions,
people experience a wide
variety of symptoms, often
including hair changes.
Medication to treat
hyperthyroidism or
hyperthyroidism may need
to be fine-tuned, Francis
says. Once hormones are
back in balance, dry, brittle
hair or shedding problems
should resolve

7. Hair - Pulling Disorder
In the Condition Called
trichotillomania, people Feel
compelled to repeatedly pull
out their hair. that can be hair
from the scalp, eyebrows or
any part of the body.
Treatments include mental-
health counseling and
medications like
antidepressants.

8. Circulation and Body Hair
Loss of hair growth on the legs,
rather then the scalp, may
signal diabetes, "When we see
really shiny legs, that usually a
sign that blood flow to the legs
is diminished and there's a
vascular issue,"

9. Female - Pattern Hair Loss
Receding hairlines and back-
of-the-head bald spots are
normal changes in men.
However, in Woman, this hair-
loss pattern signals one of
several possible health
problems.

10. Stress and Shedding
We loss about 100 hairs
every day Francis Says." It's
ongoing. But we have Over
100,000 hairs on our head."
So although most of us have
hair loss reaches a
"massive" 300 to 400 daily
strands or more, people get
anxious.

11. Healing and Hair
It is important to take care
of medical concerns first,
Francis nodded treatments,
like cancer chemotherapy,
to prevent temporary hair
loss, She emphasis. When
it comes to other hair-loss
causes, Messer offers
reassurance: