| Complete baldness in women is less common than it | | | | chronically high blood sugar levels and increased risk |
| is in men, although hair loss after menopause is very | | | | of heart disease, is often accompanied by hair loss. |
| common. Bald spots and thinness are common, too. | | | | For many years, heredity or genetics were blamed |
| Luckily, there may be something to do about it. | | | | for these health problems, but now, research |
| What you should do depends largely on the cause. | | | | indicates that they are preventable, caused primarily |
| When it occurs after menopause, age and hormones | | | | by poor diets and unhealthy lifestyles. |
| are often blamed, but we can fight the aging process | | | | Genetics or heredity is often blamed for baldness in |
| tooth and nail, so to speak. | | | | women. Several genes that play a role in hair loss |
| Staying healthy and fit for life involves eating the | | | | have been identified, but the occurrence of the |
| right foods and taking nutritional supplements. Judging | | | | genes is less common than the incidence of alopecia. |
| from the latest research, the healthiest diets are | | | | So, genes alone are not to blame. |
| those that have a low glycemic index. | | | | Regardless of the cause, it is possible to reduce and |
| The glycemic index of a food has to do with how | | | | reverse hair loss at most any stage. The earlier |
| much of a change it causes in blood sugar levels. For | | | | treatment begins, the more likely it is to be |
| example, when a simple carbohydrate, such as a | | | | successfully. If poor dietary habits apply, it is |
| doughnut is consumed, it causes a sudden spike in | | | | important from a health standpoint to correct the |
| blood sugar and in insulin levels. So, a donut is a food | | | | issues. But, changing habits may not change the hair |
| with a high glycemic index, but there are many | | | | loss. |
| others. | | | | Baldness in women is due in part to poor circulation |
| When people eat a lot of foods with a high glycemic | | | | to the hair-producing follicles. The lack of circulation |
| index, it has a negative effect on their health, in | | | | may be caused by chronic inflammation and poor |
| many different ways. One thing that it does is | | | | circulation is common in type II diabetes. So, that |
| contribute to chronic inflammation, which is a cause | | | | could explain why the health problem and the hair |
| of cellular aging and possibly baldness in women and | | | | loss are connected. |
| men. | | | | A compound called Minoxidil has been used as a blood |
| Chronic inflammation is different than the acute | | | | vessel dilator for decades. At first, it was taken |
| inflammation that causes pain during an illness or after | | | | internally to treat high blood pressure. Today, it is |
| an injury. It is sometimes referred to as silent | | | | one of the most effective treatments for baldness in |
| inflammation. There are no symptoms, until it is too | | | | women and also one of the safest, because it is |
| late. | | | | applied topically. Take the time to learn more about |
| Metabolic syndrome, a term used by doctors to | | | | the available treatments, before you buy anything. |
| encompass health problems that include obesity, | | | | |