Hair Loss, Anemia and Hair Loss: Understanding the Link
As a 20-year salon owner, I converse every day with women, their experiences of the aging process, and how to measure, support and transform the mid-life modern-day approach to aging with a functional medicine and energy psychology approach. As women age, their hormones take off on a roller coaster, often exacerbating signs of aging - which leaves us turning to a 13 billion dollar industry for short-term answers, but the solutions run deeper than this.. Today we’re talking about ONE major complaint: thinning hair. What Can Women Do When They Start to See Thinner Hair? Sometimes hair loss is associated with high androgens (other sex hormones), but more commonly, the root cause is low iron, thyroid hormone imbalance, insulin resistance and one common missing link hidden deep in labwork, ….and that is your IRON. Rapid hair loss can be an early sign of a hemoglobin issue, and is often first diagnosed in a beauty salon. In addition to thinning and shedding, your hair can become coarse, dry, and easily tangled. In one study, 90 percent of women with thinning hair were deficient in iron and the amino acid lysine. Lysine helps transport iron, which is essential for many metabolic processes What do you do about it? Here's what you'll discover: Iron deficiency, anemia, and hair loss. What blood tests to request from your doctor Common symptoms of iron deficiency Suggested supplements and topical Evoq Root Revival Hair Loss Activator In Conclusion: Realistically, you want to consume bioavailable iron. And a bioavailable form of iron is going to be best suited through eating red meat. Keep in mind that Ferritin is cumulative in your bloodstream and will take time to increase, so you don't actually see the benefits of ferritin or the iron absorption until your ferritin is incrementally coming up. By taking glandulars, you're tricking your body into thinking that your ferritin is higher than it is earlier on thus improving your overall hair growth sooner. I personally am on glandular supplements, and it's is incredibly helpful. Proven Topical Therapy: The most impactful topical product that I offer my clients that I see an ROI on within 3-6 months, which is the natural growth cycle. The Evoq Root Revival Scalp and Hair Activator. This restorative tonic helps to rejuvenate the scalp and follicle, add body and volume, leaving the appearance of thicker, fuller, healthier hair. ____ Key Benefits: -Enhance hair growth, leaving hair feeling thicker and fuller -Lightweight spray, no oily residue and easy to style with. -Reduces inflammation -Create an energetic frequency for healing and balance -Amino Acids to strengthen, thicken, and favor hair growth, decreasing breakage -Lengthen the growing phase and shorten the fallout stage -Restore healthy hair growth cycles -Increase scalp circulation bringing nutrition deeper into hair follicles A Proven Natural Solution 2x’s More Powerful than Drug Based Products Your scalp is one of the fastest-growing tissues in the body so it deserves a whole lotta love. Thinning hair happens when the hair stem cells shrink or stay asleep in the scalp. This reviving tonic helps as a molecular switch to turn on new hair growth. It strengthens and stimulates the scalp to ignite new hair growth and prevent hair loss by densifying hair follicles. It also prolongs the hair's growth phase. Once women hit the age of 40, the diameter of the hair shaft begins to shrink, leaving you with thinner hair and less volume. Follicles continue to shrink as we age, and nearly 40% of women experience some degree of hair loss by age 60. Since hair growth is hormonally driven, many women see these changes coincide pregnancy, perimenopause and menopause. Additionally, as we age, the keratin production cycle gets shorter, so hairs don’t fully grow. But there are a myriad of other lifestyle and environmental factors that directly contribute to hair loss for women of all ages. Learn more here. Key Ingredients Dihydroquercetin Glucoside (DHQG) - Is a molecule derived from the larch tree found to carry out multiple functions in hair growth. EGCG2 (Epigallocatechin gallate) - Reduces the inflammatory state of the scalp and also minimizes aging of the skin. Zinc & Glycine - Allow an improvement of growth and strengthening of the hair. Apigenin - A bioflavonoid that acts as an antioxidant. Research has shown that apigenin stimulates hair growth. Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1 - An amino-peptide that actives lengthen the growth phase, strengthen, and energize circulation to the scalp for optimal nutrient delivery. Oleanolic Acid - A natural component of many plants. It has an antioxidant and antimicrobial effects. It's often used in hair growth products together with Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1 and Apigenin. Saw Palmetto + Glycoproteins - These are linked protein and polysaccharide (sugar) that thicken and strengthen while Saw Palmetto soothes the root and studies show it decreases hormonal imbalance
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As a 20-year salon owner, I converse every day with women, their experiences of the aging process, and how to measure, support and transform the mid-life modern-day approach to aging with a functional medicine and energy psychology approach.
