Really, at any age, rapid hair loss can be very difficult to contend with. When you’re young it just seems to be the one thing that can really mess with your self image and it can totally shake your confidence. We’ve all seen those commercials. You know the ones. They guy with the graying, thinning hair strikes out with the young blonde woman. Then he goes and colors the gray and gets treatment for his thinning hair and all of a sudden she’s interested in him. As much as we might not like to acknowledge it, thinning hair can mean that you’re swinging for the fences but barely landing grounders.

When rapid hair loss strikes, it usually strikes pretty hard and fast, leaving no prisoners in its wake. Some men and women report that they are losing their hair so quickly that they can literally run their fingers through their own scalp and come away with chunks of their own hair that is coming out by the roots.

There are a few probable causes when it comes to rapid hair loss and a few different ways you might be able to stop it, treat it, and then reverse it. Topping the list of probable causes are illness and nutritional deficiencies. Illness can be anything from the flu to cancer. It’s best to rule this one out with a thorough check up.

Nutritional factors can play a significant role in whether or not your hair will stay firmly growing on your head. Poor diets and long term vitamin and nutrient deficiencies can cause a similar reaction in the body as an over production of DHT.

Don’t waste your time trying to figure out if this is some sort of Divine punishment for cheating on your girlfriend in college or karma coming back to haunt you because you ditched your best friend’s wedding to go have more fun elsewhere. The point is that you didn’t do anything to deserve this. Nobody does because it’s a natural function of the human body.

Sometimes (while not really an illness) menopause or even pregnancy or post partum periods can bring on troubles in the hair department, including loss. This is because during these times some women produce more testosterone, which then translates into the hormone DHT. DHT prevents hair follicles from growing again after the initial hair root has died and fallen out the way it is supposed to.

These include Vitamin B 7, B 6, and B 12, niacin, magnesium, folic acid, and zinc. You’ll have to ask your family physician how much of each supplement is appropriate for your body weight and type. Add in a natural root stimulator and within a few short weeks you should be able to see noticeable improvement when it comes to rapid hair loss.

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