Too Much Visible Crown is Not So Glorious
Tuesday, May 4th, 20103 shots of liquid protein a day was my most infamous crash diet in high school. I starved myself drinking only 3 shots of foul smelling liquid protein a day. Sure the weight came off quickly, but so did loads of hair in my starvation mode. When I went off the diet, the pounds quickly returned, but the hair took much longer to grow back.
Hair Loss affects 10% of all women and can start as early as age 12. Unfortunately, after age 65, up to 75% of women will have hair loss.
Some hair loss every day is normal. In fact up to 100 hairs a day is normal. We have about 100,000 hairs on our head that grow about a half-inch per month. An individual hair usually grows for 2-6 years in the growth phase then enters a rest phase for a few months. At any given time 85% of our hair is growing while 15 % is in the rest phase. Finally it will fall out and a new hair grows in its place. Learn more about the phases of hair growth here.
What are the main causes of hair loss in women?
There are many reasons for hair loss and I will highlight the most common ones.
