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Hair Loss InformationAndropause and Hair Loss
by:
Cathy Taylor
often go hand in hand. Imagine clumps of hair falling off your head, or observant strands of once healthy hair collection in the shower drain. Possibly you run your hand through your hair and feel it thinning. It can feel intimidating and quite scary. Typically, hair loss is a result of an imbalance of male androgen endocrine in the body. Instead of infusing the hair with healthy testosterone, enzymes break it down to a simpler form acknowledged as dihydrotestosterone.
An excess of this endocrine has the effect of decreasing the size of hair follicles which eventually break down and do your hair fall off sporadically. The medical condition that is better associated with hair loss in Andropause sufferers is hyperthyroidism. Thyrotoxicosis is a by-product of decreasing levels of Human Growth Hormone, which is responsible for regulation our aging process.
Andropause sufferers’ hormones have a profound effect on the rate and consistency of hair loss. Dihydrotestosterone (considered by medical circles the strongest, most potent form of testosterone) is responsible for building and growing body hair in men (at normal levels - an excess causes hair degeneration.) This includes body hair, bone hair, head hair, axilla hair – any hair. DHT is directly make in the skin, ready-made to activity by supporting enzymes that break it down for distribution throughout the body.
DHT levels are present more in certain areas of the body than in others – explaining why we may have a full crop of hair on our heads and little bushes of hair on our chests and backs. Realize, women besides have DHT in their bodies but produce less of it. That explains why women don’t have body hair. Case in point: an excess of DHT is prevailing in Andropause sufferers, explaining the reason for hair loss. The protein used to break down androgen to dihydrotestosterone is ¨over activated¨ - working too hard and too fast. This is the primary cause for this Andropausal condition.
As aforementioned, dihydrotestosterone is present more in certain areas of the body than in others. For this reason, men’s hair can fall into funny patterns. You know, the hairless
train station clerk you mightiness have seen with more hair on his scalp than the top of his head. The shrinking of hair follicles as a result of the creation of DHT is attributed to this. How hair grows is a wondrous thing in itself that inevitably to be recognized. Typically, hair grows at a rate of a quarter inch every 2 weeks.
Andropause sufferers have their ¨hair growth cycles¨ discontinuous once
there is erratic growth of several hair strands wherever
¨new¨ hair pushed ¨old¨ hair out.
Because Andropause is a period of secretion
imbalance, a lack of secretion
stability and poor homeostasis (holistic balance) in the body pushes things out of whack. If you want to maintain healthy strands of hair, one thing you can do is hit that step climber machine fellas! Exercise reverses the aging process and may surely reverse this symptom. There are besides hair loss products that can help you recapture your hair.
Secondary causes of hair loss in men suffering Andropause is stress. Much specifically, stress raises the levels of hydrocortisone and cortone acetate (known as stress hormones) in the body. Feeding non-nutritional foods besides speeds up hair loss. Pretty more any activity that speeds up the aging process wish speed up your hair loss. Stay away from caffeinated drinks, fast foods, and cigaret smoking to support running your hands through your thick mane longer.
Participate in recreational activities to reduce stress and light up your life with a proper exercise regimen. If you’re suffering from this condition, don’t let it affect you in the least bit! Andropause should not serve as a penalty – rather, a realization of a futurity for the better.
Just about the author:
Cathy Taylor is a marketing adviser with over 25 years experience. She specializes in computer network marketing, strategy and plan development, as well as management of communications and public relations programs for small business sectors. She can be reached at Creative Communications: creative--com@cox.net or by visiting www.menopauseinfo.orgor www.internet-marketing-small-business.com
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