Hair Loss

Not all hair loss is alopecia

Among men, losing hair strands can be a sign of illness

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Baldness can be accelerated by diseases

Baldness is not a disease, but among the male population is considered one of the greatest enemies of man . The hair loss is associated with genetic inheritance and, despite losses remain in the realm of aesthetics, there are cases aggravated or even caused by diseases, some of them quite dangerous. When this happens, baldness (known by doctors as androgenic alopecia) receives other names. "Do not try to solve with homemade recipes. Go to the doctor, he can investigate what is happening, "advises dermatologist Francisco Le Voci, Brazilian Society of Dermatology (SBD).

The loss is considered normal is 50 to 100 hairs per day. This is part of the hair renewal process and should not change the density of the capillary leather. "If the fall is greater, the person will already notice a decrease, " said the doctor.

Head in place

Emotional factors for hair loss are becoming increasingly common in medical diagnosis. It's traumatic alopecia. "It can happen by stress, " says Le Voci. "And also as a result of some sudden change psychic. A trauma that comes followed by deep depression, "adds Ricardo Martins da Rocha Meirelles, president of the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (SBEM).

It has been found that emotional changes accelerate baldness or cause hair loss in isolated regions of the head, causing failures of varying sizes. Is alopecia areata. In these situations, the man is also subject to seborrheic dermatitis, dandruff, caused by increased oil production by the sebaceous glands.

"In most cases, the hair grows back normally when the emotional issue is resolved or mitigated, " says Meirelles. Only when the loss is too deep or when genetic tendency for baldness, there is no risk of a good recovery of the lost area.

Feeding

The Iron is essential for healthy hair grow and when the body feels its absence, the wires begin to thin and fall. The blood depends on this nutrient to form hemoglobin (the red part) responsible for carrying oxygen to the interior of the cells and thus energize the hair and nails.

To avoid the so-called iron deficiency anemia, in which there is a lack of iron in the body, one should include in your diet foods like red meat, especially liver. Among the vegetables, dark green ones are richer in iron. The substance is also found in beans, chickpeas and lentils, whole grains, nuts and nuts, acai and brown sugar.