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Hormonal Imbalance

When hormones are not in balance, hair loss can occur. A person’s hormones can begin to decline and lose balance as early as their 30’s.

DHT: The Hair Loss Hormone

Male hormones, called androgens, are responsible for both female and male pattern hair loss.

Pattern baldness occurs when dihydrotestosterone (DHT) levels become elevated in the scalp.

Additionally, low levels of female hormones may cause male hormones to become relatively elevated in women, resulting in hair loss.

Other Notable Hormones

Progesterone

Progesterone is a hormone that is typically produced during ovulation but decreases after menopause. To fix the lack of Progesterone, the body tries to fix the hormonal imbalance itself by producing an adrenal cortical steroid called androstenedione. The production of this hormone causes hair loss.

Estrogen

In pregnancy, hair loss may occur when estrogen levels first become elevated and then decrease suddenly. When the estrogen levels are high, this interrupts the normal hair-growth cycle, causing hair follicles to remain active when they should have entered the resting phase.

Hair continues to grow throughout the pregnancy. When the pregnancy ends, estrogen returns to pre-pregnancy levels and hair follicles enter the resting phase in bulk. The mass change to the dormant phase severely retards growth and results in dramatic hair loss.

Thyroid

Thyroid hormones positively affect hair growth by enhancing the hair growth, so in hypothyroidism (low thyroid levels) hair becomes thin, weak and brittle.

Furthermore, hypothyroidism causes loss of the outer part of the eyebrows as well. Acute thyroid condition can cause telogen effluvium, in which hair rapidly falls out after prematurely entering the resting phase of the hair growth cycle.

PROLACTIN

High Prolactin levels can cause hair loss in a pattern similar to female androgenic alopecia. It does this by interfering with normal ovarian production of estrogen.

What can you do about Hormonal hair loss?

The good news is that advances in science have given us a great number of options to put the body's hormones in an optimal state.

1. Hormone Blood Testing

As we enter the middle age years, our bodies’ production of hormones needed to maintain youthful vitality rapidly declines, while others that lead to hair loss and many other issues may rise. We run a full check up of DHT, Progesterone, Estrogen, Prolactin and Thyroid hormones (among many others) to get a clear picture of whether an imbalance may be leading to hair loss or any other concern.

Results may help you with:

Treating any hormonal imbalances
Establishing an optimal diet plan
Understanding why you may be experiencing hair loss
Knowing if you have a high amount of stress hormone
Setting yourself up for your optimal weight
Knowing all the necessary vitamins, minerals and amino acids that you need for proper functioning of nutritional and energetic metabolism

2. Supplementation

When dealing with hormonal imbalance and hair concerns, there’s no shortage of places to pick up information on everything from home remedies to pharmaceutical drugs to supplements. It can be overwhelming.

What we do at Nina Ross is provide you with the most up-to-date, scientifically proven information along with the opportunity to feed and nourish your body with the highest quality pharmaceutical grade supplements in the industry.

While we believe that food should be the fundamental source of nourishment and healing in the body, supplements are a fantastic way to supply nutrients that aid in the speed and effectiveness of healing.

We specialize in supplementation with the distinct goals of:

Healthy Hair & Scalp
Hormone Balance
Detoxification
Youthful Skin
Weight Control
Healthy Digestion

The results of the consultation will be ensuring that you have the right combination of nutrients to achieve long lasting results. Making changes is a process. This is where ongoing support can be very helpful for possible challenges and sustainability.