As women age, their hormones take off on a roller coaster, often exacerbating signs of aging - which leaves us turning to a 13 billion dollar industry for short-term answers, but the solutions run deeper than this..
Today we’re talking about ONE major complaint: thinning hair.
What Can Women Do When They Start to See Thinner Hair?
Sometimes hair loss is associated with high androgens (other sex hormones), but more commonly, the root cause is low iron, thyroid hormone imbalance, insulin resistance and one common missing link hidden deep in labwork, ….and that is your IRON.
Rapid hair loss can be an early sign of a hemoglobin issue, and is often first diagnosed in a beauty salon.
In addition to thinning and shedding, your hair can become coarse, dry, and easily tangled.
In one study, 90 percent of women with thinning hair were deficient in iron and the amino acid lysine. Lysine helps transport iron, which is essential for many metabolic processes
What do you do about it? Here's what you'll discover:
Iron deficiency, anemia, and hair loss.
What blood tests to request from your doctor
Common symptoms of iron deficiency
Suggested supplements and topical Evoq Root Revival Hair Loss Activator
In Conclusion:
Realistically, you want to consume bioavailable iron.
And a bioavailable form of iron is going to be best suited through eating red meat.
Keep in mind that Ferritin is cumulative in your bloodstream and will take time to increase, so you don't actually see the benefits of ferritin or the iron absorption until your ferritin is incrementally coming up.
By taking glandulars, you're tricking your body into thinking that your ferritin is higher than it is earlier on thus improving your overall hair growth sooner.
I personally am on glandular supplements, and it's is incredibly helpful.
Proven Topical Therapy:
The most impactful topical product that I offer my clients that I see an ROI on within 3-6 months, which is the natural growth cycle.
The Evoq Root Revival Scalp and Hair Activator.
This restorative tonic helps to rejuvenate the scalp and follicle, add body and volume, leaving the appearance of thicker, fuller, healthier hair.
____
Key Benefits:
-Enhance hair growth, leaving hair feeling thicker and fuller
-Lightweight spray, no oily residue and easy to style with.
-Reduces inflammation
-Create an energetic frequency for healing and balance
-Amino Acids to strengthen, thicken, and favor hair growth, decreasing breakage
-Lengthen the growing phase and shorten the fallout stage
-Restore healthy hair growth cycles
-Increase scalp circulation bringing nutrition deeper into hair follicles
A Proven Natural Solution 2x’s More Powerful than Drug Based Products
Your scalp is one of the fastest-growing tissues in the body so it deserves a whole lotta love. Thinning hair happens when the hair stem cells shrink or stay asleep in the scalp.
This reviving tonic helps as a molecular switch to turn on new hair growth. It strengthens and stimulates the scalp to ignite new hair growth and prevent hair loss by densifying hair follicles. It also prolongs the hair's growth phase.
Once women hit the age of 40, the diameter of the hair shaft begins to shrink, leaving you with thinner hair and less volume.
Follicles continue to shrink as we age, and nearly 40% of women experience some degree of hair loss by age 60. Since hair growth is hormonally driven, many women see these changes coincide pregnancy, perimenopause and menopause.
Additionally, as we age, the keratin production cycle gets shorter, so hairs don’t fully grow. But there are a myriad of other lifestyle and environmental factors that directly contribute to hair loss for women of all ages. Learn more here.
Key Ingredients
Dihydroquercetin Glucoside (DHQG) - Is a molecule derived from the larch tree found to carry out multiple functions in hair growth.
EGCG2 (Epigallocatechin gallate) - Reduces the inflammatory state of the scalp and also minimizes aging of the skin.
Zinc & Glycine - Allow an improvement of growth and strengthening of the hair.
Apigenin - A bioflavonoid that acts as an antioxidant. Research has shown that apigenin stimulates hair growth.
Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1 - An amino-peptide that actives lengthen the growth phase, strengthen, and energize circulation to the scalp for optimal nutrient delivery.
Oleanolic Acid - A natural component of many plants. It has an antioxidant and antimicrobial effects. It's often used in hair growth products together with Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1 and Apigenin.
Saw Palmetto + Glycoproteins - These are linked protein and polysaccharide (sugar) that thicken and strengthen while Saw Palmetto soothes the root and studies show it decreases hormonal imbalances that cause thinning hair.
